Manny Machado was the third overall pick back in 2010 by the Orioles, the same year that the Pirates had the number two overall pick in the draft. The Pirates ended up taking the Rice commit in Jameson Taillon who is currently playing for high-A Bradenton and ranks as the Pirates number one or two prospect depending on who you talk to. The decision the Pirates made was seen by most as a pure toss up as they could of just as easily taken Machado, the high school shortstop from Miami.
This move comes as a huge surprise to just about everyone from all around baseball because as of Wednesday night Machado has never seen a pitch above the AA level, and no I did not forget to put an extra A at the end. Machado has only played 108 games in AA this season and has hit for a line of .266/.350/.431 with ten home runs he is only twenty years old. This line is not bad by any means but it is not exactly major league quality. This is an extremely aggressive move by the Orioles and honestly in my opinion probably a little stupid as now the Orioles are going to use their top prospects service time when he is by no means ready. Machado could easily fail to hit .200 in his major league time this year where he will most likely play third base according to Kevin Goldstein.
Oh and one last thing, just because Machado is going to reach the majors before Taillon does not in any way mean that he is the better player, that is just stupid and still undetermined.
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