Re: [新聞] Gillick blinks, Cashman buys

[Alexboo (網路'歹年冬'...)]

Gillick blinks, Cashman buys

Gillick 改變主意, Cashman 購物成功

July 31, 2006 -- THE YANKEES had to make the trade they made yesterday.
The Phillies were giving gifts away, well, as long as you had $23 million,
Philadelphia was giving them away. And as long as you see a pitcher with
a 4.74 ERA in the National League and a hitter with one homer in the last
two months as gifts.

July 31, 2006 -- 洋基隊在昨天達成了一筆他們必須達成的交易，費城人送出他們
的一份大禮。當你有 2300 萬現金入袋的時候，你當然願意給洋基這份禮物。前提是
你認為一個在國聯防禦率4.74的投手和一個兩個月內只打出一隻全壘打的打者能稱
作禮物的話。

The Yankees sent four "prospects" to Philadelphia for Bobby Abreu and Cory
Lidle. But don't kid yourself. This was a salary dump. First-year Phillies
GM Pat Gillick now has fully assessed the toxic dump he inherited and
decided to start over by having Abreu's future money to re-allocate.

洋基送了四名"潛力新秀"給費城人換來了 Abreu 和 Lidle。但別欺騙你自己了，
這根本是費城人隊減少薪資的陰謀。Gillick 上任還不滿一年就漂亮的減少了卡債，
現在他正盤算著怎麼運用這筆龐大的的現金呢。

The "prospects" the Yanks surrendered were a situational lefty (Matt Smith),
who could go right into Philadelphia's bullpen, and three players so low
in the Yankee system that they are a minimum of four years away if all goes
swimmingly. In a perfect world that quartet would not allow an acquiring
team to rent Abreu for a week. But this is not a perfect world.

讓我們看看所謂的"潛力新秀"包含哪些人，一個進入狀況的左投 Smith 恰好可以
滿足費城的牛棚，其他三位都是仍在洋基低階系統打拼的球員，如果一切順利的話，
這些人還要四年以上的時間才能亮相。理論上，這四個人的組合絕不可能讓你換到
Abreu ，即便你只換一周的時間，但理論只是理論，這世界有他現實的一面。

Think of that quartet, instead, as compensation and think of Abreu and Lidle
as free-agent signings because, in reality, that is what they are:
Midseason free-agent buys by the only team that could afford to take the
majors' largest payroll up further.

與其想說是用這四人換來 Abreu 和 Lidle，倒不如想像是 Abreu 和 Lidle 簽了一張
自由球員的肥約，實際上，他們的確是季中的自由球員，然後被唯一付的起這麼龐大
薪水總額的洋基隊給買下來了。

Brian Cashman had been telling Gillick for two months that the Yanks would
assume Abreu's whole pact, but it would mean marginal prospects in return
from a marginal system. And, oh yeah, you have to throw Lidle in, as well.
Gillick played liar's poker as long as possible, demanding Philip Hughes and
Jose Tabata, Melky Cabrera and Scott Proctor. But the trade deadline is today
and Gillick blinked, even agreeing to pay the $1.5 million Abreu demanded to
rescind his no-trade clause.

現金人兩個月來不斷告訴 Gillick 洋基會吃下 Abreu 的合約，但這表示費城人只能
從洋基身上獲得幾袋球而已。而接下來呢，沒錯， Gillick 加入了謊言者的牌局，
他把 Lidle 包裹到這個交易內，並且獅子大開口，要了 Hughes Tabata 小卡布 天天P
但交易大限逼近，Gillick 最後改變主意，為了把 Abreu 弄走，他也願意用 150 萬
換來 Abreu 不執行 NTC 。

"They [the Yanks] are doing what I would if I had those resources," said
Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, whose team is trying to catch the Yanks in the
standings when he knows they will never catch them financially.

"他們(指洋基)正在做的事我也會做，只要有個敢花錢的老闆" 藍鳥隊的球隊總經理
Ricciardi 這麼說，藍鳥隊現在在排名上緊追洋基，但在財力上沒有任何機會。

The interesting item, though, is that this is the second time Cashman's
skill at liar's poker and his newfound power saved major assets. In the
offseason, he stressed he would play Bubba Crosby in center and waited out
Johnny Damon. It still cost the Yanks $52 million for four years - more
than anyone else was offering - but in the recent past, the impetuousness
of The Steinbrenner Yankees would have had the organization out in November
offering six- and seven-year pacts for millions more.

有趣的是，這是現金人第二次在GM戰場上勝出，而且這次他沒有花多少錢。在去年
季後賽結束，他強調他會用 Crosby 先發中外野，直到等來囧尼，雖然等到了，他
卻花了洋基四年五千兩百萬，比其他球隊都花的多。而且接下來，洋基脾氣不好的
大老闆十一月時還要繼續付出上百萬的長期肥約。

The old Yanks would have had Abreu, as well, but 3-4 weeks ago, when the
prospect price would have been steeper. As the congenitally honest Damon
observed, "We did not give up what the Phillies wanted" and "If you are us,
you have to make that trade."

在三四週前，當新秀可能是交易的一部份時，洋基就知道 Abreu 最終還是會以現在
這樣的方式來到洋基隊。根據天生可靠正直的大門評論 "費城人要的東西對我們來說
並不算失去什麼" 接著說 "如果你是我們，你也會做這筆交易"

He is right. When the price is just money - and you are the team with the
most money - you must make this trade. Despite the standing ovations for
Bernie Williams, the Yanks had the next-to-worst team OPS for right field.
Even with his batting average slipping and his power all but disappeared,
Abreu (.862) had the majors' third best right field OPS.

大門說對了。當換出去的東西只有錢－而你所在的隊伍又正好是最有錢的－的時候
，你一定會做這筆交易。先不管洋基觀眾多麼喜愛 Bernie，這名洋基人的 OPS 是
隊上倒數第二。而 Abreu 儘管最近打擊率下滑也轟不太出全壘打，他仍然排名在大
聯盟所有右外野手的 OPS 第三名。

Yankee third base coach Larry Bowa, Abreu's manager for four years in Philly,
promised his bosses that the lefty hitter plays hard despite persistent
complaints within the game that his concentration and passion wane.
Interestingly, the Yanks have picked up three renowned outfielders in mid-
season trades over the past 11 years, who fit much the same background:
questionable makeup combined with an expensive contract for the following
season.

儘管不斷的流言說 Abreu 在場中已經沒有之前的集中力和激情，Bowa 洋基現在
的三壘教練，過去四年在費城人是 Abreu 的教練，仍然跟他的老闆保證這名左打
絕對好用。但有趣的是，洋基十一年來在季中曾經交易來三名外野手，這些人都
有相同被質疑的地方: 他們下一季的表現能表現的像他們那麼昂貴的合約一樣好嗎？

Ruben Sierra, David Justice and Raul Mondesi all helped the Yanks make the
playoffs, and all were disappointments the following season physically,
statistically, emotionally or all of the above. The Yanks seem willing to
take that risk here. Cashman likes how his injury-wrecked roster has
scrapped into playoff position and felt it was worth the gamble in 2007 to
honor that effort.

Ruben Sierra, David Justice 和 Raul Mondesi 這三名外野手當初都幫洋基打進了
季後賽，但在隔年的新球季，不管在身體上的，統計上的或在情感上，或在其他方面，
這三位也都讓洋基失望了。但現在洋基隊仍繼續冒這個風險。因為現金人喜歡他的
傷兵球隊因此擠入季後賽，藉此在明年誇耀這筆賭注的價值所在。

And gamble is the term. The Yanks had $200 million in the poker pot already.
This was merely about more money for the team with the most. Philadelphia was
giving away gifts, and the Yanks were the team with the purchasing power.

但仔細看這筆賭注，是洋基早就把 2 億美金放到賭徒的口袋了。
而這筆交易其實僅僅是已經是花最多錢的球隊再多出一點錢罷了。
費城人送走了他們的卡債，目的地是最有消費力的洋基。

(有錯請指教..有些地方我不太確定怎麼翻就硬翻了)

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