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〈MLB〉為新秀鋪路 金鶯將找I-Rod
週日, 12/28/2008 - 11:19 — 曹玉烱 (囧...)
季後補強成果並不豐碩的金鶯，有意讓來年的捕手位置有所變動，好為頂級新秀Matt
Wieters設下最佳的大聯盟舞台，最佳人選當然是Ivan Rodriguez。
金鶯季後走掉2位球員，巧的都是捕手，其中Ramon Hernandez與一筆現金被送到紅人換得
包括Ryan Freel等人的3位球員。
而在陣中只剩下Guillermo Quiroz的情況下，金鶯捕手這個位置沒有好手可言，且Quiroz
也無法在打線上能有任何的幫助，因此自由市場上，即便是37歲的Rodriguez仍有一定的
功用。
Rodriguez在結束4年合約、且離開洋基成為自由球員後，迄今尚未找到新東家，且現在也
只有為數不多的球隊展現興趣，如馬林魚、金鶯等。
2008年Rodriguez繳出2成76打擊率、7支全壘打、35分打點成績，此雖與生涯水準有段差
距，尤其中斷連續15年全壘打二位數的紀錄、且打擊率是生涯第5度跌破2成8，但除此之
外他的防守仍有一定水準，至少也比Quiroz要來的好。
I-Rod若能來到金鶯，代表該隊捕手位置無論是打擊、防守都有戰力上的提升，更重要的
是，可讓Wieters這位當今小聯盟最著名的捕手、金鶯農場排名第1的悍將在開季時好好在
3A磨練，以待時機成熟時登上大聯盟。
Wieters在棒球美國2009年的球探報告中，被評為金鶯農場最佳打擊、最強長打、最佳選
球、最佳捕手守備。有關打擊方面的明顯數字是，這位2007年首輪第5順位的好手，在首
個職業球季待過高階1A與2A，總計437打數的打擊率高達3成65、全壘打27支、打點91分，
三振76次保送則82次，上壘率是誇張的4成54、長打率來到6成之譜。
當然I-Rod會否繼續留在美聯、甚至是美聯東區尚無法得知，不過金鶯的這個算盤是有考
慮與實行的必要，唯一變數就在球團得與名經紀人Scott Boras打交道，而Boras勢必會為
客戶尋找一紙退休前最有保障的合約。
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作者: Liandh (口袋小朋友出走中) 看板: Orioles
標題: 上面那篇的來源
時間: Mon Dec 29 01:00:18 2008
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/2008/12/orioles_catching
_up.html
Orioles: Catching up
ivangetty.jpgOrioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail is in
Florida for a few days of R&R, so there probably won't be much going on until
after New Years Day, but I'm pretty sure he'll still be trading phone calls
with the representatives of some of the remaining free agents.
Here's some info from relentless Baltimore Sun baseball writer Jeff Zrebiec,
who managed to turn over some rocks while he was enjoying the holidays with
his family in New Jersey:
Former Oriole Gregg Zaun remains the free-agent catcher most likely to end up
in the Orioles lineup on Opening Day, but there have been conversations with
agent Scott Boras about veteran Ivan Rodriguez (left). Whether he would be a
good fit to mentor Matt Wieters and eventually step aside for the O's top
minor league prospect has been a subject of some discussion in the O's front
office.
My take: It strikes me as a better fit for the pitching staff, which is no
small consideration, but I still doubt IRod ends up here. Unless the player
development people secretly believe Wieters is farther away than they are
saying, it would be bound to create an uncomfortable situation at some point
in the season.
That doesn't mean I'm strongly opposed to the idea. The guy is a 14-time
All-Star and a near-certain Hall of Famer, but he's not a great offensive
player anymore.
然後到小道消息網就變成:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/orioles-discuss.html
By Ben Jones [December 27, 2008 at 7:18pm CST]
The Baltimore Orioles have held conversations with agent Scott Boras about
free-agent catcher Ivan Rodriguez, according to Baltimore Sun writer Peter
Schmuck.
Schmuck doubts Rodriguez will sign with the Orioles, but, in part, it would
hinge on him understanding that he'd need to take a seat when prospect Matt
Wieters becomes ready to play at the major-league level.
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