Friday, February 5, 2010

The 2010 Preseason Latino Player Rankings and All-Star Team


“Never make predictions, especially about the future.”

That was one of the most famous quotes ever from Casey Stengel.

Nobody listens to him. Not these days. Spring training is right around the corner on the calendar, and predictions are starting to pop up all over again.

Baseball is back.

No matter if you are a casual or serious fan or into fantasy baseball, everyone is looking for every opinion of what will happen in 2010.

There is a long way to go, but my preseason crystal ball says it will be the world champion New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies again in the Fall Classic.

As far as the majors' Latino players, watch Florida Marlin Hanley Ramirez go for his first National League MVP award. Same as Ramirez, watch out in the junior circuit for former Marlin and nowadays Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera to be again on the move for his first American League MVP.

I should not make predictions, but I have a vision Seattle Mariner Felix Hernandez will be again a strong candidate for the American League Cy Young Award and young hurler Neftali Feliz of the Texas Rangers for American League Rookie of the Year.

Fans all over the baseball world love rankings, and this is my preseason Latino player rankings, in which I list the best 15 offensive players and best 15 pitchers who should be of impact for the 2010 season.

My 2010 Preseason Latino Player Rankings Listing
PLAYERS
Hanley Ramirez, Florida
Albert Pujols, St. Louis
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit
Victor Martinez, Boston
Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco
Carlos Lee, Houston
Vladimir Guerrero, Texas
Jorge Posada, New York Yankees
Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers
Carlos Peña, Tampa Bay
Yunel Escobar, Atlanta
Alexei Ramirez, Chicago White Sox

PITCHERS

Felix Hernandez, Seattle
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Francisco Rodriguez, New York Mets
Johan Santana, New York Mets
Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee
Neftali Feliz, Texas
Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati
Jose Valverde, Detroit
Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta
Javier Vazquez, New York Yankees
Vicente Padilla, Los Angeles Dodgers
Francisco Cordero, Cincinnati
Joakim Soria, Kansas City
Rafael Soriano, Tampa Bay
Joel Piñeiro, Los Angeles Angels

My Preseason 2010 Latino All-Star Team
C: Victor Martinez, Boston
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit
2B: Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
3B: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
SS: Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
OF: Bobby Abreu, Los Angeles Angels
OF: Carlos Lee, Houston
OF: Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers
DH: Vladimir Guerrero, Texas
SP: Felix Hernandez, Seattle
RP: Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

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