Ver a un equipo como el de los Navegantes del Magallanes batallando para no caer del cuarto peldaño de la tabla, es algo que preocupa, no solo a los fanáticos de ese club, también a quienes amamos a este hermoso deporte, son muchos los factores a los que se le atribuye esta debacle de 5 equipos de los 8 que componen a la liga, entre esos factores podemos nombrar a las sanciones impuestas por la OFAC, pero estas son cosas que van más allá de dichas sanciones, recordemos que los únicos afectados directamente por dicho problema son los Tigres de Aragua y los Navegantes del Magallanes.

Por tal motivo a mi parecer y analizando esto, puedo decir que estos pésimos comienzos no se les puede achacar a estas medidas tomadas por la OFAC, Caribes que vienen de disputar tres finales de manera seguida, no tiene ninguna limitante que los disminuya ante los tres primeros equipos de la clasificación, lo mismo para Zulia y Bravos, pienso que es algo gerencial o como se esté manejando el presupuesto a la hora de traer los mejores importados disponibles, con el fin de armar el mejor roster posible, un ejemplo claro de como una gerencia puede cambiar la cara de un equipo, son los Tiburones, que pasaron de ser un equipo sin pasión ganadora en la competencia, a ser un gran contendiente en la actual campaña.

Days go by and emotions do not stop in the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball (LVBP), a little more than a month after the start of the tournament, it seems as if 2 leagues were operating in one, I say this because the standings are completely divided, three teams comfortably in the lead and 5 fighting for three places, Cardenales de Lara, Leones del Caracas and Tiburones de La Guiara, march with some comfort at the top, with a winning record above 500 average, but from the third place down, things are not going in the best way.

Seeing a team like the Navegantes del Magallanes struggling not to fall from the fourth step of the table, is something that worries not only the fans of that club, but also those who love this beautiful sport, there are many factors that are attributed to this debacle of 5 teams of the 8 that make up the league, Among these factors we can name the sanctions imposed by OFAC, but these are things that go beyond these sanctions, remember that the only ones directly affected by this problem are the Tigres de Aragua and the Navegantes del Magallanes.

For this reason, in my opinion and analyzing this, I can say that these bad starts cannot be blamed to these measures taken by OFAC, Caribes, who are coming from playing three finals in a row, does not have any limiting factor that will diminish them against the first three teams in the standings, the same for Zulia and Bravos, I think it is something managerial or how the budget is being managed at the time of bringing the best imports available, in order to assemble the best possible roster, a clear example of how a management can change the face of a team, are the Tiburones, who went from being a team without winning passion in the competition, to be a great contender in the current campaign.

Undoubtedly, good management brings results in the short term, it is not simple luck that the Melenudos, Red Birds and Escualos, are going through a dream campaign, their managements have not stopped working since the end of the 2021-2022 season, we are in the middle of the season and these teams each week of the tournament surprises us with announcements, The Leones have obtained the permissions of two of their great stars, Gleyber David Torres and Eugenio Suarez, who was a key figure of the Seattle Mariners, and commanded the team to get the third wild card of the American League.

The Sharks announced with great fanfare Oswaldo Cabrera and Miguel Rojas, and as if that were not enough, they managed to extend the leave of the sensation and great star of the Atlanta Braves, Ronald Acuña Jr. who was only allowed to play 5 games and without acting defensively, the Lara's, on the other hand have moved their influences in the MLB, to bring new imported players and strengthen their pitching staff, Sal Romano, right-handed pitcher and with experience in the big leagues with the Cincinnati Reds is already in the country and last Thursday made his debut against the Bravos de Margarita.

On the other hand, the debut of both Williams Contreras and Andres Gimenez is expected for Thursday December 1st in the city of Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui State, against the Caribes, pending the incorporation of Cesar Hernandez and Luis Avilan, and perhaps the surprise of Gabriel Moreno, The most passive of all are the Bravos de Margarita, who after more than 20 years of existence of the franchise, and which has already had other names, have not been able to create an identity, for example, they prefer to play in a stadium that is not in the city they represent.

A team that is struggling to survive and reach the playoffs is the Águilas del Zulla, despite not having an offense like Caracas, they have remained with options thanks to their starting and relief pitching, the detail is that those veteran arms can hold the whole tournament, and the other is if they can get their offense to start producing, maybe with the arrival of Salvador Pérez and Odor they will achieve it.

Navegantes and Tigres will have to fight against the tide in order not to end up among the eliminated teams of the current season, and they have all their faith in the lifting of the sanctions, which would bring with it the incorporation of great figures in their teams, the question is, will they have enough time? The question is, will they have enough time, but everything indicates that their struggle will be in the sub league, where there are 5 teams fighting and with a real chance to qualify, we will have two leagues in one until the end of the elimination round, but in the Round Robin, everything will start from scratch and the competition will be different, so let's enjoy the rest of the regular round and we will read each other in future publications.