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Report: Orioles won't trade Machado to team that will flip him to Yankees

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The nightmare scenario for Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos is seeing Manny Machado in pinstripes in 2018.

The New York Yankees are in need of third base help and have one of the best farm systems in baseball. They would match up well with the Orioles in trade talks for Machado, but Angelos reportedly doesn't want to send his prized star to the Bronx. The hatred is so bad that Angelos doesn't even want to deal Machado to a team that could eventually flip him to New York, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports.

It came as a surprise Wednesday when it was reported the White Sox were heavily interested in Machado. It was believed Chicago's thought process behind a move was that they could hopefully sign Machado to an extension, but if they couldn't, they would deal him to the Yankees in exchange for top prospects.

The White Sox have reportedly told the Orioles they would not trade for Machado and immediately flip him, though Baltimore apparently doesn't believe it.

In order to potentially combat a team from flipping Machado, the Orioles could grant them a window to see if they could work out an extension, though Orioles executive VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette said he doesn't see that as a "viable option," according to Eduardo Encina of the Baltimore Sun.

Duquette said earlier this week that the club is open to dealing Machado within the division, but that doesn't mean Angelos would sign off on any deal.

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