3 years agoSan Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado enters the second half as one of baseball's hottest hitters. Since June 15 (24 games), the five-time All-Star leads the NL with a 1.093 OPS. Through 353 plate appearances, Machado owns a .267/.354/.479 slash with 15 bombs, nine steals and 113 runs-plus-RBI, doing most of his damage in the last month-plus after an uneven start to 2021. The 29-year-old has again embodied the consistency fantasy managers crave, contributing towards all categories. Machado and the Friars will open with a weekend series at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals, where he owns a lifetime .937 OPS with four homers in 16 contests.--Andrew Le - RotoBaller
Source: SDUT - Kevin Acee