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Washington prefers to use Hamilton in left field
Washington傾向讓Hamilton守左外野
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Rangers manager Ron Washington doesn't know who
will be his Opening Day pitcher next season, but he does know who he wants in
left field.
儘管Washington不知道明年開幕戰的投手要派誰，但是他知道他要誰守左外野。
He wants Josh Hamilton out there.
Hamilton played both left and center field this past season while winning the
American League Most Valuable Player Award. He ended the season playing
primarily center field in the playoffs but Washington wants him back in left
field next year.
2010球季Hamilton左外野中外野兩邊跑，季後賽多守中外野。Washington希望明年守左外
野。
Washington is back to believing that playing left reduces the "wear and tear"
on Hamilton over the course of the season. Hamilton missed most of September
with two small fractures in his left rib cage after running into a wall in
center field.
Washington認為讓Hamilton守左外野可以降低他受傷的機率。
"It's just that we have younger personnel that can handle center field out
there better," Washington said. "Hamilton is a big body, and we want to try
to keep him as healthy as we can and get him in as many ballgames as we
possibly can. That doesn't mean Hamilton won't be in center field. But if we
can avoid it and get one of our guys to take over out there, that's what we'd
like to do."
Hamilton對球隊是一位相當重要的人物，而我們也有年輕人可以處理中外野的事物
。但是並不表示Hamilton明年不會在中外野草皮區亮相。
That one guy would be Julio Borbon, who played in 137 games this past season
-- his first full year in the Majors -- and hit .276 with a .309 on-base
percentage, 60 runs scored and 15 stolen bases. He saw limited playing time
in the playoffs as the Rangers went with an outfield of Hamilton, Nelson Cruz
and the platoon tandem of David Murphy and Jeff Francoeur.
Borbon今年出賽137場(成績見上色字體)。而在季後賽他上場的時間被壓縮，外野多半派
Hamilton，Cruz，David Murphy和Jeff Francoeur兩人輪流上場。
Francoeur is gone while Murphy is back, but the Rangers want to give Borbon
another chance to be their everyday center fielder.
遊騎兵隊給Borbon另外一個機會成為每天先發的中外野手。
"He gained a lot of experience of what a Major League Baseball season is
like," Washington said. "I think he gained a lot of mental toughness, because
at the Major League level, that is exactly what it takes. It's being able to
overcome the mental grind.
Washington說隨著比賽場數的增加，Borbon的經驗和心理素質越來越好。
"I think now that he has a winter to think about the things that he could
have done, this guy still almost hit .280. I think he's accomplished a lot,
and we're certainly looking forward to him coming into Spring Training. We
certainly haven't given up on him, and he is our future."
今年Borbon的打擊率幾乎達到2成80，我們幾乎沒有放棄他，他是我們的未來。
Borbon is playing in the Dominican Republic. Washington was down there over
the weekend before flying in for the Winter Meetings and talked with Borbon
about what he expected from him next season. Mainly it was about making
better decisions.
"Hitting the cutoff man, throwing to the right bag, knowing when and when not
to throw at someone, stuff like that," Washington said. "That comes with
experience. It's more mental type issues than anything."
The Rangers still have over two months to go before they go to Spring
Training and they still have several holes to fill before they are ready. But
Washington still has his opinions on his team, and one of them is keeping
Neftali Feliz as his closer.
Texas has mulled the possibility of moving Feliz to the rotation if the club
can't re-sign Cliff Lee or trade for Zack Greinke. But Washington seems to
favor keeping Feliz in the bullpen. He saved 40 games this past season in
winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award.
"I haven't thought about Feliz in the rotation," Washington said. "I've
thought about Feliz only gets me three outs at the end of the game. But now
that's an option that will stay open also. I'd rather him get me three outs
at the end of the game. But if it's necessary to bring him into the starting
rotation, I can tell you guys right now, we won't hesitate to do it."
Washington還沒想到要把Feliz放在先發輪值圈，只想讓Feliz幫他完成比賽的最後三個出
局數。
There are those in the Rangers' organization who believe that if they need to
convert a reliever into a starter, it would be Alexi Ogando. Washington was
noncommital on that possibility.
"I haven't seen enough of Ogando," Washington said. "All I've seen of Ogando
is out of the bullpen. I can only go by what I'm told. But we know he has the
ability to maybe become a starter, but it's not anything we've discussed."
Washington說他還不夠了解Ogando(的能力)。他所看到Ogando的表現都是來自於牛棚表現
。
One other point Washington made in going over his team is that he still feels
Mitch Moreland needs to earn the first-base job in Spring Training. Moreland,
called up at the end of July, played in 47 games for the Rangers and hit .255
with nine home runs and 25 RBIs over 145 at-bats. He also hit .348 in the
playoffs, including 6-for-13 in the World Series.
Washington覺得Mitch Moreland需要再在春訓時贏得他的一壘先發位置。Moreland本季+
季後賽成績見上色字體。
But Washington still wants to see him earn the job in Spring Training while
working on improving his defense.
"I just want to see him come in and show improvement in his thought
processes," Washington said. "That may have to do with the cutoffs and relays
and being in the right spot, improving his foot work, improving his glove
work ... everything that you want to see.
Washington讓為他還需要看Mitch Moreland守一壘時的一些基本功(以及他的進步)。
"We know the type of hitter that he is. We know he has the capability of
grinding on at-bats. He will make pitchers throw strikes and all the things
that you want to see, he does as far as offense goes. But there's more to the
game than just offense."
資料來源:MLB官網(遊騎兵隊)
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101206&content_id=
16267308&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex
另可多了解Washington的可以看此篇文章
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4858696/highlights-
from-ron-washingtons-chat
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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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