[外電] Cubs To Sign Brandon Morrow

[saiulbb (Becky♪＃是我的拉!)]

1. 新聞來源：

mlbtraderumors

2. 新聞標題：

Cubs To Sign Brandon Morrow

3. 新聞內容：

By Connor Byrne | December 10, 2017 at 2:38pm CDT

3:54pm: It’s a two-year accord with an option for 2020, Jeff Passan of Yahoo
Sports tweets. The deal is pending a physical.

2:38pm: The Cubs will sign Morrow to a contract worth $10MM to $11MM per
year, according to Heyman. The length of the deal is not yet known (Twitter
link).

2:03pm: The Cubs are “moving quickly” to sign free agent reliever Brandon
Morrow, Bruce Levine of 670thescore.com reports (Twitter link). The two sides
are “closing in” on an agreement, Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets. The Cubs’
 interest in Morrow dates back to at least November, when Patrick Mooney of
NBC Sports Chicago reported they had identified him as a target. Morrow is a
Wasserman client.

The Cubs’ need for Morrow is greater than it was a few weeks ago,
considering they’ve since cut ties with Hector Rondon and haven’t re-signed
any of Wade Davis, Brian Duensing or Koji Uehara. Those four were among the
relievers Chicago relied on the most last season, leaving the club in clear
need of bullpen help to complement holdovers Carl Edwards Jr., Pedro Strop,
Mike Montgomery and Justin Wilson. Consequently, in addition to Morrow, the
Cubs are likely to sign one other late-inning reliever, per Ken Rosenthal of
The Athletic (Twitter link).

The 33-year-old Morrow will provide a significant boost to the Cubs’ relief
corps if last season is any indication. In his first full campaign as a
reliever, the former Mariners, Blue Jays and Padres starter put past shoulder
issues behind him to toss 43 2/3 innings with the National League-winning
Dodgers and pitch to a 2.06 ERA, also notching 10.31 K/9 against 1.85 BB/9
and a 45 percent groundball rate. Moreover, the right-hander finished third
among relievers with 40-plus innings in infield fly rate (20.6 percent) and
18th in swinging-strike percentage (16.0).

Statistically, the hard-throwing Morrow wasn’t quite as successful during
the Dodgers’ run to the World Series as he was in the regular season,
yielding six earned runs in 13 2/3 innings, but four of those came in one
disastrous appearance in Game 5 of the Fall Classic. He was highly effective
otherwise – including when he held the Cubs scoreless over 4 2/3, one-hit,
seven-strikeout innings in the National League Championship Series – and
became the second hurler in major league history to pitch all seven games of
the World Series.

Morrow’s workload in last season’s playoffs, in which the Dodgers deployed
him in an eye-popping 14 of 15 games, and injury history stand out as obvious
concerns, but his 2017 dominance nonetheless has him in position to secure a
lucrative contract. That’s quite a change from a year ago when Morrow had to
settle for a minor league pact in late January.

4. 新聞連結：

https://tinyurl.com/y8asqtp9

5. 備註：

(1) 小熊以每年$10~11M的2年約附帶2020年選擇權簽下現年33歲的Brandon Morrow，合約
待體檢完成即生效。

(2) 小熊不續約Hector Rondon，也還沒簽回Wade Davis、Brian Duensing或上原浩治，簽
下Morrow預計將後段局數的任務交給他。

(3) 小熊隊明年預計的牛棚陣容：
A. CL/SU：Brandon Morrow(?)。
B. RP：Carl Edwards Jr.、Pedro Strop、Mike Montgomery(L)、Justin Wilson(L)、
Justin Grimm。

(4) 曾擔任過水手、藍鳥、教士的先發輪值之一，但都因為肩膀的傷勢困擾著他。今年道
奇以小聯盟約簽下，他擔任後援投手表現精采，繳出2.06 ERA、10.31 K/9、1.85 BB/9和
45%的滾地球比率；此外，在所有超過40局投球的後援投手中，製造內野飛球比率(20.6%)
排名第三、揮空率(16.0)排名第18。

(5) 今年季後賽13.2局丟了6分，其中4分來自最慘的世界大賽第五戰，他也是史上第二位
世界大賽七戰全上的投手，但在此之前的國聯冠軍賽對上小熊4.2局僅挨1安投出7K。

(6) Brandon Morrow今年球季在道奇隊的成績表現：

   ERA     HLD     SV     SVO     IP     SO     HR     BB     FIP     WHIP

   2.06    10      2       3     43.2    50     0      9      1.55    0.916
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 61.56.143.149
※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/MLB/M.1512940914.A.0C1.html
※ 編輯: saiulbb (61.56.143.149), 12/11/2017 05:24:08
推 allen63521: 每年$10~11M.....
→ LucasDuda: 非CP最高AAV又刷新惹～～～
推 ianshadow: 可能是要簽來當CP的R
推 sam9595: 是簽去當CP的吧
推 ianshadow: 接下來就看是要再簽一個頂級RP還是直接讓CEJ扛SU
推 ZaneTrout: Gregerson去紅鳥的樣子
推 AZBTPATONY: 貴
推 tycyyoo: 希望沒被道奇操壞
推 qozxcv: 去年的樂透
噓 rex9999: 33歲的千萬中繼…而且一年只能投30局　美金貶值？
推 Werth: 道奇今年勝負方程式之一
推 allen44475: 季後賽狂上
→ Kobelephants: 好貴
→ NYJOKER: 6球丟4分？
推 benrun: Wade Davis 不會比這貴多少吧，寧願簽這隻..
推 solarcells: 馬毛？
推 Roshiel: WD至少80M/5Y起跳....
推 oralboralb: 蘿蔔絲：操好操滿，先發投四局就好
推 ancientmoon: 馬肉!!
推 ComeAsYouAre: 簽樂透的概念
→ allen63521: 10M的牛怎麼會是樂透
→ LucasDuda: WD 5/80誰會買
推 catsondbs: 原來Morrow還能這個價錢 棒!
推 r90009: 複製成績 就值
推 zehow: 5Y/80M是Jansen等級的價碼好嗎 WD有3/50M就偷笑了
推 TheoEpstein: 這是買來不讓他在季後賽出現於對手那邊的。
推 nickyang: 50m/3你連Melancon都簽不到
推 ylrafale: WD肯定比Morrow 貴，但應該不會到80/5吧......
推 wahaha5678: WD 3/50M差不多啊
→ wahaha5678: 我反而覺得Melancon現在不可能有球隊願意付3/50M
推 nickyang: 去年有兩個頂級一個elite的CL簽80/5，今年只有Wade一個
→ nickyang: ，Melancon都能簽62/4，你想拿那一點打發Davis?
→ nickyang: Davis介於Jansen跟Melancon之間，問題是他是今年唯一的
→ nickyang: 頂級貨
推 wahaha5678: 但今年CL的市場熱度沒有去年高
→ wahaha5678: 大市場 or winning team 幾乎都已經把隊上CL綁死了
→ wahaha5678: 剩下缺CL的球隊大部分是重建球隊或是要縮減開支的球隊
→ wahaha5678: 他們沒理由花大把鈔票去請Davis
→ wahaha5678: 去年的情況比較像是Chapman/Jansen兩人隱約起到互相抬
→ wahaha5678: 轎的結果
推 nickyang: 小熊、紅鳥、太空人、巨人、梅子
→ wahaha5678: 當兩個elite等級的CL都被簽走之後，Melancon就直接受
→ nickyang: 互相抬價？你是說供給越多價格越貴囉？
→ wahaha5678: 益
→ nickyang: Melancon簽得最早耶-_-
→ wahaha5678: 先後順序我剛剛沒去查，感謝尼克楊大大指正
推 wahaha5678: 主要還是winning team去年季後都缺CL
→ wahaha5678: 競爭者一多，又加上兩隻都是簽到就能平定天下的那種等
→ wahaha5678: 級，價格就被抬上去了
推 jardon: 高風險
→ wahaha5678: 小熊現在簽Morrow，某種程度上就是有跟Davis宣示的意
推 nickyang: 有同等級的alternative可以選價格會拉抬，你學得經濟學
→ sastl07: 小熊給我的感覺不太像會綁WD的球隊，太色比較缺左手牛
→ wahaha5678: 味在
→ nickyang: 跟我不一樣
推 asd831129: 抬價是因為競爭者多，不會因為傷品多
推 wahaha5678: 經濟學的領域我承認我完全不懂
→ wahaha5678: 以尼克楊大大所提的那五支球隊來看，小熊姑且先不論
→ sastl07: 至於梅子，花>50M補頂CL不如補別的洞
→ wahaha5678: 紅鳥確實有可能，太空人有Giles，巨人Melancon的約才
→ wahaha5678: 跑完第一年
→ wahaha5678: 梅子現在的當務之急也不是CL，他們手上勉強還有位今年
→ wahaha5678: 合約到期的Ramos
→ wahaha5678: 而且他們也不算是那種受到輿論壓力逼迫一定要立刻開始
→ wahaha5678: 贏球的球隊
推 wahaha5678: 有需求&可能出手的球隊，我認為雙城、天使、條子、蛇
→ wahaha5678: 蛇、洛磯反而比較有可能
→ wahaha5678: 其中洛磯目前的首要目標又比較像是簽回Holland
推 sastl07: 蛇窮
推 Roshiel: WD這種頂級貨就是這種價碼，只會更貴不會更便宜
→ Roshiel: 小熊跟WD宣示什麼??小熊不簽自然有別的盤子會出手
推 wahaha5678: 我指的宣示大概就類似"我們現在有一個能扛CL的人囉"
→ wahaha5678: "不太可能再花大錢把你請回來喔"這樣
→ LucasDuda: WD條件就是沒有去年兩隻好啊，今年tier 2的牛也很肥，5
→ LucasDuda: /80起跳不覺得太浮誇嗎lol
推 wahaha5678: 不是每支球隊都有那個本錢可以當盤子啊
→ wahaha5678: 大市場 or winning team 稍微overpaid一點沒差
→ wahaha5678: 小市場或rebuild team算得又更精了
→ LucasDuda: 說的不好聽一點，你WD就是沒有比tier 2丟好多少，這個
→ LucasDuda: 頭誰洗XD
→ sastl07: 再說難聽一點，你WD都被西瓜玩成這樣了
推 wahaha5678: 搞不好Cishek、Hunter、Neshek都比WD夯
→ sastl07: 可以請百年以後不要再狠操合約年CL了嗎
推 Roshiel: 還好吧..西瓜今年例行賽很保護WD的，季後賽才狂操
→ Roshiel: NLCS還沒機會操到WD就掰掰了
推 wahaha5678: 另外還有一個隱憂，就是WD今年的投球內容其實是近年來
→ wahaha5678: 最差的一年，壓制力衰退了一些
→ sastl07: 你自己都說狂操了，我也不好意思多說了^^
→ wahaha5678: 他今年的BB/9真的不好看
→ wahaha5678: 在合約年繳出這種表現，各球團一定會有疑慮的
→ wahaha5678: 再講更難聽一點(?)，連我自己玩FB持有Davis都覺得抖抖
→ wahaha5678: 的了，更何況是現實世界呢(笑)
→ KyleSeager: 是小公主耶
推 MarkAppel: 推推
推 tigertiger: 只有兩年的長度，還行
推 snth0705: 6球4分QQ
→ airplanes: 還不錯
推 AloRaiVet: Wade Davis哪有差 又不是枚戒指. 何必看你小熊臉色