Closer Joe Nathan MINNESOTA TWINS Age: 33 2008 salary: $6 million Key stat: 160 saves over last four seasons. The skinny: He's been one of the most reliable closers in baseball over the last few seasons, but he'll likely be following Johan Santana out the foor. Either as a free agent following the 2008 season, or in a trade sometime before the July 31 deadline 壹報導：他過去幾年是大聯盟裡面最能夠依靠的後援投手之一，但他很可能 會追隨Santana的腳步離開這裡。有可能會08年球季結束後成為FA離開Minnesota 或者是在七月底交易截止日前被交易出去。 Francisco Rodriguez LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM Age: 26 2007 salary: $10 million Key stat: 132 saves over last three seasons. The skinny: Rodriguez lost his arbitration case and was "stuck" with a $10 million deal. If he has another great season, he's going to get paid off big time in the offseason, either by the Angels or someone else. Think something in the range of four years, $48 million. 壹報導：Rodriguez在仲裁官司中吃了敗仗並且"僅僅"拿到了10m的薪水。 如果他又能有一個不錯的球季，他在今年球季結束後可以拿到一張可觀 的合約，不論是Angels或者其他球隊。大概會是一張4年4800m左右的合約。 Brian Fuentes COLORADO ROCKIES Age: 32 2008 salary: $5.05 million Key stat: 81 saves over last three seasons. The skinny: A former 25th round draft pick, this side-winding left-hander became a threat as a closer in Denver. He lost his position due to some struggles in 2007, but could command some attention with a solid rebound in 2008, even if as a situational lefty. 壹報導：選秀第25輪才被挑到的傢伙，這位以前的一人左成為了Denver最具有 威脅性的投手。他在經歷過07年一些狀況之後失去些許他該有的水準，但一般認為 以他實力在08年會出現反彈，即便是他是一個有些許狀況的左撇子。 Brad Lidge PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Age: 31 2008 salary: $6.35 million Key stat: 66 games pitched in 2007 was his lowest total since 2002. The skinny: Once an All-Star, Lidge seemed to lose confidence after giving up a monstrous home run to Albert Pujols in the 2005 NLCS, a series his Astros won. The Phillies are banking on him regaining his form as they moved former closer Brett Myers to the rotation. 壹報導：過去的全明星，自從在05年的NLCS被Pujols打出了那隻石破天驚的全壘打 之後似乎失去了該有的信心，雖然最後Astros還是贏得這系列戰。Phillies認為他 能夠找回他過去的身手所以把他找了過來，並且把前任closer Myers移出了他們的 名單當中。 Kerry Wood CHICAGO CUBS Age: 30 2008 salary: $4.2 million with another potential $3.45 million in performance bonuses. Key stat: 0 career saves. The skinny: His body broke down under heavy wear and tear as a starter with the Cubs. But he showed some promise in limited action out of the bullpen last season, and the Cubs will give him a shot at the closer's position in 2008. If he shines, a big contract will be on the horizon. 壹報導：他的身體在擔任Cubs先發投手時候受到了巨大的損傷。但是他上一季在牛棚 中有限度的表現中給了教練團信心，因此Cubs在08年給了他closer這一個重責大任。 如果他能夠方光發熱，一份巨大的合約會慢慢從地平線中升起。 -- 「寫下這些日記的人，在重新踏上阿根廷的土地時，就已經死去。我，已經不再是我。」 ---Che Guevara--- --

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