TEMPE, Ariz. -- The situation that currently surrounds Vernon Wells reeks of Bobby Abreu heading into Spring Training last year -- big-name player, coming off a subpar season, with an immovable contract and without a defined role. 洛杉矶天使外野手Vernon Wells目前的情况和去年春训前， 老将Bobby Abreu碰到的状况相当类似，成名巨星、 上一个球季表欠欠佳、不好解决的合约以及不明确的球队角色。 Their approaches, however, are quite different. 但他们选择面对的方式却相当不同 Last year, Abreu was defiant -- albeit respectful -- about playing every day despite being in a cluttered outfield mix that seemingly no longer had room for a 38-year-old in decline. He said he was still good enough to start in the Majors, believed his track record deserved the benefit of the doubt and felt that the Angels needed to trade him if there wasn't enough room. 去年，Aberu选择大胆的挑战 尽管在天使队拥挤的外野似乎没有发挥的空间 他表示:他仍然有足够的实力在在大联盟先发、 相信过去的辉煌成绩可以对球队带来益处， 并且表示:如果没有我的发挥空间，那就交易我吧 Wells, however, will tell you he deserves to be a bench player. 至於Wells呢，他会告诉你，他的确该当一位板凳球员 "I put myself in this position," Wells said Friday, prior to the first full-squad workout at Tempe Diablo Stadium. "Obviously, some guys played well last year. You have the most exciting player in the game in Mike Trout; [Mark] Trumbo, who's one of the most powerful guys in this league when it comes to hitting a baseball; you sign Josh Hamilton; and you have Peter [Bourjos]. Peter deserves a chance. What he had to go through last year was far more difficult than what anybody had to go through, sitting and watching that entire time. There's a lot of things at play. I understand that." “我试着让自己扮演这样的角色”，Wells上礼拜五在坦帕的训验营这样说 “很明显的，一些人去年表现相当出色，我们有全联盟最令人惊奇的球员Mike Trout， 还有联盟最有力量打者之一的Mark Trumbo，并且我们签下了Josh Hamilton， 拥有Peter Bourjos(目前预定的开季先发中外野手)， Peter值得这样的机会，在去年他经历到比任何人都还辛苦的状况， 他常常整场比赛坐在场边观看比赛。 And Wells also understands this: If the Angels had it their way, he would've been gone by now. 而且Wells还知道，假设天使有他们的想法，自己可能随时可能会走人。 But moving a contract that still has $42 million over the next two years left on it, for a 34-year-old who has a .222/.258/.409 slash line the last two years, isn't easy. The Angels tried this winter, but couldn't find anyone willing to take on anything reasonable. 要对一个还有两年四千两百万合约在身的选手，且过去两年仅打出.222/.258/.409的 选手作出交易动作，可是相当不容易的，天使在这个冬天尝试做过努力，可是并没有真正 的结果。 So now, for the first time in a 14-year career that includes three All-Star Game appearances and three Gold Gloves, Wells is primed to enter a season without a clear role. 这是拥有14年大联盟经验且入选三次明星赛、三次金手套的选手， 第一次在开季前没有一个明确的角色定位。 "It's motivating," he says. "That's kind of what drilled me this whole offseason. It kind of brought me back to when I was younger, which is kind of cool at this point in my career, to have that challenge. I'm looking forward to it." “这对我来说是个动力，是激励我在季後努力训练的原因， 这似乎让我回到我年轻的时候，是相当有趣的时刻， 让我必须去挑战，而我也期待这样的过程”，Wells这麽说。 Wells mainly stopped working with hitting coach and good friend Rudy Jaramillo, who he sought out last offseason, mainly because struggling hitters can often hear too much advice. After a year that saw him continue to scuffle for the first two months, miss nine weeks after thumb surgery, then hardly play down the stretch, Wells constantly watched tape of his at-bats during his heyday with the Blue Jays. Wells开始停止和自己的打击教练兼朋友Rudy Jaramillo的合作， 主要原因是: 『一个挣扎的打者的问题有可能是听从了太多的建议』， 上个球季开季前两个月相当不佳，然後动了手指的手术休息了九个礼拜， 在球季最後关头又没太多的发挥， Wells选择不断地观看过去在蓝鸟队的自己的打击录影带。 He saw a guy searching for home runs -- and it all started in the friendly dimensions of Rogers Centre. 他看到一个寻求全垒打的人，但那是在对打者相当友善的Rogers Centre(蓝鸟队主场) "Difference is you can get away with things there," Wells said. "You can't really do that in Anaheim." “但现在你已经离开那地方，你不可以在天使主场做同样的事情。 So when taking indoor batting practice this offseason, Wells had one rule: Don't hit the left side of the cage. He wanted to focus solely on staying inside the ball and driving it to right-center, knowing his quick hands will always allow him to get around on inside pitches and pull to left field on command. 当他在季後作室内打击练习时，有一个原则: 『不要打外角球』，他试着专注在内角球， 并且把他们打到右中外野(他是右打者)，因为他知道他手腕能够快速地转动，让他可以时 常把内角球打到左外野方向。 It's pretty clear that the Angels don't necessarily need Wells. Their outfield of Trout, Bourjos and Hamilton is stacked. And if anything happens, Trumbo, mainly the designated hitter, is there. 有个十分清楚的事实是: “天使并不需要Wells” 他们的外野拥有Trout、Bourjos 和 Hamilton， 如果有什麽状况，担任DH的Trumbo也可以随时回到外野的岗位。 But that doesn't mean Wells can't serve a purpose. 但这不代表Wells不能设定自己的目标 If Bourjos starts off slow, like he did last April, or struggles throughout the year, after barely playing in 2012, Wells could be a fallback option for manager Mike Scioscia. And if something happens to any of the four outfielders or Albert Pujols, Wells can get plenty of playing time in left field or DH. 如果预计担任开季先发的Bourjos有个慢热的开季，就像他在去年四月，或是整个球季表 现都相当挣扎，Wells对总教练Mike Scioscia来说是一个後备的选项，如果任何事情发生 在四个外野手或是Albert Pujols的身上，他可以在左外野或是DH的位置有出赛的机会。 It's why the Angels, with a very young bench, felt trading Wells also meant replacing him. And why they aren't willing to take on just any salary relief. 这就是为什麽拥有相当年轻的板凳球员的天使队， 也认为交易Wells也意味着需要找人代替他， 且也是为什麽他们不想因着交易省下清资空间。 "When Vernon is swinging to his capabilities, there's no doubt he brings a lot to the field, not only with the way he plays defense, but the threat he is to drive the ball out of the park," Scioscia said. "He understands he has to be more productive, but there's always more opportunity for a guy who's playing well to win more at-bats and playing time." “当Wells展现出他的能力时，他可以为我们在带来许多正面的帮助，不只是防守，他也 可以让投手有球被打出场外的威胁，他知道他需要有更多对球队正面的表现，但通常机会 是给有表现的人”天使总教练Scioscia这麽说。 Wells will have to earn every last bit of it this spring, though. And even that may not be enough. In a reality like that, it's very reasonable to ask Wells if he'd simply prefer to be traded to another team that could offer more playing time. Wells需要争取在春训的每一个打席机会，即使那可能还不够，实际上甚至可以试着 去询问，他是否更愿意被交易，而得到更多的上场机会。 But Wells, unlike Abreu, won't take the bait. 但是不像去年的Abreu，他不会这样说 "I don't think that's even an option unless I get back to playing the way I'm capable of playing," he said. "If that happens, then I'll be playing. I don't know if it'll be in this uniform or another, but I'll be playing." 『除非我能有过去的在球场上的能力，不然这对我来说不是一个选项，如果我做到了，我 会得到上场机会，我不确定是否会继续穿着天使的制服甚或是其他球队的制服，但我会 尽我的全力去面对比赛。』 http://ppt.cc/CUPe --

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