以下为渣翻，抱歉，英文不够好有的翻的不顺畅就略过，有的虽不顺但就还是贴了 https://reurl.cc/AjYzE How the Tampa Bay Rays rebuilt their farm system From the 2014 ruins, a three-pronged approach has Rays back among the best in the game. By Marc Topkin Published March 9 Updated March 9 PORT CHARLOTTE – As top Rays officials lurched and then recovered from the dual defections of franchise pillars Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon following the 2014 season, they realized they also had to aggressively address another foundational issue. The fertile farm system that had provided the basis for their remarkable run of four playoff appearances in six years was no longer providing enough yield. In more direct terms, some Rays officials considered it bare. 在2014年 Andrew Friedman 和Joe Maddon 离开，光芒首先要解决农场不再肥沃的问题 农场无法像过去提供优良作物 能让球队在六年有四次进入季後赛 “It was obvious,’’ team president Matt Silverman said last week, “that our system wasn’t where it needed to be.’’ Having been considered among the game’s best for years, and No. 1 for several, the Rays were now ranking with the worst, slotted 20th by Baseball America, 23rd by ESPN’s Keith Law, 26th by Baseball Prospectus. As Silverman settled in to steer the team in October 2014, hiring Kevin Cash as manager while eyeing Erik Neander and Chaim Bloom to eventually take over baseball operations, the Rays made it a priority to rebuild that farm system. There was a lot to do, and more than a buzzword laden action plan was necessary. 银男表示 农场系统失效. 多年内光芒被认为有强盛农场，被评为NO.1 却变到後段去，在BA排20，在ESPN排23，在 Keith Law排26 随着银男在2014年10月接手雇用Kevin Cash为总教练，安排Erik Neander 和 Chaim Bloom接管棒球营运，重建农场列为优先事项。 Eventually, it became a three-pronged approach: * Adjust and advance their drafting process and performance as years of fallow return had caught up to them; * Expand their financial commitment to the international market, where they could compete more evenly with higher-revenue teams; * Increase their pro scouting effort, especially at the lower levels of the minors, to be positioned to maximize the return in every trade. Correspondingly, they provided additional resources in player development, such as adding staff, improving nutrition, increasing off-season programs, to turn the prospects, projects and occasionally a few suspects into impact players. Four years later, they appear to have made it. That’s what it looks like on paper, as the Rays have climbed their way back to the top tier of the rankings, tabbed second overall behind the Padres by Baseball America, ESPN, mlbpipeline.com, and others. 要做的事很多，着手在三大项 ．调整选秀策略 ．增加在国际市场的签约金，挑更有竞争力的选手 ．确保每笔交易的最大化，增加选手评估侦测，特别是在较低阶的联盟， 在球员发展提供资源像增加员工，改善营养，增加休季的活动， 计画养成对球队有贡献的球员 在几年後，如同看到的，光芒在各大农场评价为第二回到了前段。 And also in person, based on the young players in the majors, the prospects who will soon be ready and the group of elite prospects they’ve assembled, led by 18-year-old sensation Wander Franco and two-way Brendan McKay. Clearly, there is a depth of talent scattered among the 5 ½ fields of the Charlotte Sports Park complex. “I’ve never experienced anything like this in my 24 years here,’’ said farm director Mitch Lukevics, gushing beyond his default setting. “We haven’ t had a group like this. These (top prospects) are just some of the players that you know that are getting headlines. We have many more you have no idea about at this point. “I don’t want to get too giddy. But I get pretty excited just seeing them.’ ’ Rays infielder Wander Franco is one of the reasons the team's farm system is drawing raves. 农场现由18岁Wander Franco 和投打两栖的 Brendan McKay 领军的具天赋优秀新秀组成 。 农场主管Mitch Lukevics 说 过去24年没有像这样的荣景， 这些新秀成为焦点，看到他们很兴奋 内野手Franco是让这农场充满未来蓝图的原因之一 Though more reserved, Silverman is also pleased with their progress. “We’re at the point now where that work tending to the farm system is paying dividends and has a chance to provide a long runway of talent for the major-league club,’’ he said. Having a steady flow of players from the minors, whether as front-liners, reserves or trade inventory, is important for every team. For the financially challenged Rays, even more so. “It’s everything,’’ Lukevics said. Especially since players from the farm system are also inexpensive players. 银男比较保留但仍对进展满意， 银男说 农场开始收益 能有效提供长期上大联盟的选手 小联盟的球员流动，不管作为主力球员，保留 或交易对每一队都很重要， 对经费有限的光芒更是如此 “For us to be able to compete in the American League East we’re going to need to rely upon these young, talented players who come up through our system,’’ Silverman said. “If we have that core, we can continue to build around it and supplement. But without it, it would be very challenging to compete with the larger revenue clubs.’’ The rebuilding effort focused initially on trades coming out of the 2014 upheaval, as they swapped veteran Jeremy Hellickson for Andrew Velazquez and Justin Williams, Wil Myers for a package that included Jake Bauers and Steven Souza, Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar for a group that included Daniel Robertson. They have continued making those kind of deals, such as trading Chris Archer last July for the talented trio of Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows and prospect Shane Baz. And also flipping some of the players they acquired, trading Williams in a deal for Tommy Pham, Bauers for Yandy Diaz, and Souza for a package that included Anthony Banda, Colin Poche and Nick Solak. 要在美东竞争靠的就农场这些球员所组成的核心，再进行其他补强，若无农场 提供的选手 很难和其他大球团抗衡 从2014年开始重建，将Jeremy Hellickson交易换了Andrew Velazquez 和Justin Williams；Wil Myers打包换了Jake Bauers 和 Steven Souza；Ben Zobrist 和 Yunel Escobar 交易其中有 Daniel Robertson 持续进行类似的交易，像去年7月Chris Archer换来了 Tyler Glasnow、 Austin Meadows 和首轮的 Shane Baz. In almost every move, they strive to find added value. But the more important success comes from within. And they were quite proud to note that all of their record tying nine prospects in Baseball America’s top 100 list were homegrown. 在每一个交易寻找附加价值。 更重要的成功来自於内部改革， 非常满意在BA的TOP100 中占有9名 The international market has yielded Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez, Vidal Brujan, Moises Gomez and Franco, who is the early leader to be the game’s No. 1 prospect going into 2020, with more to come. And, since adopting more of a data-driven approach to the draft in 2015, they are getting a better return, starting with Brandon Lowe, who was a third-round pick and made the majors last season. Silverman, ever the pragmatist, says the challenge now is to maintain the flow – and to see it translate into success in the big leagues and, ultimately, another playoffs banner. “It’s fun to see the rankings, it’s fun to see the top-100 lists and the articles written about the system,’’ he said. “But until those players are helping us win games at the major-league level, it’s just words.’’ 国际球员有Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez, Vidal Brujan, Moises Gomez 和 Franco 从2015年采用更多以数据为导向的选秀後获得了好的回报， 首先是第三轮选入的Brandon Lowe去年升上了大联盟 务实的银男说现在的挑战就维持稳定的球员流动-和之後进入大联盟的成功转换， 最终 进入季後赛 看到这组织球员进入百大名单是很有趣，但在进入大联盟并赢得球赛前 就只是纸上谈兵 What has worked best? We asked some of the experts, and here are excerpts of what they said: Keith Law, ESPN: “They’re drafting smarter, better, they’re more opportunistic. They’re, I think, just doing a better job of weighing probability against risk. … I’d say the last two drafts have been very, very strong. And they’re also really starting to hit on the international front. Wander Franco is the most obvious fruits of that. But you’re going to see in the next two or three years, more of their international prospects bubbling up. ... They’re extremely deep at this point. … They’re trading well too. They are thought of so much as an analytics-focused organization. They scout the minors as well as any team I can think of. … Not only do they have good scouts, but their system for going out to see those players is itself different (in how their coverage plans allow more looks at players). … I’m very much of the mind that more information is always better, and I think the Rays are the best organization at doing that.’’ 询问了一下球评的说法， Keith Law, ESPN: 更好更聪明的选秀，更多的机会，做更好的评估， 2017年和2018年的选秀做的非常好，在国际球员也签的很好。 Wander Franco备受期待 。 在接下来的2-3年会看到让人印象深刻的更多的国际球员冒出， 做的交易也很好。球团着重在数据分析，有好的球探，光芒真的做的很好 J.J. Cooper, Baseball America: “Even when the Rays dipped, their pro scouting was still excellent, and their ability to produce a steady stream of pitchers has long been a model for other teams to emulate. But there was a lengthy stretch there where the team struggled to draft and develop hitters. … The Rays still do an excellent job in pro scouting, especially at finding and then developing players acquired as prospects, but their ability to draft and develop hitters has improved. And their scouting/development from the international market is now excellent, where it once was hit or miss.’’ J.J. Cooper, Baseball America: 当球队战绩排名下降，光芒的球探依旧出色，能稳定提供投手， 长期是其他队仿效的对象。延伸至球队的选秀和打者发展进步 即时曾经错过，但在国际市场签约现在非常突出 “They’re hitting on all cylinders. They went through several years of weak drafts after 2007, really blowing an unprecedented opportunity with all of their early-round choices (10 of the first 60) in 2011. Though their recent first-rounders don’t stand out as a group, they’ve had better draft success with less-heralded guys like Brent Honeywell in the supplemental second round (2014), Nate Lowe in the 13th round (2016), Brandon Lowe in the third round (2015). They’re doing great work internationally, starting with Wander Franco and also including guys like Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez and Vidal Brujan, among others. And they’ve made some nice trades, grabbing guys like Shane Baz, Lucius Fox (acquired with Matt Duffy for Matt Moore), Nick Solak and Colin Poche, just to name four guys." 经过几年的疲弱，终於战力回稳 历经在2007年之後很弱的选秀 2011年带来前所未有的机会 (前60名有10位) 近年首轮不突出，但首轮後却有更高的成功率像Brent Honeywell (2014年第二轮) Nate Lowe (2016年第13轮)，Brandon Lowe (2015年第3轮) 从Franco开始，在国际球员上做得很好 还有Jesus Sanchez, Ronaldo Hernandez 和 Vidal Brujan 及其他 做了一些不错的交易，换到了Shane Baz，Lucius Fox （Matt Duffy为Matt Moore交易），NickSolak和Colin Poche，仅列其中四位。 Comeback Kids Here are the the Rays farm system rankings by two experts, Baseball America and ESPN (Rankings in parentheses). 重返竞争 以下为BA和ESPN近年的农场组织评比 光芒的排名 2013: Baseball America (4); ESPN (3). 2014: Baseball America (20); ESPN (23). 2015: Baseball America (17); ESPN (23). 2016: Baseball America (13); ESPN (14). 2017: Baseball America (11); ESPN (19). 2018: Baseball America (5); ESPN (7). 2019: Baseball America (2); ESPN (2). 补上进入百大的名单 MLB http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=prospects 13 | Wander Franco, SS 28 | Brent Honeywell, RHP 29 | Brendan McKay, 1B/LHP 39 | Jesus Sanchez, OF 55 | Matthew Liberatore, LHP 84 | Ronaldo Hernandez, C BA 2019 top 100 https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/MLB/M.1548335183.A.C70.html https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2019-top-100-prospects-by-the-numbers/ 4 | Wander Franco, SS 23 | Brent Honeywell, RHP 47 | Brendan McKay, 1B/LHP 56 | Ronaldo Hernandez, C 58 | Matthew Liberatore, LHP 62 | Jesus Sanchez, OF 64 | Vidal Brujan, 2B 93 | Brandon Lowe, 2B 97 | Nate Lowe, 1B 2019 Keith law top 100 prospect https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/MLB/M.1548807691.A.45C.html 3. Wander Franco IF 14. Brendan McKay P/IF 19. Brent Honeywell P 36. Matthew Liberatore P 59. Vidal Brujan IF 77. Nate Pearson P 84. Ronaldo Hernandez C 94. Shane Baz P 100. Lucius Fox IF John Sickels https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/MLB/M.1550160592.A.824.html 4) Wander Franco, SS 20) Brendan McKay, LHP 22) Brent Honeywell, RHP 41) Jesus Sanchez, OF 68) Vidal Brujan, 2B 69) Ronaldo Hernandez, C 72) Matthew Liberatore, LHP 88) Brandon Lowe, 2B 97) Nathaniel Lowe, 1B --

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