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The guy lost me at no alternative for second base for Brian Roberts. His name is Schoop. Sometimes I really wonder whether these clowns know a thing about baseball. Future left side in two years: 2nd Base - Schoop; SS - Machado; 3rd Base - Delmonico. He's bringing them up one at a time. He's letting guys play through their contract, and building the core to create a winning team for years from the minors. He's not losing draft picks for dumb signings in the form of one year rentals. Sometimes the best move is no move, and many of these writers fails to appreciate strategy in off-season acquisitions and holding back.
I did not realize Schoop and Delmonico were sure things.
The same thing was said about Machado last year.
Well, except Machado's pedigree was far greater then Schoop or Delmonico's. I dont recall Machado ever not making a top 100 prospect list.

I don't think you can compare Machado to Schoop or Delmonico. Machado was a top 10 prospect in all of baseball last year. Schoop is ranked as high as 50 on some lists, below 100 on others. Delmonico isn't on any top 100 list I've seen. That doesn't mean Schoop and Delmonico can't turn out to be good players, but they are far from certain to be good major leaguers. (I should add that I have more confidence in Schoop than Delmonico.)

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I don't think you can compare Machado to Schoop or Delmonico. Machado was a top 10 prospect in all of baseball last year. Schoop is ranked as high as 50 on some lists, below 100 on others. Delmonico isn't on any top 100 list I've seen. That doesn't mean Schoop and Delmonico can't turn out to be good players, but they are far from certain to be good major leaguers. (I should add that I have more confidence in Schoop than Delmonico.)

Exactly, I dont want to sound down on those two players, but saying they are sure things and comparing them to Machado is just wrong...

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