一個打擊普通、選球有問題的游擊，竟然是2004年選秀第一個升上2A的 高中新秀，JimBo 可能認為這樣會長的比較快。 It's been quite the rough year for Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond. A third-round pick in 2004 out of Sarasota (Fla.) High, Desmond was fast-tracked to Double-A Harrisburg after spending most of the spring in big league camp. That jump came despite the 20-year-old's less than spectacular offensive numbers at low Class A Savannah or high Class A Potomac in 2005. Desmond struggled mightily in the cold weather at Harrisburg, hitting just .182/.214/.231 and struck out 35 times in 121 at-bats for the Senators and was sent back to Potomac where he hasn't been much better. While he's made some strides over the past month--including a 13-game hit streak--in 324 at-bats, Desmond was hitting at a .238/.311/.367 clip, and had a 74-24 strikeout-walk ratio. In his defense, a back injury that caused him to miss two weeks certainly didn't help, but wasn't the sole reason for his problems against more advanced pitching. "I had never experienced failure like that and it hit me pretty hard," Desmond told the Washington Times. "I still battled my butt off. "I wasn't surprised (at the reassignment), but I was a little disappointed. When you do that badly, you just want to prove to people I can do better than that. Age doesn't really matter to me . . . I can hold my own. It is just disappointing. When I was up there [with Harrisburg], I would come out every day and get beat and get beat. It takes a big toll on you. It is hard to stay positive when you take all those extra swings and then nothing." And though Desmond is known as being a plus defender with good actions, range and plus arm strength at short, he's committed 23 errors with the P-Nats this season (.934). At Harrisburg, Desmond's fielding percentage was .924; he committed 11 errors in 145 total chances. Add to that the fact the Nationals acquired 26-year-old Felipe Lopez in July and hit the international market hard by signing 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Esmailyn Gonzalez for $1.4 million and the pressure on Desmond to perform just keeps growing. "Right know I think Ian is on the right path," Potomac manager Edgar Caceres told the paper. "I think he just needs some more experience and he is going to be pretty good. His hitting is coming around. He made a couple of adjustments with his swing and he is showing a little bit of power at times. He needs a little bit more discipline at the plate and then he should be fine. "He has the (defensive) ability. He needs to concentrate more and make the routine plays, which he has been doing more. At times he could be better with anticipating ground balls. Right now, he is maybe one step to the left or right from being good--to be able to read balls and get his feet under him. That is what he needs and you get that from experience from playing every day." Desmond will get more of a chance to play every day after the regular season, though it won't be in the Arizona Fall League. The Nats opted to send Desmond to the Hawaii Winter League, using their two AFL infield spots on first baseman Larry Broadway and 25-year-old shortstop Seth Bynum--whose promotion to Harrisburg in May correlated directly with Desmond's reassignment. "If I can figure out my offense and be more consistent, who knows?" Desmond told the Times. "My defense feels great, better than ever. I am starting to see light with my offense. If I can keep working and working and have a great offseason, maybe I can come back next year with more consistency and there will be good things." --

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