作者ComboKing (COMBO)
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標題[轉錄][新聞] Royals make the call to promote Giav …
時間Sat Aug 6 10:22:18 2011
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作者: RoyGuy (相信) 看板: Royals
標題: [新聞] Royals make the call to promote Giavotella
時間: Fri Aug 5 19:55:18 2011
KANSAS CITY -- Johnny Giavotella, who could be an integral part of the
Royals' 2012 infield, is coming to Kansas City right now.
The Royals announced late Thursday night that they are calling up Giavotella
from Triple-A Omaha. He's expected to arrive for Friday night's game against
the Detroit Tigers.
Giavotella, ranked as the No. 7 Royals prospect by MLB.com and widely
considered the second baseman of the future, has been hitting exceptionally
well for the Storm Chasers, with a .339 average, .391 on-base percentage and
a .481 slugging percentage.
The Royals want to evaluate his talents as they prepare for next season, so
Giavotella should jump right into a starting role, as first baseman Eric
Hosmer and third baseman Mike Moustakas did when they were called up.
That would put second baseman Chris Getz in a backup role. Getz, considered a
better defensive player than Giavotella, is hitting .256 with just eight
extra-base hits. For Omaha, Giavotella not only leads the team in average,
but is second in RBIs with 72 and also has nine home runs and 33 doubles.
Giavotella is a hard-nosed player who impressed Royals manager Ned Yost when
he was with the Major League club in Spring Training.
"He is a scrap iron, he's a little, freakin' gamer, dirt bag-type player,"
Yost said at the time. "He doesn't fear anything. He's one of them guys, man,
if you ever get in a fight, you bring your lunch because it's going to be
there for a while. He ain't givin' up."
Giavotella, 24, will merge with shortstop Alcides Escobar, 24, in the middle
of the infield. At the corners, Hosmer is 21 and Moustakas is 22.
Known as "Gio," he has 11 errors this season, 10 coming at second base.
However, he has improved, as his .981 fielding percentage at second so far
this season is the highest of his Minor League career. His fielding
percentage has gone up every season he's played.
A corresponding roster move will be made on Friday, although infielder
Yamaico Navarro, 23, is a candidate to be optioned to Omaha where he can play
regularly so the Royals can gauge his abilities on a daily basis. Navarro was
obtained from the Boston Red Sox last Saturday in a trade for infielder Mike
Aviles.
Navarro has played the last two games at third base for the Royals and was
3-for-7 with three RBIs. But, after missing the two games to work on his
hitting, Moustakas is expected to be in the lineup on Friday night.
終於等到了!!!!!!!!!!!!
加油!!!!!
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推 sarserror:這隻的天花板到哪裡?Polanco那樣嗎? 08/05 20:21
→ RoyGuy:之前看是說Brian Roberts 08/05 20:47
→ RoyGuy:後來忘記看哪篇，說他的身高很可能有長成Pedroia的FU!!!XD 08/05 20:50
→ RoyGuy:21-24-24-22-23 這個內野真的是青春無敵@@ 08/05 21:02
推 sarserror:Roberts啊... 不過小聯盟盜壘好像沒那麼多 08/05 21:46
→ sarserror:Pedroia太扯了XD 看WAR的話是MVP等級的耶 08/05 21:47
→ RoyGuy:他也曾經26盜過.....不過我覺得Gio第一年可能打得還OK而已 08/05 21:55
推 ckevint:!! 才剛看到他的報導就上了 08/06 02:41
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