Rangers actively looking to improve bullpen The First-Year Player Draft is over and the non-waiver Trade Deadline is the next marquee event for a team's front office. The Rangers' hope is to improve their relief corps. 選秀會結束了，接著重頭戲non-waiver交易大限即將來臨，遊騎兵隊希望補強他們的牛棚 。 "The focus of our team is to solidify the bullpen," Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine said before Saturday's game with the Twins. "We have tried a number of different combinations and now we feel some guys in the bullpen are gaining some momentum. But that has been our focus coming out of Spring Training, getting a seven-man unit gelling and returning to the form we had in 2010." Rangers relievers went into Saturday's game with a record of 7-14 with a 4.26 ERA -- the fifth-highest in the American League. 遊騎兵隊牛棚今年成績是7勝14敗，防禦率4.26，美聯第五糟糕的成績。(敗場數未免太多 了吧~~~) The two hurlers gaining momentum are right-hander Yoshinori Tateyama and left-hander Michael Kirkman. Kirkman has a 2.70 ERA in five games since being recalled from Triple-A Round Rock, while Tateyama has a 2.89 ERA. 最近兩個從小聯盟拉上來的投手:左投的Kirkman(季初超級大核爆就下去3A找球感了)和日 籍右投建山義紀。Kirkman最近5場防禦率成績為2.70。而建山義紀是2.89。 "I like what they have started to do," said Rangers manager Ron Washington. "Tateyama has come in aggressive and thrown the ball in the strike zone. He gives them a different look. Kirkman has got great velocity on his fastball and a swing-and-miss breaking ball. The key with Kirkman is consistently hitting the strike zone." 建山義紀投球具侵略性且能把球投進好球帶。而Kirkman球速有回來而且能讓對方打者揮空 的變化球。 Tateyama could give the Rangers another right-handed setup reliever to go with Mark Lowe in the late innings. Kirkman is being used in middle relief, while Arthur Rhodes and Darren Oliver are the Rangers' late-inning left-handed options. 建山義紀讓Mark Lowe能轉任SU，Kirkman則為第6~7局左右的中繼。Rhodes&Oliver兩位左 投則是遊騎兵隊第8~9局時左投的人選。(很抖的人選...) The biggest concern with Rhodes is that he is struggling to get right-handed hitters out. Left-handed hitters are batting .208 off him, while right-handers are hitting .371. Right now, Rhodes will be used as a situational left-hander and is likely to be used only against left-handed hitters. 最大的問題是Rhodes沒辦法解決右打者。左打被打擊率只有2成08，右打則高達3成71。 或是一人左是更適合他的位置。 The Rangers could be searching for both left-handed and right-handed relief as the non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches -- July 31 at 3 p.m. CT -- and they are in conversations with multiple teams. 遊騎兵隊已經和很多球隊聊天過。 "What you find is it's very challenging to make a trade in June," Levine said. "Teams are still hopeful of contending in 2011 and it is very difficult for a team to trade a winning piece and send a message of concession in July. At this point, you'll see more conversations and movement in July when teams have a better feel for the landscape." 註:資料來源同上篇 心得:希望Hunter快回來~~ 到時我們的牛棚是(括號為現在的定位) 長中繼:Hunter(Bush/Kirkman) RHP:建山/Lowe(建山) 一人左:Rhodes or Kirkman(無) SU:Coffey???/Oliver(Lowe/Oliver/Rhodes) CL:Feliz(Feliz) Oliver&Rhodes壓制力退步是我們今年最痛處~~(Feliz快去找回控球吧) -- 2010 Texas Rangers Postseason Franchise Roster (SP)Cliff Lee (C)Benjie Molina (1B)Mitch Moreland (2B)Ian Kinsler (SS)Elvis Andrus (3B)Michael Young (LF)David Murphy (CF)Josh Hamilton (RF)Nelson Cruz (DH)Vladimir Guerrero (SP)C.J. Wilson (SP)Colby Lewis (CL)Neftali Feliz (RP)Darren O'Day (RP)Darren Oliver (SP)Derek Holland (RP)Alexi Ogando (RP)Michael Kirkman (C)Matt Treanor (OF)Julio Borbon --

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