This week, we head into the shop to look under the hood of The Machine. No surprise, DJ LeMahieu is off to a methodically perfect start, and Nathan Maciborski chats with Jon Schwartz and Al Santasiere about his upcoming feature on the versatile infielder. Then, Jon has a conversation with MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch about his observations from the first few weeks in an all-but empty ballpark.

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