Top Five Prospects in The Show (w/Knight Rosters): #3 Manny Machado

[royals19]

Machado has a good bat and is a great fielder with plus speed. Its hard to predict where he would fit in a lineup because he's a possible four tool player. Personally i like him as a 5 hitter because he probably wont hit 30-40 home runs but will be clutch enough to drive in those crucial runs when it counts however, his speed is being sacrificed. I suppose he could be a leadoff hitter somewhere along the lines of what the Rays are currently trying to do with Carlos Pena plus the speed element.

[Knight165]

Machado is a beast....no doubt.
I would love to grab him for the Mets....but the players I want to move, Baltimore either isn't interested in...or can't afford.

M.K.
Knight165

[PowerofRed25]

Machado is always one of my first prospect picks in fantasy drafts. In non-fantasy drafts, I've never really gone after him. When I was the Cubs I had Castro and when I was the Diamondbacks and actually needed a SS to replace Drew, I wasn't willing to part with the necessary pieces.

Shortstop is such a brutal position to fill. There is rarely a good free agent option and most the trade options are costly. I usually end up playing a utilityman there.

[FoniX]

I got him in 2012 with the Mets, don't remember who I traded but it was a deal they offered me. He was my starter in 2013 but he didn't play spectacularly. Currently about to start 2014 and hoping he will have a breakout year