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Ryan McMahon puts Modesto on notice

(via Twitter, MLB.com)

Here’s a cool tweet:

We haven’t talked a ton about Ryan McMahon on this site, but he’s the real deal at third base for the Colorado Rockies, spending this year in class-A Advanced, with the Rockies’ California League affiliate Modesto Nuts.

Here’s what MLB.com has to say about him:

"3B: Ryan McMahon (Rockies No. 5 prospect) 132 G, .300/.372/.520, 85 R, 43 2B, 6 3B, 18 HR, 75 RBI, 49 BB, 153 SO, 6 SB One of the youngest regulars in the Cal League, he also had the handicap of playing in the hitter-friendly circuit’s least-friendly park at Modesto. Nevertheless, McMahon led the league with 43 doubles, ranked in the top 10 in most offensive categories and slammed 15 of his 18 homers on the road."

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Let’s see… a young regular third baseman who saw most of his power come on the road and spend the entire year impressing at the hot corner… sounds like a younger version of… Nolan Arenado??

Ok, perhaps not, but the comparison are hard not to make, considering the Colorado Rockies have such a good third baseman up in the big leagues right now, and another one in McMahon waiting in the wings. McMahon strikes out a ton, and his defense is at this point suspect, but he’s certainly got the tools.

Depth is never a problem, though it does create some problems, like, what will happen in 18 months or two years when (hopefully) McMahon is big league ready? Feel free to speculate amongst yourselves…

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