AFL Developments: Richie Shaffer October 23, 2013 by Clint Longenecker http://ppt.cc/zsJH Shaffer, one of the top hitters in college baseball in 2012 with a .336/.480/.573 line, 33 extra-base hits and more walks than strikeouts, was selected 25th overall by the Rays. The tall, lean, athletic 6-foot-3 third baseman showed hitting ability, above-average bat speed and 70 grade raw power on the 20-80 scouting scale with a leveraged swing capable of hitting the ball out to all fields. Shaffer是'12年选秀会上最棒的大学打者之一，选秀前他交出.336/.480/.573，33 支长打，保送比三振多的成绩单。这位6'3"高大、修长且运动能力出色的三垒手展现他 的打击技巧，水准之上的挥棒速度，他中远程的长打能力能在 20-80量表中拿到70分， 挥棒时能保持平衡，把球送到场上的每个角落。 In college, Shaffer’s squared stance was slightly spread with his feet outside his shoulders, and he had a short stride that didn’t spend much time in the air. Upon entering pro ball, Shaffer then used a more even weight distribution to his stance and added a large leg kick nearly up to his waist. 大学时期，Shaffer 在打击区的站位有点太开，导致脚和肩膀不在一直线上，同 时他的跨步也不大。进入职业赛场後，Shaffer 将站位时的重心分配调整的更均衡， 并把抬腿抬高到腰部附近。 “The leg kick is not anything I used in college,” Shaffer said. “In the month and a half from when I was drafted to when I played in Hudson Valley, I thought ‘I have wanted to try this for forever,’ but for whatever reason I never gave myself the opportunity to do it in college. When I first started, I did a lot of research on many of the big league guys that have these big, dramatic leg kicks, like Hanley Ramirez and Jose Bautista, and studied their timing and approaches. When I watched these guys, all these guys have strides parallel up to the ground. It is all feel.” 「我大学时期很少尝试这样的抬腿方式。」Shaffer 说。「在我被选中大约两周 後，我开始在Hudson Valley 出赛，我当时想『这是我一直想尝试的抬腿姿势。』， 因为一些原因我在大学没机会做尝试。开始改变前，我查了很多资料，看了很多大联 盟球员的高抬腿动作，像是 Hanley Ramirez和Jose Bautista，并研究抬腿时机和与 挥棒动作的搭配，当我在看影片时，所有采取这种方式的球员都能让跨步一直保持平 行。这就是我的心得。」 Shaffer signed for $1.71 million at the 2012 signing deadline and hit .308/.406/.487 in a small sample of 138 plate appearances in the New York-Penn League. The 22-year-old Shaffer used the new stance and stride as he entered his first full professional season in the Florida State League. Shaffer 赶在选秀签约截止日前与光芒以1.17M达成协议，在NYPL的138个打数的 小样本中交出.308/.406/.487的成绩。 隔年，22岁的Shaffer用他新的站位与跨步迎接生涯第一个完整赛季。 “There were times when I was not as consistent against premium velocity because it was too high and the timing was a little bit different,” Shaffer said. “I stuck with it and throughout the first month of the season, and I had a down month. I was frustrated and I was working on it but something wasn ’t feeling right. So, I said ‘let’s go back to the drawing board to what I had been doing forever, pretty much.’ I didn’t want to abandon it but I just wanted to create some confidence and stop thinking as much. It was a little bit simpler. It is a more conservative approach.” 「有几次我在面对快速球时表现不像以往稳定，因为抬腿动作太高且出棒时机有 些不同。」Shaffer 说，「在赛季初期第一个月这件事情困扰着我，整个月的表现都 很低迷。我为此感到沮丧，同时也持续适应这项改变，但事情始终没有变得更好。所 以…我想是时候回到我过去的打击模式。我不想完全放弃这个想法，但我需要更多的 自信并停止胡思乱想，事情会简单一些。这会是比较谨慎的作法。」 He then returned to his collegiate stance and stride, posting a league-average line of .254/.308/.399 in the Florida State League with 33 doubles and 11 home runs for Port Charlotte. 後来他回到大学时期的站位和跨步，交出 FSL联盟平均水准的.254/.308/.399， 包括33支二垒安打和11发全垒打。 After the minor league season ended, Shaffer had nearly a month-long window of time without having to face live pitching before the AFL began to make further adjustments and refine his alternations. He brought his leg kick back, but it is not nearly as high and does not spend as much time in the air as his previous early-season version. “Once the season ended I got to work at it and tone it down a little, and not make it as dramatic and as high,” Shaffer said. “This way I can still get the benefits of using the leg kick without a lot of the inconsistencies that come along with it. That is something I have been working with the hitting coordinators to maximize my potential abilities. 小联盟赛季结束後，在AFL开打之前，Shaffer几乎有一个月的时间没有面对投手 ，也无法藉此来进行进一步的调整和适应自己的改变。他重新找回赛季初期的抬腿方 式，不同的地方在於不像过去这麽高，停留时间也缩短了。 「当赛季一结束我就开始对抬腿进行调整，稍微减少一些在打击时造成的影响， 并且不要抬得像之前这麽高。」Shaffer 说「这个方法让我可以在保持稳定的前提下 ，从中得到一些进步。这是我和打击教练一起训练时，得到可以最大化潜力的建议之 一。」 Despite the alterations to Shaffer’s lower half, his hands and load have not undergone any adjustments. “Regardless of what happens with my lower half, my hands have stayed the same,” Shaffer said. “I keep my hands in the same place every time. I like to keep them a little higher because my load naturally falls into slot, so if I keep them too low they will go too low. That is how my hands get into the power position.” 除了对下半身进行调整，Shaffer 在握棒和施力上并没有改变。 「不论我的下半身如何改变，我的握棒是不会变的。」他说。「每次打击我的手 都保持在同个位子。我喜欢维持在高一点的地方，因为出棒时施力会自然向下，如果 摆的位子太低，施力点就会更低。」 Shaffer, listed at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds coming out of school, had a lean, rangy frame with significant room to fill out his athletic build. Shaffer put in substantial time to get stronger entering his first pro season. “I left college at 195 to 200 pounds, but I put on 20 pounds from the time I signed until my first spring training,” Shaffer said. “Last offseason I really worked on my legs, not only gaining mass and size but also coordination flexibility and quickness. That was a huge help for me to stay on the field and allowed me to get to this part of the season and still have something left.” Shaffer选秀时登记的资料是6'3"，205磅，修长且宽广的骨架使他有明显的空间 增重。他在第一个职业赛季花了许多时间让自己更强壮。 「我离开学校的时候是195～200磅，但我从签约到第一次参加春训时增加了20磅 。」他说。「上个休赛期我对我的腿部进行很多训练，不只是增重增壮，在柔软度和 敏捷性上也有所提高。这对我在场上进行防守时有很大的帮助，甚至在经历漫长的赛 季後还有体力负荷秋季联赛。」 Like many naturally lean players in their first full pro season, Shaffer lost weight over his inaugural campaign. “I came in ready to go at a rock solid 220 pounds,” Shaffer said. “I lost a good amount of weight over the season. Unfortunately I am one of the guys who loses weight over the season because I can’t get enough calories when I am sweating all day down in Florida.” 和许多修长的球员一样，在第一个完整职业赛季後，Shaffer的体重减轻了。 「开季时我是精实的220磅。」Shaffer说「但一个赛季下来体重下滑许多。这是 个不幸的消息，在Florida流了整天的汗以後，我无法补充足够的热量。」 He played first base his freshman and sophomore year at Clemson but Shaffer, a good athlete with a legitimate plus arm, moved to the hot corner entering his draft-eligible season and faced questions about his ability to stay there long term, but he played there exclusively this year. He will be splitting his time equally between third and first base in the AFL. “Versatility is big in the Rays organization and it is something they value tremendously,” Shaffer said. “So I am not trying to get pigeon-holed as a third baseman that can’t move anywhere because Evan Longoria is pretty good and he just signed for a decade. So I guess I could be a 32-year-old rookie (chuckles). Unless I want to get there before I am ready for a pension I might want to think about being more versatile. But I have worked way too hard to bag it as a third baseman. The more places I can play in the field the more valuable I am to the organization.” 他大一大二时是Clemson的一垒手，但Shaffer的运动能力和优异的臂力让他在选 秀前以边角野手的身分中选，同时他也必须面对能否长期待在这个守位的质疑，但他 这个赛季的表现相当出色。 「机动性是光芒体系里相当强调的重点，在衡量球员价值时也扮演很重要的角色 。」Shaffer 说，「所以我不会安於三垒手这个守位，甚至放弃去其他位子守备的机 会。Longoria是一位如此优秀的球员，而且他才刚和球团续约10年，要是我不去尝试 其他可能，你可能会在未来看到一位32岁的新秀三垒手（笑）。除非我能在升上大联 盟之前得到一笔可观的养老金，不然我就得增加自己的机动性。我花了很多时间训练 自己，期待我不要只是一位三垒手，在这个体系里，能守越多位置就表示越有价值。 ------ http://ppt.cc/OCIN In Last year Arizona Fall League, Shaffer was allowed to play on Wednesdays and Saturdays only, appearing in 15 games and logging 54 at-bats as he headed into his first full season of pro ball. "I got limited playing time, but it was enough to give me some experience -- which was really nice," said Shaffer, who's on the regular roster of the Salt River Rafters this time around. "I was out here with Kevin Kiermaier last year, who made his debut in Game 163 [with the Rays], so that was pretty awesome for him. There are a lot of guys who come to this league and they're in the big leagues relatively shortly thereafter." 去年AFL，Shaffer 只有在周三和周六的比赛上场，出赛15场比赛54个打数。 「我去年的出赛时间不多，但我从中得到许多很棒的经验。」今年已经是SRR固定 轮换的Shaffer说。「我去年和Kevin Kiermaier一起参加，而他在今年Game 163完成 了他的处女秀，所以我想这是个非常棒的经历，所有来到这里的球员距离大联盟都只 剩几步之遥。」 Shaffer certainly hopes he can follow on that path, as well. The Clemson product had an OK first year, though he certainly didn't set the world on fire. He hit .254/.308/.399 with 11 homers and 73 RBIs, while spending the entire season with Charlotte in the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. While he didn't put up the kind of numbers immediately some might expect from an advanced college corner infielder's bat, Shaffer is satisfied with what he accomplished. He understands he still has much to learn. "There was definitely a bit of a learning curve, but I think I handled it well," Shaffer said. "I think I improved tremendously at third. I think I played well all around, offensively and defensively. It's a lot of things you can't prepare for -- a lot of mental exhaustion more than it is a physical thing, staying positive all the time, making sure you're never throwing away at-bats, small things like that you learn along the way. It was a great experience, I'm going to have fun out here, and I can't wait to get the next [season] going." Shaffer 也希望可以跟着这个步伐前进。虽然还没当时选秀时备受期待的打击实 力，但他对直到目前的表现还算满意，也知道还有一段很长的路要走。 「这只是只是学习曲线上的一小部分，但我想我做得还不错。」Shaffer 说。「 我想我在三垒进步了很多，不论是守备还是进攻都有全方位的成长。有许多事情无法 预料得到，像是：心理的疲惫、保持正面并确定没有浪费任何一个打席，很多像这类 的小事情必须一直学习适应。这是个很棒的经验，我会继续保持愉快的心情，对於下 个赛季我已经迫不及待了。」 Shaffer is getting time at both third and first while in the AFL this year, and that experience could serve multiple purposes. There have been questions about Shaffer's ability to stick at third long term since his Draft year, so playing more first might be a good thing. Shaffer is well aware that the Rays like players who can play more than one spot, and he is also familiar with the Major League personnel in the organization. "Whether I stay over [at third] or not throughout my future is not really up to me," Shaffer said. "But being able to be consistently good over there is just going to help me out, and help the organization [know] what my future is going to be like. Being versatile is something [the Rays] really value, so I don't want to pigeon-hole myself in one position. "They've got a pretty good guy in the big leagues there, right now. [I've] just tried to become the best player I could. If, down the road, they need me to move somewhere else, then that's what I've got to do." Shaffer今年AFL会尝试一垒和三垒的防守工作，这其中有许多原因。从他进入职 业前就有声音质疑他能否留在三垒，所以让他有机会适应一垒的守备工作是件好事。 Shaffer 很了解光芒对球员守备多元性的要求。对光芒体系的大联盟人员也很熟悉。 「能不能以三垒手的身分上到大联盟对我来说不是很重要。」 Shaffer说，「但 能在这个守位上有稳定的表现对我来说很有帮助，也能让球团知道我的前景。」 「他们有许多好球员，我只要尽全力让自己做到最好，等到他们需要我的时候， 我会尽力为球队做出贡献。」 ------ 碎碎念 截至目前为止Shaffer在AFL一共出赛了12场比赛，交出.250/.472/.333的成绩， 帐面上来看是不太理想，但他近况相当好，已经连续6场上垒成绩是 .400/.667/.600 ，最可怕的是这6场选到12个保送只被三振3次，目前上垒率全队第一，联盟第三；累 计15次保送是全队与全联盟最多（全队第二是同属光芒体系的 Ryan Brett 11次，全 联盟排第五）希望选球进步後，也能尽快展现选秀当时备受期待的长打火力。 今年送了四位野手去AFL，分别是Richie Shaffer、Ryan Brett、Curt Casali和 Todd Glaesmann，Curt Casali只打了一场（1-4，2BB）就因肘伤由 Luke Maile顶替 ，除了前面提到的Shaffer， Brett打击（Avg.137）也不理想，但选球和跑垒（15G 7BB 6SB）颇获好评。根据现场球探的说法，Shaffer和Brett已经慢慢找到打击的感 觉，都可以把球打得紮实，只是运气不佳，希望在未来的比赛能慢慢调整回来。Todd Glaesmann则只出赛了5场比赛就没有上场纪录，从10月中就没有出赛。 投手部分，2011年第一轮的Grayson Garvin是球队的主要轮值，ERA 4.64不算太 漂亮，但现场球探传出的好消息是肘伤手术後，他的投球动作相当流畅且稳定，球速 约落在91-93 mph，卡特球则在85-88 mph，缺点是垒包有人时心态不够沉着，容易被 连续安打。球探对他的整体评价是"Garvin looked really good, in spite of the results."（除了结果以外，Garvin看起来相当不错。）；去年Shields交易案中收获 的包裹里，Myers和 Odorizzi都相继在大联盟有好表现，评价紧追在两者之後的Mike Montgomery还留在农场中调整，希望能找回过往的球威，Montgomery在球队中继出赛 的机会居多，被安打过多的老毛病仍在，但三振能力和控球有点起色（K/BB 9/1）， 对左打的压制力也相当出色（BA .200），现场球探表示Montogomery从把球投出到下 丘的动作每次都不太一致，控球还不够好，变速球常常挖地瓜，有转型滚地球投手的 可能性；从数据上来看，Matt Ramsey是目前在AFL表现最好的光芒选手，生涯伤痛不 断的Ramsey去年成功复出，今年也交出不错的表现，在AFL出赛8场比赛，总计8局7次 三振没有保送，最近两场出赛三振了所有面对的打者，现场球探对他的直球赞誉有加 ，球速落在 92-93 mph还有不错的尾劲，比较需要注意的是他有球路偏高的问题，飞 球型投手，在面对高阶打者可能会遇到一些麻烦，水准之上的曲球轨迹锐利，二缝线 速球进到本垒板有不错的下沉效果，是制造双杀的利器。今年在小联盟爆发的 Kelly 也是以後援方式出赛，不过他似乎不太适应这个角色，被打击率高达.364，被长打率 也偏高，唯一的好消息是他出赛8场只有1场没有三振演出，控球表现也还不错。 整体来说，光芒选手今年在 AFL的表现是差强人意，还有努力空间，希望接下来 的比赛可以有不错的反弹。 --

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