[Note] 2011 Team Preview: Tampa Bay Rays (上)

看板Rays作者knoxvillt (胖胖)時間14年前 (2011/03/22 07:23)推噓3(3推 0噓 5→)

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The death of the Rays is greatly exaggerated.–Joe Maddon, Spring Training 2011 Joe Maddon：毀滅一詞對於光芒是過於誇大的 - 2011春訓 I know I'm going to be accused of homerism, but here it is: the Rays are better than you think they are. Yes, I know they just had a rough off season, losing Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Joaquin Benoit, Rafael Soriano, Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, Grant Balfour, and Dan Wheeler.Those players contributed a total of 15 wins to the Rays last season, and the Rays didn't add much free agent talent to compensate for these losses. Manny Ramirez,Johnny Damon, and Kyle Farnsworth were their only notable roster moves, and they are easy to write off as they are aging or (in the case of Farnsworth) have a spotty track record. How could the Rays possibly hope to compete with the Yankees and the restocked, reloaded Red Sox? 我知道好像太樂觀，但真的是這樣：光芒比想像中還要好。是的，他們正好擁有一個暴風雨似的休季，失去 Carl Crawford、Carlos Pena、Joaqin Benoit、Rafael Soriano、 Matt Garza、Jason Bartlett、Grant Balfour 和 Dan Wheeler這幾位主力球員。在上個球季共為光芒貢獻15勝，而且光芒沒辦法補強更多好的FA來彌補這些損失。Manny Ramirez 、Johnny Damon 和 Kyle Farnsworth 是較值得注意的補強，但是他們因為正在退化或有一個不能始終如一的成績(像是 Kyle Farnsworth的案例)而正在貶值。如何能使光芒有希望和洋基、有重大補強的紅襪競爭呢？ And yet, that's exactly what the Rays plan to do. 然而，那正是光芒計畫去做的 The Starting Nine 先發9人名單 vs RHP vs LHP John Jaso C Kelly Shoppach Dan Johnson 1B Dan Johnson Ben Zobrist 2B Sean Rodriguez Evan Longoria 3B Evan Longoria Reid Brignac SS Reid Brignac Johnny Damon LF Johnny Damon B.J. Upton CF B.J. Upton Matt Joyce RF Ben Zobrist Manny Ramirez DH Manny Ramirez Platoons Possible platoons? Behold, the mind of Joe Maddon! 瞧，這是Joe Maddon的想法！ You may have heard how the Rays like using every advantage they can get, always searching for that Extra 2%, and Joe Maddon buys into that philosophy with authority. In an effort to maximize his team's production, he shuffles the lineup around nearly every day – 129 different lineups last season – so trying to predict exactly where players will play on the field or where they’ ll hit in the lineup is nearly impossible. On most days, Evan Longoria will likely hit third with Manny Ramirez behind him, but that’s the only certainty in the lineup at this point. 你可能聽過光芒喜歡使用能獲得的每一個有利條件。總是搜尋 Extra 2% 這本書、以及從 Joe Maddon 這購買到他的用人哲學和調度權威，努力的讓球隊達到最大效能產出，他幾乎每天都在變換打線順序 - 上個球季有129種不同的打線編排 - 所以試著正確地預言球員守備哪個位置或是在打線中打第幾棒幾乎是不可能的。在大多數日子，Evan Longoria 大概會打三棒而四棒是 Manny Ramirez，但是這大概是在打線中唯一能夠確定的。 In terms of position platoons, there are also few straightforward answers. Jaso will play against righties, while Shoppach will see time against lefties and the occasional righty. Matt Joyce will see playing time against righties, but will likely be benched against most lefties (well, except for against those reverse split lefties). Sean Rodriguez will primarily be played against lefties, although I believe Maddon hopes to increase his playing time against righties this season. Along those lines, Reid Brignac will likely be the starting shortstop against both hands, but if he struggles against lefties, don't be surprised to see Maddon pencil Sean Rodriguez in at shortstop. Also, while Johnny Damon and Dan Johnson will likely play everyday at their positions, Ben Zobrist or Sean Rodriguez could always get a few starts in favor of them against certain left-handed pitchers. 就守位來說，幾乎沒有明確答案。Jaso 將在右投時先發，而 Shoppach 是面對左投人選以及偶爾面對右投。Joyce 將在右投先發但很有可能大多數時左投先發坐板凳(好吧，除非對方左投較不善面對左打時)。Sean Rodriguez 將作為左投的主要先發人選，雖然我希望 Joe Maddon 在本季對方右投先發時能增加其上場時間。接下來，Reid Brignac 開季很可能是先發游擊手，並面對左右投手，但若對左投打擊低迷別對 JOE Maddon 把S-Rod寫在游擊手的先發名單而感到驚訝。同樣地，當 Johnny Damon 和 Dan Johnson 很有可能為先發球員，若對方是左投的可靠人選 -- Ben Zobrist 或 Sean Rodriguez 可能會得到為數不多的先發機會。 From a baseball perspective, I love this shuffling: the players don't seem to mind it, and Maddon's decisions are always rooted in the analysis he receives from the Rays'front office. This shuffling may not result in consistent playing time for any player outside Evan Longoria (sorry, fantasy owners!), but since the Rays have so much defensive flexibility, these rotations makes for a better overall ball club. 從一個棒球觀點來看，我喜歡這個調度：球員似乎並不在意它，而 Joe Maddon 調度的判斷來自FO對於球員的分析，但是這樣的調度對於龍哥以外的球員，並無法達到上場時間的穩定 (抱歉，FB玩家有這些球員的持有者們)，但自從光芒有彈性地防守調度，球隊先發輪值在MLB球隊中較優於其他球隊。 Depending how you look at it, the Rays had one of the better offenses in the league last season (3rd in runs scored, tied for 11th in wOBA). They did lose Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, and Jason Bartlett over the off season, but I believe the Rays won't see as much of a drop off in this area as people would think. Reid Brignac may project to have a slightly worse bat than Bartlett, but he makes up the difference with his superior defense at shortstop. Carlos Pena had a down season last year, hitting below .200 and posting a .326 wOBA (barely better than league average), and Dan Johnson flashed some impressive power numbers in Triple-A and the majors in 2010 (.216 ISO, .339 wOBA) 取決於你如何看待這些情況的調度，上個球季光芒在聯盟裡擁有不錯的進攻能力(得分排名第3，wOBA與其他隊伍並列第11)。球隊在休季時失去 Carl Crawford、Carlos Pena 和 Jason Bartlett，但我相信光芒不願見到像這個地方許多球迷所想的一樣戰績下滑。Reid Brignac 推測打擊能力略遜於 Jason Bartlett，但在游擊的優秀守備可以彌補打擊差距。 Carlos Pena 去年球季處於低潮，繳出低於.200 Avg和.326 wOBA(勉強比聯盟平均好一點) ，Dan Johnson 在3A繳出令人印象深刻的成績及2010年升上MLB .216 ISO、.339 wOBA 的表現。 As for Carl Crawford – well, yes, there's no way the Rays will be able to replace him. Remember, though, that the Rays are a young team and should see increased production from a number of players as a result. Also, Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon will be boosts on offense; even if Manny Ramirez's power disappears, he's sure to improve upon the .238/.328/.376 line that the Rays got from their DH position last season. 說到 Carl Crawford - 嗯，好吧...。是的，沒有人可以取代他在光芒的地位。請記住，然而光芒是一支年輕球隊以及該從增加新球員看到效能產出。同樣地，Manny Ramirez 和 Johnny Damon 能在進攻上帶來幫助；雖然 Manny Ramirez 的長打力不復存在，他必定能把光芒上個球季在DH這個位置.238/.328/.376的成績向上改善。　　　　　原文 http://tinyurl.com/62wl9lh 先翻到這邊，這次朋友幫我校稿到一半就沒空了。錯誤應該很多，有錯的地方請版友指正。謝謝，下半部之後找時間翻。感謝 immortalqq 版友幫忙修正翻譯 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.135.31.4 ※ 編輯: knoxvillt 來自: 220.135.31.4 (03/22 07:32)