[新聞] KC designates Maier
TORONTO -- Mitch Maier, a member of the Kansas City organization for 10 years
and a backup outfielder for most of the last five, appears to be at an end of
that relationship.
Maier was designated for assignment on Wednesday as the Royals brought up two
pitchers from Triple-A Omaha: right-handers Nate Adcock and Louis Coleman.
Right-hander Vin Mazzaro was optioned to Omaha on Tuesday night after a 6-3
loss to the Blue Jays.
There's a 10-day period for Maier's fate to be determined, including going
through waivers. He left Toronto for home after being informed of the move.
"He's as perfect a teammate as you could ever want on your team," manager Ned
Yost said. "He's always ready, always prepared, never complained, just worked
hard, just wanted to win."
Maier's playing time had dropped markedly in the last two seasons. In 2011,
with Alex Gordon, Melky Cabrera and Jeff Francoeur playing well and
injury-free, Maier got into just 45 games with only 95 at-bats, hitting .232.
A left-handed hitter, Maier appeared in 32 games this season and had a .172
(11-for-64) average with two home runs and seven RBIs.
"We've got so many young outfielders we want to look at," Yost said. "He was
a great guy to have on your team as your fourth or fifth outfielder. But
being mostly left-handed in the outfield, we needed a right-handed bat in
[Jason] Bourgeois and we've got [Jarrod] Dyson, [Lorenzo] Cain's coming back
soon and we've got [Wil] Myers on the horizon."
A .248 hitter in his six years and 360 games with the Royals, Maier was an
excellent outfielder and once played 190 consecutive games without an error.
In 2009, he had 11 outfield assists to lead all Major League rookies.
His busiest seasons were 2009 and 2010, when he played 127 and 117 games,
respectively. In those years he found himself filling in for the injured
players like Coco Crisp, Jose Guillen, Rick Ankiel and David DeJesus.
A right-handed thrower, he also was used as an emergency pitcher twice with
the Royals, pitching an inning at Boston in 2011 and an inning against
Cleveland this year. Both were scoreless.
"He was a great teammate," Gordon said. "The last two years he really hasn't
got the consistent playing time, but you never heard him complain. He was
great in the clubhouse, great for our team chemistry, just a great person in
general.
"He was probably one of my first good friends in pro ball. I started off with
him in Double-A and played with him for six years. It's sad to see him go,
but that's part of the game and I'm sure someone is going to be excited to
pick him up, because he's a great player and he's going to make some team
happy."
"He worked harder than anybody else in this clubhouse," said third baseman
Mike Moustakas. "He was always one of the first guys here, always one of the
last guys to leave. A great leader, just a great guy to be around."
Yost believes that Maier could be valuable addition to another team, where he
could get more playing time.
"He's a perfect guy for a National League team where you've got to use your
switches, he can play all three outfield positions equally well, he can give
you a smart at-bat, he's a good baserunner," Yost said. "He does a lot of
things really well but you kind of get stagnated when you don't play."
麥兒被DFA，Vin Mazzaro下放。
升上Adcock跟Coleman
麥兒因為現在外野很擠，沒有位置，轉眼他也在皇家10年了
Yost說他去別隊比較有機會
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