缩网址：http://goo.gl/zSBxRV 原文网址： http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/could-texas-rangers-be-in-danger-of- losing-key-front-office-member.html/ The Seattle Mariners on Friday fired GM Jack Zduriencik, which is bad news for the Rangers on two fronts. 西雅图水手队上礼拜五炒了他们的GM Jack Zduriencik 从两个面上来看 这对於游骑兵而言是一个坏消息 First, it means that the Rangers won’t be able to count on Zduriencik fielding a flawed team on an annual basis. 首先 这代表游骑兵不能够年年靠着Zduriencik组成有缺陷的球队获得基本的胜场数 Second, it means that another GM’s job has opened that might be a fit for talented Thad Levine, who was Jon Daniels’ first hire when he became GM and who has been a critical, but low-key, member of the Rangers' inner circle. 第二 这代表又有一个开放的GM职务适合多才能干的Thad Levine 一个在Jon Daniels当上GM时立即雇用 并且之後在游骑兵内部核心担任重要 但低调的角色 Levine, the Rangers assistant GM who turns 44 in November, could be a realistic candidate for the already open Milwaukee, Boston and Seattle jobs. It’s possible that Philadelphia will make a change with Ruben Amaro at the end of the season. And I wouldn’t rule out the Washington Nats making a change – though I think it would more likely be the firing of manager Matt Williams than a wholesale overhaul of the front office – if they continue to underachieve for the remainder of this year. Make no mistake: For a guy from Maryland, with lots of ties still there, the talent-loaded, deep-pocketed Nats would be almost impossible to turn down. Levine 这个将在11月满44岁的游骑兵助理GM 会是酿酒人、红袜、水手等已经开放GM位置球队的适当人选之一 而费城人也很有可能在球季结束後移走Ruben Amaro 假如国民队在剩余的比赛中未达成目标 我也不会排除他们会作出改变 尽管我认为他们比较可能开除目前的总教练Matt Williams而非撤换整个FO 但有一件事情我敢肯定 对於一个来自马里兰州(注) 仍然在当地有着许多牵绊的家伙 充满天赋且有足够口袋深度的国民队是几乎不可能拒绝的 ＃就我所查到的资料 Levine来自维吉尼亚州的Alexandria 一个位於马里兰和维吉尼亚边界的城市 It raises this question: Is there anything the Rangers could do to keep Levine, whose strengths are relating to people, understanding inter-personal dynamics and creative thinking when it comes to roster construction? 於是一个问题渐渐浮出水面： 有没有任何能让游骑兵留下Levine 这个善於和人接触、理解人际变化 而且当涉及球队战力结构时常有创意想法的助理GM的办法？ The answer, I believe is a resounding, “ Yes.” 我相信答案是坚定的“ Yes.” The trend in baseball is to take the traditional GM, especially one with a business/finance background, and to give him a president’s title, then either add or elevate another executive into the role of GM. The Rangers have already elevated Jon Daniels to president of baseball operations (he holds dual titles), but they could elevate him to president with a hand still in baseball operations and lock up Levine in a GM’s role. 一个在目前球界成为趋势的做法是让传统的GM 尤其那些具有商业或财经背景的 取得一个总裁的头衔 然後增加或者升迁另一位主管当作GM 游骑兵已经将Jon Daniels升作棒球执行总裁(他同时拥有两个头衔) 不过他们也可以仅让Daniels成为能够操作球队事务的总裁 然後让Levine升上GM的位子 It would create a full partnership between Daniels and Levine who, quite frankly, have had a practical partnership almost since the day Levine arrived. It would create a natural line of succession that would not create a disruption or sense of uneasiness within the front office. 这样的话就会为Daniels和Levine开启完全的合夥关系 坦白说 这样的关系其实几乎早在Levine来到球队时即已经实际存在 所以如此自然的一线继承不会对FO带来崩解或者不适的感觉 The timing makes this an absolute consideration. The Rangers last offseason lost A.J. Preller, who was savvy on the talent development side but perhaps not so much when it came to managing people. Levine, from all accounts I’ve gathered, works easily with people, sees both sides of every conflict and has been exceptionally loyal to the organization. He’s had three opportunities to interview for GM jobs in the last five years and turned them down, including one with AL West val Los Angeles. 目前时机使得这个想法变成一个当然的考量 游骑兵去年休季时失去了A.J. Preller Preller对於农场天分开发有一套想法 但可能不是那麽善於管理人际事务 而Levine 就我的观察理解 善於与人处事 能理解双方的每个冲突而且 对於球团格外地忠诚 在过去的五年里他有三次争取其他球队GM的机会 他却一一拒绝了 包括其中一次来自於洛杉矶天使 To understand the impact Levine has had on the organization, there are three examples worth citing. He was not the sole architect of any of them but was a key voice in bringing them from idea stage to something people could fully grasp – and then execute. Those ideas: 当我们试着去了解Levine对於球团有多大的影响时 有三件例子很值得一提 在这三个例子中 他都不是唯一主事者 而是让这些事情从想法阶段变成使人能够具体掌握且执行的关键声音 以下： The strategic teardown: In 2007, the Rangers struck a true gold mine by being willing to trade cornerstone talent Mark Teixeira a year before he would have become a rental player. That extra year was seen as exceptionally valuable to Atlanta and created the opportunity for the Rangers to grab a treasure trove of talent. At the time, it wasn’t standard operating procedure to consider trading young players before they were on the verge of free agency. It was something of an innovation. The Rangers got on the leading edge of it. 战略性拆解球队： 2007年 游骑兵对於愿意交易拥有成为球队基石天分 且还有一年才会变成租借球员的Mark Teixeira来说 像是发现了金矿 多出来的那一年对於勇士队来说异常有价值 也为游骑兵创造机会抢夺被宝藏起来的潜力新秀 在那个时候 对於交易快要成为自由球员的年轻球员 那样的操作并非一般的考量 可以说是种革新 而游骑兵於此取得了领先的优势 The money shuffle: In the winter following 2009, with finances limited, Levine did much of the money crunching on potential trade options that would allow the Rangers to add depth to a thin starting rotation and add another bat while not adding significant payroll. It added up to the trade that sent Kevin Millwood to Baltimore, allowing the Rangers to sign Rich Harden (OK, that didn’t work out) and Colby Lewis (how did that one go?) and left enough money to grab DH Vladimir Guerrero in January. It was complicated balance sheet juggling and Levine made it work, allowing the Rangers scouts and other executives to wheel and deal through the winter meetings and deep into the winter. 财务洗牌： 2009年的冬天 在有着财务限制的情况下 Levine用许多交易选项清除财务 同时让球团在不增加明显薪资空间的状态中 有办法为虚弱的轮值增加深度和带回一个打者 其中包含了将Kevin Millwood交易去金莺 使得游骑兵有能力签下Rich Harden(好吧 这没有发挥效果)和Colby Lewis(那这个呢？) 而且剩余的钱足够在一月时带回Vladimir Guerrero 这是个玩弄资产负债表的复杂特技(注) 而Levine做得很好 让游骑兵的球探们和其他管理阶层能够在冬季会议及更之後的冬天 有效运转和交易 ＃这是一个意象生动的比喻 用 juggle...sheet 来形容这类资金运转的手段 Creating a new economic class at the deadline: For many people, the Rangers addition of Cole Hamels at the trade deadline this year was hard to comprehend. The team was under .500, yet was technically “buying.” Conventional wisdom would have had them as “sellers.” Daniels, Levine and crew looked at things from a different perspective: They considered themselves “opportunists.” Hamels made the Rangers better for 2015 and he is controllable for long after that. It was the kind of deal that made short- and long-term sense, which is why the Rangers were more aggressive in their pursuit of Hamels than more definitive contenders at the time, such as the NY Yankees and Los Angeles. In Hamels and reliever Jake Diekman, acquired at the same time, the club added two key pitchers for multiple years of control. Sam Dyson, acquired in a separate trade, fit in the same role. 在交易大限时创造出新的经济(消费)阶层： 对很多人而言 游骑兵在今年交易大限前取得Cole Hamels是件难以理解的事 因为这支球队胜率低於五成 而做了可以说是"购买"的举动 就一般的认知 这样的球队应该是"卖家"才对 Daniels、Levine和其他FO成员从不同的观点看待这件事：他们认为自己是"投机主义者" Hamels可以让2015年的游骑兵更好且在这之後还能够掌控很久 所以这是那种不管短期还是长远来看都具有意义的交易 也因此比起当时其他更确定是竞争者的球队 例如洋基和道奇 对於追逐Hamels 游骑兵表现得更为积极 在得到Hamels和後援投手Diekman後 游骑兵同时增加了两个能控制数年的关键投手 另一个交易得到的Sam Dyson 也是这样的一个角色 Levine has been involved in other significant moves, such as putting on the convincing presentation to ownership (along with Daniels and others) that pushed the Rangers to go all out for Yu Darvish. Levine也包含在其他显着的举措中 包括向老板们演示具说服力的报告(他和Daniels和一些其他人) 以推动游骑兵尽全力去角逐达比修有 Levine has taken on even more responsibility in the wake of Preller’s departure. He now oversees international scouting and was instrumental in the Rangers acquiring nearly $900,000 in additional international signing bonus allotments to allow the team to bring in a big, talented class without incurring penalties from MLB. 在Preller离开之後 Levine扛起了更重的责任 他目前监督国际球探事务 而且帮助游骑兵取得近$900,000的国际新秀签约限制额度 使得球队可以带回有天份的大物新秀而不必受MLB惩罚 The Rangers have an asset in Levine. Just as they do with talented young players, the Rangers must find a way to hold on to their assets. In the case of young players, that usually means long-term contracts and big money. In the case of Levine, it means mostly adjusting the executive ladder and creating a higher rung for him. Levine是游骑兵的宝贵资产 游骑兵必须找到方法去拴住他们的资产 就像他们对於有天分的年轻球员那样 在年轻球员的例子上 这通常代表着长约还有很多的钱 但在Levine的例子上 这大概代表着调整晋升制度然後让Levine得到更高的位阶 Otherwise, the club might very well lose a key free agent to an AL West foe this winter. 否则的话 球队很可能在今年冬天失去一个重要的FA给美联西区的敌人 ============================================================================== 另外这篇三月时的访谈谈到了Levine对於过去在游骑兵的这段期间 他认为做最好和最差的几个交易 http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150306-assistant- gm-thad-levine-discusses-his-best-and-worst-trades-as-part-of-the-rangers.ece Best 2011 RP Frank Francisco←→C Mike Napoli 2010 1B Justin Smoak←→SP Cliff Lee RP Blake Beavan RP Mark Lowe RP Josh Lueke 2B Matt Lawson 2007 SP Edinson Volquez←→OF Josh Hamilton RP Danny Herrera 1B Mark Teixeira←→SS Elvis Andrus CP Neftali Feliz SP Matt Harrison C Jarrod Saltalamacchia RP Eric Gagne←→OF David Murphy OF Engel Beltre SP Kason Gabbard 2006 OF Laynce Nix ←→OF Nelson Cruz OF Kevin Mench OF/1B Carlos Lee CP Fransico Cordero RP Julio Cordero Worst 2006 1B Adrian Gonzalez←→SP Adam Eaton SP Chris Young CP 大塚晶则 OF Terrmel Sledge C Billy Killian 最後 附上这一串Levine为公益目的在Reddit发表的AMA(Ask Me Anything) 由里面的问题及回答可以稍微了解这位时常在报导中发言的助理GM 还有许多交易、签约等事务运作的情形 非常推荐各位一读 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e09u8/i_am_thad_levine_assistant_ general_manager_of_the/ 在此就不发表多余的看法了 个人也是私心希望他能留在游骑兵FO中的 剩下的是Levine对於一些球队事务的说法 有兴趣再听看看吧 http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/06/25/rangers-asst-gm-thad-levine-with-ben-skin/ (2013：about Jurickson Profar, the Rangers current hot streak, and the upcoming trade deadline) http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/11/14/thad-levine/ (2013冬季、FA和未来) http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/11/21/thad-levine-2/ (2013/11/21 关於Kinsler-Fielder交易) http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/12/04/thad-levine-3/ (2013谈论冬季会议) http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/05/14/thad-levine-4/ (关於2014受伤潮) --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc), 来自: 118.167.10.69 ※ 文章网址: https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/Rangers/M.1441097601.A.429.html ※ 编辑: JustinIdiot (118.167.10.69), 09/01/2015 17:04:23