[外電] Orioles opinions and observations
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May 2, 2011
Orioles opinions and observations: Britton, Wieters, Millwood, Machado,
Reynolds
It took rookie Zach Britton just six starts to win five games this season.
Last year, the Orioles didn’t have their first five-game winner until July
29, and that was David Hernandez who won all but one of those five games in
relief. The first full-time Oriole starter to hit the five-win plateau last
year was Jeremy Guthrie on Aug.3. Guthrie led last year’s staff with 11 wins.
金鶯隊今年表現得比去年同一時間好，Britton在六場先發中贏了五場比賽。
If you want another example of how good Matt Wieters has become behind the
plate, consider the case of Juan Pierre. The White Sox’s speedy leadoff man
tried swiping second in Friday’s series opener and was thrown out on a
perfect throw by Wieters. Yesterday, he reached base four times and never
attempted to steal once. Two of those times, he led off the inning and
another he reached first with two outs, both running situations. Now to
credit just Wieters wouldn’t be fair. Lefties are often tough to run on, and
Britton is particularly quick to the plate. But you don’t swipe 68 bases
last year and log 86 steal attempts, like Pierre did, by being bashful.
Wieters has thrown out 6-of-12 would-be base stealers this season and I’d
have to think word is getting out to run at your own risk.
Wieters本季至今防守（特別是阻殺）表現不錯。
Shortstop J.J. Hardy is still about two weeks away from a return and Brian
Matusz is closer to three. So a lot could happen before they rejoin the club.
However, since I’m getting regular questions on how the roster will shake
out, my best guess is Matusz will replace either Brad Bergesen or Chris
Tillman in the rotation, while Hardy will take the roster spot of one of the
relievers, allowing the Orioles to return to a 12-man pitching staff. Unless
the Orioles suddenly decide that Cesar Izturis doesn’t have a role – and I
don’t see that happening just because the respect they have for him and what
he means in the clubhouse – I don’t really see any other direction that
they could go.
隨著Matusz和Hardy在近期陸續歸隊，球員陣容將會調整。Matusz可能會取代
Bergesen或Tillman的位置，Hardy將替換掉一名救援投手，如此球隊回到十二
人的投手陣容。
Former Oriole starter Kevin Millwood opted out of his minor league deal with
the New York Yankees yesterday and is now a free agent. The Orioles have had
internal discussions about Millwood, and I’d be surprised if they didn’t at
least touch base with the veteran’s agent, Scott Boras. But obviously,
Millwood would probably have to go to Triple-A Norfolk first, and I’m not
sure that he’d be willing to do that knowing that Matusz is returning soon,
and Justin Duchscherer and Alfredo Simon also are rotation options later in
the month.
Millwood跳脫在洋基隊的小聯盟合約，預估球團會和他接觸。但在投手陸續傷癒
歸隊的情況下，大聯盟可能沒有他的位置。
With Single-A Delmarva shortstop Manny Machado absolutely tearing up the
South Atlantic League, the questions have already started about when he’ll
be bumped up to Single-A Frederick. A .337 average, five homers (all over the
last seven games), 20 RBIs and 17 walks will obviously spur some
conversation. However, it’s important to note that the Orioles are working
with the 18-year-old on a variety of things – offensive approach,
baserunning, defensive footwork – so while they’re thrilled that the top
prospect is performing so well, they’re looking at more than just his
statistics. Also, don’t completely discount the jump from low-A to high-A.
Outfielder Steven Bumbry hit .111 (4-for-36) with zero homers, two RBIs and
16 strikeouts in 14 games for Frederick. He was demoted to Delmarva, where he
’s batted .357 (10-for-28) with one homer, five RBIs and six strikeouts in
seven games. Machado will move up to Frederick at some point this season,
probably in the not too distant future. And I’m guessing that he’ll hit
pretty well there, too. He’s that kind of talent. But there is no reason to
rush him through levels this early in the game.
球隊Single-A新秀Machado表現亮眼，但這僅只是low-A等級，後勢仍需觀察。
Third baseman Mark Reynolds has made four errors this season, and he’s
undoubtedly been saved a couple of others by first baseman Derrek Lee, who
seemingly catches everything. But after watching him for the last seven or
eight weeks, I am of the opinion that he’s been much better defensively than
his reputation suggests. You can see him lose focus there from time-to-time,
but he certainly makes some very good plays. He was all over the place
yesterday and his defense should not be overlooked in that victory.
Reynolds本季已發生四次失誤，但我（作者）認為他的防守比數據顯示來得好。
Posted by Jeff Zrebiec at 6:30 AM
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