Luhnow寫給買了季票觀眾的信
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Luhnow's letter to Astros Season Ticket Holders
Houston Astros | 08/14/12 8:05 PM ET
As part of the Astros' ongoing efforts to engage and communicate with their
fans, General Manager Jeff Luhnow wrote the following letter to the club's
Season Ticket Holders:
Dear Houston Astros Season Ticket Holder,
I speak not only for myself, but for the players and all of my colleagues at
the Astros, when I thank you for your continued support. Through this letter,
we would like to share with you some key elements of our plan going forward
as well as describe the progress we have made during 2012. It is our hope
that you will share the excitement about our future and continue to
participate as a Season Ticket Holder and that your loyalty as an Astros fan
will be rewarded in 2013 and beyond.
不期不待啦
We share your frustration with the results on the field so far this year.
After a successful Spring Training, we played good baseball for the first two
months of the year. On May 25, we beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles and we were
one game under .500 and just four games out of first place. That turned out
to be our high-water mark for the season, but it demonstrated that our
players were capable of competing with the best teams in the league. Since
that time we have underperformed everyone's expectations, including our own.
We ran into a combination of bad luck, injuries and a lack of depth that led
to our deteriorating record through the midsummer months.
本來表現不錯的 運氣野球
We want the Houston Astros to be a winning franchise that can compete for
division titles year in and year out and ultimately bring multiple
championships to the city of Houston and to Astros fans across the globe. Our
promise to you as a fan is to work as hard and as smart as we possibly can to
achieve this goal quickly. We have made significant progress towards this
objective in 2012 and that progress will accelerate in 2013.
我們有在做事啦!
In order to compete consistently, the Astros must develop and maintain a
world class scouting operation and farm system. Through the scouting and
player development function, we will be able to produce and keep winning
players. Teams that excel in these areas tend to win championships in
baseball.
雜魚 狀元 砂礫 珍珠
The Astros invested heavily in the future throughout 2012 and will continue
to do so in 2013 and beyond. There were three primary investment areas:
1. The Draft. The Astros were in the top 10 percent of teams in resources
allocated to signing players in 2012. We drafted and signed three of the top
high school amateur players available in Carlos Correa, Lance McCullers and
Rio Ruiz. In addition to these young budding stars, the Astros also signed a
number of college players who have the potential to reach the Major Leagues
in a few short years, headlined by Nolan Fontana and Brady Rodgers. The
infusion of high quality amateur talent into the farm system is one of the
primary reasons for the winning records at the short season clubs.
選秀使農場更茁壯 (不過Correa看似打太不到球)
2. International. The Houston Astros were among the most active clubs at the
beginning of the international signing season on July 2 and have continued to
sign players from Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Australia and other parts of
the world. While these players are all 16 or 17 years old and therefore
several years away from having an impact at the Major League level, this
pipeline of talent is critical to sustaining success of the scouting and
development system.
同時多簽國際球員
3. Trades. Several trades were made during the offseason, Spring Training,
and during the season that substantially strengthened the talent base of the
system. In many of these trades, veteran Major League players who were not
likely to be part of the Astros' future were sent to teams with immediate
needs in exchange for younger players who will be able to help the Astros for
many years to come. These investments will bear fruit in the coming years, as
the players acquired move through the system, reach the Major Leagues and
contribute to a winning team effort.
交易那些不在未來規劃內的球員 換來年輕肉體
While much of the work we are doing is proprietary and confidential, we can
share with you that we are building capabilities across several areas of
baseball operations that will enable us to make the best possible decisions
in player evaluation, acquisition, development and retention. We are building
a front office team with analytical capabilities that not only are among the
best in baseball but would rival the best in sports and other industries. We
are complementing these analytical capabilities with experienced industry
veterans who can challenge the new thinking and in doing so further
accelerate the sophistication and impact of our decision-making.
我們制服組會努力
The final piece we want to share with you is about our winning mindset. This
is something that is easy to talk about but difficult to institutionalize,
because it takes time and the growth is organic and can't be forced. Our
focus in 2012 was on creating and fostering a winning mindset throughout the
Minor Leagues that will eventually flow up into our big league team. In this
regard, we have been very successful. We are experiencing one of the most
dramatic turnarounds in recent history with respect to our minor League
winning percentage. After being last or close to last across all
organizations for a few years, our affiliates have been in the top three for
most of the summer. We have several teams vying for a playoff spot and expect
multiple Minor League teams to be in the postseason. This is not only good
news for our Minor League players and coaches and a strong indication of a
winning mindset taking root, but a very good sign that the future of the
Houston Astros is bright as these winning players make their way through the
Minor Leagues and reach the Majors.
小聯盟系統戰績表現很好 希望也是未來一軍變強的徵兆
We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at Minute Maid Park
next year as we take on several new opponents and play some old foes. We know
that as Astros employees, we are stewards of your team and we share your
desire to bring a World Series championship to Houston. The future is bright.
謝謝光臨 會努力給你們一個世界大賽冠軍
Jeff Luhnow
General Manager
Houston Astros
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