[翻譯] Phil Rogers: Right Direction

看板WhiteSox作者Danks (Manawenuz)時間11年前 (2013/12/17 21:49)推噓6(6推 0噓 6→)

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事情大概就像P版友上面Po的那篇新聞一樣，Reed for Davidson 下面這篇是官網的評論，簡單說對Hahn的操作還滿肯定的 http://0rz.tw/TvZcK Hahn has White Sox trending in right direction General manager making concerted effort to build a strong young core in Chicago CHICAGO -- At the Winter Meetings in Dallas two years ago, the White Sox traded their 28-year-old closer, Sergio Santos, for Nestor Molina, a right-handed pitching prospect. In the media debriefing, Ken Williams referred to the team beginning a rebuilding process. 好久好久以前，正確地說是兩年前，KW把Santos賣了（我一直很想叫他善導寺）換來右投新秀Nestor Molina，同時在眾目睽睽下宣稱白襪要重建了 Then, almost immediately, he backtracked, saying this was really a retooling, not a rebuild. And to demonstrate the point that the Sox are often the most dangerous when you don't see them coming, they went out and won 85 games, leading the Tigers for almost four months of the season, including most of September. 然後他很快打了自己一巴掌，堅持那是retooling, not rebuilding 那年白襪拿了85勝，直到九月過了大半時都還領先 The long-dreaded collapse quickly followed, however -- a 4-11 fade to black in 2012 followed by a 99-loss season in '13, the first for Rick Hahn as the general manager, with Williams moving into an advisory role. 接著就崩崩了，四勝十一敗輸掉2012，2013更豪邁的輸掉99場 2013同時也是Hahn首度接掌GM，KW退居顧問角色 You'd think that might have convinced chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to follow the example of the cross-town Cubs and start writing off seasons with an eye on a distant prize. But that, clearly, is not how these guys operate. 你大概覺得老闆Jerry Reinsdorf會因此決定跟北邊的小熊一樣，說服自己來日方長不過白襪人們顯然不是這麼想的 Thus a six-year, $68 million signing of Cuban slugger Jose Abreu -- possibly the biggest move of the offseason -- and an unwillingness to deal Chris Sale, the 24-year-old ace who is signed through 2017, with options in '18 and '19 that could make him the best bargain in baseball. And Hahn was just getting started there, as he's proven over the last week with a pair of deals with Arizona's Kevin Towers, who is feeling the heat to keep up with the Dodgers. 先是68M/6Y簽下古巴砲手Abreu--大概是這個季後最大的一步了，還有拒絕交易才24歲的年輕Ace Sale，他的約簽到2017，加上2018, 2019的option，這約簽得實在太好。這對Hahn來說只是開始而已，過去一週他兩度跟響尾蛇的Kevin Towers交易，KT大概是看到道奇來勢洶洶，急著想要趕上....吧？ Power-hitting third baseman Matt Davidson has joined leadoff man/center fielder Adam Eaton as part of Hahn's ultra-impressive overhaul of an over-the-hill lineup that was last in the American League with 3.7 runs per game this past season, the 29th worst total in the Majors (thank you, Marlins). Davidson was acquired Monday at the cost of closer Addison Reed, who saved 40 games last year but also blew eight chances, matching Fernando Rodney for the second most among closers. 兩次與蛇蛇的交易裡，白襪先後拿到了開路先鋒兼CF Adam Eaton跟大棒子三壘手 Matt Davidson, Hahn大舉翻修了白襪今年平均每場只拿到3.7分，全聯盟排名倒數第二（謝謝你，兄弟...啊不對，是馬林魚）的鳥打線。Davidson的代價則是Reed, 我們那位今年拿了40個救援點但同時也BS八次的守護神，BS次數在所有終結者中排名第二，跟 Rodney並列。（但我還是很喜歡Reed啊，再見了，我們會想念你的） Factor in 22-year-old right fielder Avisail Garcia, added at the non-waiver Trade Deadline this past season for Jake Peavy, and you've got a group of young hitters Hahn calls "the new core." He has taken a team that was difficult to watch and made it into a patchwork quilt of intriguing parts. 也別忘記用Peavy換來的22歲右外野手A.Garcia，現在白襪有了一整組被Hahn稱為 “新核心”的年輕打者，Hahn的操作下，原先慘不忍睹的白襪變得有趣起來了 While the decision to re-sign Paul Konerko -- who, by the way, took an $11 million pay cut to come back as a part-time player and full-time organizational resource -- seems to have gotten more attention than anything else Hahn has done, you've got to give him credit for doing what Ron Schueler once did so well with the White Sox. 至於簽Paulie回來嘛，Paulie大打折回來打工，未來應該也會在體系內其他領域任職雖然比起Hahn簽的其他約，找回Paulie還是吸引最多的注意力，但作者覺得，Hahn的表現可以跟以前Ron Schueler的作為相提並論 Ron Schueler: 1991~2000:白襪GM, 2000~2002: franchise Vice president 現任國民GM Mike Rizzo特別顧問 "When this thing gets right, the development is complete, we will have these guys coming along on the same path," Hahn said. "It is what we have been striving [to put together] for a while here. We want to have a young core." Hahn說，我們一直都想要一群有為的年輕人（你確定KW也這樣想？） Consider this a case of back to the future. Through the First-Year Player Draft and trades, Schueler built a competitive organization with staying power. The Sox had gotten away from that after their World Series triumph in 2005, executing a long line of short-sighted moves designed to make magic while allowing the farm system to decay. 為何拿Ron Schueler出來類比呢？本文作者認為，Ron在令白襪維持競爭力同時改善了球隊體質，不過在2005拿到冠軍之後咧，白襪就一直在做短視近利的交易，讓農場系統相當貧瘠（講這麼多，直接說KW害的不就得了） That era is clearly over. The White Sox have restocked the lower level of the farm system through the last two Drafts and hold the third overall pick in June, with an eye on adding an arm like the one scouting director Doug Laumann and Williams landed when they reacted quickly as Sale fell to the 13th pick in 2010. 現在時代不一樣了，白襪的農場基層已經在過去兩次選秀中獲得補充，而且下一次選秀我們有探花籤呢顆顆（還不是因為輸了99場...再多輸幾場就有Rodon了！）能的話當然希望能再選些年輕投手來啦，就像2010發現Sale掉到13名後趕快搶進一樣 Put another impact arm behind Sale, Jose Quintana and John Danks (upwardly mobile again after two and a half seasons ruined by a shoulder that required surgery), and the White Sox could have a team set up for another long ride. The Reed-for-Davidson trade could turn out to be a modern version of Mike Cameron-for-Konerko, the 1998 Schueler trade that came at an equally low point. Sale之後，我們還有Quintana, 跟因為手術而報銷好久的Danks。幾次交易後白襪累積了長線競爭的基石，拿Reed換Davidson搞不好可以跟Ron 1998的那次交易類比。那回，我們用Mike Cameron換來了Paul Konerko。 To the shock of baseball, Reinsdorf and Schueler added Albert Belle as a free agent after 1996. But when the tandem of Belle and Frank Thomas failed to produce immediate results, Schueler made the infamous White Flag Trade at the Deadline in '97 and then offloaded Belle and allowed Robin Ventura to leave after '98. 1996年時，Ron跟Jerry弄來了FA Albert Belle，跌破所有人眼鏡。不過成效不彰， Ron最後認栽(不太懂這邊所謂白旗交易指的是哪一件，有人可以補充嗎？） Belle跟Ventura也在1998時一起離開白襪 The White Sox seemed dead in the water but bounced back to win 95 games and the AL Central two years later. Will we look back on recent moves in the same way a few years from now? 白襪當時看來沒救了，但兩年後白襪就贏了95勝，奪下美中冠軍。歷史會重演嗎？ Davidson, a big man with a long swing who is still growing into his power, is the kind of young hitter you dream on -- the kind that is becoming more and more scarce at every level of baseball. And in a lineup that features Abreu (capable of 30-plus home runs and a Rookie of the Year season in 2014) and Garcia, he won't have to shoulder the load by himself. 新同學Davidson就是那種每個人夢想的年輕砲手，這年頭可是越來越稀有了而且還有被預期要轟個30發以上的Abreu跟Garcia可以幫Davidson分擔肩上重任 That was the way it was for Konerko when he arrived in Chicago, after stints in Cincinnati and Los Angeles. He hit alongside young run-producers like Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Lee, with guys like Aaron Rowand and Joe Crede contributing. That's the kind of lineup that Hahn hopes he is putting together. 似曾相識的局面啊老兄，當年Paulie進來時，他有Magglio Ordonez（騙人布！）跟 Carlos Lee作伴，當然還有Aaron Rowand和Joe Crede。這就是Hahn期望的吧 Oh, he's not done, either. He'd love to find a team to take on 34-year-old Adam Dunn, who has hit 75 home runs and driven in 182 runs the last two seasons. Hahn also has a middle infielder to trade -- if the Yankees ever get around to understanding what a valuable piece Alexei Ramirez could be on a team with long-term questions at second base and shortstop. He's got an extra outfielder to trade -- he'd love to get a young catcher for Alejandro De Aza or Dayan Viciedo -- and has a surplus of middle-infield prospects driving discussions, with elbow surgery the only thing slowing Micah Johnson (a Minors-best 84 stolen bases last season). Hahn的表演尚未結束，如今他大概在打算如何兜售亞當蛋了。噢還有Alexei, 洋基要不要考慮一下啊？De Aza或Viciedo大約會被拿去換個年輕捕手。考量小聯盟還有去年盜了 84個壘包的Micah Jonson，Hahn也大可以拿些二遊農作物出去兜售（來人啊，把那個過太爽的Bacon送去藍鳥吧） Sure, the White Sox could be better, but these days they are trending the right way, thanks to Hahn's deals. 沒錯，白襪還有不少改進空間，但他們正處在對的路上，感謝Hahn! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.228.95.52 ※ 編輯: Danks 來自: 61.228.95.52 (12/17 21:59) ※ 編輯: Danks 來自: 61.228.95.52 (12/17 22:03)