Weaver looks sharp - 美國職棒

Jeff Weaver tossed a simulated shutout on Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium,
and said he's ready to return to the Mariners pitching staff.
The right-hander went through a four-inning, 68-pitch workout and was pleased
with the results.

紡織哥在星期二的模擬比賽中演出四局零失分表現，並對這個結果感到滿意。

"I threw all my pitches and felt strong throughout," he said. "I was
getting after it pretty good the last two innings."

Mariners pitching coach Rafael Chaves called the session "encouraging"
and manager Mike Hargrove said, "He threw the ball well and his stuff
was noticeably better."

不管是他自己或是教練們都對他的表現給予讚賞。
stuff was noticeably better？Let's hope so.

Willie Bloomquist and Jason Ellison handled the hitting duties. Bloomquist
said Weaver's pitches "were down and it was difficult to read the movement on
them. When the ball is up, you can read the movement, but his pitches were
down. I saw some good things."

愛將跟守備組艾利森是模擬比賽負責打擊的球員（怪不得紡織哥沒失分...）
不過據愛將表示，紡織哥的球路壓的夠低並且難以判斷 movement。

這真的是好消息。:)

Chaves said, "I think we were all encouraged, including [Weaver]."

But exactly when Weaver comes off the 15-day disabled list, and goes back
onto the 12-man pitching staff remains unclear. Weaver said he doesn't need a
rehab assignment and could refuse such an assignment because of his veteran
status.

但是紡織哥還不確定什麼時候會回到 25 人名單中（呼～好險 XD）
這小子倚老賣老，拒絕投復健賽 ..╮(﹋﹏﹌)╭..

But the Mariners might want him to go through a test in the Minor Leagues
before activating him, taking the "better safe than sorry" approach.

球隊可不買帳，應該還是會要他去小聯盟實戰測試。

"We probably will talk to him about going out on a rehab start," Hargrove
said.

And what if Weaver rejects it?

"We'd have to figure something out," Hargrove said.

Weaver, who had an 0-6 record and 14.32 ERA in six starts before being placed
on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis, last pitched on
May 10 -- a 7-3 loss to the Tigers in Detroit.

"He hasn't pitched competitively in three weeks," Hargrove said.

If Weaver decides he's better off skipping a rehab assignment and rejoining
the Mariners immediately, he conceivably could return as the long reliever
until he proves that he's ready to take someone's spot in the rotation.

紡織哥很想直接跳過復健賽回到球隊，
不過他也算有自知之明，不敢直接要求回到先發輪值，先從長中繼開始試用看看。

（說真的他還是先發對球隊幫助比較大，生涯先發對手OPS .773，後援對手OPS.889，
但前提是他要回到接近去年季後賽的水準，這算幻想嗎？XDrz）

Stay tuned.

大家靜觀其變吧。

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