Is Ubaldo Jimenez a bona fide ace? UBall是货真价实的ACE吗? : Armed with one of the most electrifying fastballs, Jimenez cemented himself : early in the 2010 season as a pitcher to watch. I know that when I saw he was : pitching on television, I made sure my DVR was recording. 拥有可怕的火球，Jimenez是10球季初最亮眼的投手之一。当我看到他在电视上投球， 马上就把我的录影机打开。 : Jimenez throws nearly 100 mph with incredible movement, and that’s just his : four-seamer. His two-seamer has equally devastating movement with slightly : less speed. According to Fangraphs pitch value index, his fastball registered : as the second best in the majors last year with a rating of 30.0. To give you : a frame of reference, only 11 other pitchers in the game had a rating higher : than 20.0. UBall有将近100mph、尾劲刁钻的速球，这还只是他的四缝线。他的二缝线同样很会跑， 只是速度慢了点。根据Fangraphs的数据，他的速球在整个大联盟中排名第二，拿到30分。 30分有多棒呢?其他投手高於20分的球路只有11种。 : His start to the 2010 season was by far the most talked about, especially in : the fantasy baseball communities. Every “expert” was staking his claim of : finding him first. I will argue that his lackluster control could be blamed : on how nasty his stuff is. 现在讲到Uball，很少不提他那惊人的10年开季，特别是在FB社群。每个"专家"要证明自己 的观点，都先拿Jimenez出来举例。不过我觉得，他在控球上的问题，会对他那优异的球路 造成一些影响。 : He is a 200-plus strikeout pitcher who should pitch another 215-plus innings. : His delivery seems effortless while cranking it up in the high 90s. He’s 27 : years old and uses his power to get groundball rates in the low 50s. People : must remember that he is accomplishing all these feats, humidor or not, in a : top three hitter’s park. He is an ace in every sense of the word, and once : he gains more control of his filthiness he could be a 20-game winning Cy : Young Award winner very soon. 他本季应该能投出另一个215+局的球季，并且飙出200次以上的三振。尽管飙出high-90s 的火球，他的出手还是非常轻松。他只有27岁，能够用球威把滚球率控制在50几趴。 人们应该牢记，他是在一个极端偏向打者的球场(不管有没有保湿器)，达成这些数据。 不管你怎麽定义ACE，他就是ACE。而且只要他能够改善控球，UBall绝对是能够20胜的 赛扬级投手。 How will the West be won? 国西激战谁会脱颖而出? : The Rockies have all the pieces in place to be successful in 2011. They have : three good starters. They play good defense. Their lineup has power, speed : and role players, and 2010’s playoff run should give them the confidence to : know that the postseason is within reach. 今年的洛矶准备好了。他们有三个好投手，好的防守阵容。打线部分，有炮有腿有替补。 去年与季後赛擦身而过，今年的洛矶队应该要更有信心。 : Obviously health will play a major factor, probably more so for the Rockies : than other teams in the National League West. Tulowitzki, Ian Stewart and : Street must stay healthy for the Rocks to compete against the 2010 World : Series Champion San Francisco Giants or the wildly talented Los Angeles : Dodgers. I don’t foresee the Padres performing as valiantly as they did in : 2010. The Padres will not be able to sneak up on anyone, and the Arizona : Diamondbacks are still a few players off from becoming a real contender. 当然健康很重要，对落矶来讲可能更重要。Tulo、Stewart跟Street，都是球队的基石， 他们必须保持健康，才能跟卫冕冠军旧金山巨人，以及才华洋溢的洛杉矶道奇队一较长短 我不认为教士队能打出去年的战绩，他们应该不能当搅局者。至於响尾蛇，他们还缺少一 些球星，让他们能够重返竞争者之林。 : How will the Rockies defeat the Giants? That’s going to be a task. The : Giants have lost nothing since last year and welcome Brandon Belt, a future : batting champion to their roster. The Rockies will have to have great : performances from the back end of the rotation with Jason Hammel and Esmil : Rogers and have one of their position players step hisr game up, whether that : ’s Dexter Fowler or Stewart or more likely Seth Smith. 洛矶怎样才能打败巨人呢? 这也许有点困难。他们的冠军阵容今年卷土重来，还多加了 Brandon Belt这个潜力新秀。洛矶必须在轮值的後段(Hammel、Rogers)有所表现，同时 也要有Tulo、Cargo以外的打者大爆发，像是Fowler、Stewart或者更有可能是Smith。 : I think the Rockies match up much better against the Dodgers in both hitting : and pitching. Colorado plays better defense and will not be intimidated down : the stretch if the action is forced under the lights of Tinseltown. 另一方面，我认为今年的洛矶在攻守方面都优於道奇。洛矶的防守比较好，也不会受到 好莱坞刺眼镁光灯的威吓下做出错误决策(这句有点酸...) : A fight for a wild card spot is more realistic than an outright win of the NL : West. The Giants have too much of everything to bet against at this point. I : could see a real battle with Atlanta or Philadelphia into late September. But : I think the Rockies can give up their dreams of making it much farther than : that. Maybe next year. 争夺外卡或许比抢下国西桂冠来的实际。巨人的阵容看起来还是非常吓人。我可以预期 费城人与勇士到了九月底还杀的难分难舍，不过我觉得洛矶应该可以让其中一队的外卡 梦碎。他们明年再来吧! --

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