MIAMI -- As Manny Machado trade talk continued to fly Tuesday, Brewers manager Craig Counsell had this message: Embrace the rumor.
"Rumors are a part of this time of the season," said Counsell, whose club is among at least seven teams with offers out for the Orioles' All-Star shortstop. "It's a fun part for fans and for everybody in the organization when you're a part of a team that's doing well and looking at acquiring Major League players.
"So you see stuff, but I've learned that the best way to look at it is we've had a lot of conversations internally, and it's [Brewers general manager David Stearns] and the staff's job to parse through everything that's going on.