[外電] 光芒如何重建農場

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以下為渣翻，抱歉，英文不夠好有的翻的不順暢就略過，有的雖不順但就還是貼了 https://reurl.cc/AjYzE How the Tampa Bay Rays rebuilt their farm system From the 2014 ruins, a three-pronged approach has Rays back among the best in the game. By Marc Topkin Published March 9 Updated March 9 PORT CHARLOTTE – As top Rays officials lurched and then recovered from the dual defections of franchise pillars Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon following the 2014 season, they realized they also had to aggressively address another foundational issue. The fertile farm system that had provided the basis for their remarkable run of four playoff appearances in six years was no longer providing enough yield. In more direct terms, some Rays officials considered it bare. 在2014年 Andrew Friedman 和Joe Maddon 離開，光芒首先要解決農場不再肥沃的問題農場無法像過去提供優良作物能讓球隊在六年有四次進入季後賽 “It was obvious,’’ team president Matt Silverman said last week, “that our system wasn’t where it needed to be.’’ Having been considered among the game’s best for years, and No. 1 for several, the Rays were now ranking with the worst, slotted 20th by Baseball America, 23rd by ESPN’s Keith Law, 26th by Baseball Prospectus. As Silverman settled in to steer the team in October 2014, hiring Kevin Cash as manager while eyeing Erik Neander and Chaim Bloom to eventually take over baseball operations, the Rays made it a priority to rebuild that farm system. There was a lot to do, and more than a buzzword laden action plan was necessary. 銀男表示農場系統失效. 多年內光芒被認為有強盛農場，被評為NO.1 卻變到後段去，在BA排20，在ESPN排23，在 Keith Law排26 隨著銀男在2014年10月接手雇用Kevin Cash為總教練，安排Erik Neander 和 Chaim Bloom接管棒球營運，重建農場列為優先事項。 Eventually, it became a three-pronged approach: * Adjust and advance their drafting process and performance as years of fallow return had caught up to them; * Expand their financial commitment to the international market, where they could compete more evenly with higher-revenue teams; * Increase their pro scouting effort, especially at the lower levels of the minors, to be positioned to maximize the return in every trade. Correspondingly, they provided additional resources in player development, such as adding staff, improving nutrition, increasing off-season programs, to turn the prospects, projects and occasionally a few suspects into impact players. Four years later, they appear to have made it. That’s what it looks like on paper, as the Rays have climbed their way back to the top tier of the rankings, tabbed second overall behind the Padres by Baseball America, ESPN, mlbpipeline.com, and others. 要做的事很多，著手在三大項．調整選秀策略．增加在國際市場的簽約金，挑更有競爭力的選手．確保每筆交易的最大化，增加選手評估偵測，特別是在較低階的聯盟，在球員發展提供資源像增加員工，改善營養，增加休季的活動，計畫養成對球隊有貢獻的球員在幾年後，如同看到的，光芒在各大農場評價為第二回到了前段。 And also in person, based on the young players in the majors, the prospects who will soon be ready and the group of elite prospects they’ve assembled, led by 18-year-old sensation Wander Franco and two-way Brendan McKay. Clearly, there is a depth of talent scattered among the 5 ½ fields of the Charlotte Sports Park complex. “I’ve never experienced anything like this in my 24 years here,’’ said farm director Mitch Lukevics, gushing beyond his default setting. “We haven’ t had a group like this. These (top prospects) are just some of the players that you know that are getting headlines. We have many more you have no idea about at this point. “I don’t want to get too giddy. But I get pretty excited just seeing them.’ ’ Rays infielder Wander Franco is one of the reasons the team's farm system is drawing raves. 農場現由18歲Wander Franco 和投打兩棲的 Brendan McKay 領軍的具天賦優秀新秀組成。農場主管Mitch Lukevics 說過去24年沒有像這樣的榮景，這些新秀成為焦點，看到他們很興奮內野手Franco是讓這農場充滿未來藍圖的原因之一 Though more reserved, Silverman is also pleased with their progress. “We’re at the point now where that work tending to the farm system is paying dividends and has a chance to provide a long runway of talent for the major-league club,’’ he said. Having a steady flow of players from the minors, whether as front-liners, reserves or trade inventory, is important for every team. For the financially challenged Rays, even more so. “It’s everything,’’ Lukevics said. Especially since players from the farm system are also inexpensive players. 銀男比較保留但仍對進展滿意，銀男說農場開始收益能有效提供長期上大聯盟的選手小聯盟的球員流動，不管作為主力球員，保留或交易對每一隊都很重要，對經費有限的光芒更是如此 “For us to be able to compete in the American League East we’re going to need to rely upon these young, talented players who come up through our system,’’ Silverman said. “If we have that core, we can continue to build around it and supplement. But without it, it would be very challenging to compete with the larger revenue clubs.’’ The rebuilding effort focused initially on trades coming out of the 2014 upheaval, as they swapped veteran Jeremy Hellickson for Andrew Velazquez and Justin Williams, Wil Myers for a package that included Jake Bauers and Steven Souza, Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar for a group that included Daniel Robertson. They have continued making those kind of deals, such as trading Chris Archer last July for the talented trio of Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows and prospect Shane Baz. And also flipping some of the players they acquired, trading Williams in a deal for Tommy Pham, Bauers for Yandy Diaz, and Souza for a package that included Anthony Banda, Colin Poche and Nick Solak. 要在美東競爭靠的就農場這些球員所組成的核心，再進行其他補強，若無農場提供的選手很難和其他大球團抗衡從2014年開始重建，將Jeremy Hellickson交易換了Andrew Velazquez 和Justin Williams；Wil Myers打包換了Jake Bauers 和 Steven Souza；Ben Zobrist 和 Yunel Escobar 交易其中有 Daniel Robertson 持續進行類似的交易，像去年7月Chris Archer換來了 Tyler Glasnow、 Austin Meadows 和首輪的 Shane Baz. In almost every move, they strive to find added value. But the more important success comes from within. And they were quite proud to note that all of their record tying nine prospects in Baseball America’s top 100 list were homegrown. 在每一個交易尋找附加價值。更重要的成功來自於內部改革，非常滿意在BA的TOP100 中佔有9名 The international market has yielded Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez, Vidal Brujan, Moises Gomez and Franco, who is the early leader to be the game’s No. 1 prospect going into 2020, with more to come. And, since adopting more of a data-driven approach to the draft in 2015, they are getting a better return, starting with Brandon Lowe, who was a third-round pick and made the majors last season. Silverman, ever the pragmatist, says the challenge now is to maintain the flow – and to see it translate into success in the big leagues and, ultimately, another playoffs banner. “It’s fun to see the rankings, it’s fun to see the top-100 lists and the articles written about the system,’’ he said. “But until those players are helping us win games at the major-league level, it’s just words.’’ 國際球員有Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez, Vidal Brujan, Moises Gomez 和 Franco 從2015年採用更多以數據為導向的選秀後獲得了好的回報，首先是第三輪選入的Brandon Lowe去年升上了大聯盟務實的銀男說現在的挑戰就維持穩定的球員流動-和之後進入大聯盟的成功轉換，最終進入季後賽看到這組織球員進入百大名單是很有趣，但在進入大聯盟並贏得球賽前就只是紙上談兵 What has worked best? We asked some of the experts, and here are excerpts of what they said: Keith Law, ESPN: “They’re drafting smarter, better, they’re more opportunistic. They’re, I think, just doing a better job of weighing probability against risk. … I’d say the last two drafts have been very, very strong. And they’re also really starting to hit on the international front. Wander Franco is the most obvious fruits of that. But you’re going to see in the next two or three years, more of their international prospects bubbling up. ... They’re extremely deep at this point. … They’re trading well too. They are thought of so much as an analytics-focused organization. They scout the minors as well as any team I can think of. … Not only do they have good scouts, but their system for going out to see those players is itself different (in how their coverage plans allow more looks at players). … I’m very much of the mind that more information is always better, and I think the Rays are the best organization at doing that.’’ 詢問了一下球評的說法， Keith Law, ESPN: 更好更聰明的選秀，更多的機會，做更好的評估， 2017年和2018年的選秀做的非常好，在國際球員也簽的很好。 Wander Franco備受期待。在接下來的2-3年會看到讓人印象深刻的更多的國際球員冒出，做的交易也很好。球團著重在數據分析，有好的球探，光芒真的做的很好 J.J. Cooper, Baseball America: “Even when the Rays dipped, their pro scouting was still excellent, and their ability to produce a steady stream of pitchers has long been a model for other teams to emulate. But there was a lengthy stretch there where the team struggled to draft and develop hitters. … The Rays still do an excellent job in pro scouting, especially at finding and then developing players acquired as prospects, but their ability to draft and develop hitters has improved. And their scouting/development from the international market is now excellent, where it once was hit or miss.’’ J.J. Cooper, Baseball America: 當球隊戰績排名下降，光芒的球探依舊出色，能穩定提供投手，長期是其他隊仿效的對象。延伸至球隊的選秀和打者發展進步即時曾經錯過，但在國際市場簽約現在非常突出 “They’re hitting on all cylinders. They went through several years of weak drafts after 2007, really blowing an unprecedented opportunity with all of their early-round choices (10 of the first 60) in 2011. Though their recent first-rounders don’t stand out as a group, they’ve had better draft success with less-heralded guys like Brent Honeywell in the supplemental second round (2014), Nate Lowe in the 13th round (2016), Brandon Lowe in the third round (2015). They’re doing great work internationally, starting with Wander Franco and also including guys like Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez and Vidal Brujan, among others. And they’ve made some nice trades, grabbing guys like Shane Baz, Lucius Fox (acquired with Matt Duffy for Matt Moore), Nick Solak and Colin Poche, just to name four guys." 經過幾年的疲弱，終於戰力回穩歷經在2007年之後很弱的選秀 2011年帶來前所未有的機會 (前60名有10位) 近年首輪不突出，但首輪後卻有更高的成功率像Brent Honeywell (2014年第二輪) Nate Lowe (2016年第13輪)，Brandon Lowe (2015年第3輪) 從Franco開始，在國際球員上做得很好還有Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez 和 Vidal Brujan 及其他做了一些不錯的交易，換到了Shane Baz，Lucius Fox （Matt Duffy為Matt Moore交易），NickSolak和Colin Poche，僅列其中四位。 Comeback Kids Here are the the Rays farm system rankings by two experts, Baseball America and ESPN (Rankings in parentheses). 重返競爭以下為BA和ESPN近年的農場組織評比光芒的排名 2013: Baseball America (4); ESPN (3). 2014: Baseball America (20); ESPN (23). 2015: Baseball America (17); ESPN (23). 2016: Baseball America (13); ESPN (14). 2017: Baseball America (11); ESPN (19). 2018: Baseball America (5); ESPN (7). 2019: Baseball America (2); ESPN (2). 補上進入百大的名單 MLB http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=prospects 13 | Wander Franco, SS 28 | Brent Honeywell, RHP 29 | Brendan McKay, 1B/LHP 39 | Jesus Sanchez, OF 55 | Matthew Liberatore, LHP 84 | Ronaldo Hernandez, C BA 2019 top 100 https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/MLB/M.1548335183.A.C70.html https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2019-top-100-prospects-by-the-numbers/ 4 | Wander Franco, SS 23 | Brent Honeywell, RHP 47 | Brendan McKay, 1B/LHP 56 | Ronaldo Hernandez, C 58 | Matthew Liberatore, LHP 62 | Jesus Sanchez, OF 64 | Vidal Brujan, 2B 93 | Brandon Lowe, 2B 97 | Nate Lowe, 1B 2019 Keith law top 100 prospect https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/MLB/M.1548807691.A.45C.html 3. Wander Franco IF 14. Brendan McKay P/IF 19. Brent Honeywell P 36. Matthew Liberatore P 59. Vidal Brujan IF 77. Nate Pearson P 84. Ronaldo Hernandez C 94. Shane Baz P 100. Lucius Fox IF John Sickels https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/MLB/M.1550160592.A.824.html 4) Wander Franco, SS 20) Brendan McKay, LHP 22) Brent Honeywell, RHP 41) Jesus Sanchez, OF 68) Vidal Brujan, 2B 69) Ronaldo Hernandez, C 72) Matthew Liberatore, LHP 88) Brandon Lowe, 2B 97) Nathaniel Lowe, 1B -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 210.242.178.14 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Rays/M.1553066313.A.1C3.html