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The #STLCards have been pursuing #Bluejays 3B Josh Donaldson much stronger than #Orioles Manny Machado, perhaps in part because they'd have a much better chance to lock up Donaldson to long-term extension. https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/942881671275094016

trade market now appears to be holding up free agent market. lots of big names being mentioned in trades, though no certainty many of them will move: machado, mccutchen, abreu, cole, duffy, archer, longoria, avisail, colome, herrera, harrison, kipnis, hernandez, merrifield, etc. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/942850466874101760

trade market now appears to be holding up free agent market. lots of big names being mentioned in trades, though no certainty many of them will move: machado, mccutchen, abreu, cole, duffy, archer, longoria, avisail, colome, herrera, harrison, kipnis, hernandez, merrifield, etc. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/942850466874101760

Seven teams were interested in Machado, most of which even put offers forward. None (to date) have been appealing enough for the #Orioles to bite. Orioles have a history of being difficult to work with, perhaps this is yet another example? Is Machado staying in orange for 2018? https://twitter.com/DanClarkSports/status/942588321863053312

"As of Saturday morning, the Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks had demonstrated the most interest in Manny Machado, according to AL sources. Some execs involved in the talks still wonder if Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos will give a final approval to a Machado deal in the face of some negative fan reaction. But a lot of Baltimore fans are sophisticated and understand that Machado won’t re-sign with the Orioles after 2018, and that swapping him gives the franchise its best chance to acquire young pitching talent." http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/post...bt-defying-deal

The #STLCards have yet to make formal offer for #Orioles Manny Machado after initial meeting https://t.co/xa80MP8hq4 https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/941454005355601920

Year after year, the #Orioles find themselves in drawn-out discussions and sagas. Many often don't result to anything of significance. It's embarrassing. Someone has loose lips. Just stay silent until (if) an agreement is reached and then announce it. https://twitter.com/DanClarkSports/status/941452612133568512

LATEST: The #Orioles want to trade Manny Machado and will only not occur if Peter Angelos vetoes it. They won't trade directly with the Yankees and want confidence he doesn't end up on-traded there. Risky, and potentially messy. O's fans understandably nervous. https://twitter.com/DanClarkSports/status/941451749121912832

If the Chicago #Whitesox acquire Manny Machado, they would have seven months to sign him to long-term deal or trade him again before the July 31 trade deadline to recoup prospects https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/941291280264499202

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 06:46 AM) https://twitter.com/danclarksports/status/941278096354787328 White Sox are very interested in trading for Manny Machado, and would then potentially trade him to the Yankees in return for prospects. Yankees don't like their chances of trading directly with Orioles. Phillies are also interested, with Cardinals and Giants the others in talks. Knowing the White Sox would explore trading Machado to the Yankees, will this affect the Orioles' willingness to trade him to Chicago in the first place? I suspect it would. I'm certain nobody in Baltimore wants to see Machado in pinstripes next season (or beyond). https://twitter.com/DanClarkSports/status/941278879976538114

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 09:04 PM) Haven't even thought of that...Wonder if they'll suck enough to protect the first Any team that signs a player who has rejected a qualifying offer is subject to the loss of one or more Draft picks. While a team's highest first-round pick is exempt from forfeiture, any additional first-round picks as well as Competitive Balance picks are eligible. Three tiers of Draft pick forfeiture -- which are based on the financial status of the signing team -- are in place to serve as a penalty for signing a player who rejected a qualifying offer http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/qualifying-offer

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 08:58 PM) I wouldn't put it past the O's to plant this story. I mean if I'm shopping a player I want suitors to think two of the teams with the top farms Yankees and Sox are interested. I just don't see the fit. Machado is not going to get you to a wildcard and in the offseason all it will take is money. Some other team in win now mode will overpay as they should. Not just money but they would lose a draft pick too

Sox GM Rick Hahn on Manny Machado: 'Dare to dream' https://t.co/Xttn9tz57t https://t.co/3kIoaLoZQm https://twitter.com/suntimes_sports/status/...113915932540928

1 source described #Yankees chances for Machado as probably 0. With #Yankees u must note adverb was "probably" and not "absolutely." NYY continues to say r getting under tax threshold, which near impossible unless Ellsbury taken back, don't think he'd waive no-trade to go to Balt https://t.co/sEhhfbKEtp https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/941103568769216512

Sources: several teams have now made trade offers for Manny Machado https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/941101969585983488

Boston, New York (Yankees), St Louis and Chicago (White Sox) are the teams who have contacted the #Orioles about Machado. https://twitter.com/DanClarkSports/status/941040805279498240

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 13, 2017 -> 11:18 AM) Going after a stopgap starter the caliber of Chavez tells me they expect Kopech to be up relatively quickly. Or the fact that you have 4 spots filled in the rotation rght now and have rodon on the dl till he comes back plus 3 rookies in the rotation.

Phils would seek negotiating window if they could forge deal w: O’s on machado. They love machado, he knows their execs (MacPhail drafted him for Balt) and they have $. But asked if MM, 1 year from free agency, would grant negotiating window, person involved said: “probably not” https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/940945103857864705

Trading Manny Machado a real consideration for the Orioles, writes Eduardo Encina. https://t.co/GCh09KBeSX https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/940902367469457408

Hearing nothing close with White Sox. Just talks here. And they won’t be trading top prospects for one year of Machado. https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/940753574082105344

Market for #WhiteSox's Avisail Garcia is heating up, and Leury Garcia is appealing to some teams as well https://twitter.com/670TheScore/status/940755173131079680

I have a feeling the White Sox really want and are hoping to trade Jose Abreu but aren’t going to budge from their asking price https://twitter.com/barstoolWSD/status/940737491669278720

Have learned never to say never, but 3 people who would be involved for #Yankees #Orioles said either no way on a Machado trade or haven't heard that as a real possibility. Don't think this version of NYY would trade big prospects for player 1 yr from free agency. https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/940729326231748608

Just met w Duquette as a media group. He met with several teams about trades. Some specifically about Machado. Said they are listening. That the focus is on having the best team in 2018. That may or may not include Machado. https://twitter.com/danconnolly2016/status/...707524612935680 Duquette certainly didn’t sound like someone hell-bent on keeping Machado. Will listen to Best offers. Wouldn’t put a percentage on keeping Machado but said he’d like to keep him obviously. https://twitter.com/danconnolly2016/status/...707830071480320 Duquette on Machado situation: “Let’s see how this develops. Manny’s got a lot of value to our club .” https://twitter.com/danconnolly2016/status/...708304485060609 The bottom line with Machado is this: Duquette sounds more likely that he will deal away Machado than he ever has. That’s a significant development. Whether they do or not is a completely different story. But the wheels are definitely turning https://twitter.com/danconnolly2016/status/...710776335151104 Forgot to tweet out a biggie. Duquette said there have been no negotiations with Machado on a long-term extension this offseason. Not since they explored it a while back. https://twitter.com/danconnolly2016/status/...713224231702530

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 05:26 PM) Keep in mind Yanks have Torres, Frazier, Andujar, Sheffield to spare Torres and anfujar could be filling the open spots for the Yankees now. They probably aren't available.