BALTIMORE -- Do you know if [the Cubs'] offer of [Addison Russell], [Mike Montgomery] and [Albert Almora Jr.] for [Manny Machado] was actually made to Orioles? If, so how could they turn that down? Three Major League players.
-- Kenny L.
The offer was not only not made, it wasn't even discussed by the clubs. Multiple sources told MLB.com's Carrie Muskat that there wasn't a shred of truth to those names surfacing in Machado trade talks, though if it were true, it would have been a deal worth considering for Baltimore.