Brian Cashman would not answer any questions about his level of interest in Orioles star Manny Machado.

But he told The Post on Tuesday “my job is to attack weakness” and continued to describe the rotation as the priority for an upgrade.

Conversely, when asked if third base — where Machado would have to play for the Yankees — was a weakness, the Yankees general manager said: “I don’t think third base is a problem. I think it is a strength, not only with [Miguel] Andujar, but with [Brandon] Drury in the wings. And I would argue if all hell broke loose, Gleyber Torres could go there as well.

“I don’t think third base is a problem. Actually, I know we don’t have a problem there.”

There are still three weeks till the trade deadline and situations are fluid. The Yankees, for example, initially checked in on Giancarlo Stanton in the offseason more as due diligence than believing there was a great chance of obtaining the slugger.

But Stanton’s market crashed, the Marlins were willing to take the $22 million of Starlin Castro and eat an additional $30 million to make Stanton fit in the Yankees’ strategy to stay under the $197 million luxury tax threshold. In addition, Miami took two prospects not atop the Yankee board.

Cashman called that decision “a no-brainer” by the time all the moons aligned. Perhaps, the Yankees are positioning themselves similarly here: make their interest known then operate from a position of leverage to see if Machado eventually falls into the no-brainer category.