Orioles To Call Up Manny Machado Tomorrow

[CaliforniaRaisin]

What a dumb organization.

[El Duderino]

What the hell?

[Guest]

i wonder how they'll screw up bundy

[Gilby]

His entire career up to this point has been filled with shockingly fast promotions. And he's not even going to play SS right away? Like they think he'll be a big bat in their lineup at this stage of his career?

[Clem Fandango]

http://i.imgur.com/2VzmC.gif

[TruffleShuffle]

His entire career up to this point has been filled with shockingly fast promotions.

 

i was a bit surprised they started him at AA this year, but his performance (almost .800 OPS in a pitcher's league) has certainly justified their decision. it's kind of dumb calling him up at this point, but i don't think a month and a half in the majors before he's ready is going to ruin him. the angels called up mike trout as a teenager last year, he sucked in his trial, but now he's the best player in baseball history.

[Tryptamine]

His entire career up to this point has been filled with shockingly fast promotions.

 

i was a bit surprised they started him at AA this year, but his performance (almost .800 OPS in a pitcher's league) has certainly justified their decision. it's kind of dumb calling him up at this point, but i don't think a month and a half in the majors before he's ready is going to ruin him. the angels called up mike trout as a teenager last year, he sucked in his trial, but now he's the best player in baseball history.

 

Trout was also destroying AAA before he was promoted; Machado is doing just OK at AA.

[Guest]

His entire career up to this point has been filled with shockingly fast promotions.

 

i was a bit surprised they started him at AA this year, but his performance (almost .800 OPS in a pitcher's league) has certainly justified their decision. it's kind of dumb calling him up at this point, but i don't think a month and a half in the majors before he's ready is going to ruin him. the angels called up mike trout as a teenager last year, he sucked in his trial, but now he's the best player in baseball history.

 

Trout was also destroying AAA before he was promoted; Machado is doing just OK at AA.

Actually, Trout was promoted from AA last year.

 

Truffle makes a fair point about league and park factors. Machado's numbers look better once you look at OPS+ (114, though Trout had a 155 OPS+ when he was called up last year). And while a month and a half might not ruin him, it's still incredibly shortsighted (and they're moving him to 3B in the bigs so he's losing incredibly valuable SS reps).

[Guest]

His entire career up to this point has been filled with shockingly fast promotions.

 

i was a bit surprised they started him at AA this year, but his performance (almost .800 OPS in a pitcher's league) has certainly justified their decision. it's kind of dumb calling him up at this point, but i don't think a month and a half in the majors before he's ready is going to ruin him. the angels called up mike trout as a teenager last year, he sucked in his trial, but now he's the best player in baseball history.

 

Trout was also destroying AAA before he was promoted; Machado is doing just OK at AA.

Actually, Trout was promoted from AA last year.

 

Truffle makes a fair point about league and park factors. Machado's numbers look better once you look at OPS+ (114, though Trout had a 155 OPS+ when he was called up last year). And while a month and a half might not ruin him, it's still incredibly shortsighted (and they're moving him to 3B in the bigs so he's losing incredibly valuable SS reps).

He's only losing 2/3 of a month of SS reps, though, since that league will end at the end of the month.

[StarlinOnYou]

Machado looks to have that super star panache about himself.

[Guest]

His entire career up to this point has been filled with shockingly fast promotions.

 

i was a bit surprised they started him at AA this year, but his performance (almost .800 OPS in a pitcher's league) has certainly justified their decision. it's kind of dumb calling him up at this point, but i don't think a month and a half in the majors before he's ready is going to ruin him. the angels called up mike trout as a teenager last year, he sucked in his trial, but now he's the best player in baseball history.

 

Trout was also destroying AAA before he was promoted; Machado is doing just OK at AA.

Actually, Trout was promoted from AA last year.

 

Truffle makes a fair point about league and park factors. Machado's numbers look better once you look at OPS+ (114, though Trout had a 155 OPS+ when he was called up last year). And while a month and a half might not ruin him, it's still incredibly shortsighted (and they're moving him to 3B in the bigs so he's losing incredibly valuable SS reps).

He's only losing 2/3 of a month of SS reps, though, since that league will end at the end of the month.

Fair point.

[illiniguy]

He gets called up and faces two AAA level pitchers the first two games.

[illiniguy]

He's hit two homers tonight and the same fan got both balls.

[Cubswin11]

He's hit two homers tonight and the same fan got both balls.

Someone should tweet Goldstein and ask him if he'd rather have Machado or Vogelbach long-term.

[StarlinOnYou]

Machado looks to have that super star panache about himself.

 

:hello:

[StarlinOnYou]

He's hit two homers tonight and the same fan got both balls.

Someone should tweet Goldstein and ask him if he'd rather have Machado or Vogelbach long-term.

 

This is funny, because Vogelbach hit two homers tonight as well. :-o

[DiamondMind]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23790027&topic_id=17807232&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_23790027&v=3

[Guest]

Holy crap Machado. Another HR.

[Guest]

opposite field too

[Clem Fandango]

My reaction gif feels embarrassed. Seriously did not see this much production coming this fast. Unless it's a case of the opposition not really knowing how to pitch him and he's just taking advantage of it at the moment.

[Guest]

Hopefully, his cousin Albert does as well whenever he debuts.

[El Duderino]

Hopefully, his cousin Albert does as well whenever he debuts.

 

How did I not know this?