PT TODAY: Machado a shortstop in 2018
Jan 30 2018
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| American League | National League | |
| Orioles | Manny Machado to open season as SS | |
| Baltimore Orioles 3B Manny Machado will begin the 2018 season as the team's starting shortstop, while SS Tim Beckham will shift over to play third base, according to manager Buck Showalter. Source: MASNSports.com - Roch Kubatko | |
| BHQ take: As a result, both players are expected to earn in-season positional eligibility for their new assignments during the early portion of the 2018 schedule (depending on individual fantasy league requirements). In a standard AL-only 5x5 roto league, Machado is currently the #3 third baseman, but would fall to #6 in the pool of... |
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