[新聞] Scott looking for full-time role
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Versatile outfielder hoping trade brings more playing time
Getting traded never gets easier to handle, but perhaps it gets easier to
predict. Consider the case of Luke Scott, who was recently traded from Houston
to Baltimore and will get his first taste of a full-time job next season. Scott
is over the emotions attached to switching organizations and is fully dialed in
to making the most of his experience.
"It kind of floored me the first time, but I kind of had an idea I'd be traded
this winter," said Scott, who had been traded once before. "I'm very excited. I
think this is going to be a great opportunity. This is all I could ever ask
for."
Scott, a former ninth-round Draft pick out of Oklahoma State University, signed
with the Cleveland Indians and began his ascent to the big leagues in their
Minor League system. He made it as far as Double-A Akron before he was dealt to
Houston, and he rounded out his game at the higher levels before making his
Major League debut in 2005.
Scott待過印地安人的農場，直到2A才被交易到太空人。直到05年才在大聯盟首次出賽。
The outfielder has since proven himself in small doses, and he looks at the
trade to Baltimore as a chance to take the next step. He'll turn 30 midway
through the year, and he readily admits that he would've liked to be a starter
sooner in his career.
"My personal wishes and desires aren't really important," said Scott when asked
directly about his trajectory. "Unfortunately, the opportunities just haven't
presented themselves. I would've liked to be a full-time guy. I've been an
everyday player coming through the Minor Leagues. This is something I've
expected to happen and I've been working hard."
Thus far in his brief career, Scott's Major League numbers have closely
approximated his Minor League totals. The Florida native got nearly 2,000
at-bats in the Minors and racked up a .280 batting average, a .366 on-base
percentage and a .534 slugging mark. In just 663 big league at-bats, Scott is a
.273 hitter with a .366 on-base mark and a .516 slugging percentage.
Scott's stats
AB AVG OBP SLG
小聯盟 2000 .280 .366 .534
大聯盟 663 .273 .366 .516
Those numbers have come in a part-time role and may be expected to lag a little
as he breaks in to the American League, but Scott said he shouldn't have much
of a problem adjusting to the new circuit. Scott, who plays all three outfield
positions, said that Baltimore's decision-makers have talked about slotting him
into a regular role in left field.
以上的成績只能當替補的角色，他的成績只能算普通，待在美聯還得打點折扣。Scott雖然
會守外野任何一個位置，但金鶯陣中大概會將他定位為LF。
He's comfortable with that, but equally willing to move around the outfield and
plug gaps whenever they appear.
"I don't have blazing speed like my man Wily Taveras, but I run well enough to
be in the right position," he sad. "Center field is actually the easiest to
play because you have more time to see the ball. You just also have more ground
to cover."
Scott went on to say that playing center might be difficult at first because he
doesn't know as many of the hitters and you can only pick up so much from a
scouting report. He said that if he winds up slotted into an outfield corner,
he'll pay close attention to Baltimore's center fielder and take pointers
whenever his teammates try to line him up.
As far as meshing with his new teammates, Scott may not have much to worry
about. He was part of a five-man package coming from Houston to Baltimore, and
four of those players have a decent chance at making the Orioles' Opening Day
roster. Scott said that he's also played with veteran Melvin Mora during winter
ball in Venezuela.
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