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Ward wastes no time impressing Nationals
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Third-round Draft pick shows off plate discipline after being selected in 2013
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com | 3/9/2014 7:03 P.M. ET
VIERA, Fla. -- Drew Ward's professional baseball career is off to a good start
and the Nationals are expecting bigger things from him in the future.
Drew Ward的職業生涯有個好的開始而國民也對他的未來充滿期待。
A third-round pick in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, the left-handed hitting
Ward had a .292 batting average with a home run, 28 RBIs and a .402 on-base
percentage for the Gulf Coast Nationals last year. It prompted MLB.com to rank
Ward as the 13th best prospect in the Nationals' farm system.
2013年第三輪選秀左打新人Ward去年在GCL打擊率有.292，
1轟28打點及.402上壘率。
官網將他排在國民農場新秀第13位。
What has impressed assistant general manager Doug Harris about Ward? His plate
discipline. Before Ward was drafted, there were scouts, according to published
reports, who questioned his skills because the competition was considered weak
while he attended Leedey High School in Oklahoma.
Ward的本壘板紀律讓助理GM Doug Harris非常驚豔。
選秀前球探們曾質疑他的技術，
因為他就讀的Leedey High School in Oklahoma很弱。
"[Ward] did something that was difficult to do," Harris said. "He came in and
performed at a high level, but how he did it was as impressive as the results.
One thing he did exceptionally well for a young player was his recognition and
control of the strike zone. Coming from a … small school, that doesn't happen
every day. He showed a great deal of maturity offensively."
＂Ward做到很困難的事。＂
Harris說。
＂他有高水準表現，而他怎麼做到的則跟展現的結果一樣令人驚訝。
一件做得特別好的就是他對好球帶的認知與掌控。
從一個．．．小學校出現這樣的選手，這種事不常發生。
他表現得非常成熟。＂
At this point of the spring, the Nationals have not decided where Ward would
start the season, but it would not surprise anyone if he played for Class A
Hagerstown.
目前國民還沒決定要讓Ward從哪裡開始，
但如果是1A也別意外。
At 6-4, 210 pounds, Ward, 19, is expected to get even bigger and be a slugger.
He is currently in the Nationals' accelerated camp, where top prospects hone
their skills under the watchful eyes of Harris and the Minor League coaching
staff.
19歲的Ward身材6-4 210磅，
被預期會長得更大隻然後成為一個強打。
他目前在國民的accelerated camp，
頂級新秀在Harris與小聯盟教練團的看管下在那裡磨練他們的技巧。
"I would like to get my power numbers up as I age," Ward said. "They say the
last thing to come is power. But I would like it to come a little earlier. I
want to keep on taking the ball the other way, hitting up the middle. The
inside pitch I can get to. I still need to work on hitting the other way and up
the middle as possible."
＂我希望砲瓦追上我的年齡。＂
Ward表示。
＂他們說砲瓦是最後才來，但我希望提早一點。
我想持續把球打往反邊，朝中間方向攻擊。
內角球我沒問題，
不過我仍需要努力練習盡可能把球往反方向跟中間打。＂
One thing is certain: Ward is a confident young man. He sounds older than his
19 years. He has a routine that he goes through every day. He hits off a
batting tee and receives front tosses from one of the coaches. He also makes
it a point to hit the ball up the middle and the other way during batting
practice.
有件事是肯定的，Ward是個信心十足的年輕人。
聲音聽起來比實際年齡更老。
他有每天的例行公事，
把球座上的球打出去然後教練會幫他拋回來。
他認為這是打擊練習時學習把球往中間與反向攻擊的重點。
"I just get my mind set for the game. I get ready to go," Ward said.
＂我只是做好比賽的心理建設然後準備出場。＂
It also helps that he comes from a baseball family. His grandfather, Bob, put
together the Oklahoma Travelers, an American Legion baseball team. From 1964 to
2013, the team is 2,668-947. His father, Gregg, played professional baseball in
the Braves organization.
來自棒球世家也對他有幫助。
他的祖父Bob組織了American Legion球隊Oklahoma Travelers，
自1964至2013的戰績是2668-947。
他的父親Gregg也曾待過勇士系統。
"It's always been baseball, baseball, baseball," Ward said.
＂總是棒球，棒球，跟棒球。＂
Ward also grew up idolizing former Reds great Pete Rose. As a 7-year-old, Ward
was in Las Vegas with his father and the younger Ward was able to get Rose's
autograph. After that, Gregg told his son about Rose the player. It prompted
Drew to do more research on Rose. Ward saw a lot of videos of Rose the player
and was impressed by how he played the game.
Ward成長時期也視前紅人球星Pete Rose為偶像。
7歲的Ward跟父親在Las Vegas拿到Rose的簽名，
之後Gregg向兒子講述關於Rose這個球員。
這使Drew更加深對Rose的研究，
Ward看過許多Rose比賽影片也對Rose如何比賽印象深刻。
"He was such a grinder, which is not my type of playing," Ward said. "I'm more
of a power guy. But just the way he played and put all his effort out there.
That's probably my baseball hero."
＂他很能磨，跟我的打法不一樣。＂
Ward說。
＂我靠砲瓦。但基於他打球的態度跟所下的功夫，
也許他就是我的棒球英雄。＂
Ward hopes to be a baseball hero one day. He was drafted as a shortstop, but
the Nationals thought he was better off at third base.
Ward希望有天自己也能當上英雄。
他是以SS進入國民，但球團認為他站3B會更優。
"His skill set at this point profiles a little bit better on the corner. He is
a big man. We think in the short term, that is the best place for him," Harris
said. "Keep him on the left side of the infield and continue to learn footwork,
glove work, build his arm for the left side of the infield.
＂目前他的技巧顯示站角落比較好。
他是個高大的傢伙，我們覺得短時間內這是他最好的位置。＂
Harris說。
＂讓他站內野左半邊並持續學習腳步與手套，
建立他在這個位置的臂力。＂
"We are going to give him every opportunity to stay on the left side of the
field. Down the road, he is going to be a very big and physical man. We'll see
where his body takes him, how he is able to adapt as he grows."
＂我們會給他所有機會讓他留在內野左邊，
一段時間後他會成為既強壯又體能勁爆的男人。
我們會觀察他的身體如何帶動他，跟他能夠長成什麼樣的球員。＂
Ward was fine with the position switch. He said he took thousands of grounders
to get used to the angles of playing at third. Now he is happy being a member
of the Nationals organization.
Ward對調整位置沒問題。
他說自己處理過上千顆滾地球以適應3B的防守角度，
現在他對自己身為國民的一員感到高興。
"The Nationals are the best organization -- the coaches, the whole staff is
great," he said. "It couldn't get any better. I was very fortunate to get
drafted by them. I wanted to get drafted higher, but after I look back, I
wouldn't want anything to change."
＂國民系統是最棒的，教練們跟整個工作團隊都是。＂
Ward說
＂沒辦法更好了。能被他們選上真的非常幸運。
我曾希望自己的順位能更高，
但現在回頭看我不會希望有任何改變。＂
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the
time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not
subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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