[翻譯] Braves Right Field: The Now and The …

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來源：talkingchop At the major league level… … it may not be the kind of soul searching that Andruw Jones will be doing this off-season, but Jeff Francoeur will have to have his own little "come to Jesus" meeting with himself. To put the blame of the 2008 disaster all on Frenchy’s shoulders is a bit much, but he deserves to take a big chunk of the blame for 90 losses. 雖然不用像安豬一樣在這個休季裡把靈魂找回來，但粉酷必須令他自己稍微去與耶穌見面。要把2008球季的災難都讓粉酷一肩扛起有失厚道，但他仍應該承擔一大部分90敗的責任。 Frenchy represents an interesting dilemma for the Braves. In one corner is much of the Braves PR and team branding that puts Francoeur at the forefront, and in the other corner is a player who was the WORST everyday right fielder in baseball this year. His .653 OPS was the worst among everyday right fielders, and he was listed dead last among right fielders in VORP (value over replacement player) with a (negative) -17.3! In fact, using the VORP metric, Frenchy was the fourth-worst player in the major leagues – out of 1038 players listed, he was listed 1035, just above Andruw Jones, Corey Patterson, and Tony Pena. 粉酷代表一個勇士有趣的窘境，從一方面來看許多勇士公關及球隊的招牌人物皆把粉酷放在主要核心，然另一方面來看今年他是棒球界最糟的先發右外野手。他的0.653 OPS在先發右外野手中是最糟的，且他在右外野手中，VORP是負的(-17.3)，屬於相當糟糕的名單內。事實上，使用VORP計算，粉酷是大聯盟裡第四糟的，共計1038名球員內。他排名在第1035名，只比安豬、Corey Patterson及Tony Pena還高。(囧..有三個出身勇士….) Was this season an anomaly or did it finally peel back the shiny-happy coating and reveal the real batter? 本季是反常，或者是終於剝下耀眼及幸運的外衣而顯露出他打擊真實的一面？ If the Braves stick with Jeff Francoeur as their right fielder next season, they should do so with some trepidation and a quick trigger to replace him with the first thing that comes to Frank Wren’s mind (not named Jason Perry). Next year is the last option year for Francoeur, so he can be sent to the minors without having to pass through waivers. If the Braves are serious about winning next year then they should not flinch if Francoeur is struggling, like they did this year, when they demoted Francoeur. 如果勇士下季用粉酷當他們的右外野手，如此的作法他們應該有些戒慎恐懼，Wren的心中首要得有個迅速替代人選(不要是Perry)。下年度是粉酷最後的執行選擇權年，所以他尚能被送到小聯盟而不必經過waiver。如果勇士對於下年度的勝利是認真看待的，那當粉酷掙扎時他們不應退縮，就像今年他們把粉酷下放一樣。 But what can Frenchy do to figure it out? He tried tinkering with his swing all season, trying everything he could and everything anyone told him to break out of his many funks. (Perhaps he should watch tape of Brian McCann hitting.) Beyond just getting Francoeur back to his 06/07 production, there should be a desire to see him go way beyond that – to have that breakout year that everyone has wanted to see from him for the past two or three years. In 06 and 07 his production was in the bottom third of everyday right-fielders, so one could point to that decrease in production in right-field (from J.D. Drew and Gary Sheffield) as another big reason the Braves have failed to make the playoffs the last few years. 但粉酷能做什麼事來突破？今年整個球季他都嘗試修正他的揮棒，嘗試他能做的每件事，嘗試任何人告訴他要突破心理障礙的每件事。(或許他應該看看麥肯打擊的型態)。除了找回粉酷06/07兩季的產能外，應該要有個慾望看見他往更遠的地方邁進—就是要有個爆發年，過去兩或三年眾人早已想要看到的局面。在06及07兩季他的產能是先發右外野手裡倒數第三，所以指出一件事，亦即右外野手產能的遞減(自JD豬跟Sheff來看)可作為勇士已經好幾季沒打入季後賽的另一個關鍵理由。 I didn’t mean to turn this into a Frenchy-sucks piece, because I do honestly like the guy, and one can never doubt his hustle or desire. But at some point hustle and desire and raw talent have got to translate into above average major league skills. The Braves can’t have a right fielder who is expected to hit in the middle of the order put up a .359 slugging percentage. Francoeur needs to get better or he needs to go. 我不打算變成幹譙粉酷的那群人之一，因為誠實地講我喜歡這傢伙，且他是個從未懷疑過自己的衝勁及渴望的人。然而某個點上，衝勁及渴望及生嫩的天賦已轉變成高於水平的大聯盟技術。勇士不能有一個右外野手，被預期打中心打者然後繳出0.359的長打率。粉酷需要更好，不然他需要離開勇士。 The future Braves right fielder… … He’s one of the top-five prospects in all of baseball, and Jason Heyward is also the Braves top prospect. He did everything the organization wanted him to do in his first full season of profession baseball at just the age of 19. The real question now becomes, just how fast are the Braves prepared to move him up the minor league ladder. If my complaining about Jeff Francoeur in the first half of this piece was a sign that the Braves should make a change in right field, then after next year they really don’t need to look any further than Heyward. Heyward是棒球界前五好的頂尖新秀之一，也是勇士最好的新秀。在他只有19歲的第一個完整職業球季，他做好每件勇士球團想要他達成的事。現在真正的問題變成，勇士在小聯盟的層級裡預備升他升得多快。如果這篇文章第一段我對粉酷的抱怨，是勇士應該在右外野作改變的徵兆，那在下個球季度過後，勇士也不需要再去留意Heyward以外的人選。(按：應該是說如果粉酷持續低迷，Heyward直接就可以在2010上來頂RF) This season at Rome he performed exactly how a top prospect should perform – his hitting, slugging, and on-base percentages were all in the top-10 in the league. He struggled a bit after a late-season promotion to Myrtle Beach, hitting .182 (4-for-22), but he turned it around a bit in the Carolina League playoffs, before falling off again. I wouldn’t put too much stock in those numbers as it was only a couple weeks of games. 這季在Rome他表現地確實就像一個頂尖新秀應該要有的—他的打擊率，長打率跟上壘率都在全聯盟前十。他在球季快結束前升上高階1A球隊有些掙扎，只打出0.182的打擊率，但在再次跌落之前，他在卡羅萊納聯盟的季後賽有回神了一點。我不願太重視那些數據，因為只是幾週的比賽而已。 Will the Braves take the slow and steady, one level per year approach with Heyward, or will they give him a mid-year call-up to Mississippi if he’s repeating his 2008 performance? He’ll only be 20-years old next year, so the slow and steady approach seems like the right one, but how much could events in the major leagues (the afore mentioned jettisoning of Francoeur) increase the need to move Heyward up and see how he responds to the challenge. 勇士是否會以緩慢及平穩的速度，一年一個層級來養成Heyward，或者他們會令他在球季中升上2A如果他能複製今年的表現？他下個年度只有要滿20而已，所以緩慢平穩的途徑似乎像是正確的，但在大聯盟事件的演變(如：上面提及對於粉酷的終局放棄)將會增加把 Heyward向上提升的需求，並且也要看他如何回應考驗。 More for future consideration… 2. Jon Owings – JMO is finally moving up and out of the lower rungs of the minor league system. He’s been slowed by injuries, but while healthy the last two years he has shown impressive power and an improving ability to recognize pitches. As one of the truly nice guys in baseball, it’s easy to root for Owings to succeed. He’ll face a test next year in Mississippi, but if successful, a major league job shouldn’t be too far behind. JMO終於自較低階的小聯盟層級獲得擢升，他已經因傷遲緩了他的職業生涯，但當過去兩年健康之際，他展示出令人印象深刻的砲瓦及進步中辨識球路的能力。以一個棒球界裡真正優秀的年輕人而言，為Owings激勵使其成功是很舒服的。他將會在下個年度在密西西比面對測試，但如果成功，大聯盟的工作不會離他太遠。 3. Chris Shehan – The Braves were able to woo Shehan away from Georgia Southern after his junior season, where he hit .428 with 22 homeruns. He displayed decent power and good speed in Danville, and seemed to adjust well to wooden bats. He should start for Rome in right field next year, and I think a lot of people are excited to see what he can do. He could turn out to be one of the real steals of last year’s draft after being taken in the 30th-round. 勇士能打動Shehan使其在大三球季後離開喬治亞南方，他在那邊打出了0.428打擊率及22 發全壘打。他在Danville展示不錯的砲瓦及良好的速度，且似乎對木棒適應良好。他應該於下季在Rome開季，且我認為有一堆人會很興奮可以看到他打球，他可能會變成去年選秀會上的一偷，在第三十輪才被選中。 4. Concepcion Rodriguez – He’s sort of the forgotten guy at Myrtle Beach, but he played stellar defense and showed a good all-around game at the plate. He’s one of those guys who was signed out of Panama and grew into his own in the Braves’ Dominican academy. With his refined game he could catapult up the depth chart if he finally taps into all his talent. 他是個有點被遺忘的小伙子在高階1A，但他有著明星級的防守跟各方面都不錯的打擊能力。他是那些簽自於巴拿馬的小伙子之一，成長於勇士多明尼加學校。藉由他比賽中的精煉表現，如果他最後能開發他所有的天賦，可能會在球團深度表名單裡的地位急遽上升。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 60.250.228.146