[新聞] 運動家正密切關注林維恩

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A's getting long look at prospect so good you forget he's just 20 MESA, Ariz. -- Wei-En Lin didn’t know much about baseball as a kid growing up in Taiwan. In fact, his first time trying out for a team in elementary school , it took him a while just to realize what type of glove he actually needed to play. “I played catch with my left hand because I only had a righty glove,” Lin said through translator Danny Sung. “I would catch the ball with my left hand , then take off the glove and use my left hand to throw.” Coaches at the park where tryouts were being held eventually noticed Lin’s bizarre antics and advised him to buy a left-handed glove. After that, it didn ’t take long for Lin to take off. Lin quickly ascended as an elite pitcher in his native territory. By his sophomore year at Ping-Zhen High School, scouts were flying in to catch a glimpse of the talented teenage lefty. In 2023, he represented Taiwan in the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, playing a key role in helping his team win a silver medal at the tournament. One year later, the Athletics signed him in June 2024, rewarding him with a bonus of $1.13 million. You can say that money was well spent. Making his professional debut in 2025, Lin dominated hitters with both Single-A Stockton and High-A Lansing, earning a promotion to Double-A Midland after just 24 games. He ended the year by helping the Rockhounds in a playoff run. Between the three levels, Lin posted a 3.72 ERA in 26 games (13 starts) with 117 strikeouts and 22 walks across 87 innings, all as a 19-year-old. “He throws strikes,” A’s director of player development Ed Sprague said of Lin. “He’s got good stuff. It’s a loose arm. It’s a good body. … The strikes and the command of the zone have been pretty impressive. He’s a fun kid who loves to compete. Given what he’s been able to do at his age in his first full year of pro ball was fun to watch. You had to remind yourself he’s only 19.” Lin handled himself like anything but a 19-year-old. He showed superb control of all his pitches, a five-pitch arsenal that includes a fastball, a cutter, a sweeper and a knuckle-curve. Lin’s most impressive pitch, however, might be his Vulcan changeup. What exactly is a “Vulcan changeup,” you ask? It’s a modification of a changeup with a V-shaped grip that has become much more popular in recent years, offering more downward movement than a traditional changeup. After noticing his regular changeup started to lose effectiveness last May, Lin sought to teach himself the Vulcan grip by watching YouTube videos. “The first video I saw was of Trevor Bauer when he played in Cleveland,” Lin said. “It was a slow-motion video, and I found the grip he used to throw his changeup. I learned from that. After that, I saw videos of Tarik Skubal and Jonah Tong’s changeup, and that’s how I learned.” Armed with an improved pitch, Lin began using it with Lansing to massive success. He kept using it in his two starts for Midland, where he got a taste of what is required at a higher level. “The hitters are totally different there,” Lin said. “Double-A hitters are more patient. They know their strengths and look for their pitch. There’s a lot of top prospects at the Double-A level, so I just want to see them as much as I can to get ready for the next level.” Before the season begins, Lin, who ended last season ranked by MLB Pipeline as the A’s No. 19 prospect, is soaking in as much as he can from his first Major League Spring Training, picking the brains of veterans on the staff like Luis Severino and Jeffrey Springs, as well as A’s pitching coach Scott Emerson. “First day, I talked to Luis Severino and Jeff Springs,” Lin said. “They were talking about how to hide your hand, your grip, from the second-base runner. That’s important, because the runner can see your grip and see what pitch is coming.” Next week, Lin will leave camp to join Team Chinese Taipei in the World Baseball Classic, where he, along with fellow A’s prospects Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (No. 28) and Tzu-Chen Sha (No. 29), will represent their home territory . Group stage will not be easy, as Chinese Taipei is in a pool that also includes Australia, Czechia, Korea and Japan. That means Lin could be in for a potential matchup with Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, two of his favorite players to watch. “I want to face Ohtani, for sure,” Lin said with a smile. “And go up against Yamamoto. Then, after the game, maybe ask Yamamoto how to throw his curveball, because his curve is very good, and then ask both of them to sign a jersey.” 以下為AI機翻梅薩，亞利桑那州—— 林維恩在台灣長大時，其實對棒球並不熟悉。事實上，他在國小第一次去球隊試訓時，花了一段時間才搞清楚自己應該用哪一種手套。「因為我只有右手手套，所以我用左手接球。」林維恩透過翻譯 Danny Sung 說道，「我會用左手接球，然後把手套摘下來，再用左手把球丟出去。」後來，試訓場地的教練們注意到林維恩奇怪的動作，建議他買一個左手手套。之後，他的棒球之路便迅速起飛。林維恩很快就在台灣成為頂尖投手。到他高二時，已有球探飛來觀察這位天賦異稟的左投。2023 年，他代表台灣參加 WBSC U-18 世界盃棒球賽，並在球隊奪得銀牌的過程中扮演關鍵角色。一年後，也就是 2024 年 6 月，運動家隊與他簽約，給予 113 萬美元簽約金。你可以說，這筆投資十分值得。2025 年職業生涯首次亮相時，林維恩在 1A Stockton 與高階 1A Lansing 都展現壓制力，只打了 24 場比賽就升上 2A Midland。他在季後賽也幫助 RockHounds 做出貢獻。整季橫跨三個層級，他在 26 場比賽（13 次先發）中投出 3.72 ERA，87 局送出 117 次三振、22 次保送——而他那時才 19 歲。「他能投進好球帶。」運動家球員發展部門總監 Ed Sprague 說，「他的球質很好，手臂動作流暢，身材條件佳……能控好好球帶、掌握投球區域，真的令人印象深刻。他是一個熱愛競爭的開朗孩子。以他這個年紀，在第一個完整職棒球季就做到這些，真的很好看。你必須時刻提醒自己，他才 19 歲。」林維恩的表現完全不像 19 歲的新秀。他展現了對所有球種的優秀控球力，目前擁有五種武器：四縫線速球、卡特球、橫掃球（sweeper）與指節曲球（knuckle-curve）。然而，他最令人印象深刻的球種，也許是 Vulcan 變速球（Vulcan changeup）。如果你想問，「什麼是 Vulcan 變速球？」那是一種變速球的改良版，握法呈現 V 字型，近年來愈來愈受歡迎，能比傳統變速球產生更多向下位移。去年五月，林維恩注意到他的原本變速球效果下降後，便透過 YouTube 自行學習 Vulcan 握法。「我看的第一部影片是 Trevor Bauer 在克里夫蘭時期的。」林說，「那是一段慢動作影片，我看到他丟變速球時的握法，我就是從那裡開始學的。之後我又看了 Tarik Skubal 和 Jonah Tong 的變速球影片，才慢慢掌握。」在掌握新球種後，林維恩在 Lansing 開始大量使用，並獲得巨大成功。他在 Midland 的兩次先發也持續使用，並首次感受到更高層級打者的差異。「那邊的打者完全不一樣。」林說，「2A 打者更有耐心。他們了解自己的強項，也會等到想要的球種再揮棒。2A 有很多頂尖的新秀，所以我想盡可能多面對他們，為下一層級做好準備。」在球季開始前，林維恩（去年季末在 MLB Pipeline 的運動家新秀排名為第 19 名）正把握第一次大聯盟春訓的機會，向隊上老將如 Luis Severino、Jeffrey Springs，以及投手教練 Scott Emerson 學習。「第一天，我就和 Luis Severino、Jeff Springs 聊天。」林說，「他們告訴我如何在有二壘跑者時隱藏自己的手勢與握球方式。這很重要，因為跑者能看到你的握法，就能知道你要投什麼球。」下週，林維恩將離隊，加入中華隊參加經典賽，與運動家其他新秀 —— 莊陳仲敖（排名第 28）、沙子宸（排名第 29）—— 一同代表家鄉出賽。小組賽絕對不會輕鬆，因為中華隊被分在與澳洲、捷克、南韓以及日本同組的分組中。這也意味著林維恩很可能有機會對上日本明星球員大谷翔平與山本由伸——兩位他最喜歡觀察的球員。「我當然想面對大谷。」林維恩笑著說。「還有對上山本。然後比賽結束後，也許可以問山本他是怎麼丟曲球的，因為他的曲球真的很好，接著再請他們兩位幫我簽球衣。」 https://reurl.cc/2l5m0E -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 211.72.174.79 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Baseball/M.1771984946.A.4A3.html