UNA GRAN RESPONSABILIDAD / A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
Perhaps if we were in the 2022 season, and we would be talking about the best catchers, without a doubt in that list would have to be Yadier Molina, already in retirement and leaving a legacy in that position, for this 2023 in MLB, the new crop of catchers who had already been released since a few seasons ago, have the responsibility to not only represent and know how to lead their respective teams, but to occupy the space left by the Puerto Rican player, as the next to have that responsibility in the number 2 position in the field in this sport, and mark a new managerial beginning in the so difficult and complicated position of catcher, which is the one that has more commitment during a game, as it is said that they are the eyes of the manager in the field, therefore, the one who occupies it, must be an intelligent person and able to transmit what they want from the cave, to their pitchers and the rest of his teammates.
DETRÁS DEL HOME EN 2023 / BEHIND HOME PLATE
Influenced by his teammate Bryce Harper to sign a new contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, J.T. Realmuto has remained in the city of the fraternity to be the stability that the Phillies needed to compete in the ''East'' of the National League, in baseball it is also said that if you have a good catcher who knows how to take you to the pitchers, is synonymous with success in time, and that was precisely what J. Realmuto did. T did in 2022, lead a pitching staff that on paper was good, but not as good as that of the Braves and Mets, but he took it to its highest point.
Giving all the credit to him will seem unfair, but to show what happened with the Phillies season in 2022, specifically the month of October, in the post-season, the pitchers behaved in such a way that they were at the height of each opponent they faced, They were able to clearly advance to the World Series against the Houston Astros, where, in spite of not winning the championship, they showed that they were led by a master of the number 2 position, such as J. T. Realmuto, who for this season, was a great pitcher. T Realmuto, that for this 2023, his job will be the same way and that the fight in the ''East'' will again be between 3 teams.
Famously known for the exact similarity of his name of the renowned Hollywood actor ''Will Smith'' Will Smith is the catcher responsible for taking the reins of the Los Angeles Dodgers, also the hand of the successful Managers and former player Dave Roberts, the set of the Angels, are the most dominant team in the ''West'' of the National League in recent seasons, with two participations in the World Series in 2017, 2018, 2020, winning the title in 2020, the blue besides having a very good pitching staff, have based their game on this young catcher, which the truth has given them very good results.
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Will Smith, is good with the bat and with the glove, something that is very difficult to get these days, and when I say he is good in both roles, is that he is, he knows his capabilities and does not overdo it, that is what stands out the most about him, and for me is the key, because he knows he can not do more than what he really can, and he always stays at his level, which is very good, because he is focused on his own, and keeps the balance with the other things, which are the defensive ones, to be an integral and very complete catcher, just what any team needs, a balance, and that the Dodgers have been able to take advantage of in an exceptional way.
Adley Rutschman is a young catcher of the Baltimore Orioles who in his first season showed everything he can do in this sport at this position, both with the bat and with the glove, he just needs time to mature and use all that talent shown on a larger scale than those 13 homers and 42 runs batted in, all that was achieved in 113 games of the 162 that teams commonly play in MLB and sharing the position with the Venezuelan Robinson Chirinos, which lets us see that the boy from Oregon with more participation, can throw numbers much more striking than those of 2022 in this season that is coming up in the big leagues, He also emphasized that his condition as a two-handed hitter at home will help him achieve the records expected of him with the bat.
In just his first season, and although the work behind home plate was shared with Chirinos, his great defensive work was evident, since the Orioles were always in the fight against the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays for a place of privilege in the ''East'' division of the American League, This also shows us that their work behind home plate is of quality and that for this 2023, it will be of great value for Baltimore to continue in that ascent of rebuilding a team, and return to the forefront of the American League, as they did in the decade of the 90's when they reached several division titles and several presences in the Championship Series.
LOS MÁS RÁPIDOS / THE FASTEST
Another thing by which the catchers are evaluated apart from taking the games establishing good communications with their respective pitchers, is the ability they have to make a shot to a respective pad at the time that occurs a base steal, or rather an attempted theft by runners, taking into account, the time it takes to get rid of the ball once received and throw it to the bases, The time it takes to get rid of the ball once received and throw it to the corresponding bases, evaluating the time it takes to do this maneuver, with determination and power in his arm to be able to get out any player who tries to reach a base, these aspects were taken from a sample in a season of 162 yielding the following results in the 3 main receivers at present.
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La lista de los 3 receptores que les voy a nombrar a continuación la encabeza de nuevo J.T Realmuto, el ya mencionado catcher, tiene la excepcional cualidad de ser el más rápido y el más efectivo en este momento del juego, al arrojar un tiempo después de un muestreo de: 1.82 segundos, algo verdaderamente asombroso, siguiendo en la lista el careta de los Atléticos de Oakland Seam Murphy quien no está tan lejos y ocupa el segundo puesto con un tiempo de 1.89 segundos, y uno que no podia faltar, el puertoriqueno Martin Maldonado, apodado ‘‘El machete’’ con 1.92 segundos, todos después de una muestra de 20 intentos de robos hacia la segunda base, arrojando un promedio verdaderamente espectacular, dejándonos ver, de que sus condiciones son dignas de tomar el timón para una generación de receptores en las grandes ligas, luego de la salida de Yadier Molina de los terrenos de juego.
The list of the 3 catchers that I am going to name below is headed again by J.T Realmuto, the already mentioned catcher, has the exceptional quality of being the fastest and most effective at this time of the game, throwing a time after a sample of 1.82 seconds, something truly amazing, following in the list the Oakland Athletics catcher Seam Murphy who not so far away occupies the second place with a time of 1.89 seconds, and one that could not be missing, the Puerto Rican Martin Maldonado, nicknamed ''El machete'' with 1.92 seconds, all after a sample of 20 attempts of steals, all after a sample of 20 attempts of steals, all after a sample of 20 attempts of steals, all after a time of 1.92 seconds, all after a sample of 20 attempts of steals. 89 seconds, and one that could not be missed, the Puerto Rican Martin Maldonado, nicknamed ''El Machete'' with 1.92 seconds, all after a sample of 20 attempted steals to second base, throwing a truly spectacular average, letting us see that his conditions are worthy of taking the helm for a generation of catchers in the big leagues, after the departure of Yadier Molina from the playing fields.
HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / SEE YOU NEXT TIME
