阿炸:前田必須表現更好才能先發 - 美國職棒

The best reliever for the Dodgers from this past postseason is a starting
pitcher by trade — no I am not talking about Clayton Kershaw here. Kenta Maeda
tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in LA’s NLDS loss. He added 7 strikeouts and
walked none… and will be back in the rotation in 2020, per Andrew Friedman.

躲人這個失望的季後賽 表現最好的牛棚是一名先發投手
不是書僮 而是超級業務員 前田

The President of Baseball Operations was asked about Kenta’s role for next
season and confirmed that he expects the right hander to take the ball in a
starting capacity.

躲人的阿炸表示他期望前田能夠扛起先發

"My full expectation is that he will be back and pitching every fifth day and
be a big part of what we do next year."

"我對他的期待是能夠固定投一休四"

There was something of a read between the lines pause before his assertion
that Maeda will return to the club for his fifth season, perhaps hinting at
the right hander being a trade chip, but that’s likely just this writer’s
mind running a little wild.

前田即將邁入在躲人的第五年 在字裡行間感覺到阿炸有想把前田當交易籌碼

Nevertheless, Maeda is expect to join Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw in
the rotation, along with some mix of Dustin May, Julio Urias, Tony Gonsolin,
and Ross Stripling among others. Of course Hyun-Jin Ryu — who’s agent is
Scott Boras — and Rich Hill will officially be free agents upon the
completion of the World Series.

儘管如此 前田還是希望能夠排進先發輪值
跟新人May 傷後不穩的Urias Gonsolin還有Stipling競爭
至於柳胖跟Hill都即將變成FA

Moreover, there is expectation that Los Angeles could make a run at free
agent-to-be Gerrit Cole from the Houston Astros.

躲人是Cole的潛在買家

Now, when asked how Maeda could finally stick in the rotation for the entire
season, Andrew Friedman was to the point in his response.

當記者問到前田是否能夠穩定先發
阿炸這樣回答

"Talking to Kenta this September — from our viewpoint, everything we do is a
meritocracy. There will definitely be the possibility for Kenta to earn a
starting role for longer, and potentially into October, and I think a lot of
that gets to just commanding the baseball a little bit better against left
handed hitters, and we had that conversation about what that could mean.

We’d love for him to continue to take his game to another level, which we
think he’s capable of… and take the ball for us every fifth day and pitch
for us in October."

"從制服組的角度 我們是菁英管理的團隊 我們不排除讓前田穩定先發 甚至到季後賽
但他必須在面對左打者時有更好的command
我們會樂於看到他提升自己到更好的level 一個讓我們放心把球交給他穩定先發甚至
季候賽的level

No doubt one of Maeda’s greater weaknesses since joining the Dodgers in 2016
has been his work against lefty batters. He holds a career batting average
split of .199 vs RHBs against .257 vs LHBs. More importantly, left handed
batters have slugged nearly .100 points higher against the 31 year old.

前田來大聯盟後 其中一個缺點相當明顯 -就是面對左打
生涯面對右打 被打擊率只有.199 而左打則暴增到.257
尤其是長打率 左打比右打多了將近.100

With so many starting arms on the club, chances are that Friedman could eat
his words early on Kenta the starter. As it stands, if the club doesn’t dive
into the free agent market, the argument could be made that Maeda is the sixth
or seventh best starter on the depth chart.

躲人有相當多能夠勝任先發的投手 不過如果沒有在FA有所斬獲
前田是有機會排到第六或第七順位的

More likely, with the emergence of rookie arms capable of starting, Maeda
could be suiting up for another club in 2020.

不過明年是真的有機會看到前田穿上不同的球衣



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我說那個前田啊 你這個業績不太行 要再好一點才能升你做主任啊

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blacklittle 2B 3B
這傢伙
在他的生涯中 有機會成為不錯的邊角內野手
但須克服脆弱的身體 避免成為DL常客
他仍有空間提升他平庸的打擊爆發力
但仍舊無法造成全壘打威脅

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