Rays have decisions to make heading into 2015 ST. PETERSBURG -- Heading into the 2015 season, the Rays will need a healthy dose of temperance rather than overreacting to what happened in 2014, a year in which the team appeared so much better than it performed. But some tough decisions must be made if the Rays want to avoid a repeat of 2014. Unlike this season, when the Rays brought back the bulk of their 2013 roster, the club will need to carefully scrutinize each position. In some cases, contracts might need to be eaten. Principal owner Stuart Sternberg has already noted that the payroll will likely be headed down, but not necessarily slashed. 老板没钱了 明年薪资势必调降 某些高薪者必需忍痛舍弃 "It's clearly going to be lower," Sternberg said. "This year was an enormous aberration. Look, having said that, if the greatest thing since sliced bread shows up and it costs us money, anything is possible. We never say no to anything, but the default is clearly going to be lower. "Our two highest payrolls have been the years we stepped it up, 2009 and 2014, and those are the only two years we haven't played significant September baseball." The 2009 Opening Day payroll was $63.3 million, up from $43.7 in 2008, and this year the Rays' opened the season at $76.8 million, up from $61.9. Paring the payroll will be a lot easier without having to worry about paying David Price, who was traded to the Tigers at the Trade Deadline. Price made $14 million in 2014 and could be considerably north of that via arbitration. Price被交易 确实省下了不少薪资呢 One certainty is the Rays will have the following group of solid starters: Alex Cobb, Chris Archer, Drew Smyly, Jeremy Hellickson, Jake Odorizzi, Nathan Karns and Alex Colome. And Matt Moore should be healed and ready to return from Tommy John surgery by early June at the latest. 我们还是有这麽多有天份的轮值....先发投手高达8位 只是Moore可能会缺席2个月 Though the group of starters has changed, it has not changed dramatically, and the group remains a tight-knit unit despite losing its leader, Price. "It can be difficult when things change and the environment changes around you and new guys come in," Cobb said. "Since I've been here, there's been guys coming and going, and for the most part the group has stayed strong together and developed that friendship and that winning attitude on and off the field where guys are rooting for each other. "We'll continue to grow closer as a group. This offseason we already have plans of working out together, maybe not the whole time, but parts of the year. Just the overall strength in that group will go a long way in us pulling for each other." The starting rotation looks strong, as does the bullpen, heading into next season. While Grant Balfour struggled as the team's closer before losing the job and Joel Peralta showed decline in the setup role, Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger stepped in to play significant roles at the end of the game. Other options paint a happy picture for next year's bullpen as well. 轮值和牛棚其实都兵强马壮 "We haven't been really burnt by guys having tough years simultaneously out of the bullpen [in the past]," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "This year, maybe more so than 2009, we had such a hard time in the bullpen. Really being able to nail games down with some kind of formulaic later part of the game. Have to be mindful of that going forward. But some of these guys have really surfaced as premier relief pitchers in the American League." What happens with Ben Zobrist will be interesting to monitor. The Rays have a club option to pay him $7.5 million for 2015 or to buy him out for $500,000. Zobrist is hardly at the end of his rope, so not renewing him would be totally unexpected. What happens after that will be the interesting part. Given the fact that Sternberg has said they will reduce the payroll, the decision on how to proceed with Zobrist will be one of the meatier decisions made. 说到省薪资 Zobrist的价值最高 他也是最有可能会被交易的 A lot of teams covet Zobrist. He's not your standard utility player, rather a starting position player who plays several positions well -- including shortstop, second base and the outfield. Trading him would not be difficult. and it's likely the return could be significant. 但是Zobrist不仅是个工具人 他是球队的灵魂 交易他实在不可行 Much of how the Rays go forward could depend on how they feel about Nick Franklin as they head into the offseason. Franklin came to the Rays from the Mariners in the three-team deal that sent Price to Detroit. He's a switch-hitter with some pop in his bat, and he can play second and short. The Rays are on record as being more enamored with him as a second baseman and what he can do hitting against right-handed pitching. If Zobrist is traded, it's easy to see a Logan Forsythe-Franklin platoon at second. That move would save the team $6 million right away. 我们搞来了富兰克林 如果Zobrist被交易 2垒将由佛赛和富兰克林platoon 这样一来可以省下约6M呢!!!!! Then again, Zobrist is one of the team's best and most popular players. But do the Rays want to tie up almost $20 million of their payroll for Evan Longoria ($11 million in 2015) and Zobrist? It's likely the Rays will take a wait-and-see approach. They have other contracts they are married to for 2015 that don't look as good as they did heading in '14. Balfour heads that list. He entered the '14 season earmarked to be the team's closer and lost the job through his performance. But the Rays are on the hook to pay him $7 million in '15. Catcher Jose Molina will make $2.75 and outfielder David DeJesus will make $5 million, which is a lot to pay for an outfielder given the other outfielders in the stable. If the Rays can't unload one or two of those contracts, trading Zobrist could be the only solution. 因为Rays明年还有竞争力 所以Zobrist可能会跟今年的Price一样 如果到季中已经没有竞争力的话 再把Zobrist交易出去 因为有Balfour....Molina....DeJesus这些无法交易的合约........ 如果想省钱 交易Zobrist是唯一解 Stay tuned. Again, the nice part for Rays fans is the fact the pitching is in place. On top of that, the AL East isn't as strong as it's been in seasons past. Thus, with the 2014 season barely in the rearview mirror, it's easy to see the Rays as a contending team in '15. Arbitration-eligible: OF Matt Joyce, INF/OF Sean Rodriguez, OF Desmond Jennings, INF Forsythe, RHP Hellickson, LHP Cesar Ramos, LHP Smyly, RHP Cobb, LHP McGee. Free agents: None. 明年可薪资仲裁者有这麽多人 没有人成为FA Rotation: Cobb will pitch in the top spot, and underneath him are a host of quality arms that make the Rays' rotation look talented and deep. If the 2015 season began tomorrow, Cobb would be followed in some order by Hellickson, Archer, Smyly and Odorizzi. Karns and Colome will push the competition and Moore is expected back from Tommy John surgery by late May/early June. If there is one starter whose status might be in question it's Hellickson, who made $3.625 million in 2014 and is arbitration eligible. So the Rays might consider trading the right-hander. Then again, the Rays are not prone to trade starting pitching until later in their contractual advancement. 明年开季轮值应该是Cobb=>Hellickson=>Atcher=>Smyly=>Odorizzi 後面有Colome和Karns等着 Moore要五月底或六月初才会归队 Rays也许会考虑交易Hellickson 让Colome和Karns争取Moore回来前的第五号先发 Bullpen: McGee will head into the offseason as the incumbent closer, even though he was never formally anointed as such during the 2014 season. But the left-hander was overpowering in '14 and truly a lockdown closer-type reliever. The only other sure thing for next season is that Boxberger will again be the setup guy, a job he earned this season. The rest of the bullpen has many qualified arms with roles yet to be determined. 明年终结者不确定 虽然今年後段是由McGee担任终结者 确定的只有盒子汉堡是8局 其他牛棚人选相当多 Catcher: The Rays would like to see Ryan Hanigan log a healthy season in 2015. After coming to the Rays in a trade prior to the 2014 season, Hanigan had two lengthy stints on the disabled list. In addition to Hanigan, Molina is signed for another season. If for some reason Molina or Hanigan are not ready to go, Curt Casali gained some Major League experience in 2014, and the Rays like the way he catches a game. 应该就是Hanigan和Molina 後面还有Casali可以补上 First base: James Loney is the personification of the Rays' ideal player. He's smart, has quality at-bats and plays Gold Glove-type defense. While he will get the bulk of the starts at first, there's some question about who will be his backup. Rodriguez played a lot of first base this season, but there's reason to doubt the Rays will bring Rodriguez back at the salary he's likely to make. Loney无误 但是1垒的候补还有疑虑 今年都是S-rod担任一垒後补 但是明年是他最後一年 也许他明年不会在光芒了 Second base: Zobrist is earmarked as the starter. Of course, Zobrist also plays outfield and shortstop -- and there are questions whether the Rays will move him prior to 2015. If indeed Zobrist is no longer with the team -- and even if he is -- there's reason to believe that Franklin, who is a switch-hitter who hits better from the left side, and Forsythe, a right-handed hitter, could share the position. 还是Zobrist 如果他被交易 就是由Franklin和Forsythe来platoon Shortstop: Yunel Escobar will return at shortstop. Though he did not have as good of a season in 2014 as he did in '13, he's still an everyday shortstop. Franklin can back him up as can Zobrist. 还是Escobar 期待他明年能反弹 Franklin会是他的候补 Third base: Longoria remains the face of the team and will again have that status next season. Because he remained healthy all year in 2014, some were surprised that he had a down year offensively and defensively. Given Longoria's talents and drive, don't be surprised to see a huge rebound. 龙哥 Outfield: What the Rays do in the outfield might be the biggest puzzle as the team heads into the offseason with the following candidates to play significant roles in 2015: Zobrist, Joyce, Jennings, DeJesus, Kevin Kiermaier, Wil Myers, and Brandon Guyer. And pushing from below is Mikie Mahtook, who had a good season at Triple-A Durham. Of the group, several have interesting contract situations. The club has a $7.5 million option for Zobrist, DeJesus will make $5 million, Jennings (who made $517,000 in 2014) is arbitration-eligible for the first time and Joyce (who made $3.7 million in 2014) is again arbitration-eligible. Try sorting that one out. 明年能守外野的有Zobrist Myers Jennings DeJesus Kiermaier Guyer Joyce 高达7人之多 3A还有Mahtook等着上来 所以必需舍弃一人 高薪的Zobrist DeJesus Jennings Joyce都是可能遭割爱的人选..... Designated hitter: Look for the Rays to once again use a DH-by-committee approach. Doing so allows the team to rest position players with a day away from playing the field, and it also conserves payroll while allowing the team to have another fielder on the roster and not a hitting-only player. 委员会制 现在不流行找能打不能守的人了 简单翻一下 版上最近很冷清 抛砖引玉讨论一下明年吧....:) --

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