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Manny Machado Appreciation Thread


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2 hours ago, cimota said:

Manny will be worse at SS than at 3B.  Beckham will be worse at 3B than SS.  I am not sure this switch will make it through spring training.

Beckham will be significantly better at thirdbase than at shortstop. Just like all the other shortstops who moved to thirdbase.

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2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think it is a combination of two things.

  1. Rewarding Manny for being a good soldier and playing third all this time.
  2. Buck trusting Manny to run the defense more than Beckham.

 

This is one of the most important aspects of the decision that gets nearly no attention. It's the reason why the Orioles re-signed JJ Hardy also. They trusted Hardy to run the infield defense more than they trusted the very young Machado, as they were anticipating three more post-season appearances over JJ's three-year contract.

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4 minutes ago, birdwatcher55 said:

This thread is premature. He's here for the season. Come back in November.

He won't play that beautiful third base for us again.  Nothing premature about that. He'll make a middling shortstop. 

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