http://tinyurl.com/8ub4hon Rookie Review: Wilmer Font, RHP, Texas Rangers By John Sickels on Sep 19, 2012 因为许多原因，除了条子迷，关注 Wilmer Font 的人不多 但他在2012球季有着很大的进步 Everyone is talking about the Orioles promoting Dylan Bundy today, but there is another just-promoted rookie that you should pay close attention to: right-handed pitcher Wilmer Font of the Texas Rangers. For a variety of reasons, he hasn't received a lot of notice outside of Rangers fandom, but he has one of the better arms in professional baseball and has made big strides harnessing his talent in 2012. 他是条子2007年从委内瑞拉签下的选手 健康和 command 一直是阻碍他前进的问题 直到2009球季他才在 LOW-A 有第一个完整球季，108局、8胜3败、3.49ERA、105K、59BB 2010球季他在 Low-A 与 High-A 间来回，16次先发交出4.35ERA，79局85K、45BB 正当他开始吸引到球探注意的时候，他又受伤了 因为TJ手术他错过了整个2011球季，让2012球季的复出变成一个大问号 Font was signed by the Rangers out of the Venezuela in 2007. Hampered by command and health issues, he didn't make his full-season debut until 2009, when he went 8-3, 3.49 ERA with a 105/59 K/BB in 108 innings for Low-A Hickory in the South Atlantic League, allowing just 93 hits. In 2010 he was limited to 16 starts in A-ball, posting a 4.35 ERA with an 85/45 K/BB in 79 innings between Low-A and High-A. He was beginning to draw some national attention at that point, but fell off the radar again after blowing out his elbow. Tommy John surgery cost him all of 2011, and he entered '12 as very much a question-mark. 像那些刚动完大手术的选手一样，在球季开始时他的球速很不稳定 好不容易找回信心，球速又不见了 直到季末他才把他的火球找回来 本季在 High-A 的成绩是 83局 4.21ERA 109K 37BB 只被打58支安打 升到2A後担任牛棚，短短15局送出29K，只有9安7BB Font's velocity was inconsistent early this spring, which is normal for a guy rehabbing from surgery. Once he got his confidence back, his velocity picked back up, and by the end of the season he was throwing bullets again. Font posted a 4.21 ERA with a 109/37 K/BB in 83 innings for High-A Carolina this year, allowing just 58 hits. Promoted to Double-A Frisco in August, he moved to the bullpen to keep his workload reasonable. He posted a 3.00 ERA with a spectacular 29 whiffs in 15 innings, allowing only nine hits, walking seven. 他只有22岁，6尺4寸，210磅，右投 曾经投过100 MPH，第一次小联盟上场投出过 97.8 MPH，然後整个夏天稳定在 93-97MPH 过去曾用过 curveball 和另一个平直的变化球 今年主要的 secondary pitches 是 slider 与 splitter 他的 stuff 很好，这点可以从他杰出的 K/IP 和 H/IP 值进一步确定 It may seem to Rangers fans especially that Font has been around for awhile, but he's still only 22. Listed at 6-4, 210, the right-hander was born May 24th, 1990, in La Guiara, Venezuela. Clocked as high as 100 MPH in the past, he topped out at 97.8 MPH in his first major league outing and was working at 93-97 consistently all summer. After using a curveball and a straight change in the past, he's adopted a slider and splitter as his key secondary pitches this year. Sabermetrically-speaking, his outstanding K/IP and H/IP ratios confirm the quality of his stuff. 现在他也很健康，剩下的问题是 command 以及他的角色定位 他的武器是否足够让他先发? 目前为止只有15局在2A的牛棚经验，明年有办法胜任大联盟的工作吗? Now that he's proven his health, the main questions heading forward go back to his command and role. With just 15 innings in Double-A, is he ready for a major league job next year, or would more minor league time be advisable? Is his arsenal diverse enough for him to start, or will he fit better as a power-armed reliever and potential closer? 不管是先发还是後援，他都是有能力影响战局的投手 目前他至少可以得到 B- 的评价 Either way, he has the potential to be an impact pitcher. At this point I see him as at least a Grade B- prospect. --

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