LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A day after executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette confirmed that he is listening to offers for star third baseman Manny Machado, the club is making "good progress" on a trade, with five teams interested in Machado as of Wednesday.
Whether the O's actually deal away one of the organization's most popular players since his arrival in 2012 is another matter entirely.
"Manny's an Oriole. I don't think you have to speculate [what the fan base would think of a potential trade]," Duquette said Tuesday. "There's a lot of interest in Manny, and a couple of clubs requested a meeting, so we met with a couple of clubs specifically on that issue.