by Jon Weisman @ http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/ AL原文： http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_weisman/12/21/al.rotations/index.html (http://0rz.tw/263vt ) 給分標準： ‧ 0 points: below-average pitcher ‧ 1 point: mystery pitcher - wildly inconsistent pitcher or above-average recent track record but with dubious health ‧ 1 point: young, up-and-coming minor-league pitcher with above-average potential in 2008 ‧ 2 points: average to above-average pitcher ‧ 3 points: above-average pitcher ‧ 4 points: elite pitcher Note: The most weight was given to the 2007 season, but a three-year period was studied. Players were ranked in part by using such stats as ERA+, K/9, BB/9, H/9, HR/9, scouting reports and health history. Again, the ranking system isn't as much about precision then it is about providing an overview of the quality and depth of a team's starting rotation. (Thanks again to the online community that assisted with the research; a multitude of opinions can only help.) 印地安人隊被排在美聯第三（跟NL的評比一起看的話也是前四） Cleveland Indians (16 points) ‧ Elite (4): C.C. Sabathia ‧ Above-average (3): Fausto Carmona ‧ Average to above-average (4): Jake Westbrook, Paul Byrd ‧ Mystery (2): Cliff Lee, Jeremy Sowers ‧ Up-and-coming (3): Aaron Laffey, Adam Miller, Chuck Lofgren Comment: Cy Young-winner Sabathia leads a deep staff that is not without its question marks. Carmona, Lee, and Sowers don't have a long track record of success, and the rest of the rotation doesn't strike out many batters. The up-and-comers have a long way to go to prove themselves, making this group vulnerable to disappointment. C.C.跟 Carmona在2007年大概幫球隊多拿了 +8 wins above average，是整個投手陣容 中最重要的兩個人，Carmona 是比較讓人擔心的，畢竟那只是他第一個完整先發的大聯 盟球季，明年的成績預期應該是要向下修。Lee 、Sowers、Laffey、Miller四個人加起 來能補上至少 +2 wins above average嗎？（還是說有人在期待 Westbrook或Byrd爆氣 ？）好吧，至少我們以深度取勝。 順便連一下NL的部分： http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_weisman/12/20/nl.rotations/index.html (http://0rz.tw/903tt ) 就算不看排名，看了這兩篇文章對於各隊有哪些先發投手可用也可以有一個概略的認識。 -- Tribe Fan In Taiwan http://anakinlai.blogspot.com/ --

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