Red Sox 'all in' on Pablo Sandoval - 美國職棒

Red Sox readying offer for Sandoval

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Having already met with and made an offer to Jon Lester, the Red Sox
Wednesday are readying an offer for another high-profile free agent who
visited with them Tuesday: Pablo Sandoval.

紅襪丟offer給Lester後，將在禮拜三丟另一個offer給來訪的Pablo Sandoval。

According to a major league source, the Red Sox are set to formulate a
contract offer for Sandoval, who remains their highest priority among free
agents.

大聯盟只出紅襪已經準備好一張合約給這位他們相當感興趣的球員。

Sandoval spent most of Tuesday with the Red Sox, touring the ballpark and
exploring the city. It was believed to be his first visit to Boston.

Sandoval週二幾乎都待在Boston，這似乎是他第一次來訪。

According to some who've spoken to the Red Sox in recent days, the club
believes Sandoval's interest in them is genuine and not merely a tactic to
gain leverage with his former team, the San Francisco Giants.

據跟紅襪球團人士聊過的消息來源指出Sandoval對紅襪的興趣並非幫自己抬價，逼巨人
加碼。

Sandoval's agent, Gustavo Vazquez, who accompanied Sandoval in his visit to
Boston (along with the player's brother, Michael), has said he believes his
28-year-old client is deserving of a six-year contract.

Sandoval的經紀人Gustavo Vazquez也一起來訪，Vazquez表示他相信Sandoval值一張六
年約。

It may well be that if the Red Sox are serious about prying Sandoval away
from the Giants, that they may be forced into giving Sandoval a sixth year.

如果紅襪真的想從巨人手上搶走Sandoval，或許真的得丟一張六年約。

Sandoval is said to be looking for a better deal than the one the Giants gave
to outfielder Hunter Pence (five years, $90 million).

據傳Sandoval想要拿一張比Hunter Pence還高的合約。(巨人給內褲隊長5y $90M)

It's also possible that the Red Sox or Giants could offer a five-year deal
with a vesting option for a sixth season. A longer-term deal would be easier
for the Red Sox to swallow than the Giants, since the Sox would have the
option of transitioning Sandoval to the DH spot in the latter part of the
deal.

紅襪跟巨人也有可能給5y + vesting option。值得一提的是紅襪有較大的空間消化這張
長約，因為美聯有DH可以活用。

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其他消息：

1. 某隊executive質疑勇士哪來的錢買Lester，並認為Lester不會想去重建中球隊。


2. https://twitter.com/ScottLauber/status/534903385573830656

來源表示紅襪在Cole Hammels交易談判上佔有優勢，不過「不確定他們是否想賣年輕
新秀。」

紅襪將較大的注意力放在Lester上。


3. https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/534803838780579840
https://twitter.com/JeffPini/status/534844289763667969

Alex Hassan給紅襪的感謝信


4. http://t.co/PyA81r9yIT Baseball America

Rusney Casillo獲選Arizona Fall League第十名


5. https://twitter.com/SBNationMLB/status/534705201786413056

Derek Jeter時代：游擊手有多難找呢 (圖：各隊在1996-2014之間的游擊手)


6. http://t.co/y63QmhYwUY 談新秀上大聯盟後的低潮


7. http://t.co/fXqfnM9CWG Why not Hanley Ramirez?

http://0rz.tw/NYX89 數據比較 (Sandoval對左投表現不佳，為何沒多少買
Ramirez的消息？)

- 防守

- 年紀 (2015年開季時 Sandoval 28 vs. Ramirez 31)

- 耐操好動 (Sandoval 過去六季中有四季>140G，Ramirez除了25歲那年>150G之外
時常進出DL)

- Makeup 據說是相當大的因素，大肚熊貓人見人愛；Hanley Ramirez則有一些不好的
傳聞

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