[討論] This will be Jason Varitek’s final year in Boston.

[majohn (點勒!點勒!)]

By Evan Brunell | July 15th, 2008

出處：http://mvn.com/mlb-redsox/

隨意翻翻

Today is the day of the All-Star Game, and the Red Sox are represented quite
well. There is, however, one person undeserving to be there, and that’s our
captain, Jason Varitek. His defense, pitch-calling and leadership may be
All-Star caliber, but his offensive game is most certainly not. ‘Tek is
hitting .218/.299/.354 on the season which isn’t eye-opening for a 36-year
old catcher but becomes almost unbearable when that catcher makes $10 million
and is having the worst season of his career.Can Varitek turn it around?
Maybe. He had a .809 OPS in April and followed that up with .913 in May. He’
s fallen apart since, with .380 (!?) in June and .476 so far in July. He’s
barely passable (.709 OPS) at home but on the road he falls apart with a .606
OPS. Whether or not you’re a fan of OPS or not, the message is the same. He’
s fallen, big time. Is it a slump? Maybe. Is it the beginning of the end, a
fate that befalls almost all catchers at this age? Probably.

在這風光明媚的明星賽日子裡面，胖子軍有許多人都準備在這日子出賽，
但有一個人似乎不太適合，幹，沒錯，我就是在說Tek你。你那是啥鬼爛
數據，還要領10m的薪水。

So where do we go from now? Of course, there’s a whole second half to play.
But Varitek’s going to end up as a free agent after the year, and we know a
few concrete things:

當然還有一半球季，來看看幾個重點

Varitek is unfailingly loyal to Scott Boras,

Tek是該死的Boras客戶

Scott Boras will get the best contract he can regardless of team,

Boras這該死的傢伙會想盡辦法吸血

Varitek will enter his age-37 year,

Tek要37歲了

Boras will undoubtedly be using Jorge Posada’s contract as a benchmark (how’
s that working out for them? Oh wait, a couple months into the contract and he
’s not even catching anymore),

幹，隔壁那個簽四年的捕手剛好可以被拿來說嘴

Varitek is not the 2003-2005 Varitek, not even the 2006-2007 Varitek and

今年是2008，別再去想他還是03-05的那個Tek

There aren’t any bona fide candidates to take over through the minor
leagues.

農場裡面的魚都還只是魚苗而已

Before I launch into what we should do, let’s all face it. Let’s all look
in the mirror and repeat those words until you get it. “Jeff Clement is not
being traded to the Red Sox.” We want it to happen. It’s not going to. Go
ahead. Repeat it as many times as you need then come back and finish this
article.

咱們當然也想把Jeff Clement弄過來，但我們沒有來自東方某版的
神秘力量，那咱們該怎麼做呢？

So. What to do about Varitek? To be sure, he’ll be taking a pay cut. But he’
ll (or more accurately, Scott Boras) want more years. And he’ll take the
highest offer. And for all the money the Red Sox throw around, they have two
very specific things going for them. One: they have brains. Two: they’re not
afraid to let fan favorites go if it’s time. Anyone still wish we had Nomar?
Pedro? Damon? Cult figures when they were in Boston, but not particularly
missed. Is Jason Varitek going to be part of the group? You bet. I’m laying
odds on this being Varitek’s final year in Boston.

胖子有兩條路可以選：

一：他們還沒腦死
二：就讓他隨風而逝八

幹，想一下如果現在Nomar還有Pedro以及Damon還在隊中情況會怎樣
我和你賭Tek可能會和他們小指勾小指變成一個DL大隊。

Varitek’s skidding offensive capabilities, his age and Scott Boras all make
me very pessimistic on the chances that Varitek and the Sox are able to come
to terms on a reasonable deal for his return. Do I want Varitek to stay? You
bet. Do I think he will? That’s a completely different story entirely,
especially with the majors being starved for catching as it is. With someone
like Varitek’s name on the market, some team will give him more money than
the Sox. The Mets would undoubtedly love Varitek. The Yankees can’t be
counted out either, if they convince Posada to shift to first base. He could
replace Pudge Rodriguez in Detroit, Gregg Zaun in Toronto, or the Astros
could throw money at him.

Tek的年紀，防守及攻擊能力加上那該死的Boras都是他讓人卻步的原因。
太空人，梅子，老虎還有藍鳥都可以出比咱們還多的價錢把Tek給挖過去
，當然別把某隊給忘了。

Here’s the thing: should we even make an attempt? I’m not talking about an
attempt in the broad sense of the word. Of course, an attempt will be made
publicly for PR reasons no matter what, but there’s a difference between an
attempt and an offer, and the latter is what most organizations characterize
as an attempt to the media when, in reality, they don’t want the player back
for the price he will demand. With Brian Schneider, Ivan Rodriguez and others
on the market, there may be no need for the Sox to make an attempt.

我們該不該嘗試把Tek給簽下來？或找一些其他的替代人選如Brian Schneider,
Ivan Rodriguez等人看看


Schneider, 31, is hitting .254/.345/.307 as a starter for the New York Mets
and is certainly not known for any power, but maintains a respectable
.253/.325/.372 career line, numbers besting Tek’s current production. Which
would you be more comfortable doing — signing Varitek for four years at $8
million per, or Schneider to one year at $3 million with a club option that
vests if he attains 500 plate appearances? Chalk me down for the second. Don’
t like Schneider? Other low-cost alternatives would be Rod Barajas, Michael
Barrett, Johnny Estrada, Jason Kendall, Jason LaRue, I-Rod. Or grab Bengie
Molina away from the San Francisco Giants for two years.

這邊有一批捕手很便宜 Rod Barajas, Michael Barrett, Johnny Estrada,
 Jason Kendall, Jason LaRue, I-Rod. Or grab Bengie Molina

Why would we do this? To save money if we get similar production. Varitek’s
defense can be matched by other catchers such as Schneider. His leadership can
’t exactly be matched, but I’m not insinuating that ‘Tek should get a
Brian Schneider-type contract. Not at all, he certainly deserves a fair
amount of money. But four years, $32 million would be pretty pricey, I think.
That’s assuming Boras even thinks that Varitek should take a pay cut. To be
sure, the Red Sox owe Varitek a lot, but at some point, you have to cut the
cord.

Tek的防守或攻擊能力可以找到匹配的人，不過要找到有他領導能力的就難多了。
或許四年32m合約是一筆不錯的約，可能可以讓Tek還有Boras接受。別忘了，Tek
在胖子軍裡面很久了。

If we sign a catcher for one year, after 2009 we could go after free agent
Victor Martinez, if he even hits the market. We could trade for Jeff Clement
(okay, so maybe I still don’t get that we won’t get Clement). Maybe Sox
prospects Dusty Brown, Mark Wagner or George Kottaras would be equipped to be
the starter next year. Lots of maybes here, and there’s no answer right now.

沒有來自東方某BBS站的神秘力量，你想簽誰？或許咱家自己養的捕手某天
忽然就變成先發也不一定。

I don’t want Jason Varitek to leave after the year. Unfortunately, it may be
the prudent thing to do.

我不想看到Tek離開，但這就是人生，科科。

--
「寫下這些日記的人，在重新踏上阿根廷的土地時，就已經死去。我，已經不再是我。」

                          ---Che Guevara---

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推 jameshu0910:Taylor Teagarden is the answer
推 beckli:推薦他們陳智弘～ㄎㄎㄎ
推 mrkey:果然 Jeff Clement 中槍...
推 seekforever:是說Teagarden這一兩年表現不好 連帶評價也差很多
→ seekforever:光看數據跟年齡其實沒比Kottaras好到哪去
推 asdf121250:幹...隊長是精神領袖
推 steed:還是希望隊長能待到退休
推 s42327:Tek最重要的地方是數據看不出來的,但談錢就要傷感情了
推 amyer:Tek 如果願意簽個 2+1 的合約，給他一年 15M 也未嘗不可。
→ majohn:其實我個人不是很相信"精神"這種東西
→ majohn:記得之前有一篇文說到這個
→ majohn:作者認為"精神"領袖或者領導人物這種東西對球隊幫助
→ majohn:幾乎等於0
推 tsubasa6405:如果這種跟自動出局沒兩樣的成績持續 給15M可是太貴了
推 seekforever:Tek這種表現拿15M....感覺像是基基會做的事
推 mrkey:15M? are you talking about 10yrs/15M or what?
推 albertjet:簽2+1 大約17+5不知道有沒有可能
→ majohn:15m?你是說新台幣喔
推 aresa:依帥哥的個性，隊長應該會緊緊相依的心
→ aresa:除非帥哥覺得WS冠軍拿太多想休息個五年才會簽他個養老約
→ aresa:這幾年都還能靠這批老將再威個四年，之後就要看交易或農場了
→ aresa:捕手這位置不好補阿...我倒是很期待接下來會怎麼發展
→ sneak: 簽2+1 大約17+5 https://muxiv.com
→ sneak: 除非帥哥覺得WS冠軍拿 https://noxiv.com