Re: [翻譯] Five Questions- Milwaukee Brewers
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: Five questions: Milwaukee Brewers
: by Jeff Sackmann
: March 18, 2010
: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/five-questions-milwaukee-brewers5/
: From 90 wins to 80 in one season. Sure, Milwaukee fans are used to seeing the
: hometown team lose, but the 2008 Wild Card changed the expectation game.
: Plenty of things went right for the Brewers last year, but the starting
: rotation was so, so wrong.
: 一季之差,從90勝到落到了80勝。當然、酒人迷們已經習慣了球隊低迷的
: 戰績,但是08年的外卡改變了大家的期待。上一季對酒人來說、很多事情
: 都做對了,但是先發輪值卻是大錯特錯。
: Will the rotation be respectable?
: 今年的輪值圈會像樣點嗎?
: One thing is certain: It will be tough for the rotation to be worse than it
: was last year. Brewers starters had an ERA of 5.37 last year (last in the
: National League, 0.40 behind 15th-place Washington), and that's including a
: 3.73 ERA from Yovani Gallardo. We could look at some more advanced stats, but
: they all tell about the same story.
: 只有一件事可以肯定:那就是輪值要比去年還爛,是件不太可能的事。
: 酒人的先發們去年創下了ERA5.37的成績(國聯墊底,比倒數第二的國民還
: 高了0.4),而且其中算進了Gallardo的3.73。我們可以查一下進階數據,
: 但是結論並不會有什麼差別。
: At least there are some new faces. Along with Gallardo, the top of the
: rotation will include free-agent lefties Randy Wolf and Doug Davis. Between
: them, CHONE predicts that the Crew will get about 330 innings of sub-4.50
: pitching. Compared to replacement level, Wolf was a bit pricey. Compared to
: the disaster that was 2009 Brewers starting pitching, Wolf is a savior.
: 至少現在補進了新面孔。隨著Gallardo,輪值圈頂端有了FA左投Rndy Wolf
: 跟Doug Davis。CHONE預測這三人大概可以貢獻330局、4.50左右的成績。
兩人 以下
: 以替換層面來看,Wolf還真有點貴。但跟去年酒人先發的災難來比較,Wolf
跟replacement
level相比
: 是個救世主。
: Also reassuring is that Dave Bush and Manny Parra have track records
: suggesting they are capable hurlers. Both rode a wave of poor performance and
: worse luck to ERAs above 6.00 last year; CHONE projects that both will come
: in under 5.00 in 2010.
: 同樣讓人放心的還有Dave Bush和Manny Parra,他們過去的紀錄說明
: 他們也是有能力的投手。去年雙雙因為表現差勁和歹運繳出高於6.00
: 的ERA。CHONE預測他們今年都會降到5.00以下。
: Then there's Jeff Suppan. In a logical world, the Brewers would cut him
: loose, suffer the emotional pain of a $12 million sunk cost, and give his
: innings to someone—anyone—else. In this world, he may well end up with a
: rotation spot. He will give up a lot of runs.
: 然後是Jeff Suppan。理論上來說,酒人應該要釋出他、硬吃下12M薪水
: 和情緒上的傷痛,然後把他的登板機會給別人─隨便一個都可以。但實
: 際上,他可能會好好待在輪值圈內,然後丟掉一堆自責分。
: Even if Suppan sticks in the rotation for most of the season, this is a
: much-improved rotation. It doesn't look like a playoff-caliber one, but if
: Parra (still only 27) puts things together and rebounds to something like his
: 2008 season, it might be good enough to get the job done.
: 就算這季硬把Suppan留在輪值圈內,這輪值還是已經大大改善了。雖然
: 看起來不像是有季後賽能力,但如果Parra可以重拾他08年的狀態,在
這
: 季後賽生存也是有可能的。
個陣容還是有機會進季後賽。
: They can field, they can run, but can they hit?
: 他們可以守、可以跑、但是他們能打嗎?
: If you're looking for reasons to watch the Brewers this year, here are two:
: Alcides Escobar and Carlos Gomez. Both are among the most gifted defensive
: players in the game, and they'll be manning shortstop and center field for
: Milwaukee.
: 如果你在找今年看酒人的理由,這裡有兩個:Alcides Escobar和Carlos
: Gomez。兩個都是極有天賦的防守球員,將會是帶來驚奇的游擊手和中外
將會為Milwaukee把守游擊和中
: 野手。
外野
: But both also are young and come with question marks on their offense. Gomez
: has over 1,000 major league at-bats under his belt, with a sub-.300 on-base
: percentage to show for it. Brewers coaches are already tinkering with his
: approach, and he's a candidate (along with Escobar) to bat ninth, behind the
: pitcher.
: 但是他們兩個都還年輕、並且在進攻上讓人存疑。Gomez已經在大聯盟累積
: 了超過1000棒次的機會,留下了差不多.300的上壘率。酒人教練團已經因為
低於 在稍
: 他在東補西補,並且有機會讓他打第九棒、排在投手後面。
微調整他的擊
球方式
: Officially, the Brewers aren't expecting much from the pair, but if both
: perform at the lower end of their offensive projections, it's easy to see an
: anemic overall offense result. For all that Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder can
: do, another down year from Corey Hart, a step back from Casey McGehee, and a
: couple of all-field youngsters could guarantee some awfully easy innings for
: opposing pitchers.
: 官方上、酒人並不對他們抱有有什麼太大的期待。但如果兩個都繳出期望
: 值底端的成績,貧血的整體進攻是很有可能的。Braun跟Fielder做他們能
: 做的、Hart又讓人發悶的一年、McGehee的退步,再加上一兩個年輕工具人
幾個只會防守其它
都不會的年輕人
: 可以保證讓對手投手很好過。
: Fortunately, there is hope. Escobar got on base at a .350 clip in Triple-A
: last year, and even batted .300 in his stint in the majors. He's shown solid
: gap power throughout his minor league career, knocking at least 25 doubles in
: each of the last two seasons.
: 還好,還有個希望。Escobar去年在3A繳出了.350的上壘率,連在大聯盟期間
: 打擊都有.300的表現。他的砲瓦已經展現了跟在小聯盟生涯的明顯差距,過
他在小聯盟生涯已經展現了紮實的gap power(擊出二壘
打三壘打所需的power)
: 去兩季最少都有25支二壘安打。
: Gomez is a bigger question mark, but he might be the one with more potential
: at the plate. While he has never had a sterling offensive season, he held his
: own in the minors at a very young age; he just hasn't seen much in the way of
: improvement in the last two years.
: Gomez是讓人比較存疑,但他還是有潛力。過去從來沒有在大聯盟有個完整球
雖然他過去在進攻上沒什麼驚人的
: 季過,因為他的早期生涯都是在小聯盟浮浮沉沉,只是過去兩年他看來沒什麼
表現,但是他年紀輕輕就進了小聯盟,還能夠維
持一定的水準(意思就是他在小聯盟時面對的都
是年紀比他大比他有經驗的對手,但還是有不錯
的表現,代表他有一定的潛力在)
: 長進就是。
: Will Rickie Weeks stay healthy?
: Rickie Weeks可以保持健康嗎?
: Probably not.
: 大概不會
: Has Doug Melvin fixed the bullpen yet?
: Doug Melvin已經把牛棚補好了嗎?
: Little-known fact outside of Milwaukee: The bullpen wasn't that bad last
: year. The memory of the 2008 Eric Gagne edition is strong, but finally fading.
: 有點可能很多人不知道,事實上去年的牛棚並不是很差。08年Gagne留下
: 的印象很深,但它終於淡去了。
: Melvin has finally started to figure out how to build a bullpen with a decent
: payroll. Years ago, he was famous for his scrap heap pickups: Dan Kolb (when
: he was good), Derrick Turnbow (when he was good), Brian Shouse, and many
: more. Once he had some money to play with, he spent it on the likes of Gagne,
: Guillermo Mota, and David Riske.
: Melvin終於開始嘗試去花大錢重組牛棚。過去幾年,他以他的資源回收
終於開始了解要怎麼樣花錢建構
牛棚(過去都是用自家產的免錢
的)
: 步數聞名:Dan Kolb、Derrick Turnbow、Brian Shouse還有其他一堆。
: 只要他手頭上有錢可以燒,他就花在像Gagne、Mota、Riske這種投資上。
: Nobody ever said it was easy to build an effective bullpen. This year's
: edition is a relatively salary-efficient blend of proven vets (Trevor
: Hoffman, LaTroy Hawkins), experienced but affordable middle relievers (Todd
: Coffey, Claudio Vargas), and some homegrown pieces (Mitch Stetter, Carlos
: Villanueva).
: 沒人說組一個有能力的牛棚很簡單。今年的組成看來跟薪水相比很有價值:
: 已證明身價的Hoffman、Hawkins;有經驗但還可負擔的中繼Coffey、Vargas
: ;還有幾個自家採收的Stetter、Villanueva。
: A better performance from the starting rotation will help, and Hawkins should
: more than make up for the loss of Mark DiFelice. Hawkins' presence also would
: make it easier to weather injury or ineffectiveness from the 42-year-old
: Hoffman. This isn't a world-beating bullpen, but it isn't likely to hold the
: rest of the team back.
: 先發輪值的進步可以幫忙,加上Hawkins有著比彌補DiFelice的離去更多
: 的價值。Hawkins的存在可以分擔Hoffman的年邁和衰退問題。這不是個
這不是個
: 有宰制能力的牛棚,但是至少可以阻止其他隊。
強力的牛棚,但也不太可能會拖累這支球隊。
: Where will Prince Fielder end up, and when?
: 小王子會何去何從,在何時?
: Those annoyed by the constant low-level chatter about a long-term deal for
: Prince Fielder had better brace themselves. It ain't going away anytime soon.
: 那些一直喋喋不休要給小王子一份長約的人最好可以閉嘴了,這短期內
一直有關於小王子長約的消息,那些對這些消息感到困擾的人最好想辦
: 不會發生。
法自行解決,因為短期內會一直有這樣的消息。
: A quick recap. Prince is now in his second season of arbitration. Last year,
: he signed a two-year deal that gave the club some cost certainty; this year,
: he's making $10.5 million. If Scott Boras and the Brewers settle on a
: one-year contract next year, we could be looking at something in Ryan Howard
: territory, pushing $20 million.
: 一個簡單的概括。小王子現在身處仲裁的第二年。去年他簽了一兩年約
: ,這讓球隊的支出有了點肯定性(是說方便計劃啦);今年、他的薪水是
: 10.5M。如果酒人跟Boras今年再簽下一紙合約,我們可以期待看到差不
: 多是Ryan Howard等級,逼近20M。
: It's conceivable that Milwaukee would do that. Between the low-cost Ryan
: Braun deal and Suppan's contract coming off the books, the money will be
: available. It's even possible that the Brewers could convince themselves that
: Fielder is worth a $150 million, seven-year megadeal.
: 一般相信Milwaukee會簽下去。有著俗又大碗的Braun加上擺脫Suppan,
: 資金是會夠的。酒人甚至可以說服他們自己簽下一份7y/150M的超值餐。
酒人甚至可能會說服他們自己:給小王子7年150M的大約
是值得的
: But this seems unlikely. First of all, Boras will want Fielder to test the
: rose-tinted waters of free agency. That probably rules out a long-term deal
: next winter. Second, while Fielder has shown some improvement at first base
: (-23 in 2006-07 to -7 in 2008-09, according to TotalZone), he's still a
: designated hitter in the not-too-distant future. The Brewers don't need one
: of those.
: 但這看來不太可能發生。第一、Boras會要小王子去誘人的FA試試水溫。
: 這大概會把長約的可能性排除掉。第二、雖然他在一壘的進步是有目共睹
: (根據TotalZone,從06-07年的-23降到08-09年的-7),他在不遠的將來還
: 是會變成個指定打擊。酒人不需要這種角色。
: Here's what's going to happen. Unless the Brewers are in the hunt come July,
: Fielder will be unofficially available almost continuously until Opening Day
: next year. Doug Melvin will never publicly put him on the trading block, and
: he'll never back himself into a situation where he "must" trade his star.
: There won't be a Halladay-esque public bidding war, either. But he'll listen.
: 事情大概會是這樣。除非酒人七月就把他收了,要不然小王子到明年開季
: 前都一直會是可交易的。Melvin絕對不會公開把他放上交易名單,他不會
: 做出讓自己看起來逼不得已要交易掉球星的舉。所以不會有像Halladay那
: 樣的出價大戰,但他會看你拿什麼來換。
: The Milwaukee front office isn't stupid. The odds that Fielder is wearing a
: Cerveceros uniform in 2012 are awfully low. Fielder can net a whole lot more
: than draft picks, and especially if the 2011 squad is shaping up to be
: another 80-win mediocrity, there's no reason to pay Fielder $20 million to be
: there. He might be part of a playoff run in 2010 or 2011, but it remains to
: be seen whether it's the Brewers he'll be leading into October.
: Milwaukee的制服組不是白癡。小王子到2012還穿著酒鬼球衣的可能性非常
: 地低。他可以換到的東西比選秀權更有價值,尤其是如果11年又會是個80
: 勝的雞排球季,更沒有理由用20M把他留下來。他可能會在10年或11年的季
在2010年或2011年,他可能
: 後賽陣容內,但這都得看酒人能不能打到10月。
還是會在酒人爭奪季後賽的陣容當中,但到了10月季後賽時,他帶領的球隊
會不會是酒人就很難說了。(意思就是如果酒人季後賽無望,他就有可能被
交易到其他有機會進季後賽的球隊)
: Bonus: Will Ryan Braun be designing T-shirts in October?
: Braun可以在10月設計T-shirt嗎?
: This is one question on which all of us—Brewers fans, Brewers haters, and
: Brewers neutrals—can agree.
: 這是個我們全部─酒人迷、酒人敵、隨便一個人都會同意的回答
: Please, please no.
: 絕對不要
: (請看原文、有附圖)
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