[討論] Rangers' 'pen bolstered on two fronts
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have added depth and possibly some intrigue to their
bullpen by signing right-handed reliever Yoshinori Tateyama, who has spent
the past 12 years pitching in the Japanese Major Leagues.
Tateyama gives the Rangers another option in the setup role should they
decide to move either Neftali Feliz or Alexi Ogando into the starting
rotation. The Rangers will also have right-handed reliever Frank Francisco
back, as his agent as informed the club that he is ready to accept
arbitration.
建山的加入給予遊騎兵隊可以讓Neftali Feliz或Alexi Ogando轉先發的選擇性~~
Tateyama and Francisco join Darren O'Day, Mark Lowe and Ogando as the
Rangers' primary relief candidates behind Feliz, who saved 40 games last year
as the closer. But the club continues to deliberate the possibility of moving
Feliz to the rotation. Right now, the Rangers plan on using Feliz as closer
but that could change if they can't re-sign Cliff Lee.
明年的牛棚:建山義紀，抖抖Frankie，O'Day,Mark Lowe,Ogando(別忘了大叔Oliver)以及
Feliz。
"Neftali did a tremendous job," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "We
have a great comfort zone with him in that role. If we had to line up today,
he would be back there. But we have the ability to look at a variety of
options."
Jon Daniels說Feliz很棒~~
Both Feliz and Ogando will be stretched out as starters in Spring Training.
The Rangers did that with a number of pitchers in Spring Training this past
year and will do it again next season as well.
春訓Feliz和Ogando將可能以先發投手的身分登板~~
"We did that with a lot of pitchers and liked the result," Daniels said. "I
wouldn't read too much into it. It still gives them a chance to stretch out,
build up arm strength and work on things they wouldn't otherwise have a
chance to do during the regular season."
Tateyama, who turns 35 on Dec. 26, is not the classic power pitcher the
Rangers like in the back of the bullpen. Instead, he is similar to O'Day, who
throws sidearm and has gone 8-3 with a 1.94 ERA in 140 relief appearances
with the Rangers over the past two seasons.
即將滿35歲的建山義紀不是傳統威力派投手，他有點像O'Day的類型~~
Tateyama, who was recommended by Rangers scout Hajime Watabe, pitched in 58
games for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2010, going 1-2 with a 1.80 ERA
and four saves. Opponents hit .212 off him in 55 innings, including .186 by
right-handers. He walked 11 and struck out 59.
建山被遊騎兵的球探Hajime Watabe推薦~~右打者被打擊率只有1成86，控球也很棒。
He has a career ERA of 3.43 over 438 innings, all with the Fighters, who are
based in the northern city of Hokkaido. Tateyama was a member of the Fighters
in 2006, when they won the Japan League championship.
"He has a sidearm delivery, but it's not quite as low as O'Day," Daniels
said. "We have a good feel for what he is. He is a quality reliever with a
great makeup who throws the ball over the plate with a deceptive delivery. He
throws strikes.
"We're always looking for power guys, especially in the back of the bullpen,
but it's good to have different looks who come at you in different ways. We
want to have as many quality options down there as we can."
He would be the fourth Japanese player to play for the Rangers. The others
were all right-handed pitchers: Hideki Irabu, Akinori Otsuka and Kazuo
Fukumori.
他是遊騎兵隊史上第四位日本籍球員。前三位是伊良部秀輝，大塚晶文(在遊騎兵投的不錯
)和福盛和男。(遊騎兵時期大爆炸+今年在日本引退)
The Rangers signed Fukumori under similar circumstances in 2008, but he
turned out to be a bust. He pitched in just four games for the Rangers and
allowed nine runs in four innings.
The Rangers insist this is not a comparable signing. Under the leadership of
Jim Colborn, their chief scout in the Pacific Rim, as well as player
personnel director A.J. Preller, pro scouting director Josh Boyd and Japan
scout Joe Furukawa, the Rangers believe they are in better position in the
Far East than they were two years ago. That was the same group that
recommended Colby Lewis one year ago, and that proved to be a terrific
acquisition for the Rangers.
推薦建山的球探團隊和去年引薦Colby Lewis的是同一群人。
"We have more experience, better contacts and more information," Daniels
said. "I'm real confident in our group. We've done a good job getting a
foothold into the market."
Tateyama is also not guaranteed of a job. He agreed to a split contract,
which calls for one salary at the Major League level and a lesser salary if
he pitches in the Minor Leagues.
建山的合約還有分在大聯盟投球的薪水和小聯盟投球的薪水~~
"He is being given an opportunity to compete for a job," Daniels said. "There
are a handful of guys we expect back, but the reality is we know we'll need
more than seven guys. We're trying to build as deep and versatile of a roster
as we can.
Francisco is one of the handful of guys expected back.
(Frankie的部分就略過，今年季初大爆炸真的是太讓人失望了~~)
Francisco was 6-4 with a 3.76 ERA in 56 games for the Rangers last season and
has been a significant part of their bullpen for the past four seasons. He
missed all of September and the entire playoffs because of a strained muscle
in his right ribcage but the Rangers anticipate him being at full strength
for Spring Training.
"He was making a lot of progress at the end of the World Series," Daniels
said. "It was healing properly, he just wasn't ready. But our medical staff
expects full recovery by the time Spring Training rolls around and be ready
to go."
The Rangers are much stronger on the right side of their bullpen than they
are on the left. Darren Oliver is returning as the primary left-handed setup
reliever while Michael Kirkman. Matt Harrison and even Derek Holland could be
considered for the bullpen. Clay Rapada, a situational left-hander, is also
still on the roster.
遊騎兵隊牛棚中右投比左投戰力強的多。左投有Darren Oliver，Michael Kirkman，
Matt Harrison。甚至Derek Holland也有可能支援牛棚。一人左Clay Rapada還在40人名單
中~~
Holland, Kirkman and Harrison will be stretched out as starters but could be
used as relievers if they are better suited for that role. Holland finished
last season as the Rangers' fifth starter and is No. 4 on the depth chart
behind Lewis, C.J. Wilson and Tommy Hunter at this point in the offseason.
The Rangers will still look for more relief help as the winter progresses but
signing Tateyama and getting Francisco are significant steps in helping them
reload.
"This gives us a lot of options in different spot in the bullpen and gives us
depth if we want to talk moving one of the relievers into a starting spot,"
Daniels said.
There is that intrigue again.
資料來源:(MLB官網-遊騎兵隊)
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101130&content_id=
16229330&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex
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2010 Texas Rangers Postseason Franchise Roster
(SP)Cliff Lee (C)Benjie Molina (1B)Mitch Moreland (2B)Ian Kinsler
(SS)Elvis Andrus (3B)Michael Young (LF)David Murphy (CF)Josh Hamilton
(RF)Nelson Cruz (DH)Vladimir Guerrero (SP)C.J. Wilson (SP)Colby Lewis
(CL)Neftali Feliz (RP)Darren O'Day (RP)Darren Oliver (SP)Derek Holland
(RP)Alexi Ogando (RP)Michael Kirkman (C)Matt Treanor (OF)Julio Borbon
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