Cubs GM Hendry doesn't want to be caught short of healthy start

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Phil Rogers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Baseball Pitching the idea of depth Cubs GM Hendry doesn't want to be caught short of healthy starters NAPLES, Fla. -- Rookie pitchers started 80 games for the Cubs last season. If Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry have their way, the Cubs might have 80 pitchers on their roster when the season begins next April, very few of whom will be rookies. 菜鳥投手去年為小熊隊先發了八十場，如果Lou Piniella和Jim Hendry有辦法，小熊隊會有80個投手名單在明年球季開始前只有很少的一部分是菜鳥 Yes, that's an exaggeration. But by less than you would think, or that I thought heading to Florida for the annual general managers meeting. 是的這是誇大但是BLAH BLAH 我想前往佛羅里達去參加年度經理會議 Most people have been operating on the assumption the Cubs are looking to add two established starters to the rotation behind Carlos Zambrano. But Wednesday, right before he went off to make a recruiting call to free-agent right-hander Gil Meche, Piniella raised the ante. 大多數人都想探聽出小熊隊在ROTATION上會把哪兩位擺在ZAMBRANO後面但是就在禮拜三 Piniella退場去和Gil Meche會面前，他提了一個賭注 "We'd like to get three starters," the new manager said with a devious twinkle in his eye. 我們會簽三位先發投手新的總教練閃著邪惡的餘光如是說 By bypassing the biggest names left on the market, Barry Zito and Jason Schmidt, the Cubs apparently believe they can stretch their pitching dollar to add three known quantities, with one caveat. 但是置現存市場上最大的肥魚Barry Zito和Jason Schmidt不顧小熊寧願相信他們可以簽三位好的先發投手來增強他們的牛棚 According to major-league sources, the third starter—the bonus one—very well could be Jason Marquis, who didn't pitch for St. Louis in the postseason after going 14-16 with a 6.02 earned-run average. 根據mlb消息指出第三位先發投手很可能是紅雀隊的Jason Marquis 那個投出14勝16敗失分率6.02而且季後賽沒有替紅雀投球的傢伙 Hendry hopes to get two others off a list that includes Ted Lilly (15-13, 4.31 for Toronto), Meche (11-8, 4.48 for Seattle), Miguel Batista (11-8, 4.58 for Arizona) and Japanese left-hander Kei Igawa, who is expected to be posted by the Hanshin Tigers on Monday. Hendry希望從Ted Lilly (15-13, 4.31 for Toronto), Meche (11-8, 4.48 for Seattle), Miguel Batista (11-8, 4.58 for Arizona) and Japanese left-hander Kei Igawa, 的這個名單中挑到另兩位 That would be quite an infusion of experience alongside the pitchers already in the Cubs' stable: Zambrano, Mark Prior, second-year lefties Rich Hill and Sean Marshall, the recently re-signed Wade Miller and a cast of kids that includes Carlos Marmol (who could be shifted to the bullpen), Angel Guzman, Juan Mateo and Ryan O'Malley. The goal is never to fall short of starting pitching again. The key to doing that, Hendry apparently has concluded, is to have Prior positioned as the No. 6 starter and Kerry Wood in the bullpen when they go to spring training. Say the Cubs somehow succeed in signing Lilly, Meche and Marquis. Their probable rotation would look like this: Zambrano, Lilly, Meche, Hill and Marquis, with Prior, Marshall and Miller in reserve. 如果小熊隊成功的簽下lilly和marquis 他們的rotation會是Zambrano, Lilly, Meche, Hill and Marquis, Prior, Marshall 和 Miller 先保留 That would give them pitchers who made more than 220 big-league starts a year ago. The Oakland Athletics entered 2006 with the most experienced starters—a group that had started about 190 games in 2005—and rode those arms to the championship series. If everything meshes, and the Cubs find themselves with a genuine surplus, they should be in a great position to trade for any remaining needs. The Cubs got only nine starts from Prior in 2006. If he returns to the form he showed before shoulder problems made him a non-factor last season, Piniella should be a happy man. Somehow it appears the Cubs will have the resources to add this much talent— possibly taking their payroll beyond $120 million. A day after committing $13 million to utility man/second baseman Mark De Rosa, the Cubs re-signed backup catcher Henry Blanco for two years and an option at $5.25 million. Hendry also continued his pursuit of J.D. Drew and Alfonso Soriano. According to sources, Boston and the Cubs have expressed the most interest in Drew, who used an early-out clause to reach free agency only two years into a five-year, $55 million deal with the Dodgers. He's believed to be seeking $14 million a year for four or five years. Piniella, who drove down from his home in the Tampa area to attend the meetings, has been impressed with Hendry's style. "He's like Pac-man," he said. "He's just out there gobbling up players." Marquis would represent a bit of a reclamation project but he's only 28. His 2006 season fell apart after he allowed 13 earned runs to the White Sox on June 21, taking one for the team because Mark Mulder had lost 20-6 the night before. He wound up allowing the most runs (136) and home runs (35) in the NL. Marquis has made 30-plus starts for all three seasons he was with St. Louis, winning at least 13 games every season. The Cubs believe they can help him rebuild his mechanics and his confidence. Lilly and Meche both are being widely pursued. The Cubs might have to overpay to land Lilly because it's believed he wants to go to a West Coast team after spending most of his career in the East. 先翻一些重要的其他的之後再補足 -- ashamed,why? -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.170.231.205

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