The Philadelphia Phillies made a spirited effort to acquire four-time All-Star Manny Machado from the Baltimore Orioles this past summer, including reportedly putting No. 3 overall prospect Adonis Medina on-the-table in trade talks. Ultimately, Machado ended up with the Los Angeles Dodgers, though the Phillies pursuit of Machado – which is universally expected to resume in free-agency this off-season – wasn’t lost on Machado.
Matt Gelb of The Athletic noted Wednesday that when Machado played in Philadelphia earlier this season (which could have been before or after his trade to the Dodgers), Machado asked Carlos Santana about playing in Philadelphia, saying that he was aware of the club’s interest and there was at least some degree of mutual interest:
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