Machado vs T. Beckham

[QBsILLEST1]

This "A-Rod-lite" business really needs to end. How lite are we talking? Ultra-lite?

Machado doesn't have near the power potential of an A-Rod and I don't think he'll be near as disciplined. You can't just take the best big, Latin shortstop you can think of and start throwing up comps like that. They don't profile all that similarly.

Actually he has very good discipline from what I have heard. I wouldn't be surprised if he did end up with that type of discipline....I agree though, the ARod comps are no good.

[Hutman]

I think of Stephen Drew every time i read something about Machado. That is fine by me. I am not greedy. I would be happy with someone like Drew at SS for the O's. Drew went like 12th inthe draft but should have been top 5 except people got scared off by the Boras issue.

Yeah, but Drew had 3 years of college at FSU. He was a pretty polished talent.

[JackO]

This "A-Rod-lite" business really needs to end. How lite are we talking? Ultra-lite?

Machado doesn't have near the power potential of an A-Rod and I don't think he'll be near as disciplined. You can't just take the best big, Latin shortstop you can think of and start throwing up comps like that. They don't profile all that similarly.

UMM. ARod had a higher avg in high school, hitting an ungodly. .507 his senior year.

BUT as for power, A-Rod had 9 HRs and 36 RBI his senior year, while Muchado had 14 HRs and 58 RBI, though he only hit a measly .347

I'll take that power comp.

[RVAbird]

UMM. ARod had a higher avg in high school, hitting an ungodly. .507 his senior year.

BUT as for power, A-Rod had 9 HRs and 36 RBI his senior year, while Muchado had 14 HRs and 58 RBI, though he only hit a measly .347

I'll take that power comp.

If you think that High School home run totals correlate to ML power in any real way, then so be it. You're entitled to your opinion.

FWIW, HS statistics are quite useless as predictive stats.

[baltfan]

UMM. ARod had a higher avg in high school, hitting an ungodly. .507 his senior year.

BUT as for power, A-Rod had 9 HRs and 36 RBI his senior year, while Muchado had 14 HRs and 58 RBI, though he only hit a measly .347

I'll take that power comp.

From Roch.

Machado batted .639 with 12 homers and 56 RBIs at Brito Private School near Miami.

[JackO]

From Roch.

Machado batted .639 with 12 homers and 56 RBIs at Brito Private School near Miami.

all right... I stand corrected. Must have had the wrong stats... but I would say that these stats compare even more favorably... he was BETTER hitter than A-Rod in high school. I am ok with that.

[Owatcher]

UMM. ARod had a higher avg in high school, hitting an ungodly. .507 his senior year.

BUT as for power, A-Rod had 9 HRs and 36 RBI his senior year, while Muchado had 14 HRs and 58 RBI, though he only hit a measly .347

I'll take that power comp.

From Roch's recent post... "Machado batted .639 with 27 doubles, 12 homers and 56 RBIs, 43 runs scored and 17 stolen bases at Brito Private School near Miami. "