After all the moves and before the 1939 Preparation Week, experts have come out with their
1939 Season Predictions, let's take a look:
Unsurprisingly and unanimously, Tunas de San Luis are the favorites to win it all for the third time in a row. They have a fearful lineup, but experts have highlighted 2B Max Braud (1938: .266/.352/.316), LF Salvador Velázquez (1938: .298/.372/.371) and Carlos Renderos (1938: .266/.324/.327). Meanwhile, their rotation is once again expected to be the best in the league: Francisco Barajas (1938: 2.62 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 10.7 K%), Luis Cruz (1938: 3.47 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 9.9 K%) and Francisco Camacho (1938: 1.53 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 12.9 K%) are expected to compete for the Atlatl Award.
Puebla are expected to be the closest competitors for the title once again, with reigning Tlatoani 2B Fernando del Toro (1938: .318/.394/.447) and RF Celestino de la Rosa (1938: .287/.353/.372) expected to be top players. Their rotation is also expected to be alright, especially Antonio Aguilar (1938: 2.80 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 7 K%) and Victor Villarroel (1938: 1.85 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 17.6 K%). León are also expected to keep it close, though still a distance away. 1B Francisco Escamilla (1938: .307/.336/.406), RF Andrés Suárez (1938: .252/.336/.310) and LHP Jonathan Estrada (1938: 2.73 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 13.4 K%) are expected to lead the charge.
The rest of the teams are truly far away, according to the experts, and they might be right if we consider last year. However, with The Great Free Agency looming this offseason, the players on these (and all) clubs will have to prove themselves in order to negotiate come July. Here are some other top players from clubs outside the top 3:
Águilas LF Luis García - 1938: .308/.340/.357
Mérida LF Edwin Esparza - 1938: .311/.353/.394
Tampico RF Carlos Torres - Rookie
Guadalajara RHP Faustino Campos - 1938: 2.71 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 9.9 K%
Águilas RHP Ezequiel Anguiano - 1938: 3.11 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 11.7 K%
Next update we'll go over the April results. Thanks for reading!