Adding this guy would ensure that we enter the season with a very good pen, but who would they be pitching to? Without an increase in budget, we will be going with who we have.
One fact that seems to be left out of the Machado discussions is his knees. Both knees have had the same surgery and, according to the below article, there is a high chance of recurrence:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0363546510376230
"The success rate of MPFL repair for preventing recurrent dislocations was 72% (21 of 29 knees)."
Gray is certainly the obvious choice, but I'll go with Dylan Bundy. 26 years old next season. Dude he has a great slider and if he can reestablish his cutter, along with getting out of the Baltimore bandbox, he could be a solid buy low candidate.
You're right, it shouldn't be close. Ohtani has proven himself to be the most unique player to come along in generations. Unfortunately, his injury has provided the Yankee obsessed media enough wiggle room to give the award to their favorite son.
Don't be surprised come Monday at anything that happens.
Not that I would gut the farm for an aging pitcher, but I don't see where Kluber and Corbin compare. Kluber is an Ace. Corbin is an average pitcher who had a good year. Big difference.