[外電] The Rays Uncertain Offseason Strategy (下)

看板Rays作者csy1911 (招財貓)時間13年前 (2011/11/28 19:34)推噓2(2推 0噓 1→)

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The Catching Situation The Rays have apparently signed Jose Molina as a free agent. Since appearing in 100 games for the Yankees in 2008, Molina has not appeared more than 60 games in any season. It can be assumed that the Rays view Molina as a part time catcher and do not plan on turning over the full time catching duties to him. This leaves the Rays with John Jaso, Jose Lobaton, Robinson Chirinos, Nevin Ashley, and Stephen Vogt on their 40 man roster. None of the group inspires confidence in me to handle a lions share of the catching duties in 2012. 顯然光芒已經將自由球員Jose Molina納入陣中，自從在'08年在洋基出賽100場，後來沒有一季出賽超過60場。假設光芒把Molina沒計畫讓他負擔每天出賽的重擔。剩下的時間將會交給其他在40人名單的捕手John Jaso(已被交易至水手)、Jose Lobaton、Robinson Chirinos、Nevin Ashley和Stephen Vogt。但上述這些球員沒有任何一位可以讓我有信心的表示他將會獲得最多的出賽時間 Already this offseason the catching position has been busy. Jose Molina, Gerald Laird, Rod Barajas, Matt Treanor, and Ryan Doumit have already signed free agent deals while Henry Blanco and Brian Scheider re-signed with Arizona and Philadelphia respectively. The remaining catchers on the free agent market includes veterans Ivan Rodriguez who caught only 44 games last year and is 39 years old and Jason Kendall who missed all of 2011 due to injury. 這個休賽期的捕手市場相當忙碌，Jose Molina(TB)、Gerald Laird(DET)、Rod Barajas (PIT)、Matt Treanor(LAD)和Ryan Doumit(MIN)已經在自由市場獲得新約，Henry Blanco (ARI)和Brian Scheider(PHI)也分別獲得續約。剩下在市場上的捕手包括老將Ivan Rodriguez(今年只出賽44場)和39歲的Jason Kendall(今年因傷整季報銷)。 Interestingly enough, Kelly Shoppach is still sitting out there looking for a place to call home and the Rays are still looking for a catcher to split duties with Jose Molina. Shoppach has proved that he can hit left handed pitching, has proven that he can handle the Rays pitching staff, threw out 41% of runners trying to steal in 2011, and only turns 32 in April of 2012. Would you be willing to bring Shoppach back in 2012? What kind of contract offer would it take to bring him back? 有趣的是，Kelly Shoppach依然在市場尋求買方出價，而光芒也在找尋捕手來分擔Jose Molina的責任。Shoppach已經證明他是左投殺手，也能掌握光芒投手群的狀況，今年阻殺率也有41%，而且明年四月才32歲。明年願意把Shoppach找回來嗎？如果答案是肯定的，那開價呢？ ****** The Outfield It is my hope that the Rays do not trade B.J. Upton this winter. I would like nothing more than to open the season with Desmond Jennings in left field, B.J. Upton in center field, and Matt Joyce in right field. Of course, Sam Fuld will be part of the reserve outfielders but his use should be limited and the Rays should continue to look for a 4th outfielder. The Rays are fortunate to have the ability to move Ben Zobrist to RF and Sean Rodriguez to 2b when a lefty is on the mound but could the Rays find a 4th outfielder to keep Zobrist planted at 2b? 希望光芒這個冬天不會把B.J. Upton交易出去，我想看到明年開季時，B.J. Upton是擔任中外野手，而站在左右外野的分別是Desmond Jennings和Matt Joyce。當然，Sam Fuld 會在替補外野佔有一席，但上場時間不能太多，而光芒也要開始找尋第四號外野手。很幸運的，當對方派出左投，可以把Ben Zobrist移往右外野，讓Sean Rodriguz防守二壘，但光芒能找到第四號外野手，並讓Zobrist專心在二壘的防守工作嗎？ Some may suggest that Brandon Guyer is this guy that can make the occasional start in RF against LHP but I believe the Rays will elect to start Guyer in AAA and give him regular at-bats rather than have him be a reserve outfielder early in the season. Will the Rays look into a Reed Johnson, Andruw Jones, Marcus Thames or another free agent outfielder to specialize against left handed pitching? Without the Type A designation does Kelly Johnson make sense for the Rays as J.C Mitchell suggested (here) which would move Ben Zobrist to RF and Matt Joyce to DH? Or getting back to an original thought, would the addition of Kelly Johnson suggest a move of Matt Joyce to first base. 有些人認為Brandon Guyer就是這個答案的解答，可以在面對左投手時，去守右外野，但我相信在明年季初，光芒會讓Guyer在AAA每天先發，獲得穩定的打擊機會，而非把他當作替補外野手。光芒會對Reed Johnson、Andruw Jones、Marcus Thames這些專打左投的球員有興趣嗎？在沒有Type A的條款後，根據J.C Mitchell的建議，Kelly Johnson是光芒可以考慮的選項，如此一來，可以讓Ben Zobrist防守右外野，Matt Joyce專心打DH？或重新回到剛開始的想法，找來Kelly Johnson，然後讓Matt Joyce去守一壘。 ****** The Payroll The Rays payroll dropped 40% from 71.9 million in 2010 to 41.1 million in 2011. Based on salaries of returning players and expected arbitration values the Rays 2012 payroll is expected to increase 27% to 52.1 million. Many have suggested that for the Rays to improve their 2012 roster that a salaried member of the team has to be traded. The names bantered about are James Shields, David Price, and B.J. Upton. The thinking is that the Rays will only have around a 55 million dollar payroll come opening day in 2012. 光芒的薪資從去年的7190萬砍了40%，今年只剩4110萬。如果球員重回球隊，並把預期的薪資仲裁納入考慮，明年薪資會上漲27%來到5210萬。(薪資分析：http://ppt.cc/XX14 ) 許多人建議光芒可以透過交易高薪球員來提升球隊陣容。可能的球員有James Shields、 David Price和B.J. Upton。猜測明年開季時，光芒的球隊薪資會在5500萬附近。 I suggest that the Rays are in a position to take on salary and push above the 55 million mark and settle in around 60 million if need be. The Rays should remain focused on picking up where they left off in August and September of last year. The Rays can worry about shedding payroll at the trade deadline if things don't work out in 2012. The Rays can make additions to the roster by moving Jeff Niemann, Wade Davis, Alex Cobb, Alex Torres, or Chris Archer. 我建議光芒在必要時，能夠把薪資拉高到5500萬以上，大約落在6000萬左右。也應該把重點放在如何把去年在八、九月砍掉的預算補回來。如果陣容沒打出期望的成果，可以在明年的交易截止日再擔心如何擺脫薪資。光芒可以透過交易Jeff Niemann、Wade Davis、 Alex Cobb、Alex Torres或Chris Archer來補強球隊陣容。 ****** Extend Joe Maddon Of all the offseason maneuvers I'd like to see is the extension of manager Joe Maddon. I don't think it's fair to evaluate managers strictly on wins and losses since some teams are provided more talent than others. What I've always been impressed by is the ability of Joe Maddon to incorporate his full 25 man roster into his game plan, how the team never gets too high or too low, and how the team always seems prepared for whatever the gods of baseball throw at them. 在所有的休賽期推演裡，希望Joe Maddon可以獲得續約。我不認為用球隊勝負來衡量一位教練的價值是公平的，因為就是有些球隊擁有比較好的陣容。一直對Maddon總是能把25 人名單上的每位球員納入比賽計畫的能力感到印象深刻，這支球隊永遠不會過度興奮或過度失落，不論棒球之神投出什麼球，他們總是做好準備。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 原文：http://ppt.cc/Xb(u -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.118.6.244 ※ 編輯: csy1911 來自: 140.118.6.244 (11/28 19:44)