Re: [問題] Nova是何號人物??

[genteme (Brett Gardner's big fan)]

原文恕刪..

Mike Axisa對Ivan Nova的短介紹..

http://riveraveblues.com/2009/12/prospect-profile-ivan-nova-20693/#more-20693

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Background

Nova was born and raised in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, which also
produced notable big league pitchers Jose Rijo, Ervin Santana, and Francisco
Liriano. Yankee scout Carlos Rios, who was later fired as part of the bonus
skimming scandal involving Kelvin DeLeon, signed Nova as an 18-year-old in 2005.

Pro Career

After signing, Nova was assigned to the Yankees1 squad of the Dominican Summer
League (they have two teams), where he put up a 38-11 K/BB ratio with a 2.29
ERA (2.76 FIP) in 39 IP over eleven games (seven starts). Nova came to the
States in 2006, making ten multiple inning appearances for the rookie level
Gulf Coast League Yankees as part of a tandem-starter system. He posted a 2.72
ERA (3.53 FIP) with a 36-7 K/BB ratio in 43 IP.

Following his strong showing in the GCL, the Yanks felt the 20-year-old Nova
was ready for full season ball in 2007, sending him to Low-A Charleston.
Working exclusively as a starter, Nova allowed 121 hits in 99.1 IP (21 starts),
striking out just 54 batters against 31 walks. His ERA was a bloated 4.98,
though his FIP was a much more respectable 4.10. After the season, Baseball
America ranked Nova as the Yankees’ 18th best prospect.

Despite Nova’s pedestrian year in 2007, the Yanks bumped him up to High-A
Tampa in 2008 to again work out of the rotation. In 24 starts (and two relief
appearances), Nova allowed 168 hits in 148.2 IP, though he improved his
strikeout rate and whiffed 109 against just 46 walks. His ERA (4.36) told one
story, his FIP (3.19) another. Through two full seasons and another partial
season, Nova demonstrated that he wasn’t the kind of pitcher that would hurt
himself, allowing just 2.6 walks and 0.59 homers for every nine innings pitched.

With no experience above A-ball and just two months until his 22nd birthday,
the Yankees left Nova off their 40-man roster following the 2008 season,
exposing him to the Rule 5 Draft. Liking his arm and in need of all the
pitching talent they can get, the Padres selected Nova with the 20th overall
selection in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft, meaning he would
have to be added to their 40-man roster immediately, and spend the entire
season on their 25-man big league roster in order for the Padres to retain his
rights. The Yankees received $50,000 as per the Rule 5 rules.

Baseball America ranked Nova as San Diego’s 30th best prospect prior to the
season, and he made eight appearances in Major League Spring Training with the
Padres, all in relief. He worked just 8.1 innings, allowing 13 hits and 11 runs
with a 3-4 K/BB ratio. San Diego placed Nova on waivers near the end of Spring
Training, when it was apparent there was no spot for him on their Opening Day
roster. Nova went unclaimed (the Rule 5 rules would have been transferred to
his new team if he had been claimed), and was returned to the Yankees for half
the original $50,000 fee.

Because he worked in relief during his brief time with the Padres, the Yanks
sent Nova to Extending Spring Training to start 2009. He joined the Double-A
Trenton rotation in mid-April, after he was properly stretched out. Through
five starts, it looked like we were headed for a typical Nova season. He had
allowed 30 hits with a 17-17 K/BB ratio in 28.1 IP, good for a 4.13 ERA (4.26
FIP). However, something clicked in mid-May, and Nova ran off a streak of seven
starts in which he allowed just 35 hits with a 30-14 K/BB ratio (1.22 ERA, 3.38
FIP) in 44.1 IP.

The hot streak earned Nova a promotion to Triple-A Scranton in late June, and
at first his dominance continued. He allowed just three runs in his first two
starts (13.1 IP), though he ran into a bit of a wall after that. Nova remained
in Scranton the rest of the season, ultimately putting up a 43-28 K/BB ratio
with 72 hits allowed in 67 IP (12 starts). His 5.10 ERA was ugly, but the 3.95
FIP indicates is wasn’t as bad as it seems.

Once again eligible for the Rule 5 Draft in 2009, the Yankees made sure no one
else would be able to get their hands on Nova by adding him to the 40-man
roster on the November 20th deadline.

Scouting Report

A big bodied righthander (6′-4〃, 210 lbs) with a classic pitcher’s frame,
Nova works with three average pitches that have shown flashes of developing
into more. He parks his fastball at 92-94 mph consistently, and he’s able to
drive it down into the bottom third of the strike zone to generate plenty of
groundballs (career 50.6% ground rate). He backs it up with a good fading
changeup, and a trademark Nardi Contreras curveball serves as his third best
pitch, though it remains inconsistent. When either of his offspeed offerings is
working, Nova has a legit put-away pitch. When both are working, he can be
unhittable.

Nova has proven to be very durable in recent years, which stems from his fluid
and easily repeatable delivery. However, that delivery is a double-edged sword.
It allows him to command the ball to both sides of the plate, but at the same
time he completely lacks deception, so hitters get a good look at the ball
before he releases it, hence why he’s allowed almost ten hits per nine innings
pitched in his career. A good athlete, Nova fields his position adequately and
generally does a good job holding runners.

2010 Outlook

Nova will return to Triple-A Scranton to start the year, and after being added
to the 40-man roster in the offseason, he’ll be among the first called up
whenever the big league team needs reinforcements.

My Take

Nova’s always been a guy with a great arm that never seemed able to getting it
all going at once, however he showed what he was capable of with Trenton this
summer. However, let’s not forget that in a three-plus year career, there’s
been just one stretch of seven starts in which Nova has started to fulfill some
of his promise. His breakout in the first half of 2009 vaults him up the
prospect lists because he’s so close to big leagues, and he’ll almost
assuredly make his Major League debut in 2010 as a 23-year-old. Nova’s
ultimate ceiling is a mid-to-back of the rotation starter that takes the ball
every five days without incident. If the manages to hide the ball a little more
during his delivery, that will boost him up a notch.

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