Machado, now in his second tour with Lincoln, played 13 years of professional baseball before claiming his first championship with the Saltdogs in 2009.  Albenis was signed as a non-drafted free agent in November 1996 by the then-Montreal Expos organization.  He spent 1997 in the Venezuelan Rookie League, before making his U.S. debut at the Class A level in 1998.  Machado spent seven years in the Expos organization, reaching as high as AAA Ottawa in 2002.