Manny Machado was already having a rough season. Now he could be facing some significant time off.
Machado reportedly wasn't optimistic about his recovery time Friday, tellinghis fractured metacarpal needs to heal and that"It's not like the ankle stuff last year."
In the case of that ankle injury, Machado ended up missing nine games over the course of 11 days, but avoided a trip to the injured list that would have given the Padres a free roster spot. Judging from Machado's words, he will be missing a lot more than 11 days, though it's also not like he was carrying the Padres this season.
Machado currently holds a .231/.282/.372 line at the plate with five homers and worrying peripherals. Based on his batted ball data and strikeout rate, Baseball Savant has him at a .213 expected batting average, indicating his down numbers are more than a product of a month and a half of bad luck. Meanwhile, the Padres have opened the season with a 20-24 record, already 7.5 games back from the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.signed the guy to an 11-year, $350 million contract after he opted out of his previous deal
, but the Padres can at least hope his track record carries more weight than short-term struggles and a rare injury. Machado finished second in National League MVP voting last year, and has received MVP votes each of the last three years.
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