[洋基] Analysis about 1st Round pick: Gerrit Cole

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一些球探，球評及球團的分析

First Round (28th pick):

RHP Gerrit Cole, Orange Lutheran High School, California

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus: This is a great pick on a talent/slot
level. Most talented high school pitcher in the draft, and the Yankees can
pay him. As bad as the Brackman pick was last year . . . that's how good this
one is. I'm not a big fan of low arm slot guys, but at 28, this is a
fantastic pick for the Bombers.

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus: 洋基第一輪以球員的天份作挑選是個很好的選
擇。他是這次選秀最有天份的中學投手, 而且洋基付得起他要求的(簽約金)。但毛病就跟
去年挑中Brackman一樣...(是$cott Bora$的...), 那也是挑中這一位到底有多好要思考的
問題。我不是挺喜歡投球出手位置(arm slot)低的傢伙, 但第一輪排位在28能夠選中Cole,
對洋基球團而言是非常好的選擇。

Keith Law, ESPN: This is a great pick; he fell to the Yankees for financial
reasons. Cole has the best arm among the prep pitchers in the draft. He has a
loose, quick arm. He has the best fastball of the high school pitchers; it
tops out 97 mph. He needs more consistency on the breaking ball. And he needs
to just throw his changeup instead of guiding it. He's a high-ceiling arm
that could be a No. 1 starter. If that doesn't work, he could be a dominant
reliever.

Keith Law, ESPN: 這是相當好的選擇; 他會落到讓洋基挑中是完全是因為財務上的因素。
在這次選秀的中學投手裡他是手臂是最棒的。他有著能夠輕鬆、快速出手的手臂。而他的
快球速球則是全高中投手裡最棒的; 可以投到97miles。他需要的是讓變化球更穩定, 而且
需要能夠多投他的變速球。他的天份是很有機會成為頭號的先發投手,就算再不濟, 他也會
成為很有壓制能力的後援投手。

Baseball America: Cole is the best righthander out of Southern California
since Phil Hughes starred at Santa Ana's Foothills High in 2004. Cole's
four-seam fastball ranges from 93-96 mph, occasionally peaking at 97-98. He
adds a hard, late-breaking curve which shows bite, tilt and depth. Cole used
his changeup sparingly early in the season, though he used it more later.
Adding to Cole's considerable appeal to scouts is his tall, lanky and
projectable frame, which is nearly ideal for a prep righthander. Scouts are
split over whether Cole profiles as a starter or closer. He maintains
velocity and pitch movement deep into games, but his inconsistent command and
tendency to run up high pitch counts may move him to the bullpen. Some scouts
have compared him to Mariners closer J.J. Putz. Cole does bring mechanical
concerns. He lands on a stiff front leg, and he recoils his arm during his
follow-through. Both hurt control and raise injury concerns. Complicating the
situation, Cole's adviser is the Scott Boras Corp., which may eliminate many
clubs from consideration. Cole also hasn't endeared himself to scouts or
teammates with what one scout described as his immature mound demeanor.

Baseball America: 南加州在2004年聖塔安娜Foothills中學出現了出色的投手－Phil
Hughes以後，最好的右投手就是Cole。他的四縫線快速球在93-96miles，有時可以高到
97-98miles。他又增加了一個剛猛、尾端才會變化的曲球，他的曲球是下墜、傾斜且掉
得深。雖然較晚開始使用變速球，但這個球季初還是零星地投出他的變速球。讓球探們
增加相當大興趣的是他身材高大、瘦長具備成為優秀投手的骨架，對於一個中學的右投
手而言是相當理想的身材。比賽中他投到後面的局數還能維持投球的球速和尾勁，但因
對球的掌控的不穩定，而有投球數增加的傾向, 這可能會讓他轉變為牛棚的後援投手。一
些球探認為適合比較的對象是水手隊的終結者J. J. Putz。需要特別注意的是Cole有投
球機制上的問題。他施力在僵硬的前腿上，並在後續的延伸動作中突然拉回他的手臂。
這兩點傷害了他的控球，同時引發受傷的疑慮。而他的經紀公司又是Scott Boras的集團，
使得他的狀況變得複雜，這使得很多球隊排除考慮選中他。另一個Cole不被球探喜歡的
因素，是一位球探形容他在投球丘的表現很不成熟。

and

At 28, the Yankees took Gerrit Cole, no surprise. A Scott Boras Corporation
client who fell for signability reasons, Cole also fell for his immaturity
and mound demeanor, which didn't endear him to many scouts and teams. That
said, Cole has the biggest arm in the prep class, and he fell to the Yankees,
and that's probably win-win for the Yanks, SBC and Cole.

還有
Baseball American挑選後的評論是: 第一輪總序位28, 洋基隊挑中了Gerrit Cole, 不
令人意外。因為是Scott Boras公司的客戶才輪得到被洋基選中，另外也是因為Cole的不成
熟及在投手丘上的風度不佳，讓很多球探和球隊不喜歡他，使得他被選中的順位滑落。
Cole的手臂是是中學投手層級裡最好的，落到被洋基隊選中，這對於洋基,　Scott Boras
公司和Cole本人是個三贏的狀況。

Rich Lederer, Baseball Analysts: Cole may have the best teenage arm in this
draft. He throws a four seamer that peaks at 97-98 and a heavy two seamer
that runs in the low-90s. Baseball America has ranked his fastball at the top
of the high school class. There are two questions that have dogged Cole this
spring: (1) his makeup and (2) his signability, as he is represented by the
Scott Boras Corporation and has committed to UCLA. Slot money probably won't
do the trick here. The tall righthander could slide like Rick Porcello last
year, but it is unlikely that he will receive a signing bonus approaching
Detroit's first pick in the 2007 draft.

Rich Lederer, Baseball Analysts: 在次選秀中，未滿20歲的投手群裡Cole可算擁有
最佳的手臂。他可以投出高達97-98miles的四縫線快速球，以及90miles出頭渾重的二
縫線速球。Baseball America將他的速球評為高中投手群中的第一。今年春天兩個纏繞
在Cole的兩個疑慮是: (1)他的心理素質相關的運動精神(makeup) (2)他簽約的可能性，
因為經紀公司是Scott Boras，還有他可能會去念UCLA。少少的錢可能無法讓他滿意。這
位身材高大的右投手可能會變成像去年Rick Porcello的狀況，但是他不可能會拿到像
2007年老虎隊首輪挑中球員所拿到那麼多的簽約金。

Yankees: The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Cole went 8-2 with a 0.47 ERA as a senior at
Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif., in 2008, striking out 121
batters in 75.0 innings pitched with 13 runs allowed (five earned) and 18
walks. He was named the Trinity League's Pitcher of the Year as well the 2008
Co-Orange Lutheran Male Athlete of the Year. The right-hander was named a
2008 Rawlings Preseason All-American and was selected to the AFLAC
All-American team as a senior.

洋基隊: 這位6呎3吋，190磅的Cole, 2008年在加州橘子郡的Orange Lutheran中學的成績
是8勝2敗, 0.47的自責失分率，三振了121位打者，75局的投掉掉了13分(5自責分)，投出
了18個保送。他被選為Trinity League的年度最佳投手，及2008年Co-Orange Lutheran的
年度最佳男運動員。也被提名為2008 Rawlings Preseason All-American的球員，且被選
為AFLAC All-American隊的高中球員。

Cole was ranked by Baseball America as the ninth-best pitcher in the
First-Year Player Draft and 17th-best prospect overall. He was tabbed by the
publication as the fourth-best high school pitching prospect in the draft and
rated as the having the best fastball among high school hurlers.

Cole被Baseball America評為第一年進到選秀的球員裡第九佳的投手，全部則排名第17
。他也被這本出版的雜誌評定這次選秀中第四佳的高中投手，且擁有高中投手群裡最快
的快速球。

"Gerrit has a big, strong, projectable body with a high ceiling," said Damon
Oppenheimer, Yankees Vice President of Amateur Scouting. "He throws a power
fastball with sink in the 94-98 range and has also developed a good changeup.
He's a competitor every time he takes the mound, and he pitches with a lot of
confidence. We were really pleased with both of our first two selections."

洋基業餘球探副總Damon Oppenheimer表示: "Gerrit具有高成長的天份，且有著高大、
強壯，及可預期成為優秀投手的身材。他可以投出很有威力且有下沈尾勁的快速球，球速
在94-98miles的範圍，也發展出了不錯的變速球。他是一個很有競爭力的球員，只要上到
投手丘，投球就很有自信。我們很滿意我們頭兩位挑中的球員。


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推 rresonance:洋基是不是連三年第一輪都選了Boras的客戶...
推 achen0504:先推
推 siliver:因為是Scott Boras公司的客戶才輪得到被洋基選中 XDXD
推 Dick68:推!!感謝...很想趕快了解洋基選了哪些新秀~^^
推 takeac:投球出手位置低對投手會有什麼影響嗎?
推 mightymouse:Boras的客戶小市場球隊都會很識相的跳過
推 raygod:這幾年真是狂選投手...
※ 編輯: leddy           來自: 220.132.198.21       (06/06 23:12)
推 steven850405:小市場球隊看到Boras就嚇跑了