Orioles sign Machado
The Baltimore Orioles have signed No. 3 overall pick Manny Machado to a contract just before the deadline.
Machado received a $5.25 million bonus, which is the second largest in club history behind the one given to catcher Matt Wieters back in 2007.
Machado’s late signing came as no surprise given that he is a Scott Boras client, something that often forces teams to think twice about drafting one of his players.
The Orioles had to play a similar waiting game just a couple years ago with catcher Matt Wieters.
Now that Machado is under contract, he officially becomes the team’s top prospect in its farm system.
