https://reurl.cc/V2OvzZ In 2023, the Sox’ last year under Bloom, their media guide listed 14 pro scouts . This year, they listed one domestic pro scout and six “acquisition specialist s, professional scouting.” Not all have a traditional scouting background. Furt her, travel for those employees has been cut significantly, meaning far fewer in -person looks and more video-based work. 2023年是Bloom掌权下红袜的最後一年，当时球队媒体指南列出了14名职业球探，而今年则 只列出1名国内职业球探，以及6名「职业球探收购专员（acquisition specialists, profe ssional scouting）」 其中并非所有人都具有传统球探背景，此外这些员工的差旅预算也被大幅削减，意味着亲自 到场观察球员的机会大幅减少，更多工作改以影片分析为主 In an era in which virtually every club is trying to find a balance between mode rn analytics and traditional scouting, the Sox’ approach exists in contrast to some industry leaders. The Dodgers and Yankees, for example, are seen as having maintained pro scouting groups with bodies and influence. So have the Rays, long an analytics darling. Other clubs, such as the Brewers and Guardians, have gutt ed their pro scouting ranks. 在几乎所有球队都试图於现代数据分析与传统球探之间取得平衡的时代，红袜的做法与部分 业界领导者形成鲜明对比，例如道奇与洋基被认为仍维持着具有人数规模与影响力的职业球 探团队 长期被视为数据分析典范的光芒也是如此，另一方面像酒鬼与守护者等球队，则大幅裁减了 职业球探部门的人力 Adjacently, the Dodgers, for example, have a tendency to collect former big leag uers as special adviser-types, whose opinions they seek. Their front office seco nd-in-command is general manager Brandon Gomes, a former major league pitcher fr om Fall River. 此外以道奇为例，他们倾向延揽前大联盟球员担任特别顾问等角色，并积极徵询这些人的意 见，球队管理层的二号人物是总经理Brandon Gomes，他曾是一名来自Fall River的前大联 盟投手 The only fellow former player Breslow has hired for any role is pitching coach A ndrew Bailey. They grew close as teammates, including with the Sox. Breslow聘用的唯一一位前球员出身人士，是投手教练Andrew Bailey，两人曾是队友，包括 效力红袜期间，因此建立了深厚交情 “People talk externally about not a ton of diversity within the operation in te rms of experience,” a rival executive said. 「外界经常谈论这个团队在经验背景方面缺乏足够多元性」一位其他球队的高层表示 Bailey is the only remaining member of the coaching staff who played in the majo rs; a handful of others played only in the lower minors or college. Nobody in Br eslow’s front office, besides him, is a former big leaguer. Bailey是目前教练团中唯一拥有大联盟球员经历的人；其他几位成员仅在小联盟低阶层级或 大学时期打过球，除了Breslow本人之外，他的团队里没有任何一位前大联盟球员 Do they need more of that perspective? 他们是否需要更多这类来自球员背景的观点？ “That perspective does help. It’s very helpful,” Breslow said. “There’s cre dibility that comes with having worn a uniform, having lived the same experience s. I will also say, like, I have.” 「那种观点确实有帮助，而且非常有帮助」Breslow说 「穿过球衣、经历过相同历程的人，自然会带来更多公信力，不过我也要说，我自己其实也 有那样的经历」 When Breslow was hired, he looked like the best of both worlds: an Ivy Leaguer w ho played — for a long time. But according to people who know him, in this role he has leaned way more into his Yale self than his player self. 当Breslow被聘用时，他看起来像是结合两种优势的人才：既是常春藤名校毕业生，又拥有 长期职业球员经历，然而根据熟悉他的人士表示，在这个职位上，他更倾向展现自己「耶鲁 毕业生」的一面，而非「职业球员」的一面 “I probably can do a better job of that,” Breslow said of breaking out his big -league side. “Because the reality is I feel more comfortable talking to player s and I feel more comfortable in the clubhouse than in the front office, because I did it for longer.” 谈到是否应该更多展现自己身为前大联盟球员的一面时，Breslow表示：「我大概确实可以 做得更好一些，因为事实上，我跟球员交流时比待在管理层更自在，在休息室里也比在办公 室里更自在，毕竟我在那个环境待了更长的时间」 Multiple officials noted that Breslow, universally regarded as extremely intelli gent, might benefit from having an interpreter of sorts, someone with a more tra ditional baseball “fabric” and personable demeanor who can convey the front of fice’s message. 多位业界人士指出，虽然大家普遍认为Breslow极为聪明，但他或许需要某种「翻译者」角 色——一位更具传统棒球背景且擅长与人互动的人，来协助向球员与教练团传达管理层的理 念与讯息 “People probably wrongly assume, ‘Hey, he played, he doesn’t need that,’ ” one said. 「人们可能错误地认为，『嘿，他打过球，所以不需要这种人』」其中一位人士表示 Within the organization, some believe interim manager Chad Tracy could fill that role, if he gets the permanent job. He has credibility as a baseball lifer — f rom a baseball family — who understands the sport’s modernities. And he is com fortable pushing back, a source said, if he thinks something the front office wa nts just won’t work. 在球团内部，有些人认为如果代理总教练Chad Tracy获得正式任命，他可以扮演这样的角色 ，身为出身棒球世家的「棒球圈终身人士」，他具备足够的公信力，同时也理解现代棒球的 发展，消息人士表示，若他认为管理层提出的某些想法行不通，他也愿意直接提出反对意见 “You can trick yourself into thinking it’s however complicated, but at the end of the day, it’s still human beings,” a National League exec said. 「你可能会让自己以为这件事有多麽复杂，但说到底，面对的终究还是人」一位国联球队高 层表示 Another said: “The risk of rapid organizational change is that people in the cl ubhouse aren’t capable of following. With that gap or that gulf, [a leader can] choose all the right things, but those right things can still get you the wrong result if you’re not tethered as a group.” 另一位人士表示：「组织快速变革最大的风险在於，休息室里的人未必跟得上，当双方之间 存在这种落差或鸿沟时，即使领导者做出所有正确决定，如果整个团队没有维持一致连结， 那些正确决策最终仍可能导致错误结果」 Over the past month, Breslow has made a concerted effort to have more conversati ons with players and clubhouse-level personnel, he said. Part of the point is te lling them he cares about them and winning and he is there to support them. Breslow表示，在过去一个月里，他刻意增加了与球员及休息室工作人员的交流，这麽做的 一部分目的，是让他们知道自己在乎球员、在乎胜利，也会全力支持他们 “Making that clear to players and staff goes a lot further probably than I init ially gave it credit for,” Breslow said. “I think I just assumed that that was the case. But actually verbalizing it and sitting down with players and having the opportunity to build those meaningful relationships — I think that’s somet hing that I’ve taken to heart. Breslow表示：「把这些事情明确告诉球员和工作人员，其效果可能远比我原本认为的还要 大，我想我之前只是理所当然地认为大家都知道这一点，但实际上，亲口说出来、坐下来与 球员交谈，并建立有意义的人际关系——这件事我已经真正放在心上了」 “My hope is that players walk away thinking: ‘That guy is really one of us. He ’s got a different job, and sometimes that job is really [expletive]. But he’s one of us, and he gets it.’” 「我希望球员们最後会觉得：『那家伙其实就是我们的一分子，他只是做着不同的工作，而 且有时候那份工作真的很讨厌，但他是自己人，而且他懂我们。』」 The analytics-first approach impacts all tentacles of a vast baseball operation. 这种「数据分析优先」的思维模式，影响着整个庞大棒球营运体系的各个层面。 For example, the models generally don’t recommend signing hitters in their 30s who play one or zero positions to large contracts. After Breslow opened the offs eason by saying the Red Sox needed to add power to the lineup (a de facto replac ement for the traded Rafael Devers), they had a video meeting with Kyle Schwarbe r, did not converse further, and did not make an offer. 例如数据模型通常不建议球队向30多岁、且只能守一个位置甚至几乎没有守备价值的打者提 供大型合约，Breslow在休赛季一开始便表示红袜需要增加打线长打火力（实际上是在寻找 被交易的Rafael Devers替代者），球团随後与Kyle Schwarber进行了一次视讯会议，但之 後没有进一步接触，也没有提出合约 The next domino to fall was Pete Alonso, who signed with the Orioles for five ye ars and $155 million. The Sox’ offer was well short, sources said at the time. 接着的下一张骨牌是Pete Alonso，他最终与金莺签下5年1亿5,500万美元合约，消息人士当 时指出，红袜的报价与此相比仍有相当大的差距 Alex Bregman waited until mid-January to see if the Sox would meet his asking pr ice. At one point late in the process, he offered to return for slightly less th an he wound up receiving from the Cubs ($175 million over five years). When the Sox didn’t acquiesce on a no-trade clause and sought salary deferrals, he heade d to Chicago. Alex Bregman一直等到1月中旬，希望看看红袜是否愿意满足他的要价，在谈判後期的某个 时间点，他甚至愿意以略低於最终从小熊获得的合约条件（5年1亿7,500万美元）回锅效力 ，然而当红袜不愿接受不可交易条款，并要求部分薪资延後支付时，他最终选择前往芝加哥 The Red Sox doubled down on pitching, signing Suarez to a $130 million contract over five years, showing a willingness to spend, and traded for Durbin to play t hird — setting up an imbalanced roster that has struggled to score. The Devers- shaped hole remains. 红袜则把资源进一步投注在投手战力上，以5年1亿3,000万美元签下Suarez，展现愿意花钱 补强的态度，并透过交易得到Durbin镇守三垒，然而这也造成球队阵容失衡，进攻火力始终 难以稳定发挥 而那个由Devers离队所留下的巨大空缺，至今仍然存在 “If you’re always rational about every free agent, you will finish third on ev ery free agent,” Dodgers boss Andrew Friedman said 10 years and three World Ser ies championships ago. 「如果你对每一位自由球员都完全依照理性计算行事，那麽你在每一位自由球员的争夺战中 都只会拿到第三名」道奇队掌门人Andrew Friedman在10年前、以及率队夺得三座世界大赛 冠军之前曾如此表示 Theo Epstein has been disappointed by the Sox’ intense analytical direction und er Breslow, multiple league sources said. A minority owner and adviser who led t he franchise to two World Series titles as GM, Epstein has long been a mentor to Breslow, hiring him to the Cubs front office and helping him get the Sox job. 多位联盟消息人士表示，Theo Epstein对於Breslow主导下红袜过度偏重数据分析的方向感 到失望，身为球队的小股东与顾问，Epstein过去担任GM时曾带领红袜赢得两座世界大赛冠 军，长期以来也是Breslow的重要导师，他曾聘请Breslow加入小熊队管理层，并协助他取得 红袜这份工作 “Theo was an all-forms-of-information guy,” said one evaluator who was with th e Sox during the Epstein era. “He didn’t just live on Carmine [their internal database at the time]. He listened to people.” 「Theo是一个重视各种资讯来源的人」一位曾在Epstein时代效力红袜的球探人员表示 「他不会只依赖 Carmine（当时球队的内部资料库），他也会倾听人的意见」 Breslow said his communication with Epstein “ebbs and flows,” but he remains a sounding board and valuable resource. Breslow表示，他与Epstein之间的联系「时多时少、有起有伏」，但Epstein至今仍是他可 以交换想法的重要对象，也是非常宝贵的资源 --

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