McCutchen may be next for Yanks Double-A Trenton righty could make jump to fill hole in rotation or bullpen McCutchen可能是下一位洋基球员 这位2A闪电队的右投手可以跳级到大联盟补足洋基在先发轮值或牛棚中的不足 Tuesday, May 13, 2008 By DAVID WALDSTEIN STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE Darrell Rasner ... Kei Igawa ... Alan Horne ... Steven White ... maybe even Carl Pavano. 现在可以帮助洋基队的是，Darrell Rasner... 井川庆... Alan Horne... Steven White... 甚至有可能是Carl Pavano。 As the Yankees search within the organization for pitching help following the early-season struggles of Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy, they might look no further than the Trenton Thunder's Daniel McCutchen. With Hughes on the disabled list and Kennedy ineffective, McCutchen could prove to be the next pitching prospect you should know. 当洋基遭遇到Phil Hughes和Ian Kennedy球季初投得相当挣扎时，洋基找寻可以帮助 球队的投手人选时，还没有进一步考虑到2A雷电队的Daniel McCutchen。但是当Hughes上 到伤兵名单，Kennedy投得状况不好时，McCutchen却可能证明了他将会是下一位你会想到 可以帮助洋基的新秀投手。 Unlike Hughes, McCutchen is no kid. The 6-2, 195-pound right-hander is two years removed from the University of Oklahoma and will be 26 in September. He made his pro debut with the Staten Island Yankees in 2006, opening the season here and making two starts before being promoted to Charleston. 不像Hughes，McCutchen已经不是个孩子了(年纪不小了)。这位6尺2寸，195磅的右投 手，已经从Oklahoma大学毕业两年，今年9月就满26岁了。他的职业棒球的首度登板是在 2006年的Staten Island洋基队，两次先发投球後他被升到1A的Charleston队。 Unlike Kennedy, he doesn't nibble. He goes right after hitters, and has 43 strikeouts in 46 innings this season to prove it. 不像Kennedy，他不是投进边边角角去和打者斗智。他的投球是直接和打者对决，但 2006年的球季在46局投球中他还是投出了43个三振，证明了他投球的能力。 He's got major-league stuff: a fastball in the mid-90s, a good slider and an improving curveball. And good numbers: a 4-2 record with a 2.14 ERA. 他有着成为大联盟投手的球威: 95英哩左右的速球，好的滑球，以及逐渐进步的曲球 。也有不错的记录: 4胜2败2.14的自责失分率。 But is he ready for the big leagues? 但是他准备好成为大联盟的球员了吗? Trenton manager Tony Franklin says McCutchen can definitely pitch at a higher level. Tino Martinez, a special assistant for the Yankees, says he could skip Triple A and get big-league hitters out right now. 2A Trenton的总教练Tony Franklin说McCutchen绝对有能力到更高的层级去投球。 洋基球团的特别助理人员Tino Martinez表示，McCutchen现在就可以跳过3A，直接升上去 解决大联盟的打者。 Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is intrigued, but not yet ready to say he's the organization's next Joba Chamberlain. 洋基队的总经理Brian Cashman也对此很感兴趣，但没有表示McCutchen的程度已经足 够成为洋基队下一个Joba Chamberlain。 "It's too early to say that. But he's certainly throwing very well at Double A right now," Cashman said. "He opened our eyes in the spring, too. He works fast; he's got some power stuff that goes with it. He's got a great mentality. All he's done is win since he's been in the pros." Cashman说: "说他现在就可以上到大联盟还太早。当然现在他2A投得非常好。春训时 他的表现就让我们大开眼界。他投球的节奏快；他具有一些很有威力的球质及可以相互搭 配的球路；他也有很好的心理素质。而且他进到职业球队以後，便尽全力想要赢球。" McCutchen believes in his stuff and says he's ready for whatever the Yankees ask of him. But for now, all he can do is wait, something he's been doing his entire baseball career. McCutchen对自己的球威有信力，也认为无论洋基队需要他作什麽他都准备好为球队 效力。但现在，他所能做的就是等待，这也是一些他所有棒球生涯一直在做的事情。　　 (SUB)DRIVEN TO SUCCEED 被驱策而成功 McCutchen gave glimpses of his pitching talent at Norman (Oklahoma) High School, where he struck out 27 batters in just 18 innings his senior year in 2001. But he was mostly a strong-armed shortstop who didn't hit very much when he walked on to Central Oklahoma. 　　 McCutchen被发掘到他投球的天份时，是2001年他还在Oklahoma的Norman中学高三时， 他在18局的投球里就三振了27位打者。但是他大部份的时候是担任游击手，有很强的臂力 但打不出太多的安打，然後他进到Division II Central Oklahoma学校就读。 It was there that McCutchen stretched out his arm and transformed into a pitcher, thus beginning his long journey to the pros. 就是在Central Oklahoma学校时，McCutchen开始伸展强化他的手臂，转变为一位投手 ，因此开启了他进到职业棒球长远的旅途。 After going 4-0 with a 2.76 ERA (and 38 strikeouts in 29 innings of relief) at Central Oklahoma, he transferred to Grayson (Oklahoma) Community College. A shoulder injury limited him to just two innings of work, but when you light up radar guns the way he did, teams will take a chance anyway, and the Yankees drafted him in the 27th round of the 2003 draft. 在Cental Oklahoma学校拿到4胜0败2.76的自责失分率(而且在29局後援里投出38次的 三振)，他转到了Oklahoma的Grayson社区学院就读。由於肩膀的伤势让他只投了两局，但 是当你打开雷达测速看看他投球的样子，各个球队还是会想给个机会试试看，因此洋基在 2003年的选秀中在第27轮选中了他。 Feeling he was better than a 27th-round pick, McCutchen opted to transfer to the University of Oklahoma in his hometown. It was the first of three consecutive drafts where McCutchen spurned offers to turn pro, passing on the Rays (28th round in 2004) and the Cardinals (12th round in 2005). McCutchen觉得自己应该比第27轮选秀的顺位表现得还好，因此拒绝了签约转到家乡的 Oklahoma大学就读。这是他连续三年拒绝进入职业球选秀签约的第一次，另两次则是2004 年光芒队第28轮，2005年红雀队第12轮。 He finally signed with the Yankees, who made him a 15th-round pick in 2006, but has never forgotten how many teams passed on him -- round after round, year after year -- as his name sunk to the bottom of the draft, a cumulative snub that he takes out to the mound with him virtually every time he pitches. 最後他还是和洋基队签约了，洋基队在2006年第15轮选秀挑中了他，但是他永远不会 忘记有多少球队跳过他 -- 一轮过一轮，一年又一年 -- 他的名字掉到选秀的很後面，这 个累积了很久的不服气念头，几乎在他上到投手丘每一次的投球时都会浮现出来。" "It drives me a ton," he said. "Even if I go to the big leagues and pitch for 15 years, I don't know if it will ever stop driving me. I want to prove people wrong. That really motivates me and it always will." "这个不服气的念头给了我努力很大的动力，即使我如果可以上到大联盟投个15年，我 都不知道这个不服气的念头是否会停止鞭策我向前。我要证明那些人看走了眼。这样的念 头真的激发我继续努力，而且将会一直持续下去。" After signing with the Yankees, McCutchen went to Class-A affiliates Staten Island and Charleston in the summer of 2006. But after pitching just 30 innings, his season came to a sudden end. He failed a drug test. 在和洋基签约後，McCutchen到了2006年夏天到了1A所属的Staten Island和 Charleston队。但是在投了30局後，他的球季却突然终止了，因为他没有通过药物测试。 (SUB)'STUPID MISTAKE' '愚蠢的犯错' When a baseball player tests positive for a banned substance these days, the first assumption is usually steroids. And that's what many people thought when McCutchen failed a drug screening in 2006, causing embarrassment for his entire family. 但一个棒球选手最近在禁药测试显示阳性反应时，大家最先想到的通常是类固醇。 当2006年McCutchen没有通过药物筛检时大家都认为他服用了类固醇，这使得他全部的家 族因此蒙羞。 "At the time, it was a very difficult thing to deal with, being in our hometown," said his father, Tim McCutchen. "It was hard. People still ask me about it sometimes. But it's all been cleared up now." 他的父亲Tim McCutchen表示: "在那时，在我们家乡这是件烫手山芋。这件事很难 解释清楚，有些时候人们还是和向我问起这件事，但是现在这件事已经澄清了。" Truth is, says McCutchen, he was flagged for Adderall, a commonly prescribed stimulant for attention-deficit disorder. McCutchen表示，事实是他服用了Adderall，是一般用来治疗注意力不足过动失调的 兴奋剂。 McCutchen, who calls the incident a "stupid mistake," said he has not been diagnosed with the disorder but was prescribed the medication to help him through a difficult semester in college. McCutchen把这意外事件称为"愚蠢的犯错”，他说并没有被诊断出患了注意力不足过 动失调，但是医生却开了这个药物帮助他度过大学中难熬的一个学期。 "I had 17 hours of upper-division business classes and I was playing baseball," he said. "Not easy. I took it to study and I had a prescription for it; a bottle with my name on it." 他说: "我有17小时进阶的商业课程要上，而且我还要打棒球。要熬过是不太容易，我 服用这个药物去上课，我有医生嘱咐使用这个药物；有一瓶药上面写上我的名字。" Despite the setback, McCutchen made the best of his lost time, returning home to Norman where he signed up for international finances classes and completed his degree. 虽然遇到这样的挫败，McCutchen还是尽力去利用他没办法投球的时间，他回到家乡到 了Norman的学校，去上国务财务的课程而且完成了他的学位。 The suspension, however, cost him the final 30 games of 2006 and the first 20 of 2007. But since then, he has looked like a pitcher making up for lost time. 但是这次的禁赛让他在2006年最後30场以及2007年的前20场比赛都无法出赛。但之後 的出赛，他的表现却像是一位没有被禁止出赛的投手。 (SUB)AWAITING HIS CHANCE 等待他的机会 At Tampa last year, McCutchen was just too good for Class-A hitters, going 11-2 before being called up to Trenton. He finished the year a combined 14-4 with a 2.47 ERA. 去年在Tampa，对1A的打者而他的表现实在太好了，在他被升到2A Trenton前他的成 绩是11胜2败。2007年球季他1A和2A总计的成绩是14胜4败 2.47的自责失分率。 This year he's been just as good, pitching into the seventh inning in his past five starts for Trenton. 今年他的表现还是像去年那麽好，他在Trenton的近五次先发全都投到第七局。 Though he's been primarily a starter since his senior year at Oklahoma, the Yankees are already confident McCutchen can help them in the bullpen. But then again, the Yankees crave starters. 虽然从他在Oklahoma大三时开始他就是一位先发投手，洋基却早已决定让他以进到牛 棚来帮助球队。但是之後再一次的，洋基还是迫切地需要先发投手。 No matter how he is used, Franklin is confident McCutchen will succeed as much because of his talent as his steely makeup. 无论他会如何被使用，Franklin相信他还是会这麽成功，因为不仅有很好的天赋，还 有钢铁般的意志和心理素质(makeup)。 "I played with Joaquin Andujar for four years in the minors, and people said he was a nut," Franklin said. "But he was quite the competitor. If you beat him, then you beat a pretty good pitcher. I get the same sense from Cutch. He never backs off, and his stuff is certainly good enough to pitch at a higher level." Franklin表示: "我和Joaquin Andujar在小联盟打过四年的球，人们说他是个棒球狂 。但是他是相当有竞争力的人。假如你想打败他，那麽你要有打败一个相当好的投手的准 备。我从Cutch身上看到了相同的感觉。Cutch从来不会退缩，他的球威绝对好到足够可以 到更高的层级去投球。" Of course, that was the prevailing opinion with Hughes and Kennedy too. So, will McCutchen get his chance soon? 当然，先前大家对Hughes和Kennedy的意见普遍也是如此。所以，McCutchen将会很快 得到他的机会吗? Cashman, who saw Igawa get roughed up last weekend before Rasner pitched his second straight solid start, isn't saying. But he doesn't appear apprehensive about giving another talented minor-leaguer a shot. 上周在Rasner投出第二场优质的先发表现前，Cashman看到Igawa投得乱七八糟却没有 表示什麽，但是也没有对给予有天份的小联盟球手一点机会显露出忧心。 "My inclination is always to turn to within before I have to go outside," he said. "I'd hate to go outside only to find out shortly thereafter that I had the answer sitting there right under my nose." Cashman表示: "我的想法倾向是在我有必要向外交易之前，总是会先从农场系统里找 到替补的球员。我讨厌只是往外找一些短期间能够帮助球队的球员，而忽略掉眼前农场里 就有一些可以帮助球队的解答。" --

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