TAMPA — Since a White Sox scout has been a constant figure at the Yankees’ exhibition games to evaluate talent, the industry buzz is the White Sox have targeted the Yankees as a possible trade partner if they decide to move left-handed starter Jose Quintana.

Quintana, a former Yankees minor leaguer who was allowed to flee via free agency after he wasn’t placed on the 40-man roster following the 2010 season, is very attractive on several levels for the Yankees and other clubs seeking starting pitching.

One, he is 28. Two, he has a 46-46 record with a 3.41 ERA in 154 games (151 starts) in his career and has worked 200 innings or more in the previous four seasons. Three, he was 13-12 with a 3.20 ERA for an awful White Sox club last year. Finally, he is signed for this season and next at a team-friendly total of $14.35 million with club options of $10.5 million in 2019 and 2020.

The rebuilding White Sox are looking for youth and the Yankees, with one of the best systems in baseball, have it. However, the Yankees won’t trade Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, Gleyber Torres, Justus Sheffield or Aaron Judge, and that might take them out of the mix.

Adding Quintana would immediately upgrade the Yankees’ rotation that currently is led by Masahiro Tanaka, with CC Sabathia and Michael Pineda, and is looking to fill the final two spots from a group of five hurlers.

The Yankees swatted four homers off Team Canada’s pitchers Wednesday. Sanchez, Matt Holliday, Kyle Higashioka and Aaron Hicks all went yard.

Aroldis Chapman struck out Team Canada’s side in the fourth inning when he was concentrating on his slider and changeup. He threw two pitches 100 mph and hit 99 three times. The slider was 84-88 mph and the change 85-87.

Luis Severino was hurt by a Team Canada lineup that was short on major league talent because, according to Joe Girardi, Sanchez and Severino had trouble keeping his fastball down.

Rob Refsnyder’s defense has been questioned for a while, but he made a diving stop of a hard-hit ball between first and second and threw out George Kottaras at first. Teams say Refsnyder is available in a trade, but interest has been light.

Yankees travel to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Thursday to face the Braves. Michael Pineda makes his second start. His first outing Saturday ended with five straight strikeouts.