[巨人] 2013 Preview: San Francisco Giants

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2013 Preview: San Francisco Giants D.J. Short Mar 16, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT http://ppt.cc/LcIs TheBigQuestion: Can the Giants hold off the Dodgers in the National League West? 首要課題：巨人軍是否能夠打敗世仇道奇? Fresh off a magical run which led to their second World Series title in the past three seasons, the Giants have mostly kept the band together.Giants general manager Brian Sabean pulled it off by retaining three key contributors from the 2012 team. 甫得到過去三年內的第二座世界大賽冠軍，巨人軍大致維持住隊形。 GM Sabean留下三位在2012年具有指標性貢獻的球員。 Marco Scutaro, who batted .362 after coming over from the Rockies and played the role of hero during the postseason, is back on a three-year, $20 million contract. Angel Pagan, who thrived in his first season with the club, was re-signed for four years and $40 million. Jeremy Affeldt, who owns a 2.73 ERA over four seasons with the Giants, was brought back on a three-year,$18 million contract. Scutaro → 3年/20M Pagan → 4年/40M Affeldt → 3年/18M It’s a little much to ask Scutaro to replicate what he did down the stretch last season, as it was fueled by a .366 batting average on balls in play. He's also 37 years old and has dealt with injuries in recent seasons. Scutaro去年的BABIP是.366的高，令人好奇的是他能否複製相同的成績，因為他已經37歲了，而且近幾季有傷痛問題。 Hunter Pence batted just .219 with seven home runs in 59 games after coming over from the Phillies last season, so the Giants need him to bounce back in his walk year. Pence來到舊金山後的成績就不甚理想，59場出賽僅有AVG.219 / 7HR，巨人軍亟需他的觸底反彈。 2012 National League MVP Buster Posey is the best bet in the lineup, but he plays the most demanding position in the sport. 2012 NL MVP Posey是打線中最棒的，但他的位置是球場上最吃力的。 It would be nice if Pablo Sandoval managed to play a full season while staying in the Giants’ good graces from a conditioning perspective. (功夫熊貓這句看不太懂，再麻煩補充了;)) Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner have the potential to be one of the best 1-2 combos in the game, but getting a rebound season out of Tim Lincecum would provide a huge boost to the starting rotation. Cain和Bumgarner將會是很棒的1-2號SP，但若Licecum找回身手，就會讓先發輪值往上提升許多。 His 5.18 ERA last season was fourth-highest among qualified starters while his walk rate has jumped from 2.7 BB/9 to 4.4 BB/9 since 2009. The good news is that the strikeouts were still there last year. While Lincecum has received plenty of attention this spring for his new haircut, he’s hoping that an offseason strength and conditioning program will pay dividends on the mound. Don’t rule it out. He pitches in a great home park to facilitate a rebound. 在符合條件的SP群裡，他的5.18 ERA排第四高，並且BB/9也升高至4.4。慶幸的是，三振功力還在!儘管Lincecum的新髮型已經吸引不少目光，我們會希望他在季外的調整可以如實反映在投手丘上。並非不可能噢，他在主場投球有助於表現的反彈。 It’s a little odd to see a team which won the World Series be overshadowed by a division rival, but that’s exactly what happened this winter with the high-spending Dodgers.On paper, they are a serious threat to take the division. But we have seen spending sprees backfire in baseball before, so it’s hardly a guarantee of success. Still, the margin for error figures to be smaller than last year, so Bruce Bochy’s squad needs a lot of things to go right to have a chance at a repeat. 世界大賽冠軍的隊伍卻被籠罩在分區世敵的陰影下的確有點怪，但道奇真的花了不少錢。紙上談兵的話，他們真的是嚴重的威脅。但我們已經看過花錢卻失敗的案例了，因此道奇是否成功難以保證。然而，今年容許失誤的空間的確變小了，因此Bochy團隊必須在許多方面走上正軌以重複過去成功。 What else is going on? 還有呢? *　With Brian Wilson out of the picture, the Giants are set to give Sergio Romo a chance at the closer role. 在大鬍子Wilson無法出賽的情況下，巨人讓Romo去接closer。 The 30-year-old right-hander boasts a brilliant 2.20 ERA for his career and was dominant down the stretch last year and during the postseason, so it’s hard to find a more deserving candidate. 這位30歲的右投的有著不錯的生涯ERA，以及去年賽季的宰制表現，實在難以取代。 However, the Giants have always been extra careful about his workload because he relies so heavily on his knockout slider. 但是，巨人軍對這位重度倚賴滑球的投手必須格外注意他的工作量。 Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez and Affeldt also figure to get save chances. 因此Casilla、Lopez和Affeldt也可能分攤關門的工作。 * The Giants never considered bringing Melky Cabrera back following his 50-game suspension for synthetic testosterone, so they are hoping that a combination of Gregor Blanco and a returning Andres Torres will be able to hold things down in left field. 在小毒奶發生因禁藥而來的50場禁賽後，巨人軍便不曾考慮回簽他，因此我們會希望 Blanco和Torres可以勝任在左外野的工作。 Defense shouldn’t be an issue, but they aren’t the most inspiring combination offensively. If there’s a spot where the Giants could look for an upgrade during the season, this is it. 防守應該不成問題，但他們在進攻方面的表現有待加強。如果球隊能夠在季中找到升級的方案，那就對囉。 * Barry Zito is entering the final guaranteed year of his infamous seven-year, $126 million contract, as the Giants can buy out his 2014 option for $7 million. Zito不漂亮的七年126M合約中保障的最後一季，在這之後巨人軍就可用7M買斷2014的合約。 With a 58-69 record and a 4.47 ERA over six seasons with the club, there’s no disputing that he is one of the biggest free agent busts of all-time. 隨隊六季繳出58W-69L / 4.47 ERA的成績，他毫無疑問會是史上FA大地雷之一。 But his surprising postseason heroics have at least assured him of a special place in franchise history. 但去年季後賽的驚人表現將確保他將會在隊史上留名。 * Could this be the year that Brandon Belt breaks out? The 24-year-old has shown good patience and a penchant for spraying line drives, but he has just 16 home runs over his first 681 plate appearances in the majors. 今年會是Belt爆發的一年嗎?24歲的小伙子已經展現了不錯的耐心以及噴射line-drive的傾向，但這兩年的681次PA裡面他只打了16發HR。 That’s quite a contrast to what he did in the minor leagues. 這和他在小聯盟的表現大異其趣。 The Giants will have to hope that his strong performance down the stretch last year and hot hitting this spring is a harbinger for things to come. 巨人軍會希望他延續去年的好表現，並期待春訓的火熱棒子是今年爆發的預兆。 Prediction: It will be close, but I have the Giants repeating as the NL West winners. 預測：巨人軍會在相當接近的情況下再度稱霸國聯西區。 -- Cain's perfect game Yes, he Cain!!! http://goo.gl/mN1kv Wednesday, June 13, 2012 IP H R ER BB SO Cain 9.0 0 0 0 0 14 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.113.150.150 ※ 編輯: MattCain 來自: 140.113.150.150 (03/19 18:06)