CLEVELAND INDIANS 2017 IN REVIEW： Trevor Bauer had his best season yet in 2017 By Ken Blaze, Nov 22, 2017 文章来源：https://goo.gl/4JCPFa 在SB Nation的笑脸人专区中，有一个回顾2017年每位球员表现的专栏 目前我个人是会挑一些我比较欣赏或有趣的球员文章练习一下英文 但可能有时候会不小心过於脑补或是翻译错误 希望各位如果有发现错误与问题请多多包涵 不吝指正 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trevor Bauer had his best season yet in 2017 Could Trevor Bauer finally be turning into the ace that we thought he’d be? When Trevor Bauer came to the Cleveland Indians in December of 2012 as part of a 9-player, 3-team trade, expectations were high. The young pitcher was drafted 3rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011 out of UCLA and had already made his MLB debut. He had been compared to prime Tim Lincecum during his college years and was considered by many to be one of the best, if not the best, pitcher in the 2011 draft. However, once he got to Arizona, things weren’t clicking for Trevor and the pitching staff and it seemed as if a change of scenery was needed. Bauer found his way to Cleveland for the 2013 season, and while it hasn’t always been pretty, Trevor Bauer has continued to grow and develop into the ace-like pitcher that Tribe fans dreamed of when the trade was first announced. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bauer在2017的表现仍未达到生涯最佳 他是否能如我们所预期的蜕变成为一位王牌投手? 当Bauer在2012年12月时，透过一个总共牵涉九位球员的三方交易来到克里夫兰後，球队 对他就有很高的期望。这位年轻的投手自2011年从UCLA毕业後，就在MLB选秀中以探花之 姿被响尾蛇队选中，且他在被交易至笑脸人之前，就已经在大联盟留下登板先发的纪录。 在大学时期，他就已经被拿来和Tim Lincecum相比，也被认为会是2011年选秀中众多好手 之一。然而，当他抵达亚利桑那後，Trevor与投手群们的相处并不融洽，因此他似乎需要 换个环境继续他的生涯。2013年球季，Trevor在克里夫兰找到了适合他的环境，虽然并非 永远都那麽理想，但Trevor仍持续进步并成为一位准王牌的投手。这也是当时当交易宣布 後，克城球迷所盼望的结果。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Pitch Repertoire Trevor is a really intelligent dude. Whether evidenced by his major in mechanical engineering at UCLA, his love of drone building, or his work with Driveline Baseball, it’s safe to say that Trevor Bauer is always thinking about, analyzing, and deciphering data in order to gain any advantage he can. In baseball, that translated to having a large assortment of pitches to choose from. It didn’t always serve him well, however, as he would often struggle with command issues both out of the zone (walks) and inside the zone (baseballs get crushed). 2017 saw a trimmed down pitch usage from Bauer, and the results were positive; where Bauer may have relied on upwards of 8+ pitches before, he culled a good 3-4 from that list and sprinkled in an extra 1-2 every now and then. His main pitches in 2017 were his fourseam, sinker, curve, and cutter. His fastball has gained some velocity after a brief stint in the bullpen in past seasons, and his curveball continues to be one of the deadliest pitches in baseball (when it’s working). By focusing on a tighter pitch selection, Bauer excelled in 2017, striking out 196 batters (a career high) and walking just 60 (tied for a career low in a full season). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 新的投球策略 Trevor 是个聪明的小夥子，这可以从他在就读UCLA时选择的主修是机械工程、喜欢在闲 暇时玩无人飞机，或者是他在Driveline Baseball 棒球训练营中的表现看出。他总是不 停地在思考、分析，并试图破解资料背後隐藏的资讯，藉此获得所有可能的优势。这特质 反映在球场上的结果就是他发展出许多不同的球路可以与打者对决。然而，他并无法妥善 掌握这些球路，他还无法随心所欲地将球控制在好球带的任何一个位置：一旦将球投到好 球带外就容易形成保送，或是将球投的过於红中让打者能轻松的掌握。 过去在场上，他会依赖至少八种以上的球路与打者对决。 但在2017年，Trevor开始减少球路的使用，结果相当不错。现在他会从他的球路清单内选 择三到四种作为主要的武器，然後再挑选一到两种球路偶尔使用，藉以迷惑打者。像2017 年，他的球路就以四缝线、伸卡、曲球和卡特为主。在过去几季短暂牛棚代班後，他的直 球球速也稍稍进步，他的曲球仍让是他最致命的武器(如果状态好的时候)。全心专注於这 几种球路让Trevor在2017的表现非常杰出，送出了生涯最多的196次三振，同时只有60次 保送(在投满整季的情况下，并列生涯新低)。 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- All I do is win, win, win Pitcher wins are a dumb stat. Regardless, having a larger number is better than having a smaller number when it comes to wins, and Bauer was no slouch in that department in 2017. His teammates Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco each accounted for 18 wins apiece, but Bauer was only behind by one with 17 of his own. He was tied with the likes of Chris Sale and Zach Greinke and had more wins than some guy named Max Scherzer (who?). Clearly he’s the better pitcher, right? The point of this section is not necessarily to harp on Bauer ’s win-loss total in 2017, but to show that he is putting together a consistency that he once did not have. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 我所做的一切都只是为了追求胜利 对投手而言，胜场数是个愚蠢的统计量，但不论如何，拥有比较多的胜场数还是比只获得 几场胜投还要来的好，至少意味着能为球队贡献较多的胜利。 在抢胜投方面，他的队友Kluber和Carrasco在2017球季各获得18场胜投，而Trevor则以17 胜居次，这个数字和Chris Sale和Zach Greinke相同，甚至比Max Scherzer还多(你知道 他是谁吗?2017国联赛扬奖得主!)。 显然，他已经是位杰出的投手了，因此我们不需要再从胜场数来讨论Trevor2017年的表现 了，而需要开始思考他能否保持这样的表现。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let me put it this way. 2017 ALDS excluded, if you throw Corey Kluber or Carlos Carrasco out on the mound, you can be pretty sure that they are going to put the Indians in a chance to win that day’s game because they are so consistently excellent at their job. Trevor Bauer, while not quite at that same level just yet, took major steps in 2017 towards being that same consistent hand that the team can turn to when they need a win. He still needs to go a bit deeper into games (he’s averaging just over 5 and a half innings per start), but he was typically good during those starts. And he was consistent throughout the entire year. He wasn’t a superstar, but he wasn’t awful. He was above average and trending upwards, which is exactly the spot where you want your promising 26 year old pitcher to be in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 让我们从这个角度切入吧。 撇开季後赛的表现，假如你把Kluber和Carrasco丢上投手丘，你可以确定你有很大的机会 能够赢下当天的比赛，因为他们的表现一直都很杰出，非常稳定，但Trevor还没达到那种 境界。不过2017年的表现让他往这个等级迈进一大步，他逐渐稳定的表现让球队在需要胜 利的时候会将他列入考虑。他当然还需要继续精进他在球场上的表现，他平均每次先发只 能投5.5局，但以这些先发场次的表现大致都不错，整年的出赛内容也很一致，不会一直 爆炸。 他现在还不算是明星等级的球员，但也不是那种很糟的选手，他可以算是平均以上的先发 投手，而且身手还在持续进化中，这也是球队愿意让这位26岁的投手持续在投手丘上出赛 的原因。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Limiting the home run If there was a negative for Trevor Bauer in 2017, it was his struggles with giving up the long ball. Trevor gave up 25 bombs in 2017, which is the most he ’s given up in a season ever. It wasn’t the worst thing in the world (Rick Porcello gave up 38), but it is something to think about. Bauer gave up at least one home run in 19 of his 32 appearances this season and 5 of those 19 times included multiple home runs given up in the same game. This may be a result of having better command of his pitches and, instead of walking hitters, he’s putting pitches in the zone that sometimes get knocked out of the park. The home runs will have to be monitored in 2018, but if all else goes right, Bauer should hopefully see a decrease in those numbers as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 控制被全垒打率 如果要说Trevor在2017年的表现有甚麽缺点的话，大概就是他的被长打率了，尤其是被全 垒打的次数。 在2017整个球季中，他共被敲出25发全垒打，这也是他在球季中掉分的主因。虽然这数据 并不是全世界最糟的(Rick Porcello因为全垒打而掉了38分)，但还是需要好好注意。 Trevor在他32场的出赛中，就有19场被敲出至少一发全垒打，而这19场被击出全垒打的比 赛中，有五场被敲出一发以上的全垒打。 这结果意味着他需要提升如何将球控制在好球带边缘的能力，才不会因为避免保送而将球 往好球带红中投，让打者容易掌握而击出长打，甚至出墙。所以在明年球季，我们需要好 好关注他被击出全垒打的次数，如果他在其他方面都能维持并继续进步，那他被击出全垒 打的次数应该也会降低。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALDS: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times The internet lost its collective mind when Tito announced that Trevor Bauer, not Corey Kluber, would be pitching in Game 1 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees. After that game, Tito probably looked like this: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Why? Because his plan worked. Bauer went 6.2 dominant innings over the bombers, allowing just 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 8 batters. Cleveland went on to win 4-0 thanks in large part to Trevor Bauer’s incredible pitching. Remember that curveball I was talking about a few paragraphs up? It was the best I’ve ever seen it look in this game. The likes of Aaron Judge & Co. were no match for Bauer as he carved up their lineup and made them look helpless. Despite losing Game 3 in frustrating fashion, there was a lot of hope that Bauer would replicate his Game 1 success in Game 4 and send the Tribe to the ALCS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 美联分区系列赛：一个最美好，也是最糟的时刻 当嚼嚼宣布分区系列赛首战是由Trevor对抗洋基而非Klober时，网路上正反的讨论相当激 烈。 比赛结束後，嚼嚼看到的报导或许就像USA Today的Denny Medley所写：为什麽会这样? 全都是因为他的计画成功了。 Trevor 6.2局的表现完全压制了这些重炮手，有八位打者吞下了Trevor送给他们的K，全 场洋基只击出两支安打以及一次保送，笑脸人最终藉由Trevor难以置信的表现以4-0获得 胜利。 记得我在前几段所说的吗? Trevor在这场比赛投出的曲球可说是前所未见的完美，让 Aaron Judge和他的快乐夥伴在他面前显得无能为力，只能看着一颗颗的曲球蚕食自家打 线。虽然以令人沮丧的方式输掉的第三场比赛，但球迷还是希望Trevor能够复制他第一场 的比赛，让笑脸人在Game4能够获得关键的胜利，挺进美联冠军赛。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unfortunately, that was not the case. Whatever was working for Bauer on October 5th did not seem to be working on October 9th in New York. Bauer couldn’t get out of the 2nd inning and gave up 4 runs in the process, which ultimately would be enough for the Yankees to tie the series and ultimately win in Game 5. HOWEVER. If you look at the box score from that game, you’ll see that the number in the “Earned Runs” column for Trevor Bauer is “0”. That’s because while game 1 brought us defensive gems such as this: Game 4 brought plays such as this: The 4 runs were not necessarily Bauer’s fault, but he was definitely not as sharp as he was in Game 1. I’m hesitant to pin this loss on Bauer, but he gave up six base runners in 1.2 innings (4 hits, 2 walks). Regardless of the defensive miscues, this trend would not be sustainable if the Indians had wanted to win this game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 不幸的是，事情完全不照剧本演出。Trevor在10月五号的表现在四天後的纽约却不复存在 。Trevoe在第二局完全抓不到一个出局数，甚至连续掉了四分，这也让洋基队追平了系列 赛，最终也在分区系列赛抢下第五胜。 但但但但是，如果你去看赛後纪录，你会发现Trevor的自责分却是零。这是因为Game1的 防守固若金汤(如Kipnis在外野的美技)，但到了Game4，整个防守跟一堆垃圾被洋基队的 炮火烧得一乾二净一样。输掉Game4虽然不一定全是Trevor的错，但他的投球内容没有像 Game1一样犀利却是不用争辩的事情。我其实一直在犹豫到底这场的战犯是不是Trevor， 毕竟他在1.2局内就让六位打者上垒(4支安打与两次保送)，撇除守备的问题，就算让他继 续待在场上投球，以他1.2局的内容我们也很难说最终笑脸人有没有办法赢得这场比赛。 原文中使用了两张图来表示Game1与Game4的表现，因为不好放图，所以我就看图说故事， 试图传达作者的意思。 如果有兴趣可以点连结回去看原文 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2018 and Beyond The first three slots in the Indians rotation are all but set with Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, and now Trevor Bauer. After spending some time in the bullpen, both Carrasco and Bauer have turned into incredible starting pitchers. For Trevor, 2018 will be another opportunity to take another step up. What will that mean? For me, I want Trevor to go deeper into games and hit the 200.0 IP mark in 2018. The Tribe bullpen has been taxed often, and while the bullpen is incredibly talented, you can only lean on it so much before it collapses. If we assume that the last two rotation spots will go to Mike Clevinger (4.5 innings/start in 2017) and Danny Salazar (4.48 innings/start in 2017), then the bullpen may be used extensively again. Any relief that Bauer can provide to the relief corps will be welcome. Bauer has the durability, the “stuff”, and the experience to become a front of the rotation starter. 2017 saw Bauer take more steps towards that goal; here’s to an even better 2018. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2018球季与未来展望 笑脸人的前三位先发轮值应该就是Kluber、Carrasco与Trevor了。在牛棚磨练一小段时间 後，Carrasco与Trevor已经蜕变成令人难以置信的先发投手。 对Trevor来说，2018将会是另一个快速进化的机会。 这代表甚麽呢?对我来说，我希望Trevor能够持续精进比赛的内容，并能达到单季200局的 里程。笑脸人的牛棚已经承受相当大的压力了，虽然他们的牛棚相当棒，但继续这样使用 下去迟早会出事。如果我们假设剩下两位先发是由Mike Clevinger和Danny Salazar担任 ，前者在2017年平均每次先发只能吃下4.5局，後者则是4.48局。也就是说明年牛棚还是 会需要负担相当多的局数，因此只要Trevor能够吃下多一点的局数，对中继部队来说绝对 是件好事。 Trevor的耐久度、压制力和经验都足以成为前段先发了，2017年我们已经看到Trevor有着 长足的进步，现在就让我们期待他在2018能够有更大幅度的进步。 --

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