By Evan Brunell | July 15th, 2008 出处：http://mvn.com/mlb-redsox/ 随意翻翻 Today is the day of the All-Star Game, and the Red Sox are represented quite well. There is, however, one person undeserving to be there, and that’s our captain, Jason Varitek. His defense, pitch-calling and leadership may be All-Star caliber, but his offensive game is most certainly not. ‘Tek is hitting .218/.299/.354 on the season which isn’t eye-opening for a 36-year old catcher but becomes almost unbearable when that catcher makes $10 million and is having the worst season of his career.Can Varitek turn it around? Maybe. He had a .809 OPS in April and followed that up with .913 in May. He’ s fallen apart since, with .380 (!?) in June and .476 so far in July. He’s barely passable (.709 OPS) at home but on the road he falls apart with a .606 OPS. Whether or not you’re a fan of OPS or not, the message is the same. He’ s fallen, big time. Is it a slump? Maybe. Is it the beginning of the end, a fate that befalls almost all catchers at this age? Probably. 在这风光明媚的明星赛日子里面，胖子军有许多人都准备在这日子出赛， 但有一个人似乎不太适合，干，没错，我就是在说Tek你。你那是啥鬼烂 数据，还要领10m的薪水。 So where do we go from now? Of course, there’s a whole second half to play. But Varitek’s going to end up as a free agent after the year, and we know a few concrete things: 当然还有一半球季，来看看几个重点 Varitek is unfailingly loyal to Scott Boras, Tek是该死的Boras客户 Scott Boras will get the best contract he can regardless of team, Boras这该死的家伙会想尽办法吸血 Varitek will enter his age-37 year, Tek要37岁了 Boras will undoubtedly be using Jorge Posada’s contract as a benchmark (how’ s that working out for them? Oh wait, a couple months into the contract and he ’s not even catching anymore), 干，隔壁那个签四年的捕手刚好可以被拿来说嘴 Varitek is not the 2003-2005 Varitek, not even the 2006-2007 Varitek and 今年是2008，别再去想他还是03-05的那个Tek There aren’t any bona fide candidates to take over through the minor leagues. 农场里面的鱼都还只是鱼苗而已 Before I launch into what we should do, let’s all face it. Let’s all look in the mirror and repeat those words until you get it. “Jeff Clement is not being traded to the Red Sox.” We want it to happen. It’s not going to. Go ahead. Repeat it as many times as you need then come back and finish this article. 咱们当然也想把Jeff Clement弄过来，但我们没有来自东方某版的 神秘力量，那咱们该怎麽做呢？ So. What to do about Varitek? To be sure, he’ll be taking a pay cut. But he’ ll (or more accurately, Scott Boras) want more years. And he’ll take the highest offer. And for all the money the Red Sox throw around, they have two very specific things going for them. One: they have brains. Two: they’re not afraid to let fan favorites go if it’s time. Anyone still wish we had Nomar? Pedro? Damon? Cult figures when they were in Boston, but not particularly missed. Is Jason Varitek going to be part of the group? You bet. I’m laying odds on this being Varitek’s final year in Boston. 胖子有两条路可以选： 一：他们还没脑死 二：就让他随风而逝八 干，想一下如果现在Nomar还有Pedro以及Damon还在队中情况会怎样 我和你赌Tek可能会和他们小指勾小指变成一个DL大队。 Varitek’s skidding offensive capabilities, his age and Scott Boras all make me very pessimistic on the chances that Varitek and the Sox are able to come to terms on a reasonable deal for his return. Do I want Varitek to stay? You bet. Do I think he will? That’s a completely different story entirely, especially with the majors being starved for catching as it is. With someone like Varitek’s name on the market, some team will give him more money than the Sox. The Mets would undoubtedly love Varitek. The Yankees can’t be counted out either, if they convince Posada to shift to first base. He could replace Pudge Rodriguez in Detroit, Gregg Zaun in Toronto, or the Astros could throw money at him. Tek的年纪，防守及攻击能力加上那该死的Boras都是他让人却步的原因。 太空人，梅子，老虎还有蓝鸟都可以出比咱们还多的价钱把Tek给挖过去 ，当然别把某队给忘了。 Here’s the thing: should we even make an attempt? I’m not talking about an attempt in the broad sense of the word. Of course, an attempt will be made publicly for PR reasons no matter what, but there’s a difference between an attempt and an offer, and the latter is what most organizations characterize as an attempt to the media when, in reality, they don’t want the player back for the price he will demand. With Brian Schneider, Ivan Rodriguez and others on the market, there may be no need for the Sox to make an attempt. 我们该不该尝试把Tek给签下来？或找一些其他的替代人选如Brian Schneider, Ivan Rodriguez等人看看 Schneider, 31, is hitting .254/.345/.307 as a starter for the New York Mets and is certainly not known for any power, but maintains a respectable .253/.325/.372 career line, numbers besting Tek’s current production. Which would you be more comfortable doing — signing Varitek for four years at $8 million per, or Schneider to one year at $3 million with a club option that vests if he attains 500 plate appearances? Chalk me down for the second. Don’ t like Schneider? Other low-cost alternatives would be Rod Barajas, Michael Barrett, Johnny Estrada, Jason Kendall, Jason LaRue, I-Rod. Or grab Bengie Molina away from the San Francisco Giants for two years. 这边有一批捕手很便宜 Rod Barajas, Michael Barrett, Johnny Estrada, Jason Kendall, Jason LaRue, I-Rod. Or grab Bengie Molina Why would we do this? To save money if we get similar production. Varitek’s defense can be matched by other catchers such as Schneider. His leadership can ’t exactly be matched, but I’m not insinuating that ‘Tek should get a Brian Schneider-type contract. Not at all, he certainly deserves a fair amount of money. But four years, $32 million would be pretty pricey, I think. That’s assuming Boras even thinks that Varitek should take a pay cut. To be sure, the Red Sox owe Varitek a lot, but at some point, you have to cut the cord. Tek的防守或攻击能力可以找到匹配的人，不过要找到有他领导能力的就难多了。 或许四年32m合约是一笔不错的约，可能可以让Tek还有Boras接受。别忘了，Tek 在胖子军里面很久了。 If we sign a catcher for one year, after 2009 we could go after free agent Victor Martinez, if he even hits the market. We could trade for Jeff Clement (okay, so maybe I still don’t get that we won’t get Clement). Maybe Sox prospects Dusty Brown, Mark Wagner or George Kottaras would be equipped to be the starter next year. Lots of maybes here, and there’s no answer right now. 没有来自东方某BBS站的神秘力量，你想签谁？或许咱家自己养的捕手某天 忽然就变成先发也不一定。 I don’t want Jason Varitek to leave after the year. Unfortunately, it may be the prudent thing to do. 我不想看到Tek离开，但这就是人生，科科。 -- 「写下这些日记的人，在重新踏上阿根廷的土地时，就已经死去。我，已经不再是我。」 ---Che Guevara--- --

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