Re: Prospect Retro: Travis Hafner

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※ 引述《Raikknen (Kimi)》之銘言： : Prospect Retro: Travis Hafner : Travis Hafner was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 31st round of the 1996 : draft, out of Cowley County Community College in Kansas. He was a : draft-and-follow guy and didn't sign until the following spring. Assigned to : the Gulf Coast League Rangers, he did OK in his pro debut, hitting : .286/.374/.439 with 14 doubles in 55 games. But it was rookie ball, and while : his performance was good, it wasn't spectacular. He'd rate as a Grade C : prospect at that point, with intriguing power potential but needing to prove he : could carry it forward against more advanced pitching. Travis Hafner在1996年被遊騎兵第31輪挑中，他沒有馬上簽約(不受重視?)，直到隔年的春訓才簽定合約，在漩渦海岸聯盟的處女秀表現的不錯，在55場比賽中打出.286/.374/.439有14支2壘打，這只是新人聯盟的球賽，他表現不錯，但並不特別突出，他的未來性被評分數是C，有令人感興趣的力量，但是需要證明他能夠面對更高階的投手仍然能保有它。 : Hafner moved up to Savannah in the Sally League in 1998, where he hit just .237 : in 123 games. He did knock 16 homers and draw 68 walks, but he struck out 139 : times in 405 at-bats. He was originally a third baseman, but the Rangers : switched him to first base during the year due to lack of range. At this point, : his best attributes were power and walk rate, but his strikeout rate was very : high and his batting average was low. Grade C. Hafner在1998年前往沙凡那港市的突擊聯盟，在那裡123場比賽他只繳出了.231的打擊率他轟了16發HR，選了68個保送，但他在405個打數中也被三振了139次，他原本是個三壘手但遊騎兵將他改成手一壘，因為他守三壘的守備範圍太小，那時候他最大的貢獻是長打跟保送，但是他的三振率實在太高，打擊率又低，評分是 C : Savannah was Hafner's destination once again in 1999. He did much better this : time, hitting .292/.387/.546, with 28 homers, 30 doubles,111 RBI, and 67 walks. : However, he was repeating the league, and he fanned 151 times in 480 at-bats. : His power was well-respected but there was still skepticism among scouts about : how much contact he'd make against quality breaking balls and changeups. I gave : him a Grade C in the 2000 book, noting that he had potential but that it was : unclear if he would do as well at higher levels. Hafner在1999年仍只留在沙凡那港市，但他的表現好多了，.292/.387/.546，有28支HR 30支2壘安打，111分打點，67次保送，然而他還是有相同的問題480個打數三振151次，他的力量備受期待，但是球探也懷疑他能否打的到更高品質的變化球跟變速球，我給他的分數是 C，評價是他有淺力但是不清楚在更高等級的聯盟能否保有相同的演出。 : The Rangers promoted Hafner to the Florida State League in 2000, where he hit : .346/.447/.580 for Charlotte, with 34 doubles, 22 homers, 109 RBI, 67 walks, : and 86 strikeouts. Stunning performance, and note the gigantic drop in his : strikeout rate. I raised his grade to C+ in the '01 book, which seems much : too low in retrospect. I was concerned that it was his third season in Class A, : and at age 23 he wasn't young for a three-peat at that level. Nowadays I would : probably have gone up to Grade B given the dramatic drop in his strikeouts. : A wrist injury cost Hafner about 40% of the 2001 season, but he did well for : Double-A Tulsa when healthy, hitting .282/.396/.545 with 20 homers in 323 : at-bats. He drew 59 walks against 82 strikeouts. I raised him to Grade B-. At : this point, the doubts now were about defense, and finding a position as the : Rangers had a logjam at his position. I also continued to hear doubts about : his ability against higher-level breaking balls and changeups. 2000年時遊騎兵把Hafner升到佛羅里達聯盟，在夏洛特隊他打出.346/.447/.580，34支2b 22支HR，109打點，67保送，還有86次三振，漂亮的表現，在降低三振率上有巨大的突破我把他的分數升到C+，現在回頭看起來我給的分數很低，但是我考慮到他連續3年打1A，而且他已經23歲了，他不年輕了，而且連續待在那個等級3年，不然憑他大幅降低三振率我應該會給他B。一個手腕關節的的受傷花去了他2001球季40%的時間，但是當他健康時他在2A表現的很好 .282/.396/.545有20支全壘打，在323個打數中，他有59個保送還有82個三振，我再把他的分數升到B-，在那時候，對他的懷疑變成防守部分，遊騎兵已經有好手在他的防守位置上，必須在幫他找個位置，我也持續聽到有人懷疑他面對高階的變化球跟變速球的能力。 : Hafner was healthy in 2002 and had a massive season in Triple-A, hitting : .342/.463/.559 for Oklahoma with 21 homers, 79 walks, and 76 strikeouts in : 401 at-bats. His plate discipline was excellent, and he'd shown that he could : make contact against top-level minor league breaking stuff. I was finally : convinced, raising his grade to a strong A- and writing that "I'm as positive : as positive can be that he will hit, and hit well, in the major leagues." He : was traded to the Indians that December (for Einar Diaz and Ryan Drese) to help : replace Jim Thome in the Cleveland lineup. Hafner在2002年完全健康，有一個扎扎實實的3A球季，在奧克拉荷馬隊打出了.342/.463/.559，有21支全壘打，79個保送，76個三振，他的弱點被矯正過來了，他已經證明他可以打到最頂級小聯盟中的變化球，我最後終於認定了，把他的分數提高到 A- 並寫下"我越來越確信他在大聯盟可以打，可以打的很棒。" 在那年的12月他被交易到印地安人隊，換來了Einar Diaz跟Ryan Drese，取代Jim Thome 離去後的打線 : Hafner scuffled a bit in the majors in '03, hitting .254/.327/.485 in 91 games. : ..he showed good power but it took him some time to adjust to major league : conditions. He broke out big in '04 however, and has been one of the top : sluggers in the American League ever since. Hafner在03年打的跌跌撞撞的，繳出了.254/.327/.485在91場比賽中，他表現出了不錯的力量，不過他也花了一些時間去適應大聯盟的狀況，然後04年的表現有更進一步的突破，一直到現在他已經成美聯最頂尖的長打者之一。 : His early minor league career was marked by good power production and a high : walk rate, but also a very high strikeout rate and doubts from scouts about : his ability to adjust at higher levels. Through hard work, he improved his : ability to read breaking balls, cutting his strikeout rate despite moving up : and hitting against better competition. He hit over .300 in '04 and '05, and : will possibly do so again in '06....considering that he hit just .237 against : Sally League competition in 1998, I think you have to be very happy with the : way he's developed his overall offensive game. His current numbers are very : much what you'd expect based on his 2002 MLE at Triple-A Oklahoma, but I think : it clear that Hafner has exceeded even what optimists thought possible back : in '97 and '98. 他的早期小聯盟生涯中被貼上了具長打力跟高保送率的標籤，但也是一個非常高三振率被球探懷疑他能否適應高階聯盟，透過努力的鍛鍊，他提升了自己閱讀變化球的能力，儘管面對更強的競爭者，他還是能降低他的三振率，他在04跟05年的打擊率皆超過3成今年也可能再次達成這個目標，想起他98年在突擊聯盟只有.237的打擊率，我認為你已經很高興他這一路走來，在攻擊上全面的成長，他現在的數字已經遠超過在2002年他還在3A奧克拉荷馬隊所被預期的，但我認為，無疑的 Hafner 已經超越在'97'98那些樂觀者的估計。 : Similar Players to Travis Hafner 跟Travis Hafner相似的球員有 : Dolph Camilli : Mo Vaughn : Willie Stargell : Fred McGriff : ============================================================= : source:http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2006/9/4/123435/6023 他應該受到更多的重視的 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.114.19.131