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Assessing the Cleveland Indians' spring work with two weeks before opener: Paul Hoynes analysis By Paul Hoynes, The Plain Dealer on March 16, 2013 at 10:08 PM http://ppt.cc/2BkJ GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- There are 16 days left before the Indians open the 2013 season against Toronto on April 2 at Rogers Centre. Before the 25-man roster is named, and players start double checking to see if they can find their passports, questions still need to be answered. 距離4/2笑臉人對上藍鳥的2013年開幕戰只剩16天了。在確定25人名單和選手們檢查他們的護照還在不在之前，仍有些問題應該要被解答。 So consider this a progress report, one of those slips of papers wayward students use to get from their teachers in the middle of the grading period to take home to Mom and Dad, on the big issues facing manager Terry Francona's ballclub. ‧ What does it mean when 1) Francona is spotted zooming around camp on a red scooter and 2) appears in a video version of the Harlem Shake dressed as a baby with a white floppy bonnet? Well, the guy knows how to have a good time and if he does indeed drive the scooter between his apartment and Progressive Field during the regular season, he should get credit for going green. Is Francona too player friendly? "We all know there's a line you can't cross with him," said Justin Masterson. Francona被看到騎著小機車去春訓營和帶頭哈林搖有什麼意味在？當然，大家都玩得很爽。如果他在季賽中真的從公寓騎車去球場的話，他應該要因為環保而被表揚。至於Francona會不會對球員太好了？ Masterson說，我們都知道不能跨過他的底線。 ‧ What about Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez, the top two starters in the rotation who combined for 32 losses last year? Masterson is 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA in three Cactus League starts with six strikeouts and no walks in 8 2/3 innings. He threw five scoreless innings in a B game as well. Jimenez is 2-0 with a 5.54 ERA in four games. He's struck out nine, walked two and allowed 19 hits in 13 innings. He seems to have taken to his new delivery, but the Indians are still trying convince him that he doesn't have to overthrow to get people out. 關於去年合起來輸了32場的輪值前兩號Masterson和Jimenez的狀況呢？ Masterson在仙人掌聯盟中出賽三場，兩勝零敗，ERA 4.15，在8.2局中包含了6K，沒有保送。在B GAME中他也投出了五局零失分的表現。 Jimenez則出賽四場，兩勝零敗，ERA 5.54，他在13局中送出了9次三振、兩次保送，被打了 19支安打。他看起來調整了新的投球型態，但球團仍試著說服他不需要為了讓打者出局而投太高。 ‧ Will closer Chris Perez be ready for April 2? He threw 15 pitches off the mound Saturday for the first time since straining his right shoulder on Feb. 26. He's making progress, but his return date is still unsettled. In the bullpen, five relievers have jobs: Perez (if healthy), Vinnie Pestano, Joe Smith, Rich Hill and Cody Allen. Francona, however, still isn't saying how many relievers he'll open the season with. The Tribe opens with 13 games without a day off and is considering carrying an extra arm. Then again the last seven games of the streak are played in Cleveland, which usually guarantees at least one April postponement because of snow or rain. Matt Albers, Bryan Shaw, Nick Hagadone, Scott Barnes, Matt Langwell and Matt Capps give Francona plenty of relief options if he goes with a 13-man staff. Chris Perez 在4/2前會準備好嗎？自從2/26扭傷右肩後，星期六是他第一次投球。儘管有些進步，但他的歸期依然未定。牛棚中目前可以確定的人是Perez(如果健康的話)、Pestano、Smith、Hill和Allen。但 Francona目前並未提及他開季會帶幾個後援投手，笑臉人開幕後會連打13天比賽，所以可能考慮會多帶條手臂。後七場在主場的比賽，通常至少會有一場因為下雨或下雪延賽。如果Francona打算帶13位投手的話，目前牛棚中也有相當多可用之兵：Albers、Shaw、 Hagadone、Barnes、Langwell和Capps。 ‧ The rotation appears to be set with Masterson, Jimenez, Brett Myers, Zach McAllister and lefty Scott Kazmir. Daisuke Matsuzaka threw three innings in a minor-league game Saturday, but it sounds as if he's running out of time. Carlos Carrasco, Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer still have a shot, but are probably bound for Class AAA Columbus. 先發輪值的部分，目前看起來像是Masterson、Jimenez、Myers、McAllister和Kazmir。松坂星期六投了三局，但是他似乎已經來不及了。Carrasco、Kluber和Bauer都可以試試。但他們或許都會從3A出發。 ‧ The new outfield of Bourn, Michael Brantley and Drew Stubbs hasn't played a lot of innings together, but that should change in the coming days. Brantley missed time after getting spiked in his left forearm on Feb. 25. Bourn, Brantley and Stubbs should be one of the fastest outfields in franchise history. They've shown flashes of what that can mean offensively and defensively. The outfielder who has been doing the most running has been Ezequiel Carrera, who has stolen eight bases in nine attempts and scored six runs despite hitting .207. Carrera is out of options and probably won't make the team. 新的外野手Bourn、Brantley、Stubbs雖然沒有一起上場過多少局，但之後會有些改變的。 Brantley 2/25 左前臂被釘鞋踩傷，缺席了一段時間。Bourn、Brantley和Stubbs應該會是隊史最快的外野手之一，他們無論在攻守端都展現出進退如電的速度。Ezequiel Carrera是笑臉人今年春訓跑最兇的外野手，九次盜壘中成功八次，六分得分，儘管打擊率只有.207。另外Carrera已經沒有選擇權了，而且他可能不會在先發名單中。 ‧ Catcher Carlos Santana is having a fine World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic, which is a good thing, because it seems as if he's been gone from spring training forever. Santana's absence, and Lou Marson's bout with the flu, has given Yan Gomes lot of time behind the plate. Gomes has shown he can hit, but his catching skills still need work. Gomes injured his right hamstring Friday against Milwaukee running out a double, which probably punched his ticket to Columbus. The Indians want to find out if he can be an everyday catcher. 捕手Carlos Santana目前在WBC多明尼加隊中打得很好，這也不錯，因為她看起來春訓是來不及回來了。而Lou Marson因為感冒缺席，Yan Gomes目前是有不少時間擔任捕手，他的確能打，可是他的接捕技巧需要再加強。 Gomes 星期五對上釀酒人在跑上二壘時弄傷了右腳腿筋，這可能會使他從3A出發，笑臉希望他可以是個每天都可以上的捕手。 ‧ Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera came to camp in great shape. He didn't lose much time to the WBC because of Venezuela's quick ouster and it appears he's going to hit second in Francona's lineup. 游擊手Asdrubal Cabrera以絕佳的狀態回到春訓營，因為委內瑞拉的早早出局。他並沒有在 WBC浪費太多時間。目前看起來他會擔任二棒的角色。 ‧ It didn't make a difference in the final score, but when Mark Reynolds hit a monster ninth-inning homer Friday against Milwaukee, it demonstrated an element that has been missing from the offense -- late-inning thunder. The Tribe lost the game, 4-3, but just the fact that Reynolds has that kind of game-changing power is refreshing. It's not only Reynolds, but Nick Swisher and Stubbs can do the same thing. It gives the Indians a chance to win a game in the late innings with one swing instead of stringing four singles together. 儘管對最後比數沒有影響，但Reynolds一棒擊沉的能力著實讓人耳目一新。不只Reynolds， Swisher跟Stubbs同樣具有這種可能。這給了笑臉在比賽後段隨時有機會一棒逆轉而不是還要求安打的串連。 ‧ Lonnie Chisenhall had a clear road to the third-base job this spring and he's not backing in. Chisenhall is hitting .419 (13-for-31) with four doubles, three homers and 10 RBI and has been decent defensively. Mike Aviles, Chisenhall's backup, like Santana has been lost to the WBC with Puerto Rico in the finals. Chisenhall 這個春訓看起來更為適應三壘，而這並不是偶然的。Chisenhall這個春天一共在31個打席中擊出了13個安打(打擊率0.419)，包含了四支二壘安、三支全壘打跟十分打點，守備也有模有樣起來了。至於Chisenhall的候補Aviles，目前跟著波多黎各在WBC打決賽。 ‧ The question of leadership and chemistry is always a dicey thing. How much it matters to a team's success or failure is matter of opinion. Just because Swisher signed the biggest free-agent contract in team history and has a personality that fills a clubhouse, doesn't mean he's the guy everybody goes to. The best thing about that is that Swisher knows it. "The veteran leadership we've had so far has been better than I anticipated," said Francona. "Swisher, Reynolds and Jason Giambi are first in every drill. Our most enthusiastic games this spring have been when the veterans play and that's surprising." 隊上領導和化學氣氛一直都是很運氣的東西，這些到底影響了隊伍成敗多少是見仁見智的問題。或許因為Swisher拿到了隊史最大FA合約，也還算跟隊伍處的融洽，不代表他就是每個人都會擁護的那種人。不過Swisher也很清楚了解事實。「到目前為止，老鳥的領導比我所設想的更好」，Francona說：「Swisher、Reynolds、 Giambi在每個訓練上都爭先全隊。這些老鳥讓這個春天成為我們最熱情的比賽，而這非常令人驚訝。」 ‧ Speaking of Giambi, 42, can he make the 25-man roster? The answer, to date, is yes. But as Francona explained, the roster depends on one move leading to another move and another move beyond that. 提到42歲的Giambi , 他有可能進入25人名單嗎？到目前為止，答案是肯定的。但如同Francona所解釋的，先發名單取決於誰狀況比他人好就是誰。翻譯可能有錯，請大家不用客氣指正 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.114.233.173