What are the chances of us getting Manny Machado?
-- Karl, Phoenix
It's really hard this time of year to separate facts from fiction, but here's what it's safe to say about the D-backs/Machado rumors. First, Arizona is interested. The club has been interested in Machado since the Orioles let it be known in the offseason that they might be open to moving him. Since then, the D-backs have never stopped being interested in Machado.
As far as their chances of landing him, it's a little less clear. I don't get the sense that the organization feels overly confident about its chances -- I say sense because team officials have been mum about all trade discussions, both on and off the record.