Inside Dish: Should Red Sox extend Varitek? - 美國職棒

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Inside Dish: Should Red Sox extend Varitek?

By Sean Deveney - SportingNews


Assuming there's no trade for a certain big-name pitcher, the primary issues
still lingering for the Red Sox are contract extensions for two key guys --
manager Terry Francona and C Jason Varitek. Francona's extension is a sure
thing, but Varitek's situation is a little dicey. He will make $10 million
this season, the final year on his contract, but he will turn 36 in April and
has tailed off at the plate. The Red Sox don't have a top prospect lined up
to succeed Varitek, but that's not for a lack of trying. G.M. Theo Epstein
foresaw the need to replace Varitek and, in fact, drafted 10 catchers in 2005
(Boston drafted four total in '04 and '06). The best hope might be Mark
Wagner, who is solid on defense and hit .318 with 14 home runs last year.
Problem is, that was in Class A, where Wagner was still playing at age 23.
...
在沒有對某一位具有大名聲的投手進行交易之時，襪子們的主要議題在於延長
粉科南(....)以及隊長這兩位關鍵人物(粉科南算嘛-_-)的合約。粉科南的合
約是可確定的，但隊長的卻是充滿不確定性。今年是隊長合約的最後一年，他
可以得到10m，但是他在四月份就滿36歲了，而且他出現在打擊席上的次數也
逐漸的減少。襪子們並沒有能頂替隊長位置的頂級新秀，但這並不代表帥哥經理
沒有嘗試去找人頂替隊長。事實上，在05年時候總共選了10個捕手進來(04和06
共選了四個)。現階段最有希望頂替的人是Mark Wagner，在防守和打擊上都有
節出表現，在去年有著.318打擊率和14隻全壘打表現。問題在於...那是在1A..
而且Wagner已經23歲.....

稍微翻譯了和襪子們相關的
這位Wagner有人可以介紹一下嘛？
The Braves also have a veteran leader with a contract issue: 3B Chipper
Jones. The team picked up its option on Jones for this year, and the option
for '09 becomes automatic if Jones reaches 450 plate appearances, which he
has done in 12 of his 13 seasons as a big league regular. It will be
interesting to see whether the Braves' new management approaches Jones (who
also will be 36 in April) with an extension offer beyond 2009. ...

Last month, when discussing his rotation beyond ace RHP Roy Oswalt, Astros
manager Cecil Cooper didn't mention RHP Brandon Backe. But Backe could be the
linchpin in the Astros' plans. He's their No. 3 starter and showed last year
he is fully recovered from elbow surgery. He went 7-3, including his minor
league rehab starts, and won his final three starts (with a 2.50 ERA) for the
Astros. Backe is eager to contribute. Last year, he told reporters that being
injured was like "stealing money -- you start to feel ... like you are just
there wasting space." ...

The Royals are eager to keep pressure off 3B Alex Gordon, whose disappointing
rookie year included 137 strikeouts and a .247 batting average. Manager Trey
Hillman already has Gordon slated for seventh in the batting order, which is
where he did his best work last year with a .280 average. He batted .239 in
all other spots. ...



The Brewers' signing of CF Mike Cameron made it official -- Ryan Braun is
moving from third base, where he committed 26 errors in 112 games last
season, to the outfield. Bill Hall, normally an infielder but stationed in
center field last year, will move to third, and Braun will take his balky
glove to left field. One scout says the move will be a big help: "Cameron is
going to do a great job in center. You have to worry abocenter and third makes them better overall defensively."
them better overall defensively."

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