Top 50 Prospects: #9 – Manny Machado
Baltimore Orioles
DOB: 7/6/1992
Previous Rank: 23
ETA: 2014
Machado is the top middle infield prospect in the Minors today, unless we are counting Anthony Rendon. The Florida-native failed at the plate upon a promotion to the Carolina League, but he torched the Sally League, posting an .859 OPS and walking nearly as many times as he struck out. His posted a slash line of .245/.308/.384 on the year, went deep 11 times, and stole 11 bases, but needs to make more consistent contact as well as develop some discipline in the box.
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | G | PA | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | |
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2010 | 17 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A–Rk | 9 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .306 |
2010 | 17 | Orioles | GULF | Rk | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
2010 | 17 | Aberdeen | NYPL | A- | 7 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .345 |
2011 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | 101 | 430 | 382 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 50 | .257 |
2011 | 18 | Delmarva | SALL | A | 38 | 170 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | .276 |
2011 | 18 | Frederick | CARL | A+ | 63 | 260 | 237 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .245 |
2 Seasons | 110 | 469 | 418 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 55 | .261 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | G | PA | AB | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | ||||
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2010 | 17 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A–Rk | 9 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .306 | .359 | .472 | .831 |
2010 | 17 | Orioles | GULF | Rk | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .571 | .714 |
2010 | 17 | Aberdeen | NYPL | A- | 7 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .345 | .406 | .448 | .855 |
2011 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | 101 | 430 | 382 | 11 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 73 | .257 | .335 | .421 | .756 |
2011 | 18 | Delmarva | SALL | A | 38 | 170 | 145 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 25 | .276 | .376 | .483 | .859 |
2011 | 18 | Frederick | CARL | A+ | 63 | 260 | 237 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 48 | .245 | .308 | .384 | .692 |
2 Seasons | 110 | 469 | 418 | 12 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 76 | .261 | .337 | .426 | .763 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
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2010 | 17 | Aberdeen | NYPL | A- | BAL | SS | 5 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 4.20 |
2011 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-A | BAL | SS | 94 | 448 | 139 | 290 | 19 | 53 | .958 | 4.56 |
2011 | 18 | Delmarva | SALL | A | BAL | SS | 33 | 178 | 51 | 120 | 7 | 23 | .961 | 5.18 |
2011 | 18 | Frederick | CARL | A+ | BAL | SS | 61 | 270 | 88 | 170 | 12 | 30 | .956 | 4.23 |
2 Seasons | 99 | 470 | 146 | 304 | 20 | 55 | .957 | 4.55 |
Machado has elite tools and no real weaknesses, and should develop into one of the truly special shortstops in the game. Scouts see him as a plus-hit/plus-power offensive player with enough range and more than enough arm for short. His hands are not consistent in the field and his footwork can get sloppy, but a teenager at short in the Carolina League is given the benefit of the doubt every time. If he is forced to shift positions, which we are skeptical of (at least for the rest of this decade), he will have plenty of bat to stick at third. Machado is as toolsy as they come, and when he grows into his 6-foot-3 frame a bit, he will light up whatever league he finds himself in.
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