http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130606&content_id=49819524&notebook_id http://goo.gl/Kef8K BOSTON -- For a while, there was a position dilemma for Trey Ball, the 18-year-old from Indiana the Red Sox selected with the seventh overall pick in Thursday's First-Year Player Draft. It was a good kind of problem. Ball was a tremendous pitcher and a star left-handed hitter. However, Ball made his name as a left-handed pitcher in this, his senior year at New Castle (Ind.) Chrysler High School. And it seems apparent the mound is where his future will be. "Growing up, I always did two-way, so I was open-minded to anything," Ball said. "But coming [out] this year, this spring, my pitching came out strongest this year, and that's what took off this year for me." Trey Ball, 18岁，左投左打。投打都非常优秀，但在高中时选择当投手。 In picking as high as seventh for the first time since grabbing Trot Nixon in 1993, the Red Sox took Ball, considered the best southpaw pitcher in this year's Draft. "We viewed Trey as one of the most complete players available in this year's Draft," Red Sox director of amateur scouting Amiel Sawdaye said. "His size, athleticism, competitiveness, and makeup made him attractive to the Red Sox as we watched his outstanding performance as both a pitcher and an outfielder. We were thrilled that such a talented player was available to us, and believe that Trey will excel professionally as a left-handed pitcher." 红袜上次有第七顺位选秀已经是1993年，当时选了Trot Nixon，这次，袜袜决定要投资在这 个左投。”Ball 应该是今年选秀上最接近完成品的选手之一，不论型、运动能力、态度等 都很吸引人！”　”有这个左投大家都兴奋了！！！！” 球探主管Amiel Sawdaye如是说。 Ball was stunned and excited when the Red Sox called his name. "Coming in, I'd heard mostly between 8 and 14," Ball said. "Being picked seventh by Boston, it was great. I was speechless. It's kind of surprising. I had no idea where it was coming from. I guess it was a last-minute decision, but I'm not sure. It's a moment of greatness, and I'm very excited, very happy." 当宣布被袜袜选上时，Ball整个人都呆了!! “我以为我的顺位大概是8-14吧，第7顺位! 这简直…Oh My….Oh!!!!@#$%.....” The Red Sox will now start the process of trying to sign Ball, who has a commitment to the University of Texas. "Right now, it's still open," he said. "We haven't shut the door on anything. But it's the best fit for me and my family. Anything can happen, but I feel that Boston is right for me." 袜袜现在要做的就是努力签下来，目前Ball 跟University of Texas还有默契在。Ball 说 他没有预设立场，但袜袜应该是他的爱 ($$??)。 A baseball player in a basketball-crazed state, Ball takes pride in elevating his game to the point where a team like the Red Sox snagged him so early in the Draft. "The basketball, I played until my sophomore year when I decided to give it up and focus on baseball," said Ball. "My job was to dunk. I'm one of the kids from Indiana who can't shoot. My shooting skills are not very good." Despite the cold elements, which made his season shorter than many of the other top amateur talents, Ball was able to take his skills to a high level. Ball 在高二才从篮球转棒球，篮球的Ball基本上是个樱木花道。”灌篮就是了，投篮什麽 的我不太会….” Ball 如是说。但即便是中途转战，让他的球员生涯比其他人短很多，他 仍把技巧磨练到相当高的水准。 "The weather was actually awful this year," Ball said. "We had a lot of snow and rain and it was very cold. I remember pitching at night when it was 30 degrees and sleeting out. I mean, it's been pretty bad. Northern kids, they don't get out until later in the year. I think that gives us time to work on stuff that we need to work on and progress." Even if he didn't expect to be picked at No. 7, Ball at least knew he was on Boston's radar screen. "We had a lot of contact with them in the spring," said Ball. "They sent in multiple guys to come visit and have meetings with me. They sent in their [area scout]." 即便没预期到自己的顺位那麽高，但Ball早知道袜袜准备要狩猎他。 “他们从春天就一 直派人来接触我了，来看看我的肉体新不新鲜…..” Listed at 6-foot-5 and 174 pounds, Ball will turn 19 later this month. Ball is what scouts like to refer to as projectable. His fastball travels into the low-to-mid-90s. Ball's changeup is a plus pitch. The curveball is a work in progress, but has promise, according to scouts. 6尺5寸，174磅，这个月将满19岁。Ball是那种球探认为可以好好雕琢的珍宝。速球大概 low-to-mid-90s，变速球不错，曲球正在练，但是很有希望练成。 "Right now, I feel like my fastball is my go-to pitch," said Ball. "I need more development work with my changeup and my curveball. I've only been throwing a curveball for about a year and a half now. My father had restricted me on throwing a curveball to preserve my arm, so I didn't have to risk that injury. I see myself working on the curveball a lot, improving that." “现在速球是我的武器，变速球跟曲球都要再练练。但曲球我才练1年半而已…因为我有个 好爹地，他以前不准我投曲球，所以我的手臂应该很新鲜吧!!” Major League Baseball invited a select group of prospects to attend this year's Draft live in Secaucus, N.J. As much as Ball appreciated the invite, he decided to stay home with his family. Given the way the night transpired, Ball was thrilled with his decision to stay home. "Not all of my family could have made it," Ball said. "I just wanted to spend that moment with my family at that instant moment. They had been with me ever since growing up and they had been supporting with me ever since, so I wanted to share that moment with them." It was a packed house. "We had 30 here," Ball said. "All sets of my grandparents, my uncles, my aunts. My friends, my girlfriend and her family. I had everyone." Hopefully someone in Ball's family had a video camera rolling during the moment the Red Sox selected him. "We were all surprised. Once they read the name, everyone erupted and everyone was yelling and screaming," Ball said. "I hugged my mom first and that was a moment I'll never forget." MLB曾邀请他到选秀会现场，但他选择在家当宅男。”我的家人是如此的支持着我，我要跟 家人分享这个光荣时刻!!” “我邀了30多人，完全塞爆我家，我朋友家人什麽的当然很重要啦，但最重要的是我马子也 来了!! 耶” (小弟弟要专心打球喔!!) “当宣布的时候我家简直炸开了!! 但我是个孝顺的小孩，我先跟妈妈来个爱的抱抱 ><” The Red Sox hope to be as successful with Ball as they were after taking a high school lefty named Jon Lester back in 2002. Fittingly, Lester was on the mound for the Sox on Thursday, taking a no-decision on a game his team won on a walk-off homer by David Ortiz. "Hopefully he's excited," Lester said of Ball. "I remember the day well. A lot of emotions obviously, for yourself and for your family. It's every kid's dream to not only get drafted, but hopefully get to the big leagues. Hopefully he's feeling a lot of excitement. Maybe we can get him signed and get him moving." 袜袜希望他是下一个Lester，两人都是高中生就被选，也都是左投。 The pitcher Ball models himself after is strike-thrower extraordinaire Cliff Lee. Ball clubbed 10 home runs in his senior year of high school. As a pitcher, he was 6-0 with a 0.76 ERA. Ball 一直拿Cliff Lee 当目标，高中的时候，他打了10发HRs，还投出6-0, 0.76 ERA 的成 绩!! Boston's other selection on Day 1 was Teddy Stankiewicz, a right-hander out of Seminole State Junior College in Oklahoma. He was taken out of high school by the Mets last year. A power pitcher, Stankiewicz is working to improve his secondary stuff. Day 2 of the Draft continues with Rounds 3-10, streamed live on MLB.com on Friday, beginning with a preview show at 12:30 p.m. ET. And Rounds 11-40 will be streamed live on MLB.com on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m. MLB.com's coverage includes Draft Central, the Top 100 Draft Prospects list and Draft Tracker, a live interactive application that includes a searchable database of Draft-eligible players. You can also keep up to date by following @MLBDraft on Twitter. And get into the Draft conversation by tagging your tweets with #mlbdraft. In the pipeline Ball and Stankiewicz give the Red Sox a couple of big power arms in the lower Minors, joining lefty Henry Owens as pitchers who could play big roles in the Majors at some point. Boston also has a few pitchers in the upper Minors to be excited about, including Rubby De La Rosa, Allen Webster, Matt Barnes and Anthony Ranuado. -- 我从来不曾抗拒你的魅力 虽然你从来不曾对我着迷 --

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