All of the hemming and hawing over Machado now means diddly squat; dude's been worth the same total fWAR as Harper this season and the previous three (a bit more, I believe), and he's been at least a 6 WAR player for 3 of those 4 seasons. Plus Harper's defensive value with FG is more hideous, too (yeah, I get SS is a more premium position; even if the Cubs HAD to play Machado there, it's seemingly not killing his value as much as Harper is a sinkhole out there). The Cubs need to land one of these dudes, and it's not like one is this hugely disappointing consolation prize vs. the other.