来源：talkingchop At the major league level… … it may not be the kind of soul searching that Andruw Jones will be doing this off-season, but Jeff Francoeur will have to have his own little "come to Jesus" meeting with himself. To put the blame of the 2008 disaster all on Frenchy’s shoulders is a bit much, but he deserves to take a big chunk of the blame for 90 losses. 虽然不用像安猪一样在这个休季里把灵魂找回来，但粉酷必须令他自己稍微去与耶稣见面 。要把2008球季的灾难都让粉酷一肩扛起有失厚道，但他仍应该承担一大部分90败的责任 。 Frenchy represents an interesting dilemma for the Braves. In one corner is much of the Braves PR and team branding that puts Francoeur at the forefront, and in the other corner is a player who was the WORST everyday right fielder in baseball this year. His .653 OPS was the worst among everyday right fielders, and he was listed dead last among right fielders in VORP (value over replacement player) with a (negative) -17.3! In fact, using the VORP metric, Frenchy was the fourth-worst player in the major leagues – out of 1038 players listed, he was listed 1035, just above Andruw Jones, Corey Patterson, and Tony Pena. 粉酷代表一个勇士有趣的窘境，从一方面来看许多勇士公关及球队的招牌人物皆把粉酷 放在主要核心，然另一方面来看今年他是棒球界最糟的先发右外野手。他的0.653 OPS在 先发右外野手中是最糟的，且他在右外野手中，VORP是负的(-17.3)，属於相当糟糕的名 单内。事实上，使用VORP计算，粉酷是大联盟里第四糟的，共计1038名球员内。他排名在 第1035名，只比安猪、Corey Patterson及Tony Pena还高。(囧..有三个出身勇士….) Was this season an anomaly or did it finally peel back the shiny-happy coating and reveal the real batter? 本季是反常，或者是终於剥下耀眼及幸运的外衣而显露出他打击真实的一面？ If the Braves stick with Jeff Francoeur as their right fielder next season, they should do so with some trepidation and a quick trigger to replace him with the first thing that comes to Frank Wren’s mind (not named Jason Perry). Next year is the last option year for Francoeur, so he can be sent to the minors without having to pass through waivers. If the Braves are serious about winning next year then they should not flinch if Francoeur is struggling, like they did this year, when they demoted Francoeur. 如果勇士下季用粉酷当他们的右外野手，如此的作法他们应该有些戒慎恐惧，Wren的心中 首要得有个迅速替代人选(不要是Perry)。下年度是粉酷最後的执行选择权年，所以他尚 能被送到小联盟而不必经过waiver。如果勇士对於下年度的胜利是认真看待的，那当粉酷 挣扎时他们不应退缩，就像今年他们把粉酷下放一样。 But what can Frenchy do to figure it out? He tried tinkering with his swing all season, trying everything he could and everything anyone told him to break out of his many funks. (Perhaps he should watch tape of Brian McCann hitting.) Beyond just getting Francoeur back to his 06/07 production, there should be a desire to see him go way beyond that – to have that breakout year that everyone has wanted to see from him for the past two or three years. In 06 and 07 his production was in the bottom third of everyday right-fielders, so one could point to that decrease in production in right-field (from J.D. Drew and Gary Sheffield) as another big reason the Braves have failed to make the playoffs the last few years. 但粉酷能做什麽事来突破？今年整个球季他都尝试修正他的挥棒，尝试他能做的每件事， 尝试任何人告诉他要突破心理障碍的每件事。(或许他应该看看麦肯打击的型态)。除了找 回粉酷06/07两季的产能外，应该要有个慾望看见他往更远的地方迈进—就是要有个爆发 年，过去两或三年众人早已想要看到的局面。在06及07两季他的产能是先发右外野手里倒 数第三，所以指出一件事，亦即右外野手产能的递减(自JD猪跟Sheff来看)可作为勇士已 经好几季没打入季後赛的另一个关键理由。 I didn’t mean to turn this into a Frenchy-sucks piece, because I do honestly like the guy, and one can never doubt his hustle or desire. But at some point hustle and desire and raw talent have got to translate into above average major league skills. The Braves can’t have a right fielder who is expected to hit in the middle of the order put up a .359 slugging percentage. Francoeur needs to get better or he needs to go. 我不打算变成干谯粉酷的那群人之一，因为诚实地讲我喜欢这家伙，且他是个从未怀疑过 自己的冲劲及渴望的人。然而某个点上，冲劲及渴望及生嫩的天赋已转变成高於水平的大 联盟技术。勇士不能有一个右外野手，被预期打中心打者然後缴出0.359的长打率。粉酷 需要更好，不然他需要离开勇士。 The future Braves right fielder… … He’s one of the top-five prospects in all of baseball, and Jason Heyward is also the Braves top prospect. He did everything the organization wanted him to do in his first full season of profession baseball at just the age of 19. The real question now becomes, just how fast are the Braves prepared to move him up the minor league ladder. If my complaining about Jeff Francoeur in the first half of this piece was a sign that the Braves should make a change in right field, then after next year they really don’t need to look any further than Heyward. Heyward是棒球界前五好的顶尖新秀之一，也是勇士最好的新秀。在他只有19岁的第一个 完整职业球季，他做好每件勇士球团想要他达成的事。现在真正的问题变成，勇士在小联 盟的层级里预备升他升得多快。如果这篇文章第一段我对粉酷的抱怨，是勇士应该在右外 野作改变的徵兆，那在下个球季度过後，勇士也不需要再去留意Heyward以外的人选。(按 ：应该是说如果粉酷持续低迷，Heyward直接就可以在2010上来顶RF) This season at Rome he performed exactly how a top prospect should perform – his hitting, slugging, and on-base percentages were all in the top-10 in the league. He struggled a bit after a late-season promotion to Myrtle Beach, hitting .182 (4-for-22), but he turned it around a bit in the Carolina League playoffs, before falling off again. I wouldn’t put too much stock in those numbers as it was only a couple weeks of games. 这季在Rome他表现地确实就像一个顶尖新秀应该要有的—他的打击率，长打率跟上垒率都 在全联盟前十。他在球季快结束前升上高阶1A球队有些挣扎，只打出0.182的打击率，但 在再次跌落之前，他在卡罗莱纳联盟的季後赛有回神了一点。我不愿太重视那些数据，因 为只是几周的比赛而已。 Will the Braves take the slow and steady, one level per year approach with Heyward, or will they give him a mid-year call-up to Mississippi if he’s repeating his 2008 performance? He’ll only be 20-years old next year, so the slow and steady approach seems like the right one, but how much could events in the major leagues (the afore mentioned jettisoning of Francoeur) increase the need to move Heyward up and see how he responds to the challenge. 勇士是否会以缓慢及平稳的速度，一年一个层级来养成Heyward，或者他们会令他在球季 中升上2A如果他能复制今年的表现？他下个年度只有要满20而已，所以缓慢平稳的途径似 乎像是正确的，但在大联盟事件的演变(如：上面提及对於粉酷的终局放弃)将会增加把 Heyward向上提升的需求，并且也要看他如何回应考验。 More for future consideration… 2. Jon Owings – JMO is finally moving up and out of the lower rungs of the minor league system. He’s been slowed by injuries, but while healthy the last two years he has shown impressive power and an improving ability to recognize pitches. As one of the truly nice guys in baseball, it’s easy to root for Owings to succeed. He’ll face a test next year in Mississippi, but if successful, a major league job shouldn’t be too far behind. JMO终於自较低阶的小联盟层级获得擢升，他已经因伤迟缓了他的职业生涯，但当过去两 年健康之际，他展示出令人印象深刻的炮瓦及进步中辨识球路的能力。以一个棒球界里真 正优秀的年轻人而言，为Owings激励使其成功是很舒服的。他将会在下个年度在密西西比 面对测试，但如果成功，大联盟的工作不会离他太远。 3. Chris Shehan – The Braves were able to woo Shehan away from Georgia Southern after his junior season, where he hit .428 with 22 homeruns. He displayed decent power and good speed in Danville, and seemed to adjust well to wooden bats. He should start for Rome in right field next year, and I think a lot of people are excited to see what he can do. He could turn out to be one of the real steals of last year’s draft after being taken in the 30th-round. 勇士能打动Shehan使其在大三球季後离开乔治亚南方，他在那边打出了0.428打击率及22 发全垒打。他在Danville展示不错的炮瓦及良好的速度，且似乎对木棒适应良好。他应该 於下季在Rome开季，且我认为有一堆人会很兴奋可以看到他打球，他可能会变成去年选秀 会上的一偷，在第三十轮才被选中。 4. Concepcion Rodriguez – He’s sort of the forgotten guy at Myrtle Beach, but he played stellar defense and showed a good all-around game at the plate. He’s one of those guys who was signed out of Panama and grew into his own in the Braves’ Dominican academy. With his refined game he could catapult up the depth chart if he finally taps into all his talent. 他是个有点被遗忘的小伙子在高阶1A，但他有着明星级的防守跟各方面都不错的打击能力 。他是那些签自於巴拿马的小伙子之一，成长於勇士多明尼加学校。藉由他比赛中的精炼 表现，如果他最後能开发他所有的天赋，可能会在球团深度表名单里的地位急遽上升。 --

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