※ 引述《baseball ()》之铭言： From: http://0rz.tw/8a3fi -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who do the Orioles envision to be their No. 3 and 4 hitters next season? Miguel Tejada could fill either spot, but several reports indicate he may be traded. Kevin Millar was a poor fit at No. 4 for most of 2007. 下个球季三、四号大棒的位置要让谁来接替？Tejada两者皆可胜任， 但报导指出他有可能被交易；而Millar在四棒的表现相当不理想。 It's a little early to be making Opening Day lineups, but if the season started tomorrow, Baltimore would likely open up the same way it looked last September -- with Nick Markakis as the No. 3 hitter and Tejada batting cleanup. Things will obviously change if there's a major trade, but Tejada should be locked into the fourth slot for as long as he's an Oriole. 现在谈阵容还太早，但如果明天就要开季的话，金莺将会选择Markakis 做第三棒、Tejada当四棒。如果金莺进行一个较大的交易，球员阵 容显然会有一翻改变，但只要Tejada还是金莺的一分子，他就会是 第四棒。 Several of Baltimore's supplementary power threats -- catcher Ramon Hernandez and designated hitters Aubrey Huff and Jay Gibbons, to be specific -- had down years in '07, leaving the Orioles light in home runs. Tejada's injury sapped the team of another power bat for an extended stretch, and the Minor Leagues didn't offer much relief. 一些队上的备用炮火：像是R. Hernandez、Huff和Gibbons在上个球 季的表现都明显下滑了。即便是Tejada也因为受伤的关系而多少影 响了他的表现，而农场里也没有大炮。 That's part of the reason why the Orioles are looking into retooling their roster, an effort that will likely make the team younger and less expensive. Baltimore president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail has said that if he believes his team is a move or two away, that's when he'll look to go for broke. Otherwise, he seems inclined to take a step back and try a different approach. 这也是金莺寻求重整的其中一个原因，球团要让球队变得更年轻、 更便宜。MacPhail之前也表示金莺队离季後赛的目标还很远，所以 他会倾向使用不同的方法让球队变得更好。 The Orioles won't drop big money on a free agent this offseason, and they're not likely to acquire a huge slugger via trade -- unless they do deal some of their more marketable assets on-hand. They probably won't be the league's most powerful team next season, but if they get bounce-back seasons from a few of their players, home runs won't be their biggest concern. 球队这次没有在自由市场上花大钱，而且似乎不倾向交易一支大炮 过来，除非他们把一些有市场价值的好货拿出来。金莺下季不会是 联盟最有力量的球队，但如果其中一些球员能够止跌回升，全垒打 的缺乏将不会是球团担心的事。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What do you think will happen to Luis Hernandez? Does he have a spot on the team? L. Hernandez下季会如何？他在队上还有位置吗？ Hernandez displayed great defensive aptitude in Tejada's place last year, but he's never shown any ability to really hit the ball consistently. The slick-fielding shortstop may have batted .290 in 69 big league at-bats in 2007, but his six-year Minor League track record shows a career .250 average with a .299 on-base percentage and a .325 slugging mark. 他的防守很棒，但打击似乎不太有天分... Brandon Fahey, for contrast, is a .260 hitter with a .322 on-base percentage and a .334 slugging percentage in the Minor Leagues. Neither Fahey nor Hernandez is likely to turn into a dependable starting shortstop, but both could wind up with long careers as utilitymen. Fahey, to his credit, has been one of the hardest workers on the team for two years running. Fahey也不是个好的打者，他们两人都不像是可靠的先发游击手，但 可以当工具人使用。 With the protests of men such as Jack Wilson and Adam Everett aside, the era of the all-field, no-hit shortstop is all but over. The Orioles may elect to go that route in the short term, but it would be very hard to compete with that kind of bat at short in the American League East. Just ask the Blue Jays, who had John McDonald and Royce Clayton last season. 金莺可能将他们做为暂时性质的游击手，但是他们的表现是无法在 竞争激烈的美东区出头的，问问蓝鸟就知道了。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why isn't getting a real power hitter a top priority? Markakis led the team with 23 homers. 为何不把交易来一只大炮做为首要考量？Markakis的23只全垒打居 然是全队第一... Yes he did, but there's the feeling that several of Baltimore's hitters underperformed last season. Huff didn't hit 20 homers or more for the first time since 2001, and Hernandez got stuck in single-digits after hitting 23 in 2006. Couple those power outages with disappointing seasons by Gibbons and left fielder Jay Payton and you see what went wrong last year. 因为球队认为上一季有一些球员并未发挥出他们应有的实力。 Again, if the Orioles felt they were close to competing, they may have made a power hitter a top priority. The problem is that there aren't many available on the open market this offseason while management doesn't think one or two additions will push the team over the top. Baltimore is more likely to move veterans out to give unproven players a chance. 当然，如果金莺想要更有竞争力，大炮还是不可或缺的。问题在於 今年的自由市场没有太多好物，球队倾向汰去老者，给尚未证明自 己的年轻球员一些机会。 Take Scott Moore, who was acquired on Aug. 31 as part of the Steve Trachsel trade with the Chicago Cubs. Moore has hit for power at virtually every stop in the Minor Leagues and could see significant time for the Orioles next year at either infield corner. The former first-round pick is currently blocked by Melvin Mora at third base and the presence of Millar and Huff across the diamond at first. Moore就是个好例子，他拥有好的打击能力，但内野的位置都被占据 了。 Gibbons, who's currently rehabbing from shoulder surgery, is also a big X-factor. The left-handed hitter thinks he should be healthy enough to hit by Spring Training. Gibbons的复原状况也会是个不确定因子。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you think Chorye Spoon will come up next year? If so, when do you think? 你认为Spoon下一季会上到打联盟吗？如果会，会是何时？ Spoon had a breakout year in 2007, but he probably needs a little more time. The 22-year-old went 10-9 with a 3.26 ERA for Class A Frederick and was recognized as the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year, but he still has to make the leap to Double-A Bowie. If he navigates that with aplomb, the local Pasadena product could wind up with a September callup. Spoon在上个球季有了突破，但他仍需要时间。如果他下一季能有稳 定的表现，相信在九月的callup名单中就会有他。 That's not really probable, though, and Spoon may end up sticking at Bowie for an entire season. He threw a career-high 152 innings this past season and led Frederick to the Carolina League championship, but Double-A is a completely different animal. Then again, Garrett Olson only got 14 starts there before moving to Triple-A Norfolk. 虽然上述之事不太可能，比较有可能的是他下一季都在Bowie投球。 他上季投了生涯新高的152局，并带领Frederick拿下Carolina League 的冠军，但Double-A又是另一个等级了。但Olson的前例是他在 Double-A投了１４场先发就上到３A了。 Baltimore has several arms lying in wait for rotation slots, and some of them may eventually be converted to relievers. Radhames Liz and Olson both struggled in their debuts, and Hayden Penn is still waiting for a clean shot at starting. If Spoon has another breakthrough season and presses on their heels, the Orioles will have quite a few decisions to make. 球队有一些投手需要更明确的定位，其中一些人可能会转成救援投 手。Liz和Olson上季都在挣扎，Penn还在等上大联盟的机会。如果 Spoon下一季又有所突破，那麽球团就必须要做许多决定了。 -- O's!!! --

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