In what’s likely to be the final stop of his pre-trade deadline tour of all the cities — including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago — where his services are sought, Orioles shortstop Manny Machado on Wednesday addressed the possibility that he could be a member of the Philadelphia Phillies before long, be it in a trade this month or in free agency this fall.
Well-versed in how to talk around his future, Machado’s one illuminating remark about what will come next for him — other than that he has no idea at this point whether the 24-60 Orioles will even trade him — was his preference for a destination both this summer and going forward.