El estelar pitcher cubano Yariel Rodríguez lanzó espectacular en su debut en la Triple A de los Toronto Blue Jays este martes. Tras firmar un contrato multimillonario, el camagüeyano no hizo el equipo de Grandes Ligas, pero dominó con facilidad en las menores ¿ya está listo para subir a la MLB con Toronto?
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00:12 Rodriguez, who left Cuban baseball after the World Cup to sign a millionaire deal with the Blues of Toronto, will be out of the team for the opening day of the Grand Leagues.
00:22 The Camagüeyan thrower signed the highest contract for any Cuban who has come from Japan, for $ 32 million for 5 years, and this of course puts very high expectations on him.
00:35 But this decision is not a failure of Yariel, but the best for his future. Rodriguez was inactive in 2023 after finishing the Classic and leaving the Japanese League.
00:45 To top it off, during the Spring Training of the Grand Leagues he had physical discomfort that caused him to start advancing in mid-March, and only completed 5 entries in the spring training.
00:56 So Toronto is thinking about the future more than winning now, and has sent Yariel Rodriguez to AAA where he can continue to work on his command and adapt to a new team before the challenge of the Major Leagues.
01:09 Let's remember that Yariel Rodriguez chose the Blue Jays among other teams like Astros and Yankees because they offered him to work as an opener and not as a relegation player.
01:18 With the confidence of the franchise and its tools, the Cuban pitcher is in a position to make a good debut in the Major Leagues and be able to show that his contract is worth it.
01:27 In principle, it seems a logical decision of the Blue Jays to leave him a step below the highest level for the start of the campaign.
01:34 What do you think? Should Toronto already raise Cuban talent to the Grand Leagues? Leave us your opinion in the comments.
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