Rockies position breakdown: Outfield

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http://0rz.tw/mYhhw Rockies position breakdown: Outfield By Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News * Lining Up LF, Seth Smith: Has to win job but has pure left-handed stroke that creates thoughts of eventual power and high average. CF, Ryan Spilborghs: Workmanlike center fielder with offensive assets. Had .407 OBP last year. Figures to bat leadoff. RF, Brad Hawpe: Most raw power of anyone in lineup. Improving against left-handers, hitting .282 against them in 2008. * Battling for a job OF, Scott Podsednik: One player on roster with stolen-base potential. Showed he could come off bench last season. OF, Dan Ortmeier: Also can play first base. Switch hitter began hitting only right-handed last season. OF, Matt Murton: Career .288 big-league hitter got lost in shuffle with Cubs and Athletics last year, playing only 28 big-league games. * On tap OF, Carlos Gonzalez: Can play all three outfield spots. No. 1 prospect with Arizona in 2007, and No. 1 with Athletics in 2008. OF, Dexter Fowler: Top prospect in system. Smooth in field, has big-time speed and will grow into power. Hurdle's view "Smith is going to get every opportunity to win the job, but he's going to have his hands full with challenges from Ortmeier, Murton and Gonzalez. He has hit everywhere he has gone. He has a pure swing and keeps the bat head in the hitting zone a long time. He has to make strides with his defense but is a good enough athlete that that shouldn't be difficult. "Spilborghs is a solid all-around player. He's more a corner outfielder but has the fundamentals to handle center field. He has to remember his limitations and he will be fine. "Hawpe keeps getting better. He became a more consistent hitter last year and made adjustments to handle left-handed pitchers. He has a high-risk, high-reward swing, with the rewards coming more often. He was the best guy on our team driving in runs with two outs, and his defense is better than he gets credit for. He was set back last year, playing through an ankle he rolled at the end of spring training. "We just want to see Gonzalez play. We've heard a lot about him. We've seen him on video. I'm confident he can, defensively, handle either corner and want to see him in center field. He will get a chance to make the club. "Dexter just needs to play. He has tremendous abilities and a great work ethic. We have to remember he hasn't played Triple-A yet." Bottom line The trade of Matt Holliday took away the name recognition, but the outfield should be a plus. The Rockies have a blue-collar group with the projected alignment of Smith, Spilborghs and Hawpe. None of them is a Gold Glove candidate, and the speed is average at best. But they have a quality work ethic with offensive upsides. Murton provides a quality platoon possibility for Smith, and Podsednik is a perfect backup for Spilborghs. Spilborghs is just keeping the position warm until Fowler shows he is ready to make the big-league jump. -- 一次大意，便是永久的放棄幸福的靈光，只一閃爍，便無聲跡.... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.227.19.74