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HokieOs Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Depends on when in the summer you're going. If it's in June or even early July.... then one or both will probably still be there. But if you're looking at August or so, they may both be gone. Though I'm starting to think Machado may end up staying in Delmarva for an entire year. His numbers are very good.... but it's also not like he's OBVIOUSLY better than everyone else. He's currently 4th on the team in OPS (not counting Bumbry who has played two games so far in Delmarva). Schoop isn't really lighting the world on fire either.... slightly better OPS than MM, but EIGHT errors. That better get corrected.

Even in August, I think you have a decent chance of seeing both.

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Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

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Definitely making Delmarva my first minor league team to check every night early on this season. I guess by the time I make a trip to OC this summer, there's a decent chance both will have already been promoted to Frederick so I won't get to see them in Delmarva?

They are both amongst the youngest players in the SALLY league so I don't see the Orioles in a hurry to move them up, They would become the Carolina League's youngest two players in the league. The only way I could see one of them getting moved is if they really want to see both at SS. Schoop has struggled with his conversation to 3B so far. My guess is that both could stay Delmarva all season unless they start to totally dominate and need to be challenged. Right now they need to go through the league a few times to see how pitchers start to adjust to them. It's a long season and they are both ahead of the prospect curve. There's absolutely no need to rush them.

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I'm excited about 3 HR in 3 days, but I'm also excited by the 100 point spread between his BA and his OBP, and the fact that he has struck out only 9 times in 81 PA. I do not think the Sally League can hold him all season, but I'm no longer thinking about a real early promotion. If he has similar numbers to now at the all-star break, it will be time to move him, IMO.

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Perhaps Reimold was close in 2009 when he started so hot at Norfolk, but Machado is currently above the "stud prospect" statistic.

He has both more xbh (10 - not sure if that includes tonight) and more BBs (11) than strikeouts (9).

I know no one wants to rush this guy, but an obp north of 400 and an ops north of 950 would make it difficult to keep Machado - who is striking out once every nine at-bats so far this season - in DelMarva into June, IMO.

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From yesterday's BA chat :

Steve Johnson (Boston): Your thoughts on Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles?? More upside than Machado???

Jim Callis: That's crazy on the upside, but Schoop is worth watching. One of Baltimore's better prospects.

By the way, in the same chat, I think I found the greatest baseball player name ever... Ever..

Ben (Iowa City, IA): Where does Trey McNutts curveball rate on the 20-80 scale?

Jim Callis: When it's at its best, a 70.

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