He Idolized A Great Phillies Pitcher, Now Nick Pivetta Hopes To Become One By Jim Salisbury | CSNPhilly.com January 12, 2017 Hockey is the No. 1 sport for many Canadian kids. It wasn't for Nick Pivetta. In the land of skates and pucks, he was always a baseball kid. 在冰上曲棍球盛行的加拿大 颇威塔却是个爱棒球的小孩 As a youngster growing up on Canada's West Coast, Pivetta made sure to be in front of the television at 4 p.m. most days. The Toronto Blue Jays, playing 3 times zones away, were must-see TV for him - especially if his favorite player was on the mound. 从小住在加拿大西岸的颇威塔 由於多伦多蓝鸟主场的比赛 跟他家横跨三个时区 是故他赶回家不是打开电视转卡通 而是收看蓝鸟队的比赛 XD "Roy Halladay was my idol," said Pivetta, himself a big right-hander, just like Halladay."I grew up watching him. When I got home from school they'd be starting their games and I'd watch all of them." 特别是当偶像好乐迪先发时 那更是整场都要嗑完不可 Pivetta, who turns 24 next month, is one of Phillies' top pitching prospects. He and a handful of the team's most advanced minor-leaguers are in town this week to take part in the club's annual wintertime seminar designed to prepare top prospects for some ofthe behind-the-scene realities of big-league life. 宝贝碰赠礼 新秀 Pivetta 今年也受邀参加了2017的大柠檬新生训练 XD~ 感觉像是被母体给灌顶授记 能参加新训营～似乎离MLB即不远矣 这几天 同时前往的 还有 RP Arano , 2B 金吉利 , OF Andrew Pullin On Wednesday, the players were assigned lockers in the Phillies' clubhouse for a media availability session. In a stroke of pure coincidence, Pivetta's nameplate was fastened above the locker that Halladay called home during the four seasons he spent with the Phillies after his trade from Toronto in December 2009. Pivetta was thrilled by this little bit of serendipity. "It's surreal," he said. 费中层 似乎刻意安排了些巧思 颇威塔的名牌 就刚好镶在好乐迪几年前的置物柜上方 颇威塔见了笑逐颜开 好似在野外打怪 无意间捡到失传的秘笈 XD~ Pivetta was originally selected by the Washington Nationals in the 4th round of the 2013 draft. He was in the middle of his second full season in the Nats' system when he was traded to the Phillies for Papelbon. Pivetta struggled in seven starts at AA Reading after the July 2015 trade but rebounded nicely in 2016. He went 11-6 with 3.41 ERA in 22 starts at Reading before jumping to Triple A and registering a 2.55 ERA in his final five starts of the season. His walk rate went from 4.0 per nine innings in 2015 to 3.1 in 2016. 颇威塔 来头似乎也不差 2013国际牌的第四轮 足见当年也是一号人物! 前年尚水土不服 去年2016即逐步滑入舒适的沟槽 尤其受到拔擢 上AAA铁猪後 没有被三Ａ打者给巴成猪头 反倒留下 2.55超优防御率 24.2局丢出２７次三振！ His strong season and the potential for more earned him a spot on the 40-man roster. 酱亮丽的成绩 为他赢得４０人名单的一席座位 Being traded can be jarring to a young minor-leaguer and it was to Pivetta. But he has come to love the move and the opportunity he has in the Phillies organization. "I believe the trade changed me for the better, 100 percent," he said. "It's an experience I really needed to go through as a human being. I needed to step out of my comfort zone. I was comfortable with the Nationals. When I came here I really didn't know too many people and stepping out of that comfort zone myself and connecting with all these new players and meeting a new coaching staff changed me in all the right ways. It made me grow up. I became more of a man and more of an adult in how to approach life." 回想起被交易这件事 颇威塔(场面话)表示 这百分百对他是件好事! Joe Jordan, the Phillies' director of player development, saw the new maturity in Pivetta last season. "In 2016 he showed us the potential to be a really good major-league pitcher," Jordan said. "He was a little excitable after the trade in 2015, but he came back calm and confident last year. His stuff is legit - 93 to 96 (mph) with life on the fastball, good breaking ball and good feel for the changeup." 水利会总监 啾啾等 看见了Pivetta的成熟长大 球速可以维持在93-96麦间 (超棒der!) 对变速球的fiu相当好 Pivetta, who stands 6-5 and weighs 220 pounds, likes to throw a two-seam fastball or sinker. He learned just how effective that pitch can be by watching Halladay on TV as a kid. 颇威塔愈来愈爱投二缝线快速球 很简单 当然是想学习偶像(Doc) "I loved watching how Roy competed, how he was a true professional, how he did everything right," Pivetta said. "I throw a two-seamer and I used to love to watch how he could command that pitch on both sides of the plate and how he really cut down on his walks. He didn't walk anybody. I've struggled with my walks, but I want to become that pitcher. I want to succeed like he did." 颇威塔说 好乐迪怎麽用二缝线伸卡 让自己超有效率 从小的回忆历历在目 特别是 好乐迪保送"没有人" (曾宝仪表示： 代我问候"没有人"! ) 颇威塔说～我也要跟他一样！ The Phillies have assembled some decent starting pitching depth. On paper, the big-league rotation figures to consist of Jeremy Hellickson, Jerad Eickhoff, Clay Buchholz, Vince Velasquez and either Aaron Nola or Zach Eflin, depending on health. Behind this group is Jake Thompson, Adam Morgan, Alec Asher, Ben Lively, Mark Appel, Ricardo Pinto and Pivetta. It is unclear how all the starting slots will be filled in the upper levels of the system - that will shake out in Clearwater in March - but it seems that Pivetta has a good shot to return to Triple A and build on what he did there over the final month of the 2016 season. 整个水利会的ＳＰ数量 加上已经上MLB的三四位新秀 确实爆棚！ 2017 光想挤进ＡＡＡ铁猪的自转圈 恐怕就要抢破头rz Pivetta is eager to get to Clearwater for his first big-league spring training camp. He will leave the team in early March to join Team Canada for the WBC. A native of Victoria, BritishColumbia and a veteran of Canada's inter-national junior teams, he is expected to hold down a spot in the starting rotation. 颇威塔亦将受邀参加清水基地的大柠檬春训 不过他会提前离开 向ＷＢＣ经典赛的加拿大队报到 由於深度不足 Pivetta有可能以SP身份 在某场比赛登板 (若Canada能存活下去...) "It will be my first time with the senior team," Pivetta said with an eager smile. "I'm so excited to be able to represent my country and play for Team Canada." 去年水利会投手的大惊奇 是 Ben Lively 且看2017 颇威塔能否成为我费中兴大业的一匹隐藏版黑马 \^^/ 届时 再好好向宝贝碰哥 拱手作揖～感恩～感恩 :D~~~~~ -- David Brian Cone Mets KC Jays NYY BOS SP Ht: 6'1" Wt: 190 Bat: L Throw: R Born: 1-2-63 Kansas City YR Team W L ERA IP BB SO 1999.7.18 Perfect Game 94 Royals 16 5 2.94 171.2 54 132 1994 Cy Young Award 98 Yankees 20 7 3.55 207.2 59 209 1998 AL Wins Leader Ttl 14-Year 180 102 3.19 2590.0 985 2420 '90'91'92 StrikeOut King --

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