The future of the Nationals rotation … - 棒球

※ 引述《DerekJeter02 (Captain Clutch)》之銘言：
: The future of the Nationals rotation this season as it pertains to Jordan
: Zimmermann and Chien-Ming Wang
王建民與Zimmermann未來在國民隊先發輪值的地位


: ATLANTA -- Despite plans to do otherwise, Nationals manager Davey Johnson
: clarified today that the Nationals will not be treating right-hander Jordan
: Zimmermann as a fifth starter in the second half and they will not stretch
: out his remaining 45 innings to get them to the September 1 roster expansion
: date.
出乎意料地，國民隊經理 Davey Johnson 今天出面說明國民隊將不會在下半季把
Zimmermann當作第五號先發，且不會把他剩下的45局延到9/1號導致擴編

: Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty had been setting up a schedule for the
: Nationals rotation to work around Zimmermann's 160-inning limit this season
國民投手教練Ssteve McCatty 已設定好輪值表來解決 Zimmermann 限定的160局.

: -- his first full one since 2009 Tommy John surgery. But Johnson rethought
: that plan and decided that Zimmermann, the team's best pitcher, would be
: better suited to stay on regular rest and pitch on his regular turn through
: the rotation. When he hits his limit, they'll shut him down for the season.
這是自從他2009年作過 Tommy John 手術來的第一個完整賽季。但 Johnson 重新
計畫這個決定，他認為一個最好的投手更需要在輪值時做規律的休息，當他達到他的
極限時，應該在賽季結束前趕快停下來。

: "He's throwing so good," Johnson said. "He's not a fifth starter and treating
: him like a fifth starter where we've got off days or missing a start, I
: wasn't sure that was the best way for him to finish out this year. I think
: him getting regular work, regular side throwing, regular games until he runs
: out of innings and then just let him rest (is best)."
Johnson說:他投得非常好。他雖不是第五號先發但我們對待他就像那第五個一樣，
這讓我們免受少一名先發之苦。我之前不確定讓他完成整個賽季是不是最好的方法，
但我現在覺得，他需要正常先發，正常練習，正常休息，然後限定的局數到了後就
讓他休息"

: That would give Zimmermann roughly six more starts (at an average of seven
: innings per start) and would leave him shutdown after an August 18 start
: against the Cincinnati Reds. At that point, the Nationals will likely be at
: no shortage for starting pitchers as they could still have both left-hander
: Ross Detwiler on the team and will most likely activate right-hander
: Chien-Ming Wang for his first major league action since 2009 by then.
這樣看來Zimmermann大約還有六場先發(平均每場要投七局左右)，並且在8/18先發完後
休息。到那時國民隊應該不會有先發投手不足的現象，到時會有左投Ross Detwiler及
即將活躍的右投王建民。

: Wang, who pitched six scoreless innings Thursday night for Double-A
: Harrisburg, has now thrown 18 rehab innings and allowed just two earned runs.
: He's continued to build up his arm strength and reached 75 pitches Thursday
: night. The goal is to get him to between 90 and 100 pitches consistently as
: well as to see expected velocity. Thursday night, Wang did well in that
: department, comfortably hitting 92 and touching 94 mph.
王建民星期四晚上在2A投了一場無失分比賽，至今的復健賽共投了18局只失2分，且他
的續航力已增強到75球了。 而目標則是希望到達90至100球且到達預期的球速，星期四
晚上，王建民在那裡可以很輕鬆地投到92英哩，最高來到94英哩。

: Wang is out of options so when his rehab assignment runs out, barring a
: setback, on July 27, the Nationals will have to find room for him immediately
: on the active major league roster. If he continues to pitch the way he has in
: the minors, that will not be an issue and could provide a surprising boost to
: a rotation that's been one of the team's strengths all season.
王建民身上沒有選擇權了，當他完成復健賽後，除非他再次受傷，否則7/27國民隊不得
不將他列入現行的輪值表中。如果他繼續有這Bravo的表現，那麼會大大的補強國民隊
的實力到整個賽季結束。

: "This guy's stick-to-itiveness is really admirable," said Nationals GM Mike
: Rizzo. "It's been such a tough road for him to hoe down in Viera for two
: years by himself. The guy was on such a big stage and been such a successful
: pitcher so I'm really happy for him."
國民隊Rizzo說:這小子堅忍不拔的精神真的很另人欽佩，要自己一個人二年在Viera苦
幹是一件多麼困難的事情，他在這麼大的舞台成為這麼成功的投手，我很替他高興。

: "I saw him a lot when he was good," Johnson said. "And I saw him when he was
: having trouble making his regular delivery and I saw him this spring throwing
: nice and easy. I read the report on him that he threw really good last time
: out. The main thing is I think he's going to get a couple more starts and
: then hopefully he'll feel consistent. He'll get up to about 90 pitches and
: then it's just like coming out of spring training.
Johnson說:我看到他時他好很多了。他的投球報告可以看出他真的投得已經很好了。
現在最主要的事，是再多投二場且不會覺得不舒服，然後球數到達90顆以上。我想
該是結束春訓的時候了。

: "If he does what he did the last time out, I'll find a spot for him."
"如果他跟之前一樣好，那一天就會到來的"

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