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Why is Machado Playing SS This Season?

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Looking more and more like whatever team wants Machado is going to want to put him back to 3B. I didnt think he looked any more than average  in 16 wehen he played 43 games at SS. He can play the position but he doesn't pass the eye test compared to someone whose playing it for years. Still didnt make alot of sense for the O's to move him there, unless he is elite defensively, which he has shown he isnt. 

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On 5/17/2018 at 12:51 PM, Roll Tide said:

Good point....however it will be the new teams manager that decided what position he plays.

im not sure why Buck agreed to move him to SS. It was a poor tactical move imo. 

Other than trying to resign him in free agency I can't see how the move made any sense at all.

The team defense is atrocious and this is just one contributing factor.

 

Maybe it was a great tactical move....Maybe we resign Manny because we are the only team that will play him at SS.

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On 5/17/2018 at 12:33 PM, Roy Firestone said:

All I care about is that if we lose him he doesn't go to the Yankees or Red Sox, and preferably goes to the National League. If he insists on playing SS, the Yankees won't move Gregorious, and the Red Sox won't move Bogarts. If he says he'd play 3b, BOTH teams could use him.

I don't care where he goes. 

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Machado is a hall of fame quality third baseman but is a terrible shortstop with no range.  I am not sure why Buck a life long baseball man can't see this.  Like having Mancini butchering left field I don't know how Buck can make  decisions that  are so awful that he is still keeping his job.   

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Seems obvious to me that his desire to be a shortstop is only related to him getting more money, being a power hitter at a premium position. The Yankees, having Didi at short, will not be stopped from plugging Machado at third. It's his favorite team, he will get paid, and he will continue his hall of fame career at third in NY, just like his idol A-Rod.

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2 hours ago, atomic said:

Machado is a hall of fame quality third baseman but is a terrible shortstop with no range.  I am not sure why Buck a life long baseball man can't see this.  Like having Mancini butchering left field I don't know how Buck can make  decisions that  are so awful that he is still keeping his job.   

Do you think if Buck has a boss that's pulling the strings? I know you I and others want Buck to go. 

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2 hours ago, atomic said:

Machado is a hall of fame quality third baseman but is a terrible shortstop with no range.  I am not sure why Buck a life long baseball man can't see this.  Like having Mancini butchering left field I don't know how Buck can make  decisions that  are so awful that he is still keeping his job.   

This season is lost. Manny has higher trade value at SS. The best way he can help the organization is to play SS and maximize his trade value. 

The roster is a nightmare anyway. If Manny plays 3B, we have no SS (even with Beckham healthy). Just look to the future.

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29 minutes ago, elgordo said:

Machado has looked better to me of late at SS.

I expected it to take about 2-3 months for Manny to fully adjust.   We’re at the two month mark now. It’s pretty clear to me that he’s not the rangiest of shortstops, and he’s still making the occasional mental mistake.    Overall, not a great transition so far.   Hopefully it will get better.  

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On May 27, 2018 at 1:07 PM, Aristotelian said:

This season is lost. Manny has higher trade value at SS. The best way he can help the organization is to play SS and maximize his trade value. 

The roster is a nightmare anyway. If Manny plays 3B, we have no SS (even with Beckham healthy). Just look to the future.

The Sun says the Red Sox and Yankees are no longer interested in trading for Machado do to his reluctance to play third base.

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8 minutes ago, atomic said:

Do you ever post anything except your condescending shtick?  Really it is getting really old?

Was that second sentence a question or a declarative statement?  It seems like you weren't sure if the condescending schtick is really getting really old or not. ?

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On 5/27/2018 at 10:30 AM, atomic said:

Machado is a hall of fame quality third baseman but is a terrible shortstop with no range.  I am not sure why Buck a life long baseball man can't see this.  Like having Mancini butchering left field I don't know how Buck can make  decisions that  are so awful that he is still keeping his job.   

You know he’s 25 right?  Hasn’t played the position in 6 years. He’s played SS in professional baseball for maybe 2 years. Yup, he’s no SS. 

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