http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/five-questions-colorado-rockies5/ Five questions: Colorado Rockies by Ben Pritchett April 01, 2011 How much does $237.5 million buy you in today’s economy? 兩億三千七百五十萬美金可以買什麼? : Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, that’s what. Both players saw their : stock as baseball players rise to meteoric levels. Tulo跟Cargo，就這樣。趁著自由球員市場火熱的時候，這兩個球員選擇與洛磯隊簽下 近乎包含整個生涯的合約。 : In 2010, Tulowitzki won his first Gold Glove award. Baseball Info Solutions : gave him its Fielding Bible Award. He didn’t captivate the world just with : his glove. He garnered much of his attention from his Ruthian September, in : which he hit 15 home runs and had 40 RBI. Only Babe Ruth himself had a better : singular month than Tulo. 2010 Tulo拿到個人第一個金手套，同時也拿到防守聖經獎。但是他不只有手套。 沒有人能夠忘記2010年9月的Tulowitzki，那個月他打了15支HR、40分打點。 歷史上有人單月成績比他好嗎? 有的，那個人叫做Babe Ruth。 : The beautiful thing about him is that he is just 26 years old, and he plays a : stellar shortstop. Health permitting, he should be considered the best : overall shortstop in baseball. If you look at his 10-year $157.75 million : contract, one should think that the Rockies got an incredible bargain on such : a magnificently gifted athlete. He always will face doubters who question his : ability to stay healthy, but he will never face doubters of his talents and : abilities. His signing gives the Rocks a name they can build their franchise : around. Denver isn’t a huge edifice of baseball, but the foresight and : fortitude to find the cash to lock down a superstar of Tulowitzki’s caliber : should be applauded, especially in a market dominated by the Northeast. 想想他才26歲，健康的話會是整個大聯盟最棒的SS。這樣看來10年1億五千多萬的合約對 洛磯來講真是賺到囉。不過，雖然不曾有人質疑他的天分與能力，Tulo卻常被很多人質疑 他無法長久健康出賽。簽下Tulo成為洛磯打造王朝的基石。雖然丹佛不是棒球重鎮，不過 能夠挖到金礦，把Tulo這種巨星綁住，還是值得鼓勵。 : Don’t fall asleep on Gonzalez. Just recently George Karl of the Denver : Nuggets, of all places, compared the “smoothness” of CarGo to that of the : great Roberto Clemente. Where Karl errs in that comparison is that Gonzalez : hit 34 home runs in 2010. Clemente’s career high for a single season was 29. : Another possible difference is in that oh-so-lovely stolen base department. : Gonzalez stole 26 bases in 2010; Clemente never swiped more than 12 in a : single season. The batting average compares nicely. Gonzalez hit .336 last : year, and Clemente was a career .317 hitter. 聽到Cargo的名字別睡著。最近丹佛金塊隊的總教練George Karl才把Cargo的流暢動作與 名人堂球星Roberto Clemente(生涯3000安，卻在飛往波多黎各賑災途中墜機身亡)比較 不過Karl可能沒搞清楚一點，Clemente生涯單季最多轟也只有29，Cargo去年打了34。 而且講到盜壘，Gonzalez更是略勝一籌。Cargo去年打擊率.336，Clemente生涯.317。 : I don’t think anyone believes that Gonzalez will conclude his career with a : comparable career average. The “smoothness” that Karl is referencing may be : most noticed in the defense of Gonzalez, the 2010 Gold Glove winning left : fielder. Clemente finished his career with 12 Gold Gloves mining the right : side of the outfield. He was arguably the greatest fielding right fielder of : all time. Gonzalez should hope that he will one day be that good. The Rockies : have invested $80 million over the next seven years on the hopes that : Gonzalez will be nearly as good as Clemente. 我不認為Gonzalez最後能有類似的生涯打擊率。這邊Karl所提到的"流暢動作"，應該是指 他的守備。Clemente生涯拿了12座金手套，被認為是史上防守最好的右外野手之一。 Gonzalez拿到2010金手套，洛磯希望最後他能表現得跟Clemente一樣好。 : I believe that as the life of these contracts becomes more and more : intertwined with the Rockies' ability to operate, they will have a negative : impact on Colorado’s ability to fill the gaps. Pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez' value : should continue to rise, and managing the payroll beyond the three stars will : prove very difficult in a city like Denver. I hope the Rockies have more of a : plan than putting all their cash in a super-talented, injury-prone shortstop : and a free-swinging yet equally gifted, youthful outfielder. 我相信當這兩張合約走到讓洛磯隊捉襟見肘時，他們會發現無法把球隊的洞給補起來。 畢竟，加上市場價值越來越高的UBall，小市場球隊實在很難在三大明星外再補強什麼。 洛磯隊選擇把錢灑在天賦洋溢的兩名選手身上，一個是容易受傷的游擊手， 另一個是自由揮擊的年輕外野手。我希望洛磯球團在補強上有更完善的規劃。 === 今天先翻一個好了...明早邊看比賽重播邊翻XD 洛磯加油 --

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