Rosenthal wrote this:
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The White Sox want to land Machado and sign him long-term before he becomes a free agent at the end of the season, sources said. However, the possibility also exists that the White Sox could flip Machado to another club — most likely the New York Yankees — and secure additional prospects for what already is one of the game’s best farm systems, if not the best.
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Thats an angle I hadn't thought of. That would be hilarious. Orioles trying to avoid sending him to the Yankees so they trade him to the White Sox and in-turn they flip him to the Yankees for what the Orioles should have got.
He also mentions that the White Sox offer is centered around their choice between Giolito or Kopech, so the Cardinals would have to include Reyes at the very least to be competitive.