Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/José Capellán (left-handed pitcher)


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José Capellán (left-handed pitcher)
The result was   No consensus -- w L &lt;speak&middot;check&gt; 19:33, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
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He was notable when he was on a team's 40-man roster. He is now merely "just" a minor leaguer who has yet to reach the big leagues, and judging by his 2009 performance (ERA over 6.00) I don't think he'll get there any time soon. That is conjecture and take it as you will. Alex (talk) 04:36, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * If he was notable when he was on the roster, he still is. Notability doesn't change over time. That would be the same as saying J.K. Rowling isn't notable because she hasn't written something in a while. - Mgm|(talk) 12:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Agree w/MacGyver.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 02:30, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:05, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
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 * Merge to Boston Red Sox minor league players. -Spanneraol (talk) 23:54, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:WPBB/N, cites independent reliable sources. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 10:51, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep passes based on the variety of cited sources per WP:GNG. -- Mgm|(talk) 12:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Strong Delete This is ridiculous.  Unlike major leaguer José Capellan, whose article now says "(right-handed pitcher)" to distinguish it from this farmhand, this guy has never played at a higher level than than the Carolina League team in Salem, Virginia.  Never played AA, nor AAA, and certainly not the majors.  He's not notable in the usual way, and certainly doesn't qualify for the free pass of WP:ATHLETE.  Sure, he's mentioned in "reliable sources" like mlb.com or the cbs sports website.  So is every other minor league baseball player who signs to the farm clubs of a major.  And to infer that every baseball player gets his own page, if he gets mentioned on mlb.com, isn't in our guidelines.  If he comes up to bat next April, give him his own page.  Until then, treat him no differently than any other player in the minors. Mandsford (talk) 18:10, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to Boston Red Sox minor league players. (See WP:BASE/N for notability criteria for minor league baseball players.) BRMo (talk) 15:27, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Fails WP:ATH but passes WP:GNG.-- Giants 27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 15:30, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Per this.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:40, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * People keep bringing up the General Notability Guideline, but could somebody tell me which of the sources is considered "significant coverage"? I would understand it if he was referred to in Sports Illustrated, but I've yet to see anything that would set him apart from any other minor league player.  Even the guy who created the article wants it deleted.  Mandsford (talk) 16:21, 20 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Changing vote to Keep per WP:ATHLETE, based on the source that Eppefleche identified that shows Capellan as being on the Dominican Republic national team at the Caribbean World Series. .  This would qualify as playing at the highest level of professional competition in the Dominican Republic, regardless of whether he ever makes it into a Major League Baseball game.  Generally, minor league players would not pass WP:GNG, but the coverage here was from USA TODAY and it was more than a note of a transaction.  Nice work on Epee's part.  Mandsford (talk) 14:25, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops, changing vote back to Delete. It was the major leaguer José Capellán who played in the Caribbean World Series, and not the minor league player "José Capellán (left-handed pitcher)" about whom the article is written.  I had forgotten, when looking at the news search posted by Epee, that there is a José Capellán, born in 1981, who has played major league baseball, and this fellow, born in 1986, who has not played major league baseball.  Again, if someone can point to any evidence of some significant coverage for "left-handed José Capellán", that would back up the statement that he passes WP:GNG, but I have a feeling that other people are getting the two guys confused.  Mandsford (talk) 04:12, 23 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Boston Red Sox minor league players. --Muboshgu (talk) 18:44, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
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