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Latinos: Agentes Libres para el 2010 en las Grandes Ligas
La campaña 2009 esta en su casi cierre de calendario y la acción esta que arde en ruta a las series post-temporada.
A estas fechas que escribimos esta columna solo faltan por definir los comodines de ambos circuitos y ver quien en la Liga Americana entre los Tigres de Detroit y Mellizos de Minnesota se llevará el banderín de la División Central.
En cuanto a nuestros latinos volvemos a reiterar a Albert Pujols para Jugador Más Valioso en la Liga Nacional.
Por otro lado, en el circuito americano deben estar en la pelea Miguel Cabrera y Kendry Morales para Más Valioso; Felix Hernández para el Premio Cy Young y ojo con Elvis Andrus para Novato del Año.
Mientras unos equipos estan concentrados en los “playoffs” una gran mayoria de las organizaciones ya están planeando para el 2010. Así mismo están muchos peloteros ponderando cual será su futuro en las Mayores.
Como es un rito anual las listas de los posibles agentes libres ha sido ya a conocer. Quienes regresaran con sus equipos esta por verse como al igual quienes cambiaran de franela.
En el listado que incluimos aquellos que tienen un asterisco (*) tienen una opción de sus conjuntos para ser re-firmados para la temporada 2010.
Aquí esta la lista preliminar de los latinoamericanos elegibles para el 2010 como agentes libres.
Primera Base
Carlos Delgado
Segunda Base
Ron Belliard
Omar Infante
Felipe López
Placido Polanco
Campo Corto
Orlando Cabrera
Alex González *
Marco Scutaro
Miguel Tejada
Omar Vizquel
Tercera Base
Adrian Beltré
Pedro Féliz *
Melvin Mora *
Receptor
Rod Barajas
Henry Blanco
Ramón Castro
Ramón Hernández *
Victor Martínez *
Bengie Molina
José Molina
Miguel Olivo *
Iván Rodríguez
Yorvit Torrealba *
Guardabosque
Bobby Abreu
Endy Chavez
Vladimir Guerrero
Andruw Jones
Magglio Ordoñez *
Manny Ramírez *
Fernando Tatis
Lanzadores
Miguel Batista
Daniel Cabrera
Bartolo Colon
Jose Contreras
Kelvim Escobar
Vicente Padilla *
Odalis Perez
Joel Piñeiro
Sidney Ponson
Relevistas
Danys Baez
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt *
Kiko Calero
Octavio Dotel
Guillermo Mota
Fernando Rodney
Duaner Sánchez
Rafael Soriano
José Valverde
Luis Vizcaino *
Who’s Next 300-Win in the Majors ?
Days ago Randy Johnson was the happiest man wondering around in the Giants clubhouse in Miami. The ‘Big Unit’ have a good reason why. A week ago he became the 24th pitcher to reach one of baseball’s most revered milestones. Join the 300-win club.
“It’s been a long road,”Johnson said. “I guess the one word that would sum it all up is that I’ve persevered”.
Johnson (5-5) became the sixth left-hander to win 300 games, and the first to do it on his first try against the Washington Nationals since Tom Seaver in 1985.
The towering 6’10″ hurler now is in the history books but now the immediate question is who’s next? Whom can we forecast is able to be ready for another long road and in time be number 25.
The closest active pitchers at this moment are Phillies’ Jamie Moyer (250 wins) and Yankees’ Andy Pettite (220 wins). Both will not. Moyer is 46 year-old and Pettite have express in numerous occasions this is his last season in the Majors.
Could be a latino? It could be but remember Johnson’s words “is a long road”. And not easy. Dennis Martínez in 23 seasons won 245 games. Hall of Famer Juan Marichal in 16 seasons won 243. Luis Tiant in 19 seasons won 229. The recently retired Pedro Martínez won 214.
Bartolo Colón, 36, and Liván Hernández, 34, both at this moment with 153 career wins are down hill in their careers. Local Javier Vázquez,33, have 131 career wins but have never had a 20-win season.
Most possible. Maybe. Johan Santana and Carlos Zambrano. Both are 30 years-old and with over 100 career wins. Both are young and if healthy can go at least 10 more seasons. However, at least they have to average 18 wins a season. And after that stay healthy enough to try to complete the mission.
Does Johnson was the last of the 300-win plateau club? It’s no easy task but only time will tell.
This column was also published by The Puerto Rico Daily Sun / MLB Commentary
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