02/22 今日消息, Putnam - 美國職棒

1. Bobby Dalbec擊出紅襪春訓首轟 (vs. Northeastern University David Stiehl)
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Cora：「當Dalbec回到dugout時，我跟他認錯：我以前以為你會成為投手，我錯了。」

「你看他打擊時很清楚自己要幹嘛。Dalbec進步很多，我們在live BP中也能看出來
。我之前看了別人的文章，大概是說三振偏多之類的。但他在某些情況下能以我們
喜歡的方式把球打進場中。」
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某位紅襪高層說「等大家看到Dalbec打大聯盟的球就知道了。」

也就是─大聯盟的球比較彈。去年有個實驗是把大聯盟用球和3A用球以相同高度釋放
，結果可以明顯發現大聯盟用球會彈起來，3A的彈性比較差。

Dalbec：「感覺真的有差，大聯盟的球打起來比較響亮，手感上也比較扎實。」
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Chavis：「這傢伙真的是怪力，他咬到球時我都知道會飛出牆外。」


2. 紅襪以6:0擊敗東北大學，投手群只被打兩支安打(Mike Shawaryn跟Darwinzon
Hernandez都是兩局無失分)
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正規主力球員的上場分配：

Christian Vazquez and Blake Swihart已經在對Northeastern Huskies的比賽中
上場；Rafael Devers and Sandy Leon對戰洋基；Mookie Betts等多數主力球員
週三對戰雙城。
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先發投手會比較晚才開始出賽─Eduardo Rodriguez下周五對雙城是第一個上場的
主力先發投手。





3. 接下來對戰洋基的先發球員： Devers DH, Leon C, Rusney/Gorkys/Brentz in OF,
Lin 2B, Ockimey 1B, Chatham SS.



4. Trey Ball在小聯盟春訓營進行野手訓練 (官方發出的媒體指南中依然列為OF/LHP)




5. 目前沒有安排Pedroia的上場場次─他昨天做了許多靈活度練習以及滾地球練習，接下
來會休息一天。
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Cora說大門檻是讓Pedroia實際上場打個幾局，看他的狀況如何。「重點不是打擊，
是他的體能狀況如何，能不能撐長局數。」



6. Ryan Brasier今天都待在水療池，尚未進行棒球練習。






7. Michael Chavis今天嘗試守二壘─第五局上場、第六局被盜壘時沒有cover壘包、第七
局傳球失誤、第九局完成4-6-3雙殺。

Cora說今天單純是給他嘗試機會，不給他壓力也不抱特別期待。
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本季會站一、二、三壘，補上內野深度。






8. Zach Putnam說他在大學(mid-2000s)玩MLB The Show時都會挑紅襪─因為他是紅襪迷
、喜歡Manny Ramirez和Josh Beckett，現在終於穿紅襪制服、有機會為紅襪效力了。
「老實說我在別隊打球時支持紅襪好像有點失禮。很高興夢中的球隊對我有興趣。」

「雖然球隊簽下強力牛棚會影響我上大聯盟的機會，但是我希望成為史上最強球隊的
一部份。紅襪簽下Kimbrel或Ottavino都沒關係，我希望他們簽下能讓球隊更強的人
，我自己也要努力成為其中一員。」

「很高興我現在感到健康，去年整年太辛苦了，是我第一次在夏天不能打球─現在能
在這裡真的是很幸福。」



9. 大聯盟將在春訓中嘗試使用20-second pitch clock，初期是主審提醒球員，春訓後半
段則會嘗試施行好壞球數的罰則。



10. 雙城簽下Marwin Gonzalez


11. 紅人隊以小聯盟合約簽下Jose Iglesias。據Ken Rosebthal說法兩邊原本就有在討論
簽約，但Iglesias想要看看其他球隊有沒有突然開缺



12. 紅襪、金鶯PR和BBWAA都在記者會上紀念Nick Cafardo。今天Cafardo的位置上擺了鮮
花，金鶯隊則是送來甜甜圈，標上"These gifts were sent on behalf of the
Baltimore Orioles. They send their most sincere condolences."。
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Cora記者會聲明全文：

"I just want to echo the sentiment of the organization, the players,
everybody in our family and the baseball world. We work in a profession that
it seems like most of the time, you don’t have your loved ones around. You
spend so much time with other people and these people, you start caring
about. Most of you guys start loving people. You guys have spent so much time
with Nick and we spend so much time with the players and all that.

It puts everything in perspective. I was sitting at home yesterday just
thinking about what just happened. It’s one of those that, you guys know my
story and all that. I started looking at life a lot different the last five
or six years. There was an article that Nick wrote about my dad around Father
’s Day. I pulled it out yesterday. He did a good job, as he always did. It’
s life, man. I know how we feel. I know we’re gonna miss him. He was a great
man. You start reading social media and what people wrote about Nick, how
people feel about him. Not only the people from Boston, but from all over the
states and people from the industry.

It was amazing— the respect, the love that people have for him. You start
thinking about life and it’s like, you know what, that’s the way it should
be, I guess. You make an impact in life and obviously Nick impacted all of
us. All of us. Very respected. Class. In my case, very fair. He was great. He
was great. To read everything that people on social media were putting, and
the love, it’s amazing. He was a great man. He’ll be missed. His family… I
feel so bad because that’s where you go. I was in my house, by myself and
the kids are at home. You never know. You never know. You start missing them.
For his wife, his daughter. (His son) Ben, I had the opportunity to work with
Ben at ESPN. What he brings, the energy and passion that he brings to the
job, I was like, wow, this is unreal.


I just addressed the players. It’s funny because he was actually the guy who
got on me with the off days. I didn’t know why. I remember Mookie Betts’
off day the sixth day (of last season) and he’s like, ‘why?’ and then
Hanley (Ramirez) in Oakland and he’s like, ‘why?’ Then yesterday, I
realized it was an off day for him and he showed up. I was like, that’s why
he got on me. He never took an off day. He didn’t understand that part. He
did, but he didn’t. And you start appreciating that.

I’ve gotta tell you guys, something about this and something about losing a
loved one, I hated life for a while. I was so upset at life. Something
changed six or seven years ago. Instead of looking at my loss, like ‘how
could this happen to me?’ it was the other way around. I had (my dad) for 12
years, 13 years. I started thinking of all the cool things my dad did for me,
and for Joey, my two sisters and my mom. I started thinking about Nick, and
that’s my message to you guys.

This is not the manager, this is Alex Cora… it’s me. It’s just me. Let’s
actually celebrate his life. Like I told the guys, just go out there and have
a great day. We hate off days anyways. Let’s have a blast on the field. He
loved the game. I think he was the only guy that in Game 3 (of the World
Series), he loved that game. I think Pete (Abraham) was the guy who was like,
he turned around and said, ‘this is awesome.’ I’m like, think about it.


That’s what I’ve got for you guys, man. That’s why I don’t get caught up
on the whole game. It’s just a game, bro. When you leave, that’s real. Life
is real. Everything you have to do as a parent, as a husband, as a son… that
’s real. This is just a game, man. We get caught up on the whole wins and
losses and rivalries and whatever. Life is real, man.

He’s gonna be missed, obviously. It’s not gonna be the same, we know that.
I was thinking about it on the way here and I was thinking about you guys
(the media), too. From our end, we’re here for you guys. I know there’s a
lot of guys in the organization… our medical staff did an outstanding job
yesterday. They were amazing. They’re in shock right now.

We’re gonna miss him, but like I said, let’s celebrate his life. You guys
keep doing the job you’re doing. You guys work in (a market that) they ask a
lot from you guys and you guys do an outstanding job doing it. Nick did it
the same way and like I said to the guys, ‘hey, let’s go get ‘em.’ Keep
going. We’re here for you guys. I know sometimes we don’t agree on
everything but like I said, it’s a three-hour game or four-hour game. After
that, we’re real human beings.

From my end, my condolences. He’s gonna be missed but let’s keep going,
okay? Thank you."





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