Phil Rogers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Baseball Pitching the idea of depth Cubs GM Hendry doesn't want to be caught short of healthy starters NAPLES, Fla. -- Rookie pitchers started 80 games for the Cubs last season. If Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry have their way, the Cubs might have 80 pitchers on their roster when the season begins next April, very few of whom will be rookies. 菜鸟投手去年为小熊队先发了八十场，如果Lou Piniella和Jim Hendry有办法，小熊队会 有80个投手名单在明年球季开始前 只有很少的一部分是菜鸟 Yes, that's an exaggeration. But by less than you would think, or that I thought heading to Florida for the annual general managers meeting. 是的 这是夸大 但是BLAH BLAH 我想前往佛罗里达去参加年度经理会议 Most people have been operating on the assumption the Cubs are looking to add two established starters to the rotation behind Carlos Zambrano. But Wednesday, right before he went off to make a recruiting call to free-agent right-hander Gil Meche, Piniella raised the ante. 大多数人都想探听出小熊队在ROTATION上 会把哪两位摆在ZAMBRANO後面 但是就在礼拜三 Piniella退场去和Gil Meche会面前，他提了一个赌注 "We'd like to get three starters," the new manager said with a devious twinkle in his eye. 我们会签三位先发投手 新的总教练闪着邪恶的余光如是说 By bypassing the biggest names left on the market, Barry Zito and Jason Schmidt, the Cubs apparently believe they can stretch their pitching dollar to add three known quantities, with one caveat. 但是置现存市场上最大的肥鱼Barry Zito和Jason Schmidt不顾 小熊宁愿相信他们可以签 三位好的先发投手来增强他们的牛棚 According to major-league sources, the third starter—the bonus one—very well could be Jason Marquis, who didn't pitch for St. Louis in the postseason after going 14-16 with a 6.02 earned-run average. 根据mlb消息指出 第三位先发投手很可能是红雀队的Jason Marquis 那个投出14胜16败 失分率6.02而且季後赛没有替红雀投球的家伙 Hendry hopes to get two others off a list that includes Ted Lilly (15-13, 4.31 for Toronto), Meche (11-8, 4.48 for Seattle), Miguel Batista (11-8, 4.58 for Arizona) and Japanese left-hander Kei Igawa, who is expected to be posted by the Hanshin Tigers on Monday. Hendry希望从Ted Lilly (15-13, 4.31 for Toronto), Meche (11-8, 4.48 for Seattle), Miguel Batista (11-8, 4.58 for Arizona) and Japanese left-hander Kei Igawa, 的这个名单中挑到另两位 That would be quite an infusion of experience alongside the pitchers already in the Cubs' stable: Zambrano, Mark Prior, second-year lefties Rich Hill and Sean Marshall, the recently re-signed Wade Miller and a cast of kids that includes Carlos Marmol (who could be shifted to the bullpen), Angel Guzman, Juan Mateo and Ryan O'Malley. The goal is never to fall short of starting pitching again. The key to doing that, Hendry apparently has concluded, is to have Prior positioned as the No. 6 starter and Kerry Wood in the bullpen when they go to spring training. Say the Cubs somehow succeed in signing Lilly, Meche and Marquis. Their probable rotation would look like this: Zambrano, Lilly, Meche, Hill and Marquis, with Prior, Marshall and Miller in reserve. 如果小熊队成功的签下lilly和marquis 他们的rotation会是Zambrano, Lilly, Meche, Hill and Marquis, Prior, Marshall 和 Miller 先保留 That would give them pitchers who made more than 220 big-league starts a year ago. The Oakland Athletics entered 2006 with the most experienced starters—a group that had started about 190 games in 2005—and rode those arms to the championship series. If everything meshes, and the Cubs find themselves with a genuine surplus, they should be in a great position to trade for any remaining needs. The Cubs got only nine starts from Prior in 2006. If he returns to the form he showed before shoulder problems made him a non-factor last season, Piniella should be a happy man. Somehow it appears the Cubs will have the resources to add this much talent— possibly taking their payroll beyond $120 million. A day after committing $13 million to utility man/second baseman Mark De Rosa, the Cubs re-signed backup catcher Henry Blanco for two years and an option at $5.25 million. Hendry also continued his pursuit of J.D. Drew and Alfonso Soriano. According to sources, Boston and the Cubs have expressed the most interest in Drew, who used an early-out clause to reach free agency only two years into a five-year, $55 million deal with the Dodgers. He's believed to be seeking $14 million a year for four or five years. Piniella, who drove down from his home in the Tampa area to attend the meetings, has been impressed with Hendry's style. "He's like Pac-man," he said. "He's just out there gobbling up players." Marquis would represent a bit of a reclamation project but he's only 28. His 2006 season fell apart after he allowed 13 earned runs to the White Sox on June 21, taking one for the team because Mark Mulder had lost 20-6 the night before. He wound up allowing the most runs (136) and home runs (35) in the NL. Marquis has made 30-plus starts for all three seasons he was with St. Louis, winning at least 13 games every season. The Cubs believe they can help him rebuild his mechanics and his confidence. Lilly and Meche both are being widely pursued. The Cubs might have to overpay to land Lilly because it's believed he wants to go to a West Coast team after spending most of his career in the East. 先翻一些重要的 其他的之後再补足 -- ashamed,why? --

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