Prospect Insider Notebook - 美國職棒

Prospect Insider的電子報，轉貼附重點節錄。
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Spring Training Notes:
When camp opened the 2008 Seattle Mariners 25-man roster was not being
treated as much of a mystery. It was believed that there were few decisions
for skipper John McLaren to make. But McLaren has spoken highly of several
players that began the month as afterthoughts.

Yung Chi Chen has impressed not only McLaren but the entire coaching staff
from hitting coach Jeff Pentland to bench coach Jim Riggleman.

Chen's chances of making the team out of spring training are still minimal,
but he's certainly done all he can during the first two weeks to give himself
a shot.

雖然陳鏞基開季留在大聯盟的機會仍然極小，但他春訓的表現相當好。整個教練團都對
他印象深刻。
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Lowe and Away
Mark Lowe has been given the green light to let it fly this spring, and has
been throwing pen sessions without restriction, and while he's yet to have
made an appearance in a Cactus League game, the right-hander has been getting
his work in on the minor league fields and is scheduled to pitch in an "A"
game by this weekend.

Lowe健康上沒有什麼問題，預計週末會上場。
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Clement is Good
Watching Jeff Clement for three days has led me to one very quick conclusion
this spring: He's easily one of the best four hitters in the organization and
his bat belongs on the 25-man roster.

He's comfortable in the batter's box, has shown a consistent swing to go
with good pitch recognition and plate coverage, and makes the pitcher work.

I just don't see any way McLaren has the berries to send him to Triple-A
Tacoma.

Clement的棒子屬於大聯盟。
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Bold Prediction
In the "B" game on Wednesday, March 5, Horacio Ramirez will do something
that McLaren and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre can use as an excuse to get
him into an "A" game within the next week or so.

He could serve up six hits in two innings and walks four batters, but
Ramirez is being protected right now, and it's not by Bill Bavasi.


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Early Returns on Prospect Assignments:
We're still nearly four weeks away from having a good idea what the minor
league rosters are going to look like but there are some early signs.

It's fairly clear that the Tacoma Rainiers roster is likely to consist of
pitchers Ryan Feierabend, Robert Rohrbaugh, Doug Fister, Cesar Jimenez, Steve
Kahn, Mark Lowe, Jon Huber, Phillip Barzailla, Jose de la Cruz, Joe Woerman
and possibly Jake Woods, Roy Corcoran, Rich Dorman, Cha Seung Baek, Sean
White and even Horacio Ramirez.

The outfield is likely to consist of Jeremy Reed and/or Charleton Jimerson,
Wladimir Balentien, Bronson Sardinha, Prentice Redman and possible Mike Morse
and Bubba Crosby.

The infield is likely to have Bryan LaHair and Matt Tuiasosopo at the
corners, with Ronnie Prettyman in the mix as well, and Tug Hulett, Chen, Mike
Kinkade and Oswaldo Navarro rounding out the most likely candidates.

Tacoma開季的可能陣容。
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Elsewhere...
It appears shortstop Carlos Triunfel could head back to High Desert where he
finished 2007, with defense being a major focus for the 18-year-old
Dominican... Outfielder Michael Saunders is probably headed for Double-A West
Tennessee, but some of the other players have said that they would not be
shocked if Saunders started the season in Tacoma... Unless right-hander
Austin Bibens-Dirkx can satisfy the organization with his
still-being-messed-with mechanics and shows no signs that his arm is less
than 100 percent, there is a chance he could be sent back to the California
League, though a representative of the club's Player Development department
recently doubted that scenario.

"He's paid his dues down there, and unless he's hurt, he'll move on. He's a
worker."

Triunfel可能會回A+練防守。
Saunders可能會去2A，不過如果他到3A去也別太驚訝。
ABD的健康目前看來沒有問題，他可能會回A+。不過球團內部有人說除非受傷，不然
他會往上爬。
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Prospect Insider Handbook Update:
Though it's about two weeks behind the originally schedule publish date of
February 18 - you can blame the Erik Bedard trade for that - the Prospect
Handbook will be available within the next two weeks, in both digital
download E-book form as well as via spiral-bound paperback.

Pricing has not yet been determined, but here are some of the areas covered:
Top 25 prospect rankings with in-depth scouting reports and profile on
each... Draft reviews for 2007, previews for 2008, the International Signings
from this past summer, a projected glance at the 2011 Seattle Mariners
roster, features on top prospects Carlos Triunfel and Juan Ramirez, expert
input on all of the above, a full-color photo chapter of some of the top
talents in the farm system, and much, much more.

他在賣書，簡單介紹一下內容。

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