Mailbag: Why did club sign Matsui? 12/09/2007 10:00 AM ET By Alyson Footer / MLB.com 原文出处 http://kuso.cc/311R If Astros general manager Ed Wade was so big on signing a second baseman to bump Chris Burke, why not sign Mark Loretta? He might have signed for less money to start. He seems to produce when called upon. Hope you can shed some light on this issue. -- Brian L., Port Orange, Fla. 问︰如果太空人总管 Wade这麽大咖，能签下新的二垒手，把 Burke挤掉， 那为什麽不去签 Loretta？他应该可以用较便宜金额签下来担任先发。 每当需要他发挥时，他似乎能有所表现。希望你能对此议题发表一些 看法。 The Astros are emphasizing speed and defense, and in that regard, Kazuo Matsui is the superior player. Loretta is a better hitter, but he's slow on the bases and his range isn't as good. At 32, Matsui is four years younger than Loretta, and when you're talking long-term deal, age has to factor into it, too. 答︰太空人目前强调速度与守备，在这方面，小松井为顶级的球员。 Loretta是个不错的打者，可是他脚程不快，而且守备范围不广。 32岁的小松井比 Loretta年轻四岁，当谈到签长约时，年纪的考 量举足轻重。 The Astros want to return to the basics -- pitching, speed and defense. The pitching, at this point, is suspect, but they did improve in the other areas by putting Michael Bourn at the top of the order with Matsui behind him. Hunter Pence can fly, too, and it'll be nice to have a speed factor in the three-hole. 太空人队意图回到投手、速度、守备的基本层面上。投手战力 方面，有待存疑，不过藉着让 Bourn当开路先锋，後头摆小松井 的安排下，其他部份确实提升不少战力。 Pence也有速度，而且打线前三棒都具备脚程，是非常理想的。 How active do you think the Astros will be in acquiring Brandon Inge from the Tigers, if at all? -- Robert J., Pullman, Wash. 问︰如果可以的话，你认为太空人从老虎队那交易来 Inge的可能性多大？ With no disrespect to Inge, who is very good defensively and can play just about every position on the diamond, looking at his offensive numbers, I would hope Wade will take a pass on this one. 答︰我没有蔑视 Inge的意思，他的守备一流，而且能守内野许多位置，但是 看他的打击成绩，我希望 Wade就此打住。 Inge hit .236 last year, his lowest average since 2003. His numbers have slowly declined across the board. His on-base percentage last year was .312, and his slugging percentage dropped dramatically from .463 in 2006 to .376 in '07. Ty Wigginton's numbers are much better than Inge's, and I'd rather have someone who can provide a little bit of power at a power position. 去年 Inge打击率 .236，是2003年以来的新低。他的数据逐年下滑，去年 上垒率为 .312，长打率从2006年的 .463大幅降到2007年的 .376。 Wigginton的数据比 Inge的好很多，而我宁愿在强打位置上见到能提供 较多火力的球员。 With the signing of Jose Cruz Jr., doesn't that mean we have too many players for the outfield? The Astros have Carlos Lee, Luke Scott, Pence, Bourn and now Cruz Jr. Is the team still looking for starting pitching? -- Andrew N., San Antonio 问︰虽然签下了 Jose Cruz Jr.，并不代表我们外野人才济济吧？太空人已经 有 Lee、Scott、Pence、Bourn等外野手，现在又多了 Cruz，球队还要再 补先发投手吗？ The team needs more than three outfielders, and most big league teams employ five. Cruz Jr. has a good chance to make the team out of Spring Training as a fourth or fifth outfielder. He will not be unseating any of the starting three -- Lee, Bourn or Pence. 答︰球队需要三个以上的外野手，而多数大联盟球队会纳用五名。Cruz Jr.在春训 有不错机会可成为第四或第五号外野手。他不可能窜取先发三人Lee、 Pence、 Bourn的地位。 The club always is looking for starting pitching. As we've gone over time and time again, the pool of available free agents is thin and not that enticing, and very few teams are willing to part with the pitchers they control. Those clubs that are willing to deal pitching are looking for multiple talents in return, and the Astros don't have that much to offer. 球团总是在寻找先发投手，随着我们持续观看，发现可以签下的自由球员很 少，实力也不让人为之一亮，而且少有球队愿意放掉队上的投手，愿意拿投 手出来交易的球团要换回的是有实力的球员，而太空人根本拿不出来。 In other words, click on the Astros' roster page, close your eyes and point to a pitcher. That could very well be the No. 2 starter next year. 换句话说，上官网按太空人点将录《http://kuso.cc/313l》，闭上你的双 眼，用手乱指一名投手，他即为适合担任明年二号先发的人物。 What are the odds the Astros can work something out for Scott Rolen? I venture to say he would be better than Miguel Tejada if he stayed healthy. -- Randall F., Louisville, Ky. 问︰太空人网罗 Scott Rolen的机率多大？我敢说啊，如果他身体健康，贡献一 定比 Tejada要来的大。 I seriously doubt the Cardinals would deal Rolen to a division rival. It's pretty much a moot point because I don't think the Cardinals are going to trade him. He's got way too much upside for St. Louis to deal him just because he's in a snit with his manager. Unless the Cards are blown away by an offer -- and that's unlikely, seeing that Rolen has had his share of injury issues over the years -- I see him staying in St. Louis. 答︰我强烈不相信红雀会把 Rolen交易给同区敌队。这个观点毫无意义可言，因 为我觉得红雀不想交易他。红雀交易掉Rolen就只因他与总教练失和的话， 那他就获益太多了。 除非红雀被一个offer所惊艳，但那不可能，看看这几年球季 Rolen伤痛不 断，我想他还是留在红雀好了。 Why are the Astros so fixed on getting rid of Adam Everett? Everyone complains that he doesn't produce enough RBIs, but let's be honest, he is the best defensive shortstop in the game. We need to look at how many runs he saves a game. With the lineup they have put together, I think they need to be content at hitting him eighth. -- Shay, El Dorado, Texas 问︰为什麽太空人要放弃 Everett？大家都抱怨他灌不出什麽打点，但老实说， 他可是场上最顶尖的游击手。我们必须关注在他比赛中为球队守下多少失 分。看到目前安排的打线，我认为要让他打第八棒。 I don't think the Astros have been aggressively trying to get rid of Everett -- quite the contrary. I think they value his defense and would like for him to play shortstop next year. However, there is one shortstop they like a little more -- Tejada. So, for Tejada, they'd give up Everett. Tejada would be a major, major downgrade defensively, but obviously he would be a huge upgrade at the plate, even with his declining production. 答︰正好相反，我认为太空人并不汲汲营营放弃 Everett。我觉得他们很看重 Everett的守备，明年还是要他守游击。不过，有个游击手他们向往些，就 是 Tejada。因此，为了 Tejada，可以不要 Everett。 Tejada会让守备水准大幅滑落，但显然的，就算近来他产量下降，还是会带 给火力强大支援。 The Astros need a closer and the Twins need a second basemen, so how about the Astros trade Burke and a mid-level prospect for Joe Nathan, a Houston native? The Twins and Astros both win with that deal. -- Utsav S., Sugar Land, Texas 问︰太空人需要一名 CL，而双城队也缺二垒手，所以太空人拿 Burke和一个中 等新秀来换取休士顿乡亲 Nathan如何？双城跟太空人能获得双赢的局面。 Uh, no. The Twins most definitely would not win with that deal. They would need much, much more than Burke and a mid-level prospect for one of the league's elite closers. Forget about it; it's not going to happen. The Astros cannot part with what the Twins probably would ask for in return for Nathan. Think Killer P's. 答︰噢，别傻了。双城在这样的交易中绝对无法获益。他们须要换得更强战力， 比拿 Burke加一位中等新秀换取联盟顶级 CL的安排要来的更多。所以忘了 这事吧！不可能会兑现。太空人不会割舍双城提出的要求来换取 Nathan。 考虑 Killer P’s吧。 With the closer role still in limbo and Chad Qualls seeming to be the only candidate as of now, what are the chances the Astros will toy with Brandon Backe as a setup man or possibly as a closer this coming year? -- Charles R., Cheyenne, Texas 问︰既然 CL人选悬而未决， Quall似乎是目前唯一的选择，太空人让 Backe明年 转当 setup man或 CL的可能性多大？ You never say never, but seeing the gaping holes in the starting rotation, Backe is much more needed there than in the bullpen. I can't say that down the road that wouldn't change, but for now Backe is best suited as a starter. 答︰当然不可能把话说死，可是见到先发战力积弱不堪，比起到牛棚， Backe 更须在此间。我不能说再来不会有变动，但以目前情况来看， Backe最适 合去当先发。 This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. I =================== 恩 没翻好的部份 我再修改 --

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