Anderson Machado

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**Anderson Machado**
Major League Baseball debut
Cincinatti Reds — No. 68
Shortstop
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
September 27, 2003 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Batting average	.221
HR	0
RBI	6
Stolen Bases	4
Former teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2003) Cincinatti Reds (2004) Colorado Rockies (2005)

Anderson Javier Machado [ma-CHA-do] (born January 25, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He is currently a non-roster invitee for the Cincinatti Reds. From 2003 through 2005, Machado has played for the Philadelphia Phillies (2003), Cincinnati Reds (2004) and Colorado Rockies (2005). He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.

Machado has soft hands, good range, a quick feet and a cannon for an arm. But he has hit the ball very little in the minor leagues, being able to draw 108 walks and yet still find time to strikeout 120 times. His speed allows him to run the bases well, and he is adept at taking the extra base.

Anderson Machado moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball

[edit] 2005

In July , the Colorado Rockies claimed Machado off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds and added him to their 25-man roster.

Machado appeared in two games for the Reds this season, both as a pinch hitter, and was 0-for-2. The 24-year-old shortstop began the year on the 15-day disabled list following offseason surgery to repair a torn medial collateral ligament and torn meniscus in his left knee (January 28, 2005). He played in 21 games du RBI.

Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998, Machado has played in 20 major league games, batting .259 (15-for-58) with five doubles, no homers and four RBI.

Machado's brother Albenis Machado plays for the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Baseball.