※ 引述《enix45 (秘密~~)》之銘言： : http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/columnists/askba.html : What's going on with Dodgers lefthander Hong-Chih Kuo? I hear he's hitting : 97 mph and they're thinking of making him a closer rather than a starter to : save his arm. 躲人農場的左投小小郭吃錯藥了嗎！？我聽說他竟然催到 97 mph，而躲人高層也考量將 小小郭從先發轉型成終結者，以保護他的手臂。 : I heard that Hong-Chih Kuo has come back from two Tommy John surgeries and : has thrown 99 mph. If he stays healthy, when could he reach the majors? : Before Jack Zduriencik left the Dodgers to become the Brewers' scouting : director, one of his last significant moves was to sign Kuo for $1.25 : million. The first Taiwanese high schooler to sign with a U.S. team, he : struck out seven of the 10 batters he faced in his first pro start in 2000. 小小郭在歷經兩次湯米約翰手術後復出，而且還丟到 99 mph，如果他能夠保持健康 的話，他何時能在大聯盟登板呢？在 Jack Zduriencik 離開躲人隊跑到酒鬼隊當球 探長之前，他所做的最後一個重大決定，就是以一百二十五萬米金簽下小小郭。小小 郭是第一位到美國打職棒的台灣高中畢業球員，他在 2000 年的職棒生涯處女秀中， 面對十位打者並 K 掉了其中七人。 : But that stint ended with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery, : and he had the operation performed again in 2003. Entering 2005, he had : worked just 42 innings as a pro. 但是小小郭屠殺小聯盟打者的任務，卻因為手肘傷勢及湯米約翰手術而告中止，而他 在 2003 年又動了一次刀，總計在今年以前，小小郭職業生涯總共只投了42局而已。 : Kuo has spent most of this season in relief and has been dominating, as he : always has been when healthy. In 28 innings between high Class A Vero Beach : and Double-A Jacksonville, he has posted a 1.93 ERA and 48-11 strikeout-walk : ratio. Opponents have batted just .204 with two homers against him. 在本季復出之後，小小郭大部分的時間是待在牛棚擔任後援，而他也持續地欺負一A的 打者，就像他之前手臂健康時的情形一樣。在一A及二A的比賽中，他的自責分率低到 1.93，而三振/四壞比例，也是極漂亮的48-11。打擊者面對小小郭時，打擊率只有.204 以及兩隻全壘打。 : In Kuo's first Double-A outing, he threw one pitch at 99 mph and eight others : at 98. He fanned six in two innings, including four in one frame. Kuo, 22, : also has a promising breaking ball and changeup, and if they believe he could : hold up, the Dodgers could be tempted to try to make him a starter again. But : if they keep him in the bullpen and he maintains this success for another : month or so, he may earn a big league bullpen spot. Few lefties have an arm : like Kuo's, and specialist Kelly Wunsch is the only healthy southpaw on Los : Angeles' big league roster. 小小郭在二A初登板時，丟出一顆 99 mph 的速球，還有八顆也催到 98 mph。他在兩局 的球中，讓六個人變成人肉電風扇，其中還有一局製造四台電風扇的難得記錄。小小郭 現在也才 22 歲，擁有極具未來性的決勝球種以及變速球。假如躲人高層認為小小郭 的身體狀況能維持下去，他們應該會考慮讓小小郭重新回到先發行列。但一旦躲人農場 持續把小小郭擺在牛棚，而小小郭在往後一、兩個月的時間仍能繼續羞辱打者的話，那 麼小小郭很可能為馬上自己在大聯盟的牛棚掙得一席。因為很少左投手有像小小郭一般 豪腕，尤其是道奇，大聯盟球員名單內只有一位健康的左投-Kelly Wunsch。 --

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