Bullpen Options for 2008 牛棚2008大抉择 By EJ Fagan August 23rd, 2007 Every offseason, it’s the same story. The Yankees look far and wide on the free agent market for the next solution to their bullpen woes, and subsequently, watch them flop. The free agent class after this season is pitifully weak overall, but even worse for bullpen options. The Yankees could, and probably will, try to find some kind of external solution to the bullpen, but they do have a multitude of options in the high minors. The Yankees will likely carry over Mariano Rivera and Kyle Farnsworth next season. The rest of the spots are up in the air. For now, I’ll limit this to our group of righty arms. 一如往常的，每到球季结束後，洋基总要极力的在自由市场上，替脆弱的牛棚 寻找解药，然後，依旧是眼睁睁的看着牛棚崩塌，很不幸的，今年自由市场上 没啥好牛可买 甚至水准比自家牛棚里的选择还差，以前，洋基总是尝试着向外 寻求解决牛棚的方法，但其实他们自己家就有一托拉库的牛可以用，下一季洋基 应该会继续保有MO跟放肆火，剩下的部分则是在一个不确定当中. 现在让我们来看看右投的部分 Right Handed Relief:右投救援 Joba Chamberlain - The Yankees say that their plan is to convert him back to a starter, and I hope that they do, but Joba’s success this season will be hard for them to ignore. Chamberlain has showed us what happens when you take a really good starter (like say, Jon Papelbon) and convert him to the bullpen. The bullpen role is a fundamentally easier role than starting - bad starters often find homes as good relievers. However, Brian Cashman is smart enough to understand that 200 innings of Joba will help the Yankees more than 75 lights-out innings. Of course, that’s what the Red Sox said about Papelbon before this season. Verdict: Probably not. 张伯伦： 养成计画是先当RP，之後再转回SP (作者迷之声:我希望洋基说到做到) 他本季的精采表现洋基绝对不会忽略掉的，小克的故事告诉我们： 当你把一个很棒的先发投手转成救援投手，会发生什麽事， (就好像谈到宝贝碰一样) 後援投手基本上比先发轻松多了，而一个表现不怎麽样的先发投手， 也是可以成为一个好的後援投手.然而，聪明如现金人，他知道小克可以 消化掉200局来解救洋基所爆掉的75局以上的场数，当然，这同样也就是 袜子对宝贝碰的用法. [评语:一切还很难说] Edwar Ramirez - Joba’s buddy in the bullpen has had quite a ride. At the begining of this year, we were all scratching our heads at the gaudy strikeout numbers from a guy who came completely from off the radar. Despite the high ERA, he’s shown that he belongs in the bigs, and he’s there to stay. I expect Ramirez to be a major weapon for the Yankees out of the bullpen next year. Verdict: Absolutely. 小拉米： 小克在牛棚里的好兄弟 今年一开始，大家搔着头，对这个完全不被注意的家伙所丢出的惊人的三振数量 正疑惑着，尽管他的ERA挺高的，但他已证明他也是个不好惹的家伙， 我期待小拉米能成为明年洋基牛棚的主要武器 [评语:一定要的阿] Chris Britton - How he got in Torre’s doghouse, I don’t know. Britton already has a successful rookie season under his belt, and has done nothing but pitch fantastic in the minors and majorsthis year, but he seems to have barely been considered for a spot this year. I can’t see Cashman letting Torre (or Mattingly, or Girardi) make that mistake again next year. Verdict: He’ll be in there, right out of spring training. Chris Britton： 我不知道他是怎麽进入托瑞的狗屋的，不过他已经有个成功的菜鸟球季了， 没做什麽其他的屌事，反正就是在小联盟持续投出华丽的内容，然後接下来就是大联盟了 但是今年几乎没有把他考虑进去，我再也不想看到明年现金人让托瑞犯同样的错误 [评语:春训後赶紧把他丢进去] Ross Ohlendorf - Ohlendorf used to throw over 95 mph, but the Diamondbacks slowed him down in order to make him a more effective sinkerball starting pitcher. That fell through, and the Yankees decided that the only way he would make the bigs was with that velocity back out of the bullpen. He’s been throwing a much straighter fastball around 97 mph, but still hasn’t had a lot of success. Verdict: Maybe mid-season. 螺丝： 习惯丢超过95麦，但是Diamondbacks要他慢一点，为了让他能成为 一个更有效率的伸卡球先发，他向来习惯丢高於97麦的直球，但是 却无法给他带来更多成功 [评语:或许季中再看看吧] T.J. Beam - Beam, the forgotton reliever, is back to his old self after almost losing the season to injury. It’s easy to forget how effective Beam’ s power/control/slider skillset was over the past two years. He might find his way to the Bronx when rosters expand, and could warrant a few looks in spring training. Still, the number crunch will send him back to AAA to begin the season. Verdict: Next year will be his last option year, so you can expect him to spend the season on the shuttle back and forth from Scranton. T.J. Beam： 被遗忘的後援投手，受伤并整个球季报销之後再度回来， 人们总是容易忘记在过去两年之间，他的力量，控球和滑球整组装置是多麽的有效， 或许扩编时，他可能会有位子上来，在春训时露露脸， 尽管如此，你要知道，位子就是那麽挤，他随时还是有可能会被送回去3A. [评语:明年是他最後一个option year 所以可预见他被来来回回的送来送去] Steve White - I’ve been saying for awhile now that White would be a very good reliever, but the Yankees are keeping him starting. He’s been good for Scranton thus far, so I can’t see him switching quickly to the bullpen. Whitey has paid his dues, and he’ll be on the short list for a call up next year when the Yankees need a starting pitcher. Verdict: Probably not, but keep your eye on him. 史蒂夫坏： 我一直在说他是个後援的料，但是洋基总是一直让他保持先发， 我认为他尽快转到牛棚的机会不大，因为他在Scranton都一直很优， 他已经做好他该做的事，明年洋基如果需要先发投手，他会是最先被叫上来的 [评语:或许也还说不定啦 不过最好保持对他的注意力] Brian Bruney - Bruney was sent down when the Yankees discovered what the Diamondbacks knew all along: he pitches as if he was paid by the walk. Due to past success, he’ll get a few looks during spring training, but I think that the Yankees will try to trade him while they can. I advocated trading him prior to last year, but the Yankees may shy away from doing so this year if he can’t bring in a good price. Bruney is out of options next year. Verdict: Unfortunately, probably yes. 布鲁尼： 洋基终於发现，布鲁尼表现的好像他是被聘请来保送打者的，而这件事 Diamondbacks自始至终都知道，不过他过去还是有一些不错的表现， 所以或许春训他多少还能会露个脸，我认为当洋基找到交易他的时机， 就会把他交易掉，我去年就主张交易掉他，但是如果今年他没办法卖个 好价钱的话，洋基大概也不会这麽作吧，布鲁尼明年就用完option了 [评语:很遗憾的 可能就差不多这样了] Jeff Karstens and Darrell Rasner - The long man duo were supposed to pitch a lot of average innings for the Yankees this year, but injuries rocked them both, leading to lost seasons. Karstens has definitely taken a step back, and who knows what will happen will Rasner. I wouldn’t expect to see of them next year. Verdict: Karstens will probably stay on the 40-man roster, but Rasner won’t be anywhere to be seen. Jeff Karstens and Darrell Rasner： 耐操好用二人组 可能在今年会被拿来顶一堆局数，不过伤势也同样困扰着这两人， 可能会让他们失掉赛季，Karstens一步步的回来，但天晓得会有 什麽事发生，Rasner也是一样，明年他们两人能否出现，说老实话， 我真的不期不待....... [评语:Karstens可能会待在40人名单里头 而Rasner在哪里都看不到他] Kevin Whelan - Whelan’s control escaped him for most of the season, and the Yankee pitching brass had to bring him down to Tampa for a mechanical fix. He pitched much better, and earned a promotion back to AA. His first appearance was terrible; Whelan allowed 5 runs and 6 walks. Since then, he’s pitched 15 innings with a 1.2 ERA, striking out 21 and walking just 6 batters. For the first time in his life, Kevin Whelan looks like a pitcher, not a converted catcher. Verdict: He’ll start the season at AA, but don’t be surprised to see him dominating MLB batters by mid-June. Kevin Whelan： Whelan的控球让他被遗忘了大半球季，洋基投手教练团把他带回 Tampa调整了一下，然後他就投的更好了点，并且得到返回2A的机会， 然而他的首次表现却很糟糕，送出五分和六次保送 但是在那之後，他投了个15局，ERA仅1.2，K掉了21个人，只有送出6次保送 他第一次感觉到自己像个投手了..... [评语:他还是会在2A先发 不过要是在六月中看到他在大联盟出赛也不用太惊讶] Alan Horne - Joba Chamberlain will likely be deemed to valuable as a starting pitcher, but I have a feeling that the Yankees will feel good enough about the Joba experiment to try for something more permanent with Horne. He’s got all the tools to be a great relief pitcher, and with Hughes, Kennedy, and Chamberlain ahead of him, this may be the logical move. In fact, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the Yankees bring up Horne when rosters expand this year. Verdict: Nothing is certain, but it would be a smart move. Alan Horne: 他拥有担任一个好的救援投手的所有条件，而在他前面的局数 有休斯，甘乃迪跟张伯伦罩着，所以这样的安排是合乎逻辑的， 事实上，当今年扩编时，如果洋基把Horne叫上来，我一点也不会感到惊讶 [评语:没有任何事是可以百分之百确定的，不过这样的调度将会是个很聪明的选择] Scott Patterson - We all know the story by now. The Yankees find an independent league gem, place him in AA, and he dominates. In 106 1/3 innings between 2006 and 2007, Patterson has struck out 128 and walked 22, while maintaining an ERA of 1.45. Patterson has been absolutely untouchable, yet the Yankees have declined to promote him. He’ll start 2007 in AAA, and won’ t be able to hold off a callup much longer. Patterson doesn’t throw hard, but that kind of success doesn’t come by accident. Verdict: He’ll have to prove himself all over again, but he’s capable of it. Scott Patterson: 我们都知道这个故事了 洋基在独立联盟发现他这块宝 先把他放在2A，然後他就在06-07年间的106又1/3局里，开始屠杀... 三振了128个，仅仅保送了22个，而ERA维持在相当靠北的1.45 毫无疑问他绝对是很难动摇的，不过洋基暂时没有提升他位置的打算， 他07年还是在3A出赛，不过被叫上来之日不远矣... Patterson的投球之路虽并非格外艰困，但是他的成功绝非偶然 [评语:他可能要再一次证明他够屌 因为他值得] Michael Gardner - He’s the sleeper in the organization’s upper minors. Gardner has long gotten more credit from the Yankees than he gets from fans, but he’s starting to get close to the majors. He’s sat consisently around 92 mph this season with his sinking fastball, up a tick from previous years. His slider has come along, and the numbers show it. In 75 innings, Gardner has maintained a 2.88 ERA, striking out 62 and walking 26, while allowing just one home run. Verdict: He’s a sleeper. Michael Gardner: 他是大联盟组织体制下的黑马，他获得洋基的信任，比他从粉丝那得到的更多 他越来越向大联盟靠近： 今年赛季持续投出约92麦的伸卡球，比前些年进步许多，然後再搭配一些不赖的滑球， 在75局里头，ERA维持在2.88左右，三振掉62人，保送26人，只被击出过一支全垒打 [评语:这里有只黑马好便宜的...] There’s something for you guys to chew on. The Yankees have options, but it’ s up to them to use them. How many of these guys will flop if they hit the majors? At least half. Even so, the Yankee stockpile of arms should be able to produce a better product than we are seeing now. 看完这些，我们该仔细思考一些问题： 洋基其实有很多选择，端视用不用，有没有爱而已 要看这些孩子遇上了大联盟的强度，有几只撑的住而不倒下， 我想至少一半吧 即使如此，洋基应该可以把投手养的更好，至少要比我们现在看到的更好.... 有错请指正:) --

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