Santana Could Fill a Big Hole for the Yanks Santana可以补洋基的大洞 By TYLER KEPNER Published: November 9, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 8 — The general managers meetings are the appetizer of the baseball off-season, a chance for teams to gauge the market for trades and free agents. The winter meetings next month will be more intense, and with Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins expected to be dangled then, the Yankees will move aggressively to get him. 洋基将会在下个月的冬季会议时对交易Santana更积极. As the general managers meetings broke up Thursday, the Twins had not made Santana available because they were trying to re-sign him. But as a two-time Cy Young award winner who is only 28 years old, Santana is expected to command $20 million a season. He is signed for one more year and the Twins cannot possibly afford him beyond that. The Yankees can, and they may have the young pitching to entice Minnesota. 这个月的GM会议,双城还试图跟Santana重签合约, 所以还没办法讨论交易. Santana预计会要求2000万一年. 目前双城只和他有一年合约, 接下来也不可能付的起他的薪水. 洋基可以用年轻的投手去诱惑双城. The senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Wednesday that the Yankees would not trade Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy for a position player. That may cost the Yankees a chance at Florida’s Miguel Cabrera, but it could put them in position to land Santana next month. Hank不愿意用三位年轻投手换一位野手, 这可能让他们无法得到Miguel Cabrera. 但可能让他们有机会在下个月得到Santana. Some executives believe Santana will be traded, and though most would not comment on another team’s player, the Philadelphia Phillies’ general manager, Pat Gillick, told USA Today that Santana “will be moved for sure.” 费城人的GM说:Santana一定会被交易. If Santana becomes available, the Yankees may have competition from the Mets, who expect to lose Tom Glavine to the Atlanta Braves. Mets General Manager Omar Minaya said it would be easier to acquire a top starter in a trade than through free agency. “I think there’s potential out there,” Minaya said. 大都会可能会和洋基抢Santana, 他们预计会失去Tom Glavine. 大都会GM说:从交易获得顶尖先发投手比从自由球员市场容易. At this point, the Yankees are counting on their three young starters to play a vital role in 2008, especially with Andy Pettitte unsure if he will return for a final season. Chamberlain, Hughes and Kennedy are highly sought by others but virtually indispensable to the Yankees. 目前来说, 洋基依赖三位年轻先发投手在明年扮演重要角色. “There’s clearly an argument that can be made that I can’t afford to move some of our young starters even if I wanted to,” General Manager Brian Cashman said. “I’m looking to replace some innings right now without Andy, because we don’t have him.” "有些人会认为我没有本钱用这些年轻先发投手去交易." 现金人说. "我要找人吃一些局数, 现在我没有Andy了." The Yankees have pitching depth besides their top three young starters, with Dellin Betances, Alan Horne, Mark Melancon, Daniel McCutchen, Ross Ohlendorf and Humberto Sanchez also highly regarded prospects. The Yankees would rather use those players to acquire third-base help. 洋基宁愿用低一等的年轻投手来获得三垒手奥援. “We’re thankful we have a lot of good young arms coming — power arms,” Cashman said. “That certainly bodes well for our future but also gives me opportunities to line up trade discussions. We have a lot more choices now.” Hughes made 13 starts for the Yankees last season, Kennedy made 3 and Chamberlain worked solely in relief. The Yankees cannot count on them to work 200 innings each, so they have a great need to restock their bullpen, in which the erratic Kyle Farnsworth — who could draw interest from the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers — is the lone veteran under contract. 洋基不能冀望三位年轻投手能各贡献200局, 所以他们必须补充牛棚的战力. Farnsworth是目前跟洋基有合约的唯一资深後援投手.(金莺和老虎对他有兴趣) But the bullpen is a lesser priority than re-signing the free agents Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera, who will receive new offers from the Yankees before other teams can start negotiating with them Tuesday. 与MO和Posada签约的优先顺序高於牛棚的补充. 在他们星期二能和其他球队谈之前, 洋基会给他们新的offer. Posada and Rivera will be at the former manager Joe Torre’s Safe At Home Gala at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan on Friday, along with the current Yankees Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui. Pettitte and Roger Clemens canceled this week, Pettitte because of his son’s football game and Clemens because he is filming a commercial. Mo和Posada星期五都会参加Torre的慈善活动, Jeter和松井也会参加. Pettitte要看他儿子打足球, Clemens要拍广告. 他们俩都取消了出席慈善活动. “They have the highest regard for Joe Torre, and that has not changed,” their agent, Randy Hendricks, said in an e-mail message. Cashman cannot be there because of family commitments, but he said the Yankees had made a donation. Cashman speaks regularly to Torre, including a conversation Thursday. 现金人因为跟家属有承诺没办法参加, 但他说洋基有捐钱. 现金人跟Torre固定会谈话, 上次是在星期四. “Even though he’s wearing a Dodger uniform, he’s a Yankee,” Cashman said. “He’ll always be a Yankee. He’s been a big part of this franchise’s history, and he’s dearly loved behind the walls.” "即使他穿着道奇的制服, 他依然是一个洋基人."现金人说. "他永远会是一个洋基人. 他是洋基历史重要的一部份." Barring a surprise turn in negotiations, third baseman Alex Rodriguez is another former Yankee, although not as dearly beloved as Torre. The Yankees left the meetings with more information on potential replacements for Rodriguez, but the team is a long way from unveiling his successor. 洋基还要很久才能宣怖A-Rod的继位者. “That’s something that’s going to take some serious time to materialize,” Cashman said. “When you’re trying to line up a trade, if you do it this quick, somebody usually overpaid. If you move fast as a pre-emptive strike, it ’s usually costly, and dealing with the Yankees, it’s tougher to get people to move quick.” "一项交易须要花很多时间才能完成." 现金人说. "如果你要快速完成交易, 通常会付给人家太多." Besides Cabrera, Baltimore’s Miguel Tejada, who would shift to third from shortstop, and the Chicago White Sox’ Joe Crede are other possible trade options. Unless the Yankees switch Robinson Canó to third and pursue a second baseman, their best internal option is Wilson Betemit, who hit .229 with 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in over 240 at-bats last season. 除了Cabrera, 金莺的Miguel Tejada(可以从游击转成三垒)和白袜的Joe Crede也是可能 人选. 除非将Cano移到三垒去, 不然洋基内部的最佳人选是Wilson Betemit. “He’s the only option right now,” Cashman said. “How realistic that becomes depends on our conversations throughout the winter. I can’t tell you right now that I’m going to be doing anything different than what we have in-house. But I’m hopeful at some point I can bring some clarity to that.” NYTimes ※ 编辑: parabird 来自: 59.104.226.24 (11/09 14:31) ※ 编辑: parabird 来自: 59.104.226.24 (11/09 14:56)