UNA BASE MUY BIEN CUBIERTA / A VERY WELL-COVERED BASE

Continuing with the monitoring of each of the positions for this 2023 in MLB, we are now at third base, the so-called hot corner, this place in the infield, is the place where the largest number of connections occur by hitters, by a large percentage of players who stand to the right of home plate, and by its tendency to always pull the pitching, it is undoubtedly and for many the position where you have to be alert after the pitcher executes the move to the plate and for what I think, anyone who occupies it and has success in it throughout his professional career in this sport, should be worthy of admiration and recognition for such a difficult job on this side of the field.

LA ESQUINA CALIENTE / THE HOT CORNER

We start with perhaps the most complete third baseman in the major leagues today, Nolan Arenado, the Californian since his beginnings with the Colorado Rookies, has dazzled us with his impressive range at third base, and strength in his arm when executing a shot either to first base or second base, Arenado is the winner of the gold glove award in the last 10 opportunities, which is a sign that there is no one like him in the National League at that position and that his defensive throws are of great importance to his team, since it provides the defensive strength that every manager and every pitcher wants in this game.

With the bat is no different, he is also one of the best, the same intensity used with the glove he does with the bat and thanks to that he is among the best hitters in the National League, because his more than thirty homers and 103 RBI represents a guarantee for the St. Louis Cardinals team, who for this 2023, have in Nolan a very valuable piece if we take into account both roles in the field, What I like the most about him is his trips to the third base line, which in most cases end up preventing the ball from going to the outfield, an action that identifies him and makes him unique in his class, nothing to envy to the third basemen of other times who are already in the hall of fame.

Manny Machado better known as the ''minister'' is another that stands out in this position of third base, Machado who is also very good defensively due to his height and reach, is among the best, only surpassed by Arenado, Machado is very good with the glove but he is not as good as Arenado, since at times he makes some mistakes that make him lose a little value against the American player, and that Arenado does not make them, being this the only difference between these two, but doing this does not make him less of a player, the Dominican has been the main figure of the San Diego Padres since he arrived and for this 2023, along with his Dominican compatriots, Soto, Tatis and Cruz, will be the axis of this team in the offense.

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A pesar de que comente esos pequeños errores en el campo, Machado aporta mucho al cuadro interior de los Padres de San Diego, una cosa es que sea malo, y otra, a que solo cometa algunos traspiés con el guante, lo que lo hace igual de valioso, el oriundo de la República Dominicana es otro que encanta con su alcance por el lado de la raya, lo que lo hace igualmente de valioso que Arenado y una pieza letal en este lado del campo, debido a que su estatura y elasticidad le permite tanto a él como a su equipo de tener bien cubierta esa almohadilla, esto lo logra también por su pasado como campo corto, posición original del jugador.

Despite making those little mistakes in the field, Machado brings a lot to the infield of the San Diego Padres, one thing is that it is bad, and another, that only makes some missteps with the glove, which makes it equally valuable, the native of the Dominican Republic is another that enchants with its scope on the side of the stripe, which makes him equally valuable as Arenado and a lethal piece on this side of the field, because his stature and elasticity allows both him and his team to have that pad well covered, this is also achieved by his past as a shortstop, original position of the player.

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The success of the now Cleveland Guardians team is largely due to the performance of another Dominican player, Jose Ramirez, this player is one of the most versatile I have seen in recent times, because he does his job very quietly and very efficiently, affecting the performance of Cleveland in the middle of the American League recently, Ramirez has the particularity of always being on the bases which helped him to bat with both hands, making him the figure of the team and therefore a leader for which everyone gets carried away, accumulating seasons since its inception in the big top in 2016 of more than 20 homers and more than 100 runs batted in.

Defensively, Ramirez has no big problem, his throws are very good and brings stability to the Guardians, it should be noted that the natural position of Ramirez since its inception is second base, but due to its efficiency and leadership was moved to the third, obtaining the expected results, accumulating already, several seasons in the anteroom, which along with his bat, is one of the most effective and decisive third basemen today in the big leagues, His excellent glove and his performance with the bat make him also a very valuable piece, and one of the best, and for this new season that will begin next April, his performances will be among the best, even better than those of 2022, for the cause of Terry Francona's team that once again looks like the sensation team in the middle of the American League.

UNA MEZCLA PERFECTA / A PERFECT BLEND