The Book on Manny Machado
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Manny Machado / SS, BAL
Born 7/6/1992
Miami,
FL,
USA
School: Brito HS (FL)
Height 6-2
Weight 190
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/4/2012): #8
MLB.com/MiLB.com Season Preview: #6
Scout.com/FOX Sports: #8
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
A graduate of Team USA's championship squad, Miami's Manny Machado is a well-rounded hitter who was recognized as one of baseball's best high-school shortstops in 2009. He hasn't have a lot of power yet, and there are questions about his speed, but he does have a solid-average bat and the sort of above-average footwork and soft hands that give him a decent chance of actually sticking at short. Like all shortstops from Miami, Machado is sometimes compared to Alex Rodriguez, though that might be stretching his upside more than a bit. So far he looks more like a future Yunel Escobar, and by 'future' we're talking 2014 or 2015. Don't be surprised if he regresses a bit coming back from his knee injury in 2011, and don't worry if he does, either. He's very young and a very long way away from MLB, so there's plenty of time for a possible break out to a higher level.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2010 | 17 | Rk | Gulf | Orioles | BAL | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .571 | .714 |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2010 | 17 | A- | NY-Penn | Aberdeen | BAL | SS | 5 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | .955 | |
| 2011 | 18 | A | Sally | Delmarva | BAL | SS | 33 | 178 | 51 | 120 | 7 | .961 | |
| 2011 | 18 | A+ | Caro. | Frederick | BAL | SS | 61 | 270 | 88 | 170 | 12 | .956 | |
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