名人堂召換:10位現役球員往古柏鎮之路(下) - 美國職棒

6.CC Sabathia, LHP, age 37
Career: 237-146, 3.70 ERA, 60.7 bWAR
2017: 14-5, 3.69 ERA, 2.8 bWAR
Historical comp: Mike Mussina

Sabathia's case could end up acting as a litmus test in regards to how voters
judge starters of an era where starters were asked to do less than ever
before. And his rebound season in 2017 may help sway voters who, before last
season, considered him on the short side of the Hall of Fame bubble.


Sabathia的案例正好可做為投票者如何評斷先發投手的一個測試,尤其是現在對於
先發投手的要求不像以前那麼多.而他谷底反彈的2017年球季,剛好可以幫助他,在最後
個球季之前,讓那些覺得他不足以入選名人堂的人,改變主意








7.Chris Sale, LHP, age 28
Career: 91-58, 2.98 ERA, 37.1 bWAR
2017: 17-8, 2.90 ERA, 6 bWAR
Historical comp: Juan Pizarro

There really isn't a great historical comparison for Sale. He throws like
Randy Johnson, but enjoyed much more early-career success. He ranks like
Johan Santana in similarity score, but hasn't won a Cy Young or an ERA title.
Four of the next nine most statistically similar pitchers are active, and two
that aren't were right-handed.

At age 28, Sale still lacks the prestige of a Cy Young Award or an ERA crown.
But he does have two strikeout titles and the best career strikeout-to-walk
ratio ever among qualified starters. A little more hardware, and his resume
may start to stack up among some all-time greats.



沒有什麼好的例子能跟Sale做比較的.他跟Randy Johnson很像,但是他早早成名.他的成績
跟Johan Santana很像,但是從沒贏過賽揚獎或是防禦率王.九個跟他數據相像的選手中,有
四個還是現役球員,然後又有兩個退休球星是右投

28歲的他,現在還缺少了賽揚獎或是防禦率王的殊榮,但也贏過兩次三振王,而且生涯的
三振四壞比是所有有資格的投手中最好的.再多些不錯的表現,他的履歷上就能夠開始與
那些歷史上偉大的球員相提並論



8.Giancarlo Stanton, OF, age 28
Career: .268/.360/.554, 267 homers, 35.1 bWAR
2017: .281/.376/.631, 59 homers, 7.6 bWAR
Historical comp: Juan Gonzalez

After his high-voltage 2017 campaign, Stanton now owns two league home run
titles, an MVP Award, four All-Star selections and two Silver Sluggers. He
still has a ways to go to reach Cooperstown, but consider his chances to
reach some of baseball's biggest power benchmarks.

Stanton is signed for the next 10 seasons. Over that time, he'll need to
average just 23.3 home runs per year to reach 500 and 33.3 per year to reach
600. And if you really want to dream … 43.3 per year to reach 700.



他在2017高質量的表現之後,Stanton現在擁有兩座全壘打王,一座MVP,四次入選明星賽以
及兩次銀棒獎.他離古柏鎮還有很長一段路要走,但是考量到他很有可能達到生涯全壘打
榜的前幾名.

Stanton的合約還有10年要走,這十年間,每季平均23.3支全壘打就能達到500轟,33.3支全
壘打,就能達到600轟,如果想得再多一點,一年43.3支全壘打就有700轟惹



9.Justin Verlander, RHP, age 34
Career: 188-114, 3.46 ERA, 56.6 bWAR
2017: 15-8, 3.36 ERA, 6.4 bWAR
Historical comp: Dwight Gooden

It's possible Verlander checked the final box on his Hall of Fame resume in
2017: A World Series championship. What else does he have to prove? Verlander
now owns a ring, a Cy Young Award, an MVP Award, a Rookie of the Year Award,
two wins titles, two no-hitters, an ERA crown, three innings-pitched and four
strikeout titles, and the reputation as the most dominant and durable power
pitcher of his generation.

Verlander's candidacy for Cooperstown looked murky as recently as two winters
ago, when he followed two subpar seasons with an injury-plagued year. But
after two redemptive seasons in the third act of his career, Verlander looks
as likely as ever to be eventually enshrined. The new hardware should help,
too.


在2017年,Verlandere在他的名人堂履歷表上的最後一項打勾:世界大賽冠軍.他還需要
證明什麼嗎?Verlander有冠軍戒,賽揚獎,年度MVP,新人王,勝投王兩座,兩次無安打比賽,
一座防禦率王,有三個球季投最多局數,四座三振王,讓他贏得了在他的世代,最具宰制力,
最耐投的速球派投手的名聲

兩年前,Verlander進入名人堂的機會看起來很混沌不明,尤其在他投了兩個非常普通的球
季後,甚至有一年飽受傷勢困擾,但是在這兩個球季後,Verlander看起來恢復到那種最後
會進入名人堂的表現.而他新的2017美聯冠軍戰MVP獎盃也大大地幫助了他.


10.Joey Votto, 1B, age 34
Career: .313/.428/.541, 257 homers, 54.8 bWAR
2017: .320/.454/.578, 36 homers, 7.5 bWAR
Historical comp: Jason Giambi

Votto commands the strike zone better than any hitter since Barry Bonds, and
this season, those on-base skills brought him within two measly points of his
second NL MVP Award. By the time Votto's name appears on the Hall of Fame
ballot, the voter pool will likely look past the question that's trailed
Votto throughout his career: Does he drive in enough runs?

Still, Votto will be a fascinating case when compared to others enshrined at
his position. Votto is the game's premier on-base machine in an era that
values getting on base above all else. His career .428 OBP is tied for eighth
all-time with legendary slugger Jimmie Foxx. But he's driven in only 830 runs
over 11 seasons. How will he compare to, say, Hall of Fame first baseman
Frank Thomas, who reached base at a similar clip but also hit 344 home runs
with 1,183 RBIs over his first 11 years in the league?

Votto對於好球帶的掌握是自從Barry Bonds之後最好的,這個球季,他的上壘技巧,讓他以
小小的兩分之差,與第二座MVP失之交臂.當Votto擁有名人堂票選資格的時候,大家很有可
會想著一個追著Votto一整個生涯的問題:他的打點數夠多嗎?

然而,跟其他同位置的優秀選手比,Votto的表現仍是非常吸引人的.在一個上壘率至上的時
代中,Votto是首屈一指的上壘機器.生涯.428的上壘率跟傳奇球星Jimmie Fox並列第八,但
他11個球季來,只打進了830分打點.這樣的他,要怎麼跟名人堂球星Frank Thomas比,
Frank Thomas的上壘能力跟Votto差不多,但是在他的前11個球季就擊出344支全壘打,以及
打下了1,183分打點.


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