re: MLB Trade Deadline Thread - Waiver deadline is 8/31

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The Orioles want right-hander Corbin Burnes as the centerpiece in any Machado trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, and High A infielder Gavin Lux as the key prospect from the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to major-league sources.

Both teams are balking at including those players, sources say. The Brewers would prefer to build their package around Triple A outfielder Brett Phillips and Double A right-hander Luis Ortiz, according to one source. The Dodgers, unwilling to part with Lux or another Orioles target, High A right-hander Dustin May,

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I guess neither team wants to win this year. If you’re the Brewers I’d hope it’s because you’re holding Burnes to trade for an Ace. The whole farm should be available minus Keston.

The Dodgers crawfishing over May is silly. There’s tons of talent in the system to lose May for a chance to win instead of rolling the dice on an A ball pitching prospect.