I have never laid eyes on Machado or Colon. However, the O's had a choice between a polished college guy who would sign for less, and a high school guy who was going to be much harder to sign. They chose the high school guy. That tells me they believe Machado has a much higher ceiling than Colon. If that's what they believe, that's who they need to take. And it seems that almost every scout agrees with that choice.