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ST. PETERSBURG -- Desde que el c¨¢tcher veterano Chris Herrmann fue dejado en libertad y se convirti¨® en agente libre, los Rays han estado en busca de profundidad para la receptor¨ªa detr¨¢s?de Mike Zunino, el puertorrique?o Michael P¨¦rez y Kevan Smith.
En ese sentido, los Rays ser¨¢ agresivos en el mercado de cambios y de agentes libres, pero una soluci¨®n podr¨ªa ser darle al prospecto de lujo Ronaldo Hern¨¢ndez la oportunidad de ver acci¨®n en las Mayores en los pr¨®ximos dos meses. El colombiano particip¨® en su primer juego interescuadras el lunes y no decepcion¨®.
En su primer turno al bate, Hern¨¢ndez produjo una carrera con un doble por la l¨ªnea del jard¨ªn izquierdo contra Ryan Yarbrough. En su siguiente turno, le conect¨® un sencillo a Yarbrough luego de sumar dos strikes. Y en la ¨²ltima entrada del partido, Hern¨¢ndez demostr¨® sus destrezas defensivas al hacer un tiro preciso a la segunda base para atrapar a Dylan Cozens en un intento de robo.
Despu¨¦s del juego, el capataz Kevin Cash se?al¨® que la corporatura de Hern¨¢ndez lo hace recodar al ex receptor de Tampa Bay, el venezolano Wilson Ramos.
¡°Sent¨ª emoci¨®n por ¨¦l¡±, dijo Cash acerca de Hern¨¢ndez. ¡°Tiene mucho poder, [genera] mucha velocidad con el bate. El tiro que hizo fue bien impresionante. ¡ Tiene la oportunidad de ser un jugador bien especial¡±.
Hern¨¢ndez, el prospecto n¨²mero 11 de Tampa Bay seg¨²n MLB Pipeline, conect¨® nueve jonrones y remolc¨® 60 carreras en 103 juegos por Clase-A Avanzada Charlotte el a?o pasado. En el 2018, empalm¨® 21 vuelacercas, convirti¨¦ndose en uno de los mejores prospectos de la receptor¨ªa de Grandes Ligas.
Los Rays agregaron a Hern¨¢ndez a su roster de 40 jugadores en noviembre para protegerlo del Draft de la Regla 5. De tratarse de una temporada normal, los m¨¢s probable es que Hern¨¢ndez hubiese empezado el a?o en Doble-A Montgomery y que no hubiera debutado en las Mayores en el 2020. Pero ante una campa?a abreviada llena de incertidumbre, Hern¨¢ndez tiene ahora una oportunidad de colarse en el equipo grande.
¡°Eso es lo que cada pelotero quiere¡±, dijo Hern¨¢ndez al pregunt¨¢rsele si cree que est¨¢ listo para poner su granito de arena este a?o. ¡°Yo creo que, si me dan la oportunidad, creo que vengo a aportar algo al equipo. Siempre quiero aportarle algo al equipo para poder ganar¡±.
Aunque no termine debutando esta temporada, la experiencia de compartir con ligamayoristas por dos o tres meses es sumamente valiosa para un jugador, especialmente un receptor. Hern¨¢ndez espera demostrar que, de presentarse la oportunidad, estar¨¢ listo para rendir en el 2020.
¡°Todo sale natural cuando uno est¨¢ en el juego¡±, expres¨® Hern¨¢ndez. ¡°Eso es una de las cosas que uno tiene que hacer en el terreno, cuando uno ya viene aprendiendo cosas nuevas. ?se fue un momento en el que me toc¨® hacer lo que me est¨¢n ense?ando¡±.