Sox smart to avoid Johnson-Reyes megadeal http://t.co/3wanktzA Let’s be very clear: The Red Sox very easily could be the talk of baseball this morning. They knew the Marlins were entering everything-must-go mode. They knew it would take little more than money to acquire Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle. 这个早上红袜一定会被拿出来讨论─马林鱼在大清仓，只需要付钱和一些些小配菜就能 拿到Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson 和 Mark Buehrle。 They could have pulled off the exact same deal the Blue Jays reportedly swung last night that radically alters the landscape of the American League East. 根据报导指出，红袜正在追求一模一样的交易，而蓝鸟破门而入做出交易，让美东战力大 洗牌。 And it would have been a mistake. 这其中一定有甚麽误会。 The Red Sox proved they’re committed to the long haul when they shipped a quarter of a billion dollars’ worth of talent to the Dodgers. Making a deal like yesterday’s would have invalidated that trade and left the Sox chasing the quick fix that got them into this mess. 红袜在道奇交易案中展现出追求长远的目标─与马林鱼做出这个交易等於做了白工， 追求短期利意的後果就是搞乱自己。 That doesn’t make it a bad deal for the Jays, however. Toronto needs to win now, and with the AL East in flux, picked the perfect time to strike. The Jays could legitimately contend in 2013, and even though the deal undoubtedly will hurt the team thereafter, they’re willing to role the dice. 不过这个交易对蓝鸟来说并不是个很差的交易。蓝鸟需要赢球，在这个战局诡谲的美东 分区来个适时一击，在2013年重回竞争行列。虽然这比交易在未来会伤到自己，但是他 们愿意赌一把。 According to FoxSports.com, the Jays will get pretty much every good player on the Florida roster not named Giancarlo Stanton in a blockbuster deal that rivals Sox-Dodgers in its audacity. 蓝鸟拿到除了Stanton之外的马林鱼好球员─大胆度跟道奇红袜交易有得比。 The Jays began the offseason with massive holes in their starting rotation, uneasiness about continuing with homophobic-slur-sporting shortstop Yunel Escobar, and a gaping hole at second base. 蓝鸟在球季结束後有许多洞要补，例如SP、歧视同性恋的Yunel Escobar的游击手位置和 二垒的位置。 Now they have added former ERA champ Johnson, who’s entering that magical second season removed from Tommy John surgery, as well as steady veteran Buehrle, the second-winningest active left-hander in baseball, trailing only CC Sabathia (and maybe Andy Pettitte if he doesn’t retire). 他们得到了前防御率王Josh Johnson─动完TJ後有了一个奇蹟似的球季。还有Buehrle， 现役第二多胜投的左投(第一是Sabathia，另外Andy Pettitte要看他有没有退休) They’ve added four-time All-Star Reyes at shortstop and stolen base machine Emilio Bonifacio, who can play second and center. They even got catcher John Buck, a former All-Star who has rapidly declined. 再加上四度入选明星赛的Reyes当游击手、以及盗垒机器Emilio Bonifacio，可守二垒和 中外野。最後则是走下坡的前全明星捕手John Buck。 The impact on the Red Sox is immediate. When examining their respective core talent, the Sox and Jays already appeared relatively equal. If Dustin Pedroia [stats], David Ortiz [stats], Jon Lester [stats], Clay Buchholz and Will Middlebrooks surpassed Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, Brett Lawrie and Ricky Romero, it wasn’t by much. Now the Jays win that race handily. 这笔交易马上就会冲击到红袜。我们看看红袜核心阵容，我们有Dustin Pedroia、David Ortiz、Jon Lester、Clay Buchholz和Will Middlebrooks，这些人或许比Jose Bautista 、Edwin Encarnacion、Brett Lawrie和Ricky Romero还强，但也差距不大。现在蓝鸟赢 了。 In the short term, this hurts the Red Sox. They are without a doubt the worst team in the division as business begins today. 短期来说，红袜大伤。无庸置疑的，如果球季从明天开始，红袜会垫底。 But the short term isn’t the priority. No matter how much a move projects to improve them in 2013, the Red Sox will abstain if there’s any chance it hurts them in 2014 or beyond. 不过首要目标并不是短期的─无论他们在接下来要怎麽补强2013年的阵容，他们将避免 伤害到2014年与之後的球季。 That’s why they sat out yesterday’s blockbuster, and that’s why it was the right move. Buehrle has bad lifetime numbers against the Red Sox (6-8, 4.64) and terrible ones against the Yankees (1-8, 6.38), and he’s owed $48 million in the next three years. 这就是为什麽红袜缩手了，也是为什麽这是正确的抉择。 Buehrle生涯队上红袜很糟，6-8, 4.64，对洋基1-8, 6.38─接下来三年要吃$48M。 Reyes, meanwhile, is only in the second season of his six-year, $106 million megadeal, and the last four years of that contract have albatross written all over them. Reyes，六年合约($106M)才刚要进入第两年，而且剩下的四年薪资更重。 (补充，Reyes的薪资：$10M, $10M, $16M, $22M, $22M, $22M， $22M opt on '18 with $4 mil buyout.) (卖掉好像很合理？) So be patient, Red Sox fans. Your 2013 hill just got even steeper, but no matter what happens between now and Opening Day, just make peace with this: 袜迷们，有点耐心谢谢。2013年的山坡更陡─无论在开幕战前再怎麽补强，请大家接受一 件事： It’s not about 2013. -- "HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT FAILS TO WORK HARD." --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.114.207.153 感谢，弄错了... 06年所以会看到这种阵容吗xd Youkilis LF .288 Cora SS .257 Loretta DH .299 Lowell 3B .288 Kapler CF .238 Mirabelli C .188 Hinske RF .258 Pedroia 2B .138 Pena 1B .200 ※ 编辑: tanaka0826 来自: 140.114.207.153 (11/14 23:16)