With the third pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, the Baltimore Orioles have selected Manny Machado, SS, Brito Private HS (FL).
Vitals & School:
- Miami Brito HS
- 6′ 3″
- 190 lbs
- Born: 7/6/1992
Scouting Report:
- hits with authority, potential for good power
- will lose speed as he matures and may move to 3B, questionable range
- plus arm strength
- big, strong, athletic, smooth swing
Video:
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UPDATE 9:29 PM:
#Orioles scouting director Joe Jordan on Machado signing concerns: “He’s going to be a Baltimore Oriole. I have no doubt about that.”
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UPDATE: 11:48 PM:
Manny Machado is on twitter: @MannyMachado3
UPDATE: 10:10 AM
Andy Seiler had this to say about the O’s pick:
It’s hard to go wrong when you pick the best available player on almost everyone’s board, and that’s what they did when they got Manny Machado.
Overall thoughts:
The Orioles did exactly what they were expected to do, which was take whoever the Pittsburgh Pirates did not take between Machado and Jameson Taillon. They got the best player available and got themselves what looks like a future all-star shortstop.
Scouting information from MLB.com’s draft report.
