[新聞] Yankees nurturing their own crop of young aces

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Yankees nurturing their own crop of young aces Dan Granino Tuesday, September 04, 2007 重點: 洋基要的是培養自己農場出身的年輕王牌 1. 這是一支從來沒有拿過世界大賽冠軍球隊, 所面臨進入季後賽最後的決勝戰。開打的第一戰, 情急拼命的水手隊所仰賴的是21歲的年輕小伙子, 他可以用右臂投出閃電般的球速, 而這個人就是Felix Hernandez。賽後Felix表示: "今天我心中唯一想到的就是'贏球'。無論是要怎麼做, 做什麼, 就是要'贏'。" 這位水手隊幼齒的王牌投手是第一次在洋基球場投球, 他很好運地從丟了一分的第一局中回神了過來, 讓洋基在後面的局數一分未得, 終止了水手隊的九連敗, 也讓水手隊在外卡的爭奪戰中敗場數追平了洋基隊。水手的總教練McLaren說: "那是我心目中我們第一號(投手)可以做到的, 能夠終止連敗。" 2. 當然, 即使Felix就是水手第一號的先發投手, 他實際上還在第一號投手的養成過程中。McLaren表示: "我認為我們有時忘了他的年紀, 理所當然的認為他一上場時就能投出嚇嚇叫的比賽。但是他仍有進步的空間。" Felix是水手隊本季能打到現在的成績很大部份的原因, 但他也是水手未來的希望。從他的身上, 洋基若能仔細地瞧個清楚,將可以看到洋基自己年輕王牌的一線曙光。 3. 那不是說洋基有任何一位頂級的新秀投手一定會像Felix一樣的好。目前洋基三位大聯盟的幼齒投手中, 從未經雕琢的球路威力看來, 唯一一位可以和King Felix相較的是張伯倫, 但張伯倫尚未有足夠的投球內容可以讓我們確定兩人有相同的潛質。在三位幼齒投手中, 唯一比King Felix還年輕則的是Hughes。 4. 重點是Felix給予水手隊的就是洋基真正想要的, 希望後續好幾個球季洋基會有一個他們自己簽下並從自己農場養成的真正的大聯盟投手, 可以讓洋基不需要花上大筆鈔票從自由市場去簽已過生涯巔峰的老投手, 就像Roger Clemens和Mike Mussina。 5. 洋基一點也不想投入今年冬天投手的自由市場, 因為品質太低, 價格太高。市場上的老克和希林其中之一或兩人全部可能會退休, 這兩人以外季後市場上看來最好的投手可能是Carlos Silva。這結果足夠讓任何一支球隊都望之怯步, 就在洋基望之怯步的時候, 他們喜歡看到了農場系統養出的希望。他們有Hughes, 張伯倫和 Kennedy已經從農場系統中升上來幫助球隊贏球。展望2008年, 這三位中會有一些可以排入先發投手的輪值, 加上王建民和Pettitte。這種輪值的版本讓洋基的決策者心生笑意,因為這意味著他們開始用正確的方法做事, 以有品質的年輕投手群為基石建立洋基霸業的基礎。 6. 但這不是表明了, 從現在新秀投手的狀況到養出真正大聯盟投手的路途就會一路平坦。Felix的養成過程就是一個警訊, 兩年前, 他嚇死人的爆發力以19歲投出100 miles的快速球。但2005年因手臂的問題縮短了他的球季, 2006年對他則是難熬養經驗的一年, 整個球季他吞下了14敗, 拿到4.52的自責失分率。今年球季, 開春有個亮麗的開始後, 手臂的問題再次讓他休養了一個月。即使現在, 他明顯身體狀況不錯, 已經有68場大聯盟先發的經驗, 他仍然離完成品有點距離。McLaren評估Felix 昨晚的的投球指出, Felix問題出在讓帥哥隊長, A-Rod及大門在他身後欲取欲求的盜壘。Mclaren表示: "他有一條好手臂, 一個大心臟, 又有了健壯的身體, 但是他仍然有一些部份需要再進步, 有一些是學習練經驗時需遭逢的痛苦。我們知道他有一些時候會開始變得興奮, 但當這狀況出現時, 他的投球會有一些狀況, 還好他可以回過神來繼續投下去。" (對Hughes有疑慮的人參考看看, 手好好養給點耐心比較重要) 6. 主要是因為他有100miles的快速球, 所以當他的曲球投到腳那麼低變成壞球時, 會讓打者難以忍住去揮棒。隊長說: "對上他是一點都不好玩, 他可以投出100miles的速球, 又知道怎麼配球。當你遇到像這樣的傢伙, 你沒法預期可以得很多分。" 7. 在這一天, Felix的好已經足以打敗一個在他出生前就已經拿到大聯盟16勝的投手。 Felix和老克是從1994年以來, 兩隊先發投手年齡差距最大的一次。兩個人2007年薪水的差異則更是巨大。老克是按登錄天數依比例領取2千8百萬的年薪, Felix則的年薪是四十二萬, 而他卻是投得比較好的投手。 8. 那是洋基隊的夢想, 找出一個或兩個他們自己的King Felix, 靠他們來贏球, 而不是到外面簽下兩到三個自由球員。假如這個夢想可以達成的話, 換言之假如未來 Hughes, 張伯倫和Kennedy可以給洋基的是, 像Felix幫助水手贏球的模式讓洋基獲勝, 這樣的話無論現在洋基打出會什麼樣的成績, 洋基未來的前途都將是一遍光明燦爛。 NEW YORK -- It is the last stand of a team that was never supposed to have a first one. And to start it off, the desperate Seattle Mariners turned to a 21-year-old kid with lightning in his right arm. "The only thing I had in my mind today was 'Win,'" Felix Hernandez said when it was over. "No matter how, no matter what, just, 'Win.'" Pitching at Yankee Stadium for the first time, the Mariners' baby ace recovered from a fluky first-inning run and shut down the Yankees, snapping the Mariners' nine-game losing streak and moving his team back to even (in the loss column) with the Yankees in the wild-card race. "That's what a No. 1 (pitcher) is supposed to do, in my mind," Seattle manager John McLaren said. "Stop losing streaks." Of course, while Hernandez is the Mariners' No. 1 starting pitcher, he is really still a No. 1-in-progress. "I think we forget his age sometimes," McLaren said. "And I think we take for granted, because he throws a spectacular game, that he's arrived. But he still has things he needs to refine." Hernandez is a huge part of the Mariners' present, but he is also their future. And in him, if they were looking closely enough, the Yankees could catch a glimpse of their own. It's not that any of the Yankees' top pitching prospects will necessarily be as good as Hernandez. Of the three Baby Bombers who are currently with the big-league club, the only one who seems to compare to Hernandez in terms of raw stuff is Joba Chamberlain, and we haven't seen enough of him yet to know for sure. And of the three, the only one younger than Hernandez is Phil Hughes. The point is that Hernandez gives the Mariners the very thing the Yankees are hoping to have in bushels over the next few seasons -- a real, big-league pitcher of their own, signed and developed by them -- who can save them from having to go out on the free-agent market and throw senseless millions at over-the-hill veterans like Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina. The Yankees have no desire to be in this winter's free-agent pitching market. The quality is too low, the prices too high. Other than Clemens and Curt Schilling, either or both of whom may be done, the best pitcher on the market this off-season looks as if it might be Carlos Silva. That's enough to make any team look inward, and these days when the Yankees look inward, they like what they see. They have Hughes, Chamberlain and now Ian Kennedy already up from the system and helping win games. There are some who foresee a 2008 starting rotation with all three of them, plus Chien-Ming Wang and Andy Pettitte. That's the kind of vision that makes Yankee decision-makers smile, because it means they've started doing things the right way -- building their foundation on a bedrock of quality young pitching. That's not to say the road from here to there will be smooth. Hernandez stands as a warning on that score as well. Two years ago, he burst onto the scene amid staggering hype -- 19 years old and throwing a 100-mph fastball. But his 2005 season was cut short by arm problems. His 2006 season was a difficult educational year, complete with 14 losses and a 4.52 ERA. And after a brilliant start to this season, an arm problem shut him down for a month. Even now, apparently healthy and with 68 big-league starts under his belt, he's far from a finished product. In assessing Hernandez's game yesterday, McLaren pointed out the ease with which Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon stole bases against him. "He's got the arm. He's got the heart. He's got the body," McLaren said. "But there are still things he needs to refine. There are learning pains. We know he's going to get excited sometimes, but with Felix, when he gets out of his game, he can get back into it." That's mainly because of that 100-mph fastball and a curve that makes big-league hitters wish they'd stuck with football. "He's no fun to face," Jeter said. "He throws 100 and he knows what he's doing. When you face a guy like that, you don't anticipate scoring a whole bunch." On this day, Hernandez was good enough to beat a pitcher who'd already compiled 16 major-league victories before he was even born. The gap between Hernandez and the 45-year-old Clemens was the largest age-differential between two starting pitchers in a big-league game since 1994. The gap between their 2007 salaries is even more staggering. Clemens is making a pro-rated share of $28 million. Hernandez is making $420,000, and he was the better pitcher. That's the Yankees' dream -- to come up with a Felix Hernandez or two of their own, and win with them instead of always having to go out and sign two or three free agents. If they can do that -- if Hughes, Chamberlain and Kennedy can be for them something close to what Hernandez was for the Mariners yesterday -- then the future for the Yankees is bright. No matter how the present turns out. Dan Graziano may be reached at dgraziano@starledger.com. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.198.21

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