Orioles’ Machado might be relocating

Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

Baltimore Orioles star Manny Machado could be on the move.

To a new position — or a new team.

Big names emerged in trade talk Tuesday, with Machado, New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and Detroit pitcher Michael Fulmer heating up the winter meetings.

And no surprise, the busy New York Yankees are looming, looking to boost a ballclub getting more formidable by the day.

For the moment, no deals for that trio of All-Stars.

“Everything else is — today — moot,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said of a Harvey deal.

Pitching is always at a premium, and the Chicago Cubs completed two-year contracts for reliever Brandon Morrow and pitcher Drew Smyly, expected to miss next season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

The Yankees made another trade, too. Nothing close to magnitude of getting NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton from Miami, but nonetheless a deal that could help them very soon. New York sent third baseman Chase Headley, pitcher Bryan Mitchell and $500,000 to San Diego for outfielder Jabari Blash.

“The biggest motivation from our end is it creates a lot more financial flexibility,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said after dumping a $13 million salary.

That could lead to another starter for the Yankees’ rotation, such as Fulmer.