http://0rz.tw/vBmka By Jason A. Churchill 开始对我们家新秀产生浓厚兴趣是这两年的事，原因？大家都知道。 前几年是关心心酸的，出产的好货都是送给别人用，哪会有动力？所 以都在看别队的新秀。XD 这两年因为 Z的关系，农场新秀冒出头的不少。今年是我们第一次在 一个新秀评比中在各队入选最多人的一次，虽然各家标准不同，但是 我们农场有长足进步是不可否认的。 会选择先翻 Nick Franklin，一部份是因为去年其实我对第二签没这 麽喜欢（笑）我想在这版上已经不是秘密了，另外一部份是因为去年 一开始我也不觉得Franklin有好到需要我们用27签选，他反而是我去 年选秀中盯的最紧的一个，一直到今年二月，我才终於知道为什麽我 们会用27签选他，我也跟andy说他应该一定会入选接下来各大新秀评 比的百大，好险第一个没让我破功。XD 另外一个，大家都知道现在这个位置原本该站的是哪一个人，自从那 个人以後，水手的三游就像被诅咒一样再也养不起一个像样的新秀。 Franklin当然不可能像那个人那麽强，但是他的确让我们有了期望： 一个我们自己养起来的明星游击手。虽然时间还长，很难断定，但是 现在的他的确有让我们期待的可能。 这篇外电我尽力翻了，但碍於程度有些地方翻的或许不是那麽好，请 多见谅。只是想让版友们知道，水手的未来SS是有希望的。（笑） 这篇外电谢谢 andynanpa贤拜指点指证，特此致谢。（鞠躬） -------------------------（正文开始）-------------------------- We haven't talked enough about Seattle Mariners shortstop prospect Nick Franklin this season. Partly because of the progress of right-hander Michael Pineda and partly because Dustin Ackley is a polished off "A" version of Franklin at the plate, and might be able to handle the transition to second base. 我们在本季对於西雅图水手队的游击新秀Nick Franklin的讨论并不充分。一部分是由於 右先发Michael Pineda，另一部份是由於Dustin Ackley在得到了新秀A级的评价，压过了 Franklin并占据大部分的讨论版面，他或许能够胜任移防後的二垒守备位置。 But there's a third reason that a 19-year-old kid tearing up the Midwest League isn't getting raved about left and right here at Prospect Insider, and it's because we're trying to temper the enthusiasm. 但第三个理由是这位19岁的游击手本季践踏Midwest League的表现，在Prospect Insider 这里并未引起更加热烈的讨论且引起骚动，因为我们试着缓和这样的情绪。 Why are we doing so? Because the exciting numbers Franklin is putting up in Clinton mean less than most observers would assume. His 20 home runs mean less for his future than if, say, James Jones had the same number of long balls. Franklin's 23 steals doesn't tell us anything other than he's not a slug on the bases, and his rate stats are a simple reflection of the polish he brings to pro ball, rather than a promise of what else may be in the offing. 为什麽我们会这麽做呢？即便Franklin在1A Clinton打出了令人惊喜的数字，但这不代表 多数新秀观察者对Franklin未来的成绩便会如此预估。他击出了20支全垒打，这不足以代 表他的未来，如同我们假设James Jones也能打出相同数量的全垒打一样。23次的盗垒成 功除了让人知道他的跑垒并不缓慢外，无法告诉我们其他任何事情；Franklin的评价数据 只是单纯反映他在职业生涯的精链与进步，并不是对他在未来的表现有任何保证。 But those 20 homers also mean he's not your average prep draftee, and, frankly, it's time to get excited about Nick Franklin. 但是20支全垒打的表现，也代表他并非之前一般预测的平均水准的新秀。 现在我们确实能够对Nick Franklin的表现感到兴奋。 He's a very good player, and has ousted Carlos Triunfel as Prospect Insider's No. 3 prospect in the farm system behind Ackley and Pineda, and is nipping at Pineda's heels, too 他是个非常好的球员，并且已经超越Carlos Triunfel，成为Prospect Insider对水手农 场新秀评比的第三名，仅次於Ackley及Pineda，并且紧跟在Pineda之後。 He's displaying all the attributes of a kid that will move through the system quickly and end up the club's starting shortstop inside two seasons. Though I'd me much more impressed if he'd swap 75 or 80 points of slugging for 40 more points in OBP and better contact rates, but I'm done being that picky. 在这两个球季中，他快速地经历了两个联盟给予他的考验，并且担任起球队游击手的责任 ；在这个过程中他展现了所有属於他的潜质。假如他能将长打所得到的分数降低到75到80 分左右的水平，换取在上垒率方面多得40分以及更好的contact，我会对他更为印象深刻 ，但是我已经在对他进行挑剃的检验了。 Franklin is not going to hit 25-plus homers per year in the big leagues -- the pace he's on this season -- but he might be able to put up .370 or better on-base percentages and hit for enough pop to warrant all-star consideration in his prime years, and that's a really, really good player. Franklin在大联盟将不会成为一位年年打出25支全垒打以上的球员-按照他今年球季的成 长步伐来看-但是他的OBP或许能达到0.370甚至更好，而在他球员生涯里，也可望每年稳 定地打出足以竞逐进入明星赛的成绩，这真的是位非常好的球员。 Let's take a closer look at what Franklin is up to these days: 让我们来更清楚的观察Franklin这一阵子所打出的成绩： He's minor league baseball's first and only 20-20-20 member this season -- 20 homers, 20 steals, 20 doubles -- and also has seven triples. The Florida native is on the cusp of a LumberKings franchise record for long balls, currently held by Dick Kenworthy when he belted 22 in 1961. 他在今年第一个小联盟球季达到了20-20-20的数据-20支全垒打，20次盗垒，20支二垒安 打-同时打出了七支三垒安打。这位佛罗里达的球员达到了LumberKings长打记录的顶尖里 程碑，队史上前一位达到这个目标的球员叫Dick Kenworthy，他於1961年达成，当时他22 岁。 Yep, a 49-year-old home run record may go down to a "pip-squeak of a physical specimen," as one scout put it jokingly, but that's the biggest reason Franklin is a legit bg-league prospect; He's smart, works hard, understands the game and brings all the leadership skills and intangibles to the ballpark every single day. He's methodical in his work and appears to be a bit of a perfectionist, holding himself to a very high standard. 没错, 一个49年前的自家老纪录也许就像某个球探开玩笑时说的"老的会发出怪声的标本" 。但这个记录被重视的最大理由，因为Franklin不过是位刚踏入职业生涯的一年级新秀。 他聪明、勤奋，了解怎麽打好比赛，并且将他所有的领导技巧及无形的才华带到球场上并 发挥出来。他在他的岗位上表现得井然有序，有一点像是完美主义者，这些特质让他能达 到如此高的标准。 But he also exudes oodles of confidence, a borderline cocky approach to things. But it fits, which is why scouting director Tom McNamara wanted to draft him so badly last June. While you can contend that better players were available -- I certainly do, even to this day -- there's no doubt that the player on the board at that time with the best chance to become what scouts hoped he could be was Franklin. 但他也展露了过多的信心，有点近乎骄傲自负。但他有本钱如此，这也是为什麽球探长 Tom McNamara在去年六月选秀上会如此想把他带回水手的原因。 当你发觉你能跟更好的选手竞争，并且能够追赶上他们的脚步时-即便是现在的我，也会 有这样的反应-无疑地，这位去年水手选秀选进的新秀，现在有着极大的可能性，成为去 年各家球探报告里所期盼他能成为的那位Franklin。 Scouts have opined this season that Franklin's work at shortstop isn't concerning, despite the somewhat high error totals, and that he's "smooth, sure-handed and makes the routine play look more routine than a blinking with the wind blowing." 在今年已发表的球探报告里，对於Franklin在游击区的守备并不表示担心-尽管他的失误 次数过高-，还有他能”顺畅、踏实、将一个很平常的守备做得更加朴实无华，比风吹过 所造成的瞬间闪烁更不引人注意” I witnessed him making throws during spring training that most shortstops in the bigs can't make -- the quick, nearly-underhanded flip on a slow roller, the play deep behind second base with a decent runner in route to first, among others -- and he's a quick learner, too. 在今年春训时，我目睹他做出连大多数大联盟游击手都无法做到的守备动作—一个在二垒 後方的内野深处滚地球，缓慢滚动的速度足以让有着不错跑垒速度的打者上到一垒，他接 到後以快且近乎低肩的动作传向一垒—他也是一位快速的学习者。 He's the kind of athlete, like Dustin Ackley and Kyle Seager, that will learn how to do things taught to them quicker than the average young player. And that learning curve could lead to a fast-track path to the show, including potentially seeing Double-A West Tennessee next season, after a showing in High Desert. Or not. 如同Dustin Ackley及Kyle Seager，Nick Franklin在学习如何将球打好这部分比其他一 般的年轻球员更为快速，他属於这样的运动员类型。学习曲线引领他以快速步伐向前迈进 ，包括下个球季当他升上High Desert後，也可能在Double-A West看见他。或许不会。 When I asked an area supervisor why the Mariners wouldn't promote Franklin to hitter-friendly High Desert, however, it became apparent that it's not so apparent that Franklin will play a single game there -- even next year. "He doesn't have anything to prove there," the scout said. "He's hitting, developing ... my only focus would be to keep that going, keep challenging him. I don't see a reason to play him there this year, and if they think he can handle the Southern League physically, skip the Cal League next year, too." 然而，当我询问一位农场管理员：水手为什麽不将Franklin晋升到对打者较友善的High Desert时，一个本来不是那麽明确的猜测：Franklin不会在A+打任何一场比赛，甚至是 明年-开始变得明确起来。「他已经不需要在这里证明他自己了」一位球探说着。「他打 球、进步….我唯一关注的就是确认他会持续如此，我会持续刺激他、质疑他是否还能更 好。我找不到任何一个他明年继续待在这里的理由，如果他们认为Franklin在体能上已 经足以应付Southern League的比赛，明年让他连Cal League也一起跳过吧！」 Yep, you read that right. Nick Franklin is on the fast track, and as long as he remains healthy, is likely to see the big leagues before most other high draft picks from the '09 class. 是的，你没看错。Nick Franklin正在快速成长进步，只要他保持健康，他将有可能比09 年选秀会上其他比他高顺位的新秀更快进入大联盟。 While I have heard conflicting opinions about how soon Franklin could see the majors, it's not out of the realm of possibility that the M's get adventurous and find room on the 40-man roster for him in September. This September. Yes, he's 19 years old and there is risk to such a move, but after the Midwest League playoffs are over, we could see the M's do something most teams won't do with their Low Class-A prospects, which is put them in the big leagues to set them up for 2011. And that's because the typical prospect at that level is three-plus years from the big leagues. 当我听到各种有关Franklin到底会多快升上大联盟的矛盾意见时，听见水手也有可能在今 年九月大胆地在40人名单中清出一个空位给Franklin。今年九月！是的，他才19岁，而且 这个举动要冒很大的风险，但是当Midwest League的季後赛结束後，我们可能看到水手对 这位1A新秀做出大多数球队不会对1A新秀做出的举动：把他放到大联盟为2011年做准备。 为什麽其他队伍不会这样做？因为对一个标准的1A新秀而言，起码还需要三年以上的时间 才能升上大联盟。 Franklin is not a typical Class-A prospect. Franklin不只是一个单纯的1A新秀。 With the chance that Franklin skips High Desert altogether -- and I don't know what the chances of that occurring might be -- the kid could hit Double-A at 20 with a great chance to replace Jack and Josh Wilson late next summer as the everyday shortstop. And all it takes is more of the same. 随着Franklin跳过High Desert的可能—我并不知道这件事应该发生的机率有多少—这个 孩子能在20岁就进入2A，并在明年夏天有绝佳的机会替代Jack Wilson及Josh Wilson成为 水手队的先发游击手。而这一切看来越来越可能会发生。 请各位多多指教，下一篇如果没有意外，应该是Pineda。:) --

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