[外電] 終結終結者? 國民牛棚的問題

[kobec (水桶工程師)]

文章來源：https://goo.gl/WiZCwS

Closer or no closer, Nationals bullpen still has issues
Eddie Matz,  May 26, 2017


Lipstick or no lipstick, a pig is still a pig. And right now, the Washington
Nationals' bullpen, which coughed up a 4-2 loss Thursday, is 100 percent USDA
pork.

不論有沒有塗上唇膏，豬終究是豬，就跟牛牽到北京還是牛一樣。
在禮拜四又因牛棚放火而以4-2輸球後，國民隊的牛棚可說是獲得CAS認證的豬隊友。


Wednesday night, when manager Dusty Baker revealed Koda Glover would be his
team’s closer going forward, it seemed like major progress. Even though the
Nationals entered Thursday with a stranglehold on the NL East (7.5 games up
on second-place Atlanta), their early success has come in spite of a bullpen
that has been among the worst in baseball. Entering Thursday’s series finale
against a struggling Mariners squad, Washington relievers ranked last in the
majors in ERA (5.27) and batting average against (.283) and next-to-last in
the NL in home run rate (4.0 percent). A big reason for those failures was
the lack of a true closer.

禮拜三晚上，國民隊的總教練Baker才正式宣布Koda Glover將會接下球隊終結者的職位。
雖然目前為止，國民隊仍穩坐國聯東區龍頭，並與第二名的亞特蘭大勇士有7.5場勝差。
儘管有耀眼的戰績，國民隊的中繼投手群卻有著全聯盟最差的防禦率(5.27)與被打擊率
(.283)，被全壘打率(4%)在國聯中也是排倒數第二。
而造成這慘況的主因就是缺乏一位真正的終結者。


Following an offseason in which they whiffed in the free-agent closer market,
the Nats entered spring training with the back end of the pen up for grabs.
Blake Treinen, who excelled in setup duty last year but lacked closer
experience, won the job but struggled out of the gate and was demoted in due
haste.

去年季後想從自由市場找尋終結者的國民隊在頻頻被打槍後，到了春訓，
決定將此位置開放給自家牛棚競爭，最終由Blake Treinen贏得這個位置。
他雖然在上季擔任佈局投手時表現出色，但畢竟缺乏擔綱終結者的經驗，
因此從一開季就投得相當掙扎，也迅速被調離這個位置。


Up next was Shawn Kelley, who picked up three saves before landing on the
disabled list with a calf strain. Then came Glover, a rookie, who saved two
games before following Kelley to the DL with a hip injury. The ensuing save
went to Enny Romero, who was a long shot to even make the team this year, and
the one after that went to 34-year-old Matt Albers, who in the process ended
his record-setting string of 461 relief appearances without a save on his
resume.

接下來由Shawn Kelley接下這個職務，但他卻在撿到三個救援點後就因小腿拉傷而進入
傷兵名單，接著輪到Glover這個菜鳥，但他也因臀部受傷而隨Kelley一起進入DL。
在他進DL之前，也獲得了兩次救援成功。接著換由Enny Remero坐鎮最後一道防線，
但他的表現卻連能否穩定待完整個球季都是問題，最後輪到老將Matt Albers，
而他也終結了生涯461次中繼出賽卻沒有任何一個救援點的個人紀錄。


If you’re keeping scoring at home, you’re probably pretty confused. And
rightfully so.

如果你是在家裡自己做紀錄的話，你一定理所當然地會感到困惑。


The move to officially install Glover as closer was meant to alleviate that
confusion and stabilize Washington’s wobbly bullpen. But first, the
Nationals actually have to succeed in handing off a lead to Glover. On
Thursday, in their first chance, they failed. Miserably.

正式讓Glover接任終結者意味國民隊試圖減輕牛棚角色定位的混亂，
但重點在於國民的牛棚必須在交棒給Glover之前仍能保持領先。
禮拜四的比賽就是中繼投手能否順利將領先地位交接給Glover的第一次挑戰，
而令人感到可悲的是國民牛棚還是失敗了。


Things in the eventual 4-2 defeat started out promising enough. Playing in
front of a sparse crowd of 18,881 (and no, it wasn’t Palindrome Day at Nats
Park) in a game that was moved up from 4:05 to 12:05 to avoid impending
Washington weather, the Nationals took a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning
thanks to an Anthony Rendon homer, his fourth bomb in three games. At that
point, all signs pointed to a save situation. But righty Jacob Turner, who
entered the game with one out in the sixth after starter Gio Gonzalez allowed
a pair of singles, allowed a three-run jack to Nelson Cruz, the very first
batter he faced. In the next inning, lefty Matt Grace, who entered the game
with one out in the seventh after Turner allowed a pair of singles, allowed
an RBI single to Robinson Cano, the very first batter he faced. (Anybody see
a pattern?)
On the one hand, it’s hard to fault Turner and Grace. After all, one's a
rookie, the other's a replacement-level journeyman, and they got beat by Cruz
and Cano, two of the most dangerous hitters in the game. On the other hand
... one's a rookie and the other is a replacement-level journeyman, which is
kind of the problem.

禮拜四的比賽因華盛頓特區的天氣因素，所以從原本的下午四點提前至中午12點。
在全場18881名觀眾面前，藉由Anthony Rendon的全壘打，也是他近四場內的第三轟，
國民隊以2-0的領先優勢進入第六局，這也意味著國民隊的新任終結者有機會上場救援。
但當右投手Jocob Turnner 在六局上一出局接替因被擊出兩支連續安打而退場的先發投手
Gio Gonzalez後，面對第 一位打者Nelson Cruz馬上就被敲出一發三分砲。
下一局，左投手Matt Grace在Turner 也被敲出兩支安打後接手投球，卻馬上被Robinson
Cano 擊出帶有一分打點的安打。(大家看出相似處了嗎?)
換個角度來看，或許不能過於苛責Turner 與Grace，畢竟一個是菜鳥，另一個只是聯盟
替代級的球員，而從他們手中敲出安打的Cruz與Cano都是場上最危險的打者。
再換個角度來看，一個菜鳥，一個替代級的球員，這意味著甚麼問題...?


Whether or not Glover ends up succeeding at his new gig, the rest of the
Nationals bullpen is still a mess. Even though Kelley has returned from the
DL, he has been a shadow of the dominant setup man he was last year (six HRs
allowed in 13 2/3 innings). Ditto for ex-Dodger Joe Blanton (six HRs in 12
1/3 IP). Treinen has struggled with command and has a WHIP that looks more
like an ERA (2.11). Southpaw Sammy Solis, who last year was instrumental to a
bullpen that ranked second in the majors in ERA, has been hurt most of the
year. Just about the only bright spot has been Albers, who struck out the
side in the eighth on Thursday. But by then, the damage had already been
done. For the record, that has been a recurring theme.

即使Glover能成功肩負起終結者的角色，國民隊的牛棚仍是一團糟。
雖然Kelley已離開傷兵名單，但能否維持上季在布局投手上的好表現令人存疑，
畢竟他在本季出賽12 又1/3局就被擊出六發全壘打。
Treinen 的表現仍然相當掙扎，他的WHIP看起來就像ERA一樣(2.11)。
左投Sammy Solis上季的表現對國民牛棚幫助很大，也讓國民牛棚的ERA排在聯盟排第二，
可惜本季卻常駐傷兵名單。本球季國民牛棚中唯一較為亮眼的大概就是Matt Albers了，
禮拜四的比賽在八局連續送出三次三振，但為時已晚。
這樣的劇本在國民隊中不斷重複上演。


As much as folks would like to believe that closer is the only sore spot in
the bullpen and that Glover ascending to the throne solves everything
(assuming he succeeds in the role, which is hardly a given), that’s simply
not the case. Sure, Washington’s relievers have been bad in the ninth
inning, with a 5.12 ERA that ranks 22nd in the majors. But they’ve been even
worse in the earlier innings, posting a combined 5.38 ERA in the seventh and
eighth (28th). Yes, the Nats’ nine blown saves are tied for most in the NL,
but six of those have come before the ninth, including Thursday’s debacle
against a Mariners lineup that hadn't scored more than one run in a game
since May 18.

大多數人都認為終結者是國民隊牛棚的唯一缺點，而當Glover登上終結者這個寶座後，
所有問題都將迎刃而解(假設他能順利扮演好這個角色，但也未必如願)
的確，國民隊的牛棚在第九局的ERA是5.12，全大聯盟排名22，但事實上，
他們在七八兩局的ERA卻是更慘的5.38，全大聯盟排名倒數第三。
雖然國民隊至今的九次救援失敗是並列國聯最多，但其中有六次是發生在九局之前，
包含禮拜四對水手這場，而水手的打線近況之差更是從五月18號至今從未得超過一分。


We’ll never know what would’ve happened if the Nationals had been able to
preserve the lead and hand Glover a save opportunity on his first day as
official closer. Maybe he would’ve choked. Maybe he would’ve gone 1-2-3.
Maybe he would’ve done something in between, making things interesting but
still managing to pick up the save.
It sure would’ve been nice to find out.

我們永遠不知道如果國民隊能成功將領先維持到第九局並讓Glover有救援機會的話，
他第一天擔任終結者的表現會是如何，也許他能快速地讓對手三上三下，
也可能會讓一兩個人次上壘但最終仍救援成功。如果能夠獲得證實的話，那一定很不錯。

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推 Leviathan666: 我國牛棚...QQ
推 acd51874: 我水被抓出来鞭了XDD
推 loveAJB: Rivero沒來海賊或許就是國民現任終結者(誤
推 TreaTurner: 被形容到一文不值的牛棚 文章看的眼淚都流下來了QQ
推 hsiang0619: 翻譯：先發120球投7局->Albers SU->Glover CL
推 cc9i: 想念Rivero
→ kobec: 水水躺著也中槍XD
→ kobec: H大還真的翻譯對了 今天小史15K這場就是照你的牛棚說明書
推 vance1024: 國民的closer不是Harper嗎？
推 blue830: Harper低潮整隊都低潮XDD
推 whhw: 未極力爭取終結者的國民隊？？？不是被狂打槍嗎
在翻whiff這個字的時候苦惱了一下 後來就腦補
翻成被打槍好像還不錯  謝謝大大~

推 HansonBobo: 推
推 nuggets0916: 其實 Glover最近表現不錯啦
推 nolander: 總是等危機發生後才換投，教練問題也不小吧。
推 Asucks: 前兩年皇家就是靠鐵牛陣登頂，今年落磯也靠終結者領先
→ Asucks: 牛棚才是戰績保證
推 mayzn: 是被Papelbon詛咒嗎
推 NightSoul: 應該是更早不信任storen時就被詛咒了
推 MaxScherzer: 還我勝投= =
推 coie7778: 多補幾隻牛 搶個隊史首冠吧
推 danmarch: Sammy Solis的ERA哪有排第二??
推 vg175: Solis那應該是指在全聯盟排第二的國民牛棚中有重要作用
感謝指正  已修改~

推 saiulbb: 交易來K-Rod吧 剛好逢低買進 代價應該不大 +-用
推 Werth: K-Rod不是戰績保證 是收視率保證
推 jojo2147: 去年應該來被我基搶劫一下的XD
推 h09582668200: 731之前跟幾個分區墊底球隊交易好牛吧
推 jim12441: 去年多出一點就有Miller了
推 ps20012001: 好像都玩延遲給付 所以被打槍
推 ocean11: 快交易胡智為來當牛呀
推 Alano: 去搶劫洋基阿
推 oat: 跟我條季初牛棚有拚
※ 編輯: kobec (24.104.140.218), 05/28/2017 23:25:35
推 toray: 老虎表示：牛棚的砍，哥最明瞭
推 Afae: 之前明明有Storen 卻不受信任
推 andy880036s: Storen今年在紅人的定位似乎也是蠻混亂的
推 kenkenken31: Storen在要獲取信任時砸了關鍵的場,不被信任也是有因
推 eno03: Rivero投超好!