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Espino pretende seguirle los pasos a Mariano
4 de junio de 2019
Mandy Bell/MLB.com
CLEVELAND – Luego de visitar los Estados Unidos cuando tenía 10 años para jugar béisbol, el panameño Daniel Espino supo que tenía que mudarse de manera permanente. Cuando tenía 15 años, les informó a sus padres que tenía que vivir en EE.UU. para ir tras su sueño de jugar béisbol profesional.
Ahora, ese sueño se ha hecho realidad.
Con la 24ta selección del Draft Amateur 2019, los Indios de Cleveland seleccionaron a Espino, un lanzador derecho que asiste a la Georgia Premier Academy.
Espino fue uno de cuatro prospectos que estuvieron presentes para el Draft en Secaucus, N.J., acompañado por sus padres, sus hermanos y su abuela.
“Significa mucho”, dijo Espino sobre su selección. “Me encanta este equipo. La oportunidad que tuve de ir a Cleveland y conversar con los escuchas y la gerencia, me sentí en casa”.
Daniel Espino:
If you have an upper 90s Fastball (T98mph yesterday), you can get some really funny ABs in High School with your Plus breaking stuff (mid-80s Slider & mid-70s Curveball). 😀 #Unfairpic.twitter.com/nOfueP38BB
El serpentinero de 18 años se ha destacado por su recta, que se ha argumentado es la mejor del Draft este año. Aunque se mantiene entre las 94 y 97 millas por hora, Espino ha alcanzado las 100 mph dos veces en su corta carrera. En nueve aperturas en su último año de secundaria, tuvo promedio de carreras limpias de 0.32, a la vez que otorgó apenas 10 boletos y ponchó a 106 bateadores en 44 innings.
El diestro, quien mide seis pies y dos pulgas y pesa 200 libras, cuenta con dos lanzamientos rompientes buenos, incluyendo un slider y una curva con buena profundidad, según MLB Pipeline. Espino también tira un cambio, el pitcheo de su arsenal que menos llama la atención.
Espino se ha comprometido a asistir a la Universidad Estatal de Louisiana y, aunque los escuchas han proyectado al prospecto número 23 de MLB Pipeline más como relevista que como abridor, el director de escouteo amateur de Cleveland, Scott Barnsby, no lo ve de esa forma”.
“Vemos a Daniel como abridor”, dijo Barnsby. “Tiene una gran habilidad atlética, se mantiene relajado y mezcla cuatro lanzamientos. No vemos motivo por el que Daniel no pueda fungir como abridor”.
Pero de convertirse Espino en relevista, vale señalar que el monticular idolatra a uno de los mejores pitchers que se ha trepado a un montículo de Grandes Ligas: su compatriota Mariano Rivera, quien será exaltado al Salón de la Fama en julio.
Dijo Espino, “Usé a [Mariano Rivera] como modelo a seguir, por la manera en la que se mantenía calmado, salía en el noveno inning, tiraba un solo pitcheo y controlaba el juego y ponía out a los bateadores en el nivel más alto del béisbol”.