[外電] Rays, Steve Pearce Agree To One-Year Deal(更新20160128)

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Rays, Steve Pearce Agree To One-Year Deal

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By Steve Adams | January 21, 2016 at 12:26pm CST

The Rays and right-handed slugger Steve Pearce are in agreement on a one-year
deal, with only a physical remaining before the signing is finalized,
according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). The Excel
Sports client would receive time in left field, at first base and at DH,
Topkin adds. A deal with the Rays will represent a homecoming of sorts for
Pearce, who is a native of Lakeland, Fla. — about an hour northeast of
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Pearce, 33 in April, enjoyed a monster 2014 season with the Orioles but saw
his production come back down to Earth in 2015. His strikeout and walk rates
trended in the wrong direction this past season, but the larger factor behind
Pearce’s 2015 struggles was likely a 90-point drop in BABIP. Pearce did see
a fairly notable dip in his percentage of hard contact (34.6 percent in 2014,
30.1 percent in 2015), but that shouldn’t result in such a drastic drop in
his fortune on balls in play, so there’s good reason to believe that he can
bounce back to some extent in 2016.

While expecting a return to 2014’s mammoth .293/.373/.556 levels of
production isn’t realistic, the cumulative sum of his efforts across the
past two seasons is a .258/.335/.494 batting line, and if Pearce can approach
anything resembling that production, he’d be an excellent pickup for the
Rays on a one-year pact. Pearce’s track record, admittedly, is rather
spotty, but as a player with 31 homers over his past 592 Major League plate
appearances, there’s certainly upside to be had.

Pearce gives manager Kevin Cash a platoon option with either Logan Morrison
or James Loney at first base/designated hitter, and as Topkin notes, he can
see time in the outfield as well in the event of further injuries to Desmond
Jennings or Steven Souza. Pearce also spent some time at second base last
season in Baltimore, although that was a rather curious decision considering
the fact that Pearce had never started a regular season game at that position
prior to 2015. Nonetheless, Pearce added 18 games’ worth of experience at
second to his bag of tricks and could conceivably be used there on occasion
in a pinch. It should also be noted that Pearce isn’t necessarily just a
platoon option. While he’s done more damage against left-handed pitching
over the past two seasons, he’s also hit right-handers quite well, slashing
.258/.336/.481 against same-handed opponents.

While he’s entering his age-33 season, the upcoming campaign could be an
important one for Pearce, who has spent the entirety of his career playing on
one-year deals to this point. If he’s able to produce at a consistent level,
he’ll enter a weak class of free agents coming off a three-year stretch that
includes a pair of highly productive seasons. Heading into his age-34
campaign in 2017, a multi-year deal wouldn’t be out of the question.
==============================20160128更新==================================
By Steve Adams | January 28, 2016 at 8:00pm CST

The Rays announced on Thursday that they have signed corner outfielder/first
baseman Steve Pearce to a one-year deal. The Excel Sports Management client
will reportedly receive a $4.75MM guarantee with a the opportunity to earn
more through playing time incentives. Pearce can earn $125K for reaching 400
and 425 plate appearances and an additional $250K for reaching 500, 525, 550
and 575 plate appearances. All told, he can earn a total of $6MM between his
base salary and playing-time incentives, and he’ll also pick up a $250K
bonus if he’s traded.

A deal with the Rays represents a homecoming of sorts for the 33-year-old
Pearce, who is a native of Lakeland, Fla. — about an hour northeast of
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Pearce enjoyed a monster 2014 season with
the Orioles but saw his production come back down to Earth in 2015. His
strikeout and walk rates trended in the wrong direction this past season, but
the larger factor behind Pearce’s 2015 struggles was likely a 90-point drop
in BABIP. Pearce did see a fairly notable dip in his percentage of hard
contact (34.6 percent in 2014, 30.1 percent in 2015), but that shouldn’t
result in such a drastic drop in his fortune on balls in play, so there’s
good reason to believe that he can bounce back to some extent in 2016.

While expecting a return to 2014’s mammoth .293/.373/.556 levels of
production isn’t realistic, the cumulative sum of his efforts across the
past two seasons is a .258/.335/.494 batting line, and if Pearce can approach
anything resembling that production, he’d be an excellent pickup for the
Rays on a one-year pact. Pearce’s track record, admittedly, is rather
spotty, but as a player with 31 homers over his past 592 Major League plate
appearances, there’s certainly upside to be had.

Pearce gives manager Kevin Cash a platoon option with either Logan Morrison
or James Loney at first base/designated hitter, and he can see time in the
outfield as well in the event of further injuries to Desmond Jennings, Steven
Souza and the newly acquired Corey Dickerson. Pearce also spent some time at
second base last season in Baltimore, although that was a rather curious
decision considering the fact that Pearce had never started a regular season
game at that position prior to 2015. Nonetheless, Pearce added 18 games’
 worth of experience at second to his bag of tricks and could conceivably be
used there on occasion in a pinch. It should also be noted that Pearce isn’t
necessarily just a platoon option. While he’s done more damage against
left-handed pitching over the past two seasons, he’s also hit right-handers
quite well, slashing .258/.336/.481 against same-handed opponents.

While he’s entering his age-33 season, the upcoming campaign could be an
important one for Pearce, who has spent the entirety of his career playing on
one-year deals to this point. If he’s able to produce at a consistent level,
he’ll enter a weak class of free agents coming off a three-year stretch that
includes a pair of highly productive seasons. Heading into his age-34
campaign in 2017, a multi-year deal wouldn’t be out of the question.

Because the Rays traded two players that were on the 40-man roster — Jake
McGee and German Marquez — in the Dickerson trade and only received one
40-man player in return (Dickerson), the Rays do not need to make a move to
clear space for Pearce.

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備註：

1. 光芒以$4.75MM/1YR約簽下了Steve Pearce，激勵獎金則由打數來決定，最多可以拿到
$6MM，若是被交易也可以拿到$250K的獎金。
2. 預計是守LF跟1B，與Logan Morrison或James Loney來platoon 1B/DH，或是當
Desmond Jennings與Steven Souza受傷時作為守外野的備案。
3. 2015年Steve Pearce的成績表現(今年33歲；去年球隊：BAL；去年薪水：$3.7MM)：

   G    H    HR    RBI    SO     BB     BA     OBP     SLG     OPS    OPS+

  92   64    15    40     69     23    .218   .289    .422    .711    91
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※ 編輯: saiulbb (61.64.153.97), 01/29/2016 23:50:06
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