Re: [新聞] Yankees: Time To Trade Rodriguez

[Yawper (J'en ai marre!)]

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: Yankees: Time To Trade Rodriguez
: Baseball
: By STEVEN GOLDMAN
: Special to the Sun
: June 4, 2007
: It's time to trade Alex Rodriguez — not because of his strip club habit, his
: supposedly bush league "Ha!" play in Toronto, the coolness with which the
: home fans regard him, or his slipping skills. Rodriguez needs to be traded
: for the only reason that matters — the Yankees have a chance to be a better
: team without him. Not only is it their best chance to improve now, it may be
: their only chance to avoid several more years like this one.
  是時候交易掉A-Rod了 ─ 並不是因為他那上脫衣舞俱樂部的習慣，也不是因為他在
  多倫多那場比賽中不入流的那一聲"哈！"，更不是因為主場球迷對他的冷淡或者他的
  滑壘技巧。將A-Rod交易出去唯一的理由是 ─ 沒有他，洋基有機會變得更好。不僅
  是因為現在是他們改善的最佳時機，這也可能是他們避免以後重蹈今年覆轍的唯一
  機會。

: At first glance, this seems counterintuitive. Rodriguez remains one of the
: best players in baseball. Although his bat was relatively cold in May (.235
: AVG/.361 OBA/.422 SLG, five home runs), thanks to his torrid April
: performance, he is still tied for the major league lead in home runs. After
: looking lethargic and confused in the field last season, Rodriguez has
: dropped some pounds and recovered his agility. He's likely to pass the
: 500-home run mark this season, and should continue to be a gate attraction
: throughout his declining years as he knocks down one home run record after
: another, quite possibly including the career mark that Barry Bonds will set
: this year. This is the kind of player you want to acquire, not get rid of.
  乍看之下這可能有點矛盾。A-Rod仍是棒球界的最佳選手之一。儘管五月他的棒子相對
  有點冷(.235 AVG/.361 OBA/.422 SLG與五支全壘打)，但由於他四月的火熱表現，他
  目前仍然並列大聯盟的全壘打王。儘管上個球季球場上的A-rod看起來愛睏又一臉困惑，
  今年他已經成功減了幾磅並恢復了靈活的身手。他的生涯全壘打數很可能將在本球季
  跨越五百支，而且隨著他打破一個又一個的全壘打紀錄(其中很可能包含Barry bonds
  今年將創下的生涯全壘打紀錄)，在他逐漸衰退的剩下幾年應該還是能繼續當個超
  強吸票機。他是那種各隊都會競相爭取的選手，而非想要擺脫的燙手山芋。

: The problem is that Rodriguez offers the Yankees their one opportunity for a
: team repopulating multi-player swap; the team that acquires him would provide
: the "multi" part of the equation. Although the Yankees have been somewhat
: successful with pitchers in recent years, because of pathetically poor
: drafting and development of position players, they boast no non-pitchers
: above the high-A ball level who could be described as likely starters in the
: majors, let alone potential stars. Since Brian Cashman became the general
: manager in 1998, the Yankees have spent high draft picks on outfielder Andy
: Brown (no.1, 1998), outfielder Tommy Winrow (no. 2, 1999), catcher David
: Parrish (no. 1, 2000), outfielder John-Ford Griffin (no. 1, 2001), third
: baseman Eric Duncan (no. 1, 2003), outfielder Jon Poterson (no. 1
: supplemental, 2004), and shortstop C.J. Henry (no. 1, 2005). All have been
: busts.
  問題是，A-Rod給了洋基一個交換到多位選手的機會；想要得到他的球隊必將提出
  多位選手作為交換。儘管近年來洋基在投手上還算成功(因為對野手的培養與選拔
  可悲地蹩腳)，他們在High-A以上除了投手以外並沒有任何足以誇耀並能擔任穩定先發
  的選手，更遑論潛力新秀了。自從1998年Brian Cashman擔任球隊總經理以來，洋基
  花了大錢在選秀上，諸如外野手Andy Brown (no.1, 1998)、外野手tommy Winrow
  (no. 2, 1999)、捕手David Parrish (no. 1, 2000)、外野手Jon Poterson (no.1,
  2000)、外野手John-Ford Griffin (no. 1, 2001)、三壘手Eric Duncan (no. 1, 2003)
  、外野手Jon Poterson (no. 1 三明治選擇權, 2004)，以及遊擊手C.J. Henry (no. 1,
  2005)等人。這些人全都已經被開除。

: The team's one prospect that may grow into a talent too big to be held at the
: back of the roster, outfielder Jose Tabata, will not turn 19 until August.
: Tabata is currently batting .306/.372/.377 with one home run for the Tampa
: Yankees, and he is at least two years away. Even if he were to come faster,
: Tabata alone could not solve the team's manpower crisis. Moreover, first base
: is effectively vacant now. Right field may become vacant if the Yankees
: exercise their $2 million buyout on their $16 million dollar option on Bobby
: Abreu. Jorge Posada is unsigned. Finally, Rodriguez has the right to void his
: contract and become a free agent; he almost certainly will.
  洋基以後可能很難不把他放在先發人員名單中的潛力新秀 ─ 外野手Jose Tabata，要到
  八月才屆滿19歲。Tabata現在在洋基坦帕隊打出.306/.372/.377以及一支全壘打的成績
  ，至少還要兩年才有可能上來。就算他能夠提早上來，光靠Tabata一人也無法解決洋基
  的人力危機。再者，一壘目前完全缺人。倘若洋基以兩百萬美金買斷Bobby Abreu的
  一千六百萬美金選擇權，右外野則可能會缺人。Jorge Posada目前則尚未簽字。最後，
  A-Rod有權作廢其合約並成自由球員；而且他幾乎一定會這麼做。

: Patching these holes through free agency is unlikely — this winter's class
: will be thin. Of course, the Yankees might not see it that way — any team
: that concluded Doug Mientkiewicz was a viable first baseman must be drooling
: at the chance to sign Sean Casey. The Yankees could attempt to resolve the
: outfield problem by signing a Torii Hunter or Andruw Jones to play center
: field. This would have the effect of pushing the increasingly limited Johnny
: Damon to left field and Hideki Matsui to right (both are under contract
: through 2009), but not to designated hitter, which will once again be held in
: a death-grip by Jason Giambi, assuming he returns from his current injury in
: good working order. Hunter, despite his good season, is a poor bet to hold
: his value over the course of a long-term contract. Jones, despite his bad
: season, is more likely to rebound. The Yankees might get a shot at Adam Dunn
: for one of the outfield corners, but only if the Reds decline his option.
  要靠自由球員來填補這些洞大概不太可能，今年冬天的選擇不會太多。不過當然，
  洋基可能不這麼想 ─ 任何認定Doug Mientkiewicz是個可行的一壘手的球隊都會流著
  口水想簽下Sean Casey。洋基可以試著簽下Torii Hunter或Andruw Jones來接中外野
  以解決外野的問題。把表現日漸平庸的Johnny Damon調到左外野而把松井秀喜調到
  右外野也可以有差不多的效果(兩人合約均至2009年)，但對投手指定打擊則沒什麼幫助
  ，因為若Jason Giambi能從目前的傷勢中以不錯的狀況回到工作崗位，他必將牢牢抓著
  這個位子不放。至於Hunter，雖然他本季表現不錯，但不太可能在長期合約中維持這樣
  的表現；Jones本季表現雖差，但看起來正在恢復水準。洋基也可以嘗試簽下Adam Dunn
  來填補外野的空缺，但也得要Reds不履行其選擇權才行。

: Mike Lowell is the only third baseman of note likely to be on the market. At
: .337/.397/.595, he's having a terrific year, but the caveat emptor is as
: such: he's 33 years old, has never been consistent at this level, and is
: batting .404 at Fenway Park. By September, the numbers will likely tell a
: different story — Lowell started out hot last year too, and then faded after
: the All-Star break.
  Mike Lowell是目前唯一比較有可能出現在市場上的三壘手。目前成績.337/.397/.595
  ，他今年的表現相當可怕。但值得買主注意的是：他已經33歲，雖然在主場Fenway Park
  打擊率有.404，但從來沒有在這樣的狀況下維持太久。在九月之前數據很可能就會呈現
  不同的故事 ─ Lowell去年剛開始也是棒子火熱，但在All-Star break之後就漸漸不行
  了。

: There are no solutions to be found on the open market, only compromises that
: would make next year's club even more of an aging patchwork than the current
: edition. The Yankees could trade young pitching, but events have shown that
: they need all of the arms they can muster.
  從自由市場上是找不到解決方案了，實際上那只會讓球隊明年比今年更像個過期的大
  雜燴。洋基可以交易掉年輕投手，但從目前吃緊的戰況看來他們無法失去任何一個
  戰力。

: That brings us back to A-Rod, the only escape hatch. Should the Yankees go
: much longer without making up ground in the wild card race (the division
: title has flown), and perhaps even if they do, they can attempt to shuffle
: Rodriguez off to one of the competitive clubs that need a third baseman,
: among them the Angels, Dodgers, and the Indians. The Dodgers represent an
: especially tempting target. They have a ready third base prospect in Andy
: LaRoche, a potentially useful, Lyle Overbaystyle first baseman in James
: Loney, the power-hitting outfielder Matt Kemp, and one of the best pitching
: prospects in the minors in Low-A lefty Clayton Kershaw. The Yankees wouldn't
: be able to snag all of these players in an ARod deal, but getting any two
: would brighten the outlook for next year, and possibly the remainder of this
: year.
  回過頭來看A-Rod這條洋基唯一的生路。 如果洋基到頭來還是無法在外卡迎頭趕上(
  分區冠軍已經飛了) ─ 就算趕上了，他們還是可以試著把A-Rod交易給需要三壘手的
  競爭隊伍，像是天使隊、道奇隊與印地安人隊。道奇隊是個特別吸引人的目標。他們
  有個現成的三壘新秀Andy LaRoche，可能用得上的一壘手James Loney，打擊火力強的
  外野手Matt Kemp，以及小聯盟Low-A的潛力新秀左投Clayton Kershaw。洋基雖然無法
  用A-Rod一次就把這些選手交易過來，但只要取得其中任何兩位，就足以讓明年的前景
  更加看好，對今年剩餘球季可能也有幫助。

: Rodriguez has a full no-trade clause, so he'll have to be convinced to go,
: and any acquiring club would probably want to negotiate an extension before
: making a deal. These will be major obstacles to negotiating a deal. That
: doesn't change the fact that the time is right. Better the Yankees should
: risk not playing this October (although having a good player each at first
: and third might make them more competitive now than they are with no first
: baseman and a great player at third) then give up on next season as well.
: That's the position they'll be in if they don't act quickly and decisively to
: turn their one bargaining chip into a multitude of prospects.
  A-Rod有完整的不可交易條款，因此必須要能夠說服他離開，而且想要得到他的球隊
  很可能會想在交易完成前先談續約，這些都是要談成交易的主要障礙。但那並不能改變
  現在時機正確的事實。在一壘與三壘各有一個好選手至少比一壘沒人三壘強棒要有
  競爭力多了。如果洋基再不趕快果決地將手上這個籌碼變成一群新秀，他們不僅十月
  不用出賽了，明年的比賽也乾脆放棄好了。


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推 luckyland:我相信換出去會更後悔，更難換回來吧
推 huntergreen:可能沒有A-Rod也能成為一隻冠軍隊伍  不過也只是可能.
推 amax1120:現在不明朗都很難講....
推 aavv014:要開賭盤嗎 嘿嘿嘿
→ luckyland:突然熊熊想到A-ROD如果加入紅襪會是什麼樣的局面！？
→ luckyland:會不會有A-ROD魔咒？XD
推 djcc:NO WAY 頂級即戰力仍是第一考量 明星打線是洋基的特色
推 hornets1221:我認為這idea不錯 Arod是目前少數有可能以一換多的
推 soaringfish:LaRoche+Loney+Kuo...XD  好像還不夠? XD
推 MrStone:把大聯盟頂級炮手交易掉....
推 dnndn:....換出去有點可惜
推 MrStone:不如換基特   a-rod回游擊手XD
推 hornets1221:樓上是好主意
推 HunterD:不可能換A-Rod啦 這種健康 守備好 砲管又大的頂級選手有
推 peterwu4:果然出來了，這種言論會出現，好像就是一山不容二虎的感
推 saandwe:a-rod這種話題票房製造機經理人不會想把它交易出去
推 djcc:終於體會老史的感覺 年年等FA簽大物 才有年年奪冠的大機會
→ peterwu4:覺… 如果a-rod換隊新約一定會註明守備位置：游擊手
推 kee32:嘴砲不分海內外
→ djcc:只是人要小心挑就是了 不要老是簽到假貨跟到洋基就會退化的XD
推 HunterD:幾個? A-Rod可是幫洋基多贏了好幾場 換掉的話洋基只會更慘
→ djcc:農場新秀感覺是隨緣啦 能有好用的王cano是最好 沒有也無妨 XD
→ djcc:洋基會把arod交易出去 我想是不可能的事 除非大老闆很不爽눠
推 mark1986321:這支球隊沒ARod真的贏不了嗎 不是明星打線..
→ birdy590:樓上是來鬧的嗎?
推 cowbababy:感覺A-ROD真的很不得到某些人的緣份 是的緣故嗎?
→ cowbababy:還是每次都希望他創造奇蹟 他又不是真的神 幹麼這樣
→ birdy590:再少掉 A-rod 打線就比天使還爛, 還有哪個算是砲?
→ cowbababy:這樣對他也太不公平了吧
推 HunterD:A-Rod真的很可憐 被外人嗆還要被自家人酸 在這種情況下
→ HunterD:還能有這麼穩定的表現 實在令人感動 如果真的選擇跳脫合約
推 birdy590:扣掉 A-rod 和 Giambi HR 會變成全 MLB 墊底, 明星打線?
推 djcc:總之不管有何居心 現在根本不是時候 特別是arod幫球隊贏紅襪
→ cowbababy:所以我強烈懷疑那些口口生生說換掉的人可能是台媒看太多
→ HunterD:絕對是洋基的損失 等到他棒打老東家再來怨嘆就來不及了!!
→ cowbababy:就像之前台媒之前一窩蜂幹A-ROD 連我媽都說他很爛...
推 klarc:天使打線沒有很差喔 要比也要比運動家
推 WenliYang:換吧+1
推 djcc:紅襪3連戰 AROD可是4R 3H 4BB 1HR 2RBI呢 ꨠ
推 birdy590:天使的得分主要靠速度, 洋基的這些高齡野手可沒這本事
推 kauw:如果能交易到HAREN這種投手兩個.. 可以考慮..
推 hornets1221:怎麼知道Arod換進來的會跟他差很多 差很多就不要換呀
推 Sylovanas:簽名檔少一個if
推 asdfzx:你會叫紅哇把老爹交易出去嗎?
推 ph49:A-rod這種頂級球員哪邊找阿 穩住這個在花錢去買別的
→ ph49:反正洋基不就是以錢多多出名的嗎= =a
→ ph49:而且...我依點都不想看到A-rod穿上紅襪球衣(￣ー￣；)
推 Yawper:Sylovanas  這是Eminem的歌詞
推 KbrHamster:想太多..我就不信交易掉會比較好..
推 magickevin:NEVER ... I love A-rod
推 babelism:這篇說可交易的理由竟然是缺人...洋基多的是錢，換不如買
推 kenro:換A-Rod?! 再多找別的比較有用吧  挖一個洞再補一個洞嗎?
推 Nilthoron:這個作者真的好討厭A-Rod...
推 yellowboss:喬丹要3500萬  幹嘛不叫公牛換掉他
推 peegoo:挖東牆補西牆 要是A-ROD４被交易 我希望是在紅襪
→ peegoo:然後我會跳槽當紅襪迷 因為洋基對不起A-ROD
推 stan7228:沒A-rod......洋基都不洋基了=.=