※ 引述《rodriguez12 (低調~@@)》之銘言： : Nationals sign first-round pick Lucas Giolito : 網址：http://ppt.cc/P~F4 : It took a while, but the Nationals have signed their 2012 first-round pick, : prep right-hander Lucas Giolito. 雖然花了點時間，國民還是簽下了2012選秀第一輪選進來的Giolito。 : With just minutes remaining until the league-imposed signing deadline of 5 : p.m. this afternoon, the Nationals reached terms with Giolito, the : 17-year-old they selected with the No. 16 overall pick in the June draft. : The two sides agreed on a deal which gives Giolito a bonus of $2.925 million, : according to reports, an amount which exceeds the Nationals' bonus pool : limit. The Nats will have to pay a tax on the overage, but they didn't spend : the full $3.034 million that they could have offered without needing to : forfeit a future draft pick. 今天下午五點是聯盟訂定的簽約截止期限，就在截止前幾分鐘，國民與Giolito達成協議， 簽下了這名第16順位選進的17歲年輕人。雙方同意的選秀簽約金是2.925M，這個金額是 超過了國民隊可用額度的上限了(沒記錯是2.1M)。超過的部分國民隊要支付額外的稅金， 同時也因為他們使用的資金在3.034M的額度內，未來的選秀權是不受影響的。 : Nats officials had said previously that they wouldn't go over their bonus : pool limit to sign Giolito, but they love the righty's talent and felt he was : worth paying the tax. : With Giolito now on board, the Nats have signed their top 14 picks and 23 of : their top 24 selections in this year's draft. : Giolito went 9-1 with 78 strikeouts and a 1.00 ERA in 70.1 innings as a : senior at Harvard-Westlake School (Ca.) last season before being shut down : with a sprained ligament in his throwing elbow. 國民高層曾經表示他不會為了簽下Giolito讓簽約金總額超過上限，但看來他們實在太 喜歡這個右投手了，以致於他們願意支付一點點額外的稅金。 連Giolito也算進來的話，國民與前14輪選進來的新秀都順利簽約了，而前24輪球員中 有23名完成簽約。 Giolito在高三時最後出賽的賽季拿下9勝1敗，出賽70.1局，拿下78K，ERA 1.00， 但後來因為右肘韌帶受傷而提早關機。 : The injury ended his season and caused him to slip down the draft boards. : Once considered the potential No. 1 overall pick this year, Giolito fell to : the middle of the first round before the Nationals scooped him up. : There is certainly some injury risk with Giolito, and some have talked about : him possibly needing Tommy John surgery down the road to repair the ligament : injury, but GM Mike Rizzo said immediately after selecting Giolito that "the : reward outweighed the risk." The Nats feel they have a firm grasp on : Giolito's medical situation and believe he's healthy. : The 6-foot-6 righty has a fastball which sits in the mid-to-high 90s and can : reach 100 mph, a power curve, which the Nationals feel is as good as the : fastball, and a changeup. 這個傷勢讓他提早(從賽季)畢業，也讓原本有機會拿下選秀狀元的他，選秀排名直直落， 直到選秀進行到第一輪中段附近才被國民撿進來。當然在考量Giolito的傷勢下，選擇他 是要冒一些風險沒錯，甚至也有需要進行TJ手術的討論；不過國民總經理Rizzo在一選進 Giolito的時候就表示：「他的潛在價值大於我們要承擔的風險。」 看來國民隊似乎掌握了Giolito的傷勢狀況，而且相信他是健康的。 這位六呎六吋的右投可以投出平均95mile以上的速球，最快可以投到100mile；同時他 的曲球投得相當有威力，在國民隊的眼中甚至可媲美他的火球；其他球路還有變速球等。 : The night of the Giolito selection, Baseball America executive director Jim : Callis told MASN the Giolito pick had the potential to be a home run. : "The Nationals may have just done it again," Callis said. "(Giolito) has to : stay healthy, and they have to get him signed, but Washington got the : highest-upside arm in this draft at 16. That follows on the heels of getting : the best pitching prospect in draft history in Stephen Strasburg, the best : power prospect in draft history in Bryce Harper and the best bat in last : year's draft in Anthony Rendon. What an unbelievable four-year run of top : picks." 選進Giolito那晚，Baseball America的執行董事Jim Callis告訴MASN，他認為選中 Giolito這支籤有變成全壘打的潛力。 「國民隊再度做到了。只要Giolito保持健康，國民也順利簽下他的話，那回顧這幾年的 選秀，他們拿到了狀元小史，狀元Harper，去年又拿到最好的棒子Anthony Rendon... 等於是連四年都拿到頂級的新秀，難以置信!」 --

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