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下一篇會翻小蛇

希望大家能夠一起多多幫忙

翻得不好的地方也可以指出來

General manager Jack Zduriencik did more tweaking to the Seattle roster this
winter than many thought possible.

GM Jack Zduriencik在今年冬天做了比大家想像更多的補強

The trouble is, that was the easy part. Now it’s up to the players, most of
whom were not part of the organization a year ago at this time, to turn
Zduriencik’s sleight-of-hand into substantial improvement in the American
League West.

但在Z大的神算後，關鍵還是那群選手們今年能不能在美聯西區打出身價，大部分人去年
都還不是這支球隊的一員

Even in winning 85 games last year, the Mariners were just a third-place
team, “and as we go into spring training, we’re still a third-place team,”
Zduriencik said on the eve of the opening of camp in Peoria, Ariz.

即使去年贏了85勝，但他們也只拿到分區第三而已，而Z大在受訪時，也說明今年的水兵
是以挑戰者的姿態開始這個球季的(這邊可以這樣翻嗎？我猜他是這個意思啦)

The top of the rotation is star-laden with left-hander Cliff Lee joining
right-hander Felix Hernandez in the most imposing 1-2 punch in the league. At
the same time, the 3-4-5 spots are unproven in the extreme.

在聯盟最威的前兩號小李飛刀和King打頭陣下，後面的3、4、5號，比起來就生澀多了

The offense has been tweaked by the additions of third baseman Chone Figgins,
left fielder Milton Bradley and first baseman Casey Kotchman, but those three
aren’t going to make up for the loss of the 31 homers first baseman Russell
Branyan hit last year. And it’s not as if the Mariners were a power factory
with Branyan—they tied for 11th in the league with just 160 bombs.

打擊方面補進了三壘手Chone Figgins、外野手Milton Bradley和一壘手Casey Kotchman
，但他們三個人加起來都無法補上Russell Branyan留下31發全壘打的空缺。更何況去年
他們在有Branyan的情況下，也才只有區區聯盟第11名的160轟而已

What has picked up more than anything is the defense. Figgins is well above
average with his glove, and shortstop Jack Wilson, whose contract was
extended through 2011, is ranked by some stats mavens as the best defender in
the game at his position. Kotchman, too, is a skilled defender, and Seattle’
s pitching should be all the better for the level of defense taking the field
behind it.

不過在加入了Figgins、和部分數據顯示是當該守位最佳手套的Jack Wilson續約到2011年
後、並換到了守備一樣被高度評價的Kotchman，在手套的部分，顯然水兵已經大幅的提升
了。因此顯然水兵投手們的表現可望又往上提升一個檔次了

The questions now are how strong the starting pitching behind Hernandez and
Lee will be and how strong the bullpen will be. Hernandez and Lee will be
expected to chew up a ton of innings, which should save wear and tear on the
bullpen. But if the 3-4-5 starters can’t go at least six innings, then the
Mariners might find themselves back in the overused bin.

現在的問題是他們的3、4、5號和牛棚能有多硬。小李飛刀和King可望能吃下大量的局數
，這對牛棚是個好消息，但如果後段先發們不能投至少6局的話，那水兵的牛棚就準備仆
街了

Manager Don Wakamatsu has two leadoff hitters in Ichiro and Figgins, but it’
s not at all clear who will make up the middle of the order. Seattle doesn’t
have a classic No. 3 man, or, for that matter, a classic cleanup hitter,
either. Second baseman Jose Lopez has the most power of the regulars and
might wind up hitting fourth with Bradley hitting third, but even Wakamatsu
doesn’t know that at this point.

總教練若松在第一棒有一朗和Figgins兩個選擇，但在中心打線上就有些問號了。水兵並
沒有標準的三四棒打者，二壘手Jose Lopez有先發球員裡最大的砲管(蜀中無大將，廖化
作先鋒)，所以可望擔任第四棒，而Bradley應該會打第三棒，但講是這樣講，總教練若松
自己也還不太確定

WHERE: Peoria, Ariz. The Mariners and Padres became the first teams to share
a spring facility back in 1993, and that’s become the model for all the
two-team sites in both Florida and Arizona. Peoria used to be in the middle
of nowhere. But now the Rangers, Royals, Reds, Indians, Dodgers, White Sox
and Brewers are only short drives away, thanks to the Loop 101 freeway that
connects them (more or less). And the city of Peoria and adjacent Glendale
have grown up around the facility.

Top Candidate To Surprise: DH Mike Sweeney. As last year, he comes to camp
with a minor league deal. But last year he was given a reasonable shot at
making the roster. This year he’s given no shot, but this is someone who is
valued for his tremendous clubhouse presence and who hit .381 in his final 25
games last year.

最有可能驚喜的球員：指定打擊Mike Sweeney

去年春訓他簽下小聯盟約來參加，球團也成功賭到了他去年不錯的表現，今年的他已經沒
位子可站了(This year he’s given no shot？)，在休息室扮演老大哥角色的他去年最
後25場比賽打出了.381的成績

Top Candidate To Disappoint: LHP Cliff Lee. He’s being hailed as a second
ace at the top of the rotation, and he might be just that. But anybody who
has foot surgery two weeks before the start of spring training is liable to
try to come back too hard too soon, and that’s when complications can occur.

最有可能失望的球員：小李飛刀(！！！)

小李飛刀被公認為輪值裡第二張的Ace，他也應該能有這樣的表現，但是對任何在春訓第
一次先發前兩個禮拜，足部(應該是腳掌)才剛開過刀的人來說這實在太勉強了，因此有術
後併發症的機率可能就提高了。

Authority Figures: Manager Don Wakamatsu, 85-77 in his first year at the
helm, helped turn around an organization that had headed south for five of
the previous six seasons. He’s got players buying into his system, which
neither of the previous two managers was able to do. Pitching Coach Rick
Adair has spent time rebuilding the psyches of some of his staff, and the
results included the best ERA in the AL last year.

第一年當總教練就打出85勝77敗的若松，幫助球團洗刷了過去六季有五季吊車尾的臭名。
他也讓球員能夠信服他的領導，這是過去兩任教頭都沒辦法做到的。投教Coach Rick
Adair花了很多時間在重建投手們的心理素質，這結果也反映在去年美聯最低的防禦率上。

NOTES, QUOTES

—lhp Cliff Lee had surgery to remove a floating bone spur from his left
foot. The Mariners are saying the surgery was minor and that there shouldn’t
be any significant impact on Lee’s ability to work this spring.

小李飛刀動了一個移除左腳掌多餘碎骨的手術，球團表示這個手術很小，並且不會有任何
明顯的副作用會影響小李飛刀的春訓。

‧ 1B/DH Mike Sweeney became the 63rd member of the spring camp when he
signed a minor league contract. He’ll be a longshot to make the team, but he
said he likes it like that. “I’m a fighter,” he said.

Mike Sweeney在簽下小聯盟約後是今年第63位被邀請參加春訓的選手，他可能不會有太大
的機會，但他本人表示，我是個戰士，沒在怕的！

‧ RHP Jesus Colome was signed by the Mariners as a free agent to a minor
league contract with an invitation to spring training. The veteran has
pitched in the big leagues for parts of the last nine seasons, compiling a
19-26 record at 4.66 ERA. He’ll get a look at setup relief.

右投手Jesus Colome今年簽下小聯盟約並會參加春訓，過去九年他斷斷續續的投出了
19-26，防禦率4.66的成績，他今年有望可以試試8局投手的位置。

‧ RHP Yusmeiro Petit, who had been designated for assignment a week earlier
with the Mariners in a crunch for roster space because of the signing of LHP
Erik Bedard, cleared waivers and was signed to a minor league deal. The
Mariners had picked him up earlier this winter when he’d been designated for
assignment by Arizona.

右投手Yusmeiro Petit被DFA以空出位置給Erik Bedard，並在cleared waivers後簽下小
聯盟約，去年冬天在他被小蛇DFA後水兵就撿了他的wavier

‧ LHP Gaby Hernandez was claimed on waivers by the Boston Red Sox.
Hernandez, who had been acquired from the Marlins in a 2008 deal that sent
LHP Arthur Rhodes to Florida, had been designated for assignment when the
club signed 1B Ryan Garko. Hernandez was 10-9 with a 5.23 ERA in 26 starts
for Class AAA Tacoma, but he’d won his last five decisions.

2008年在把Arthur Rhodes送到馬大魚後拿到的左投手Gaby Hernandez被紅襪用wavier撿
走了，他之前因為球團想空位置出來給一壘手Ryan Garko而被DFA，Hernandez去年在
AAA26次先發中投出10勝9敗，防禦率5.23的成績，並在最後五次先發都拿到了勝投。

By The Numbers: 6—Positions at which 3B Chone Figgins has made at least 17
big-league starts—second, third, short, left, center and right.

三壘手Chone Figgins在六個位置都有打超過17場以上的經驗，分別是二壘、三壘、游擊
和外野的三個位置。

Quote To Note: “Ever since I carried Ken Griffey Jr. off the field (after
the final game of the 2009 season), I’ve wanted to come back as a Seattle
Mariner.”—1B/DH Mike Sweeney.

Mike Sweeney表示，自從我在小葛手上拿到位置後，我就一直想以水兵球員的身分再回來
(Ever since I carried Ken Griffey Jr. off the field？這句不太會翻)

ROSTER REPORT

If glowing reports in the media were worth anything, the Mariners would walk
right into the playoffs. General manager Jack Zduriencik has gotten rave
reviews for the way he has reconstructed the Seattle roster, particularly
with the trade for LHP Cliff Lee and the signing of free agent 3B Chone
Figgins.

如果媒體當紅的那些預測報導是真的話，那水兵今年應該就能進季後賽了，Z大在重建水
兵的手段上已經引起多方的熱烈討論，特別是在小李飛刀的交易案和簽下Chone Figgins
兩件事上

Arrivals: 3B Chone Figgins (signed as free agent from Angels), LHP Cliff
Lee trade with Phillies), LF Milton Bradley (trade with Cubs), 1B Casey
Kotchman (trade with Red Sox), RHP Brandon League (trade with Blue Jays), 1B
Ryan Garko (free agent from Giants), OF Eric Byrnes (free agent from
Diamondbacks), C Josh Bard(notes) (signed minor league contract), RHP Kanekoa
Texeira (selected in Rule 5 draft from) Yankees, RHP Yasmeiro Petit (claimed
on waivers from Diamondbacks).

Departures: INF Bill Hall (traded to Red Sox), LHP Gaby Hernandez (claimed
on waivers by Red Sox), C Kenji Johjima (opted out of the final two years of
his contract to return to Japan), RHP Brandon Morrow (traded to Blue Jays),
RHP Carlos Silva (traded to Cubs), RHP Chris Jakubauskas(notes) (claimed on
waivers by Pirates), RHP Miguel Batista (free agent, unsigned), OF Endy
Chavez (free agent, signed minor league deal with Rangers), 1B Russell
Branyan (free agent, unsigned), 3B Adrian Beltre (free agent, signed with Red
Sox), LHP Justin Thomas (claimed on waivers by Pirates), RHP Denny Stark
(free agent, unsigned).

Spring Focus: The Mariners have only one open spot in the lineup—they need
to settle on a starting catcher, choosing from among two young players, C Rob
Johnson and C Adam Moore, and one veteran non-roster player, C Josh Bard.
Most of the rest of the work this spring will be on getting a rotation
together in the 3-4-5 spots and setting up the various spots in the bullpen
beyond the closer, RHP David Aardsma, and the No. 1 setup man, RHP Mark Lowe.

春訓焦點
1.從年輕的Rob Johnson、Adam Moore和年紀較大的Josh Bard中挑一個人來當先發捕手
2.確定3、4、5號先發是OK的
3.確定牛棚中除了終結者David Aardsma和setup Mark Lowe外的其他位置

Projected Rotation:

1. RHP Felix Hernandez
2. LHP Cliff Lee
3. LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith
4. RHP Ian Snell
5. RHP Doug Fister

The top end of the Seattle rotation has some serious megawatt star power in
Hernandez, the runner up in the Cy Young award race last year, and Lee, the
Cy Young winner in the AL two seasons back. Rowland-Smith came into his own
the final six weeks or so of the season and is the No. 3 man, but Snell and
Fister must prove themselves or give way to other competitors.

輪值中有去年賽揚票選第二，現在渾身是勁的King和兩年前的賽揚小李飛刀在前面頂著，
Rowland-Smith 會當三號(came into his own the final six weeks or so of the
season是說在去年最後六個禮拜投出成績來並希望今年也是嗎？)，但是Snell和Fister必
須證明他們可以否則就得把位子讓給別人。

Perhaps the dark horse here is LHP Ryan Feierabend, who is coming back after
missing a year because of surgery, and LHP Luke French and LHP Jason Vargas
both will state their case. But special attention needs to be paid to LHP
Erik Bedard, who will have the opportunity to give the Mariners three top-end
starters once his left shoulder (labrum surgery) has healed in May or June
(or even July).

或許黑馬會是因傷缺席一整年的左投Ryan Feierabend，而另外兩個左投Luke French和
Jason Vargas也有機會，但最應該注意的人還是Erik Bedard，只要左肩在五月或是六月
復原後，或許會讓水兵擁有夢幻的三巨投。

Projected Bullpen:

RHP David Aardsma (closer)
RHP Mark Lowe
LHP Garrett Olson
RHP Brandon League
RHP Shawn Kelley
RHP Sean White
LHP Chris Seddon

Aardsma came into his own as the closer and Lowe as the setup man last year,
and League could make the right-handed side of the bullpen as long as the
workload doesn’t get too heavy.

Aardsma和Lowe去年已經證明他們可以扮演CL和Setup這兩個角色，而在工作量不大的情況
下League也可以提供牛棚必要的右投支援。

White and Kelley acquitted themselves well a year ago, but they’ll have to
be at least as good this time around if they don’t want to be pushed down
the bullpen food chain by the addition of League. The left side of the pen is
considerably less proven, and much time will be spent looking at lefty
candidates.

White和Kelley去年已經證明他們是有擋頭的，不過在League的到來後他們得證明自己至
紹有達到去年的標準，否則可能就會被擠下去。而在左投的部分可能就囧了，球團可能還
得從眾多人選中在觀望一陣子。

Former Nationals closer RHP Chad Cordero is in camp and, more important, is
healthy again, and he could dislodge someone easily. Rule 5 draftee RHP
Kanekoa Texeira (from the Yankees) will get a long look in the bullpen as
well.

前國民終結者Chad Cordero以健康的身體來參加春訓，對其他牛棚投手來說，遇到健康的
他來搶飯碗實在是沒什麼勝算，差別只在是哪個倒楣鬼要回家討拍拍而已。而用規則五選
秀從洋基選來的右投手Kanekoa Texeira在牛棚中或許也有機會。

Projected Lineup:

1. CF Ichiro Suzuki
2. 3B Chone Figgins
3. LF Milton Bradley
4. 2B Jose Lopez
5. DH Ken Griffey Jr.
6. 1B Casey Kotchman
7. CF Franklin Gutierrez
8. C Rob Johnson
9. SS Jack Wilson

While the lineup is still short of power, one change from last year is the
addition of much more high on-base potential in the persons of Figgins,
Bradley and Kotchman. So the Mariners’ hitters should come up with more men
on base this time around.

雖然打線一樣是沒什麼砲瓦，但在新加入了Figgins、Bradley和Kotchman後，上壘率可謂
有所提升，所以今年水兵打者上場之後看看四周壘包，終於不會在像去年一樣孤孤單單了

Look for Bradley to play left field against right-handed pitching but to DH
against lefties and for Griffey to play DH only against right-handed
pitching. Beyond that, everyone should get a chance to start almost every
day. The exception would be at catcher, where the playing-time winner among
Johnson, Moore and Bard will be worked out this spring.

Bradley會在右投上場時守左外野，然後小葛打DH，而左投上場時Bradley就會去打DH，除
此之外，其他人應該會天天上場，捕手可能是個例外，在今年春訓可能會決定出到底誰該
當先發

Projected Reserves:

C Adam Moore
1B/C Ryan Garko
OF Ryan Langerhans
INF/OF Jack Hannahan
OF Eric Byrnes

Manager Don Wakamatsu is making it a point to have as much versatility as he
can muster, which is why Hannahan, who can play both corner infield spots
plus the outfield, makes sense for the roster. And it’s why Garko is going
to do some catching for the first time in four years while in the spring camp
to provide that extra option. OF Michael Saunders and INF Chris Woodward both
were with the Mariners last year and together with new addition C Josh Bard
could make a case for earning a roster spot come April.

若松認為在板凳上擁有功能性球員是很重要的，在這個概念下，可以打外野三個位置和內
野兩個角落的Hannahan被網羅，以及四年來沒練過蹲捕的Garko春訓也要被叫去練習，外
野手Michael Saunders和內野手Chris Woodward去年都在水兵陣中，而捕手Josh Bard應
該也可以在開季名單中拿到一個位置。

Top Rookies: 2B Dustin Ackley, the second pick in the draft last year, is
at a new position after playing first base in college, but the Mariners see
him making a quick jump to the big leagues after he had .400-plus seasons at
North Carolina and a .315 average in the Arizona Fall League. RHP Josh
Fields, the Mariners’ No. 1 pick (20th overall) in 2008, has a chance to
make an impact in the bullpen after finishing with an AFL ERA of 1.64. C Adam
Moore (.294, nine homers at Class AAA Tacoma) is the likeliest rookie to
break camp with the big club, but he’ll have to beat out veteran C Josh Bard
to do it. Before the year is over, look for OF Greg Halman (25 homers at
Double-A West Tennessee), SS Carlos Triunfel (.250 in the AFL after being on
the minor league DL all year) and RHP Levale Speigner (2.93 ERA at Class AAA
Jacksonville) to get a look in a Seattle uniform.

因為去年觀念之戰輸掉而選到的Dustin Ackley，現在正在新練二壘這個守位，在大學時
他都是一壘手。而在North Carolina打出4成以上的打擊率、以及在AFL打出.315的成績後
，球團相信他很快就會上到大聯盟了。至於2008年在第一輪20順位選到的Josh Fields在
AFL投出1.64的防禦率後，今年應該可以在牛棚做出貢獻。

還有去年於AAA打出.294、9轟成績的捕手Adam Moore是最有可能在春訓後直接上大聯盟的
球員，只要他能打敗Josh Bard的話，另外可以注意的，就是去年於AA打出25轟的外野手
Greg Halman、在AA待了一整年傷兵名單卻又在AFL打出.250成績的游擊手Carlos
Triunfel、在AAA投出2.93防禦率的右投Levale Speigner，這三位球員今年也都有望上到
大聯盟。

Medical Watch:

‧ LHP Erik Bedard (left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum in August
2009) has hopes to be back by May, but the Mariners think it will be closer
to the All-Star break before they see him.
‧ RHP Chad Cordero (right elbow surgery in July 2008) has lost some weight
and gained some motivation after missing virtually the entire 2009 season.
‧ LHP Ryan Feierabend (Tommy John elbow surgery in March 2009) missed all of
last year.
‧ C Rob Johnson (right hip surgery in October 2009, left hip surgery in
November 2009, right wrist surgery in November 2009) might be asked by the
Mariners to go slow in the spring, but Johnson says he’s fine and that there
’s no need to coddle him.
‧ LHP Cliff Lee (left foot surgery in February 2010) had a floating bone
spur removed, but he’s not expected to be held back much this spring.
‧ DH Ken Griffey Jr. (arthroscopic left knee surgery in October 2009) could
be healthier in 2010 than he was in 2009.
‧ RHP Sean White (right shoulder tendinitis) had his 2009 season end in late
August due to the injury. He will be held back a little during the spring,
but the medical staff sees him as being

1.Erik Bedard希望能在5月前回來，但球團覺得在明星賽左右回來比較有可能
2.Chad Cordero減肥成功，而在去年幾乎缺陣一整年後，現在鬥志滿滿
3.左投Ryan Feierabend因為Tommy John手術去年缺席了一整年
4.球團希望傷後復出的Rob Johnson能夠慢慢來，但他自我感覺狀況很良好
5.剛動完小手術的小李飛刀春訓應該沒什麼差
6.小葛今年應該比去年健康
7.去年在8月底就因傷結束球季的Sean White，春訓可能會晚一點開始



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