LECTURA Y DESPLAZAMIENTOS / READING AND MOVEMENT
The center field or center meadow as the title says, is a position that belongs to the main line of the defensive game of a baseball team, remember that this line is formed by the catcher, the pitcher, the second base, the short field and finally the center field, who is located at the other end of the field in the same direction of the catcher, This is the one who is located in a similar location to the catcher but on the other side, having the vision now clearer and the perspective of the game, then a connection, a field and adequate space to execute the defensive plays and help their other teammates in the gardens to be well positioned defensively.
LA PRADERA CENTRAL / CENTRAL PRAIRIE
The superstar Mike Trout since he came to public light as a player of this position and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, always showed that he was going to be one of the best of this location in the field, and the experts were not wrong, he is today, the best player in this field, And not only that, he is the possessor of the 5 key tools in baseball, speed, defense, power, contact and base stealing ability, arguing even more, what is said about him, and that for this 2023, in one more season to his credit, he will display everything that we are accustomed to show in each season.
I must confess that talking about him, I find it somewhat pleasant, because he is my favorite player, but that does not make me biased, because his numbers and performance in the field are more than evident, Mike does almost everything, and he does it very well, defensively he is a master, he runs the balls in a unique way, and goes in search of it until he reaches it, to the point of riding the fence and catching it in the best style of Kent Griffey Jr, has a respectable bat capable of connecting 40 homers per season, batting for average and running the bases in a spectacular way thanks to his speed, managing in turn to reach extra bases contributing greatly to his team in this aspect, which lately has not been so relevant, because baseball is a team game and collectively and a single Trout does not make mountains.
After 8 seasons in the MLB, the 2022 season was the one to give Byron Buxton a place among the greats, his 28 home runs stand out a lot in his performance, because it is a very important number for a position player like him, his characteristics with the bat are very good, and have an impact on the Twins team, In the best style of Mookie Betts but in center field, Buxton earned this position, and everything indicates that he has done it in such a way, that he has established himself in the position and for this 2023 he already has a guaranteed performance at this level, and for the next seasons due to the multi-year contract that binds him to the Indianapolis team.
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The most outstanding thing about this player are his defensive shifts, is what fans love the most, his great saves and great throws that allowed Minnesota to save runs last season, make him also deserving of this place as one of the best center fielders today, combining hitting and defense, but in a very intense way, making him valuable and efficient at the same time, in the always disputed Central Division, which now has the Cleveland Rangers as other serious candidates to win the American League Central pennant, along with the Chicago White Sox.
A player of which much has been said is the center fielder Dominicando Julio Rodriguez, the outstanding young Caribbean player, is cataloged to be one of the best of the position, perhaps in the not too distant future to be the best, This is due to what he has shown since his beginnings as a rookie in the Seattle Mariners' farm team and in his first season as a starter at the position as it was in 2022, where he threw simply spectacular numbers, comparing them even with the Seattle franchise's icon Kent Griffey Jr. due to the similarity of his numbers to Griffey's in his rookie season, something very difficult to achieve, and having achieved it bodes well for Rodriguez's professional career.
Beyond the comparative numbers with the Seattle legend, Julio Rodriguez is more than evident, his performances are equally good with the glove and with the bat and his contribution was reflected in the performance and final result of the Mariners, who managed to qualify for a postseason after 21 years, Rodriguez has an intensity in his game similar to the 2 named above, His youth makes him an even more efficient player in the field and a guarantee for the next few years in Seattle's center field, as a first bat he has almost everything, he lacks the maturity that with time will make him that piece of real value in the lineup of the ''West'' of the American League, to stay in contention with the always favorite Houston Astros.
LA MEJOR VISION / THE BEST VISION
I must say that my favorite players at this position are from another era, I am more from the era of the aforementioned player Kent Griffey Jr, Jim Edmonds and Andruw Jones, who gave this position a nuance more of a fielder than a hitter, those of my era will know what I'm talking about, and who marked that period of time as were the 90's as the best fielders of this sport, due to their explosiveness in their careers in search of the ball, having a tremendous reach and ability to ride a fence and steal connections that looked like home runs.
Estos jugadores que lideran esta posición en la actualidad en MLB, tienen la particularidad de tener eso también de esos jugadores de los 90’ pero que al mismo tiempo tienen una ofensiva constante que los hacen una vez más ser únicos, por supuesto esta lista de los mejores jardineros centrales en las grandes ligas es más amplia, pero destaca que los registros con el bate son más constantes y impactan de una manera más notoria en sus respectivos equipos, siendo estos de mayor alcance y unido a esos dotes defensivos conforman un lote de jugadores que han evolucionado con el pasar del tiempo junto a este juego.
These players who lead this position today in MLB, have the particularity of having that also of those players of the 90' but at the same time have a constant offense that make them once again be unique, of course this list of the best center fielders in the big leagues is more extensive, but highlights that the records with the bat are more consistent and impact in a more noticeable way in their respective teams, being these of greater scope and together with these defensive gifts make up a batch of players who have evolved over time with this game.
