[閒聊] about John Mozeliak

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原文 http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/705501.html 在scout.com中有一系列介紹各GM的文章，以下這篇是介紹我們的新當家John Mozeliak 讓大家了解他的風格以及對球隊的改變吧 The Baseball GM & Scouting Series Part IV In baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility, on behalf of the ballclub, during contract discussions with players. 棒球隊經理與球探系列4 一個球隊的經理通常掌管球員的交易以及負責代表球隊與球員交涉談論合約。 Before the 1960s, and in some rare cases today, a person with the General Manager title in sports has also borne responsibility for the non-player operations of the ballclub, such as ballpark administration and broadcasting. 在1960年代以前，或是今日一些特別的例子，任何一種運動的經理還必須要負責處理球隊裡非球員的事務，例如球場的經營以及球賽轉播。 In St. Louis, the new Cardinals Vice-President and General Manager, John Mozeliak, oversees baseball operations, to include the manager, coaching staff and player development & scouting. 在聖路易，John Mozeliak，這位紅雀隊新任副總裁以及球隊經理則是負責管理球隊教練團、球員發展以及球探系統。 John Mozeliak, 38, had been the club's interim general manager since Walt Jocketty was fired and parted ways with the franchise on October 3, following 13 seasons. 自從10月3日前大掌櫃Walt Jocketty與球隊結束了13個球季的合作之後，38歲的John Mozeliak即接管球隊的代理經理。 The hiring of Mozeliak represents perhaps another incremental step in the changing of the guard in the world of the baseball general managers, where the new breed of business-oriented generated managers see themselves as the conductor of the orchestra in the team-oriented management approach. Mozeliak的接任也許代表著棒球隊的經理在經營手法上的提升－由營利為導向的方式進而產生以隊伍為導向的新經營方式，將自己視為樂隊中的指揮家來領導球隊。 In St. Louis, we see that Mozeliak takes over the reins as the GM of the Cardinals with the manager, Tony La Russa and his staff already in place. In matters relating to the player development and scouting, Mozeliak must also work with two other entrenched Vice-Presidents; Jerry Walker, Vice-President of Player Personnel and Jeff Luhnow, Vice-President of Amateur Scouting and Player Procurement. Mozeliak接管了紅雀的經理以及Tony La Russa與他的團隊。而為了要聯合球隊的球員發展系統與球探系統，Mozeliak還需要與球隊的兩位資深副手合作:負責球員部門的Jerry Walker以及負責業餘球探與球員買入的Jeff Luhnow。 The idea of creating a strong support team to carry out objectives and utilizing advisors isn’t a new idea, but what is becoming more commonplace, is that the General Manager is inheriting the bulk of his staff as opposed to recruiting and signing his own personnel. 建立堅強的團隊去完成目標或是使用顧問並非是新的概念；而更常見的是球隊經理只續用原來的團隊而不去尋求新的成員。 Mozeliak represents a bridge, if you will, from the old school to the new school approach in the front office and the scouting and development of players. The Cardinals new GM brings with him to the job a solid foundation and background in scouting and/or player development with an understanding of the importance and intricacies of each of these departments, giving him the ability to hit the ground running in his new role. Mozeliak卻在管理部門以及球探系統與球員發展系統間，建立起一座連結舊潮流與新潮流的橋樑。他帶來了球探與球員發展的重要性以及各部門間複雜的影響性的完整基礎背景，使他能夠順利地扮演好一個球隊經理的角色。 Many of today’s owners differ from past owners in that they care more about the bottom line than they do for baseball, thus effecting who they hire as their general managers. Author and baseball scout, Jonathan Story, points out in his book Baseball Uncensored, “Well-rounded general managers with extensive baseball backgrounds in scouting and/or coaching, coupled with interpersonal and administration skills, are becoming extinct.” 今日許多球隊擁有者與過去不同的地方在於他們關心球隊的營收更甚於棒球本身，這也影響了選擇球隊經理的決定。Jonathan Story身兼作家及棒球球探，而在他的書中"Baseball Uncensored"指出:能夠充滿球探及教練棒球背景，並有著結合各人間與管理部門的技巧的球隊經理已經越來越少見了。 There is a disturbing trend in hiring that business administration skills are taking precedence over traditional baseball-experience. In my opinion, the hiring of Mozeliak bucks that trend and was a step in the right direction for the Cardinals to take. 球隊經理的選擇注重在營利手法多於棒球經驗是個討人厭的趨勢。在我的觀點，Mozeliak 的接任是對於這種趨勢的反擊並且對於紅雀隊是個正確的選擇。 Typically a changing of the guard, bringing in a new general manager, often brings about change all the way down to the lower rungs of coaching and the scouting & player development department. 通常管理上的改變如新經理上任，都會為次級部門像是教練團以及球探與球員發展部門帶來新的改變。 In St. Louis we have seen a few changes in personnel with the departure of Walt Jocketty; Bruce Manno, the Senior Director of Professional Scouting and Special Assistant to the General Manager has accepted a new position with the Braves; Mark Riggins, who had worked within the St. Louis Cardinals organization for the past 29 years, most recently as the organization's minor league pitching coordinator for the past 12 seasons, accepted a position with the Chicago Cubs; Jim Riggleman the Cardinals Minor League Field Coordinator moved on to Seattle to take the job as the Mariner’s bench coach. 在紅雀隊我們可以看到在Walt Jocketty離去後經營部門的改變:身為球隊前資深職業球探以及經理特別助理的Bruce Manno在勇士對尋得新職位；而過去29年待在紅雀隊，並於最近 12年中擔任小聯盟投球指導員的Mark Riggins則是選擇到小熊隊；而小聯盟的防守指導員 Jim Riggleman則是到水手隊擔任板凳教練。 Among some of the other departures, Director of Professional Scouting Marteese Robinson departed for a position with the Washington Nationals. Minor League Hitting Coordinator Gene Tenace will not be back in 2008 and neither will minor league pitching coaches Sid Monge and Al Holland. 而職業球探部門處長Marteese Robinson則去了國民隊；另外小聯盟打擊指導員Gene Tenace、小聯盟投手教練Sid Monge與Al Holland也都不會在2008年待在紅雀隊。 Mozeliak will have his chance early on to put his fingerprints on the organization by finding the right people to fill these vacancies. Mozeliak在尋找完正確人選去填補這些空位之後，將有可能正式接掌球團。 The escalation of salaries negatively affects the smaller market teams, like St. Louis, in that they can’t always solve their problems with the acquisition of a marquee free agent, but it can also prevent young stars from signing long- term contracts. 逐漸上升的團隊薪資將會對小市場球隊如紅雀隊產生不良影響。這會造成他們難以從自由球員市場中獲得想要的選手，但這也可防止與年輕球員簽下長約。 The long term success of the St. Louis Cardinals will depend significantly on Mozeliak building an effective management team, with a good scouting department and a commitment on developing home grown talent. As we have seen in the past, the Cardinals inability (or unwillingness) to compete in the free-agent market makes the reliance on scouting and player development even more critical. 紅雀隊的長期成功將會大量依賴Mozeliak是否能夠建立起有效率的經營團隊，發展良好的球探部門以及球員發展的責任。就像過去看到的，紅雀隊無法(或是不想)在自由球員市場上的競爭造成了更依賴於球探及球員養成的重要性。 Mozeliak inherits one of the most storied franchises in sports history, with a healthy revenue stream, a new ballpark and a rabid fan base. His challenge will be to replace the impersonal leadership/management style of Walt Jocketty, with an approach that will embrace statistical analysis from the new kids on the block and involve the input of a broader number of people in the decision making process. This is becoming role of the modern day general manager. Mozeliak接下了這支史上最有名球隊的經營地位，無論是穩定的收入、新球場以及一群熱血球迷。他的挑戰是取代過去Walt Jocketty的經營領導方式，僱用新成員來進行大量資料分析以及投入更多人才來做出決策。這也是現代球隊經理的新角色。－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－好長的文章... 其實這篇重點就在於Mozeliak能否建立完善的農場系統，發掘好球員並妥善培養由於我們並非是自由市場上的最大贏家，因此更依賴於農場系統期許Mozeliak能夠帶來一番新氣象，為我們農場增加深度吧! 還有... 不要簽Silva! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.122.39.11