[翻譯] Garrison Lassiter's Hard Decision

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Garrison Lassiter's Hard Decision By John Delong | Journal Reporter 這篇有點長, 只翻重點重點: 洋基：有錢真好，父母：用心良苦 (很感人的一篇報導，天下父母心) 1. Garrison Lassiter在上週大聯盟的選秀，掉到了第27輪才被洋基選走，讓很多人感到驚訝。去年夏天Lassiter入選到USA Junior National Team陣中，今年春天在West Forsyth中學的表現更讓球探留下深刻的印象，因此成為這次簽約中頂極的年輕游擊新秀之一。 2. 但落到27輪，一些球評認為他最壞也會在第4或第5輪就被選走。但職業棒球的選秀比起NFL或NBA則更是複雜，有點像貓抓老鼠的遊戲，特別是高中球員時更是如此。球隊必須考量風險，球員會不會放棄念大學的機會，直接和球隊簽約到小聯盟報到，還是會選擇念大學，然後往後三年多都不得參與選秀。 3. Lassiter這個案例便是如此，他週五打完在Myrtle Beach的North-South All-Star Game後，就必須作人生的重要決定，他是該和洋基簽下一大筆錢的合約，還是放棄　這筆錢到已經和他簽下協定的North Carolina大學打球。 4. Lassiter的父親Cliff提到了這個情況，其他球隊看到他們定下讓Garrison不念大學　的價碼都感到很猶豫。但洋基不覺得有什麼問題，但預料其他球隊會考慮"簽約的難度" ，因此不急著在前面的時候就選Lassiter, 讓洋基隊還可以先選其他球員。 5. Cliff表示: "我們以一個家庭的立場，提出我們想要的數字。這個價碼是在選秀前幾週全家人討論了許久才決定的...也包括Garrison自己的意見。他研究最近五年入選 U.S Junior Olympic Team的小朋友，他研究的對象必須也入選Aflac All-America球隊，再看看他自己的表現。他找出與他有類似表現的小球員在過去選秀的結果，然後追溯及研究他們拿到多少簽約金，最後決定這樣的價碼。" (我不得不說這傢伙頭腦真的很不錯) 6. Cliff表示: "所以我們把價碼放在那兒，從第二輪很前面的時候就一直有電話打進來，然後二、三、四輪，都有球隊設法要我們同意壓低價碼讓Garrison在前面幾輪就被選走。但是我們堅持這個價碼。然後洋基打來說他們對這價碼沒問題但要在後面一點才選他。" Cliff拒絕說出那數字倒底是多少。一般而言，第一輪後面的順位可以要求大約1百萬的簽約金，第二輪則有很高的六位數字(約80-90萬)，第三輪則是中間的六　位數字(50-60萬)。 7. Lassiter握有談判的籌碼，因為他已經保證可以進到North Carolina大學(傳統棒球強隊，本次NCAA Division I Baseball Championship第二種子球隊)，同時在教練Mike Fox的指導下在全美最好的棒球課程之一的學校就讀。North Carolian大學的Tar Heels 球隊已連續第三次打進College World Series，球賽將在週末登場。 8. Cliff不想降價的原因是: "Fox教練已經告訴我們放棄到Chapel Hill的North Carolina 大學，應該要拿多少錢才合理，因為這是非常難得的機會到這個學校就讀，North Carolina的大學棒球訓練課程不僅是全美最佳的學校之一，本身也是一所大學名校。以　家長的心態我們關心小孩子的教育，我有點希望立下規定小孩至少受兩年大學的教育。而且我有點擔心，假如簽下了這筆錢的合約後，Garrison是不是成熟到可以獨立自處? 他是否成熟到可以處理壓力? 輸球後，可否忍受挫折? 他能否持續努力去達成想要達成的成績? 以家長而言，你必須考慮所有的事。" 9. 但不簽約的風險是，有些球員會受傷或在大學裡表現不佳，之後就沒辦法有同樣的機會讓球隊選中或是拿到簽約金。 10. 事情會這樣的發展並沒有那麼神秘。洋基長久以來就對Garrison報予高度的期待。洋基三月邀請他去參加四天的春訓。Cliff表示: "在整個訓練過程中洋基與他溝通的時間超過其他參與的任何人，他們邀請Garrison參加Tampa四天的訓練，以家人而言是很　興奮的事，看著自己的兒子參加這樣的活動。他在場上和其他的游擊手一起訓練，就和去年的新人，以及3A球隊的游擊手(A-Gonz?)和Derek Jeter在一起受訓。Jeter還從置物間裡走出來自我介紹，和他握手歡迎他，所以這真是令人快樂的時光啊。" (Jeter實在就感心耶...) "就看著他與那些人在一起打球，我會想到之後他就可以在小聯盟球隊打球了。" 11. 和洋基隊的協商將在Garrison回來後開始，假如他不和洋基簽約的話這個月下旬他就會成為North Carolina大學的新鮮人。Cliff表示: "所以被選上的這些孩子，就必須面對困難的決定，你能作的就是隨你的心意去走，希望會是最好的決定，也希望無論作什麼樣的決定都是最好的，希望可以把握住最好的機會。我們用盡心意讓Garrison 知道，不管是選擇Carolina大學的機會還是要選擇進到職業球隊的機會。關鍵就是能夠快樂、健康及努力，也希望每件事都可以迎刃而解。 Hard Decision Lassiter, former West Forsyth star, weighing offers from the Yankees and Tar Heels By John Delong | Journal Reporter Published: June 11, 2008 When Garrison Lassiter dropped all the way to the 27th round in last weekend's Major League Baseball Draft before being selected by the New York Yankees, many were shocked. Lassiter had emerged as one of the top young shortstop prospects in the draft after playing on the USA Junior National team last summer and impressing scouts throughout this spring at West Forsyth. Twenty-seventh round? Some figured Lassiter to be taken by no later than the fourth or fifth round. But baseball's draft is far more complex than its NFL and NBA counterparts. It's a cat-and-mouse game, especially concerning players drafted straight out of high school. Teams must weigh the risks of drafting a player straight out of high school only to see him enroll in college instead, in what would result in a wasted pick. Players must decide whether they are ready to bypass college, sign immediately and head straight to the minor leagues, or go to college and not be eligible for the draft again for three more years. That's apparently what has happened in this case. So shortly -- after he returns from playing in the North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach on Friday -- Lassiter will have to make the decision of a lifetime. Should he sign a lucrative contract with the Yankees, or turn down the money and play college ball at North Carolina, where he has already signed a letter of intent? Lassiter's father, Cliff, talked about the situation yesterday while Garrison was enjoying a week of beach time, away from the fishbowl that he has been in much of the spring under the watchful eyes of scouts. Other teams balked at the dollar figure that Lassiter established that would prompt him to skip college. The Yankees didn't, but played the hunch that everyone else would consider Lassiter a "signability issue," and waited until the late rounds to take him so that they could draft others. "We put a number out there that we stuck by as a family," Cliff Lassiter said. "It was something we debated back and forth for a couple of weeks before the draft, and we decided as a family -- and Garrison decided for himself as well. He did some research with the children who had made the U.S. Junior Olympic team over the last five years, and he did research based on the kids who had made Aflac All-America as well, and how he performed. And he compared that to the other kids who had been drafted in the past with similar credentials. Then he went back and researched the signing bonuses they received, and that's how he came up with his conclusion. "So we put a dollar figure out there. And we had phone calls early second round -- second, third, fourth -- trying to get our family to agree to a lower figure to allow him to get drafted in the earlier rounds. But we stuck by that number. And then the Yankees came back and said that they felt comfortable with that number and they were going to draft him in the later rounds." Cliff Lassiter declined to specify the number. Generally, late first-round picks can command signing bonuses around $1 million, second-round picks in high six figures, and third-round picks in mid-six figures. Lassiter holds bargaining chips because he has a college education guaranteed at North Carolina and the promise to develop his game in one of the nation's top programs under Coach Mike Fox. The Tar Heels will be making their third straight trip to the College World Series later this week. Cliff Lassiter doesn't downplay that. "Coach Fox has talked to us about that, what type of money you should take to pass up an opportunity at Chapel Hill, because that is a super opportunity to go be with one of top programs in the country and an excellent school as well. As a parent who cares about children's education, I kind of wish there was a rule that required kids two years of education in college. And I wonder, if he signs for the kind of money that's being thrown around, is he mature enough to live on his own? Is he mature enough to handle the pressure? Can he handle the adversity of failing, because baseball's a failing game? Will he keep working hard and achieve the numbers you need to advance? As a parent, you've got to look at all of that." The risk is that some players get injured or don't succeed in college, and don't get the same opportunity to get drafted or get signing bonuses later. There is no mystery about one thing. The Yankees have been high on Garrison for a long time. They were so high on him that they invited him to spring training for four days in March, albeit at the Garrisons' expense. "The Yankees communicated with us more than anyone else throughout the whole process," Cliff Lassiter said. "They invited him down to work out for four days in Tampa, and that was a really exciting time as a family to be watching your son. He was out there working out with the shortstops, right there with the rookie from last year and the Triple-A shortstop and Derek Jeter. Jeter walked up to him in the locker room and introduced himself and shook his hand and welcomed him, so it was a fun time. "Just watching him out there working with those guys, I thought then that he had the ability to play with a minor-league team right now." The negotiations will start in earnest after Garrison returns from the beach. Freshman orientation at North Carolina is later this month if he doesn't sign with the Yankees. "All these kids, they have tough decisions to make," Cliff Lassiter said. "All you can do is just go with your heart, wish for the best, and hopefully no matter which decision you make it's a good opportunity. Just go hope for the best. We're tickled to death for Garrison, for the Carolina opportunity and this professional opportunity. But the key is being happy, healthy and working hard, and hopefully everything works out. ■ John Delong can be reached at jdelong@wsjournal.com. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.198.21 ※ 編輯: leddy 來自: 220.132.198.21 (06/12 01:51)