[情報] Chacin 拿下四月最佳新人
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05/02/2005 6:51 PM ET
Chacin takes AL rookie honors for April
Left-hander was 4-1 with 2.48 ERA in his first full month
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- Cross off another item on the anonymity checklist. Toronto's
Gustavo Chacin won his first award on Monday, when the southpaw was named
the American League Rookie of the Month for April.
Chacin went 4-1 in the season's first month, notching a 2.48 ERA in five
April starts. He struck out 18 batters and only walked four, earning instant
acclaim in Toronto's clubhouse. John Gibbons, the team's manager, expects him
to keep pitching well for the forseeable future.
"That guy can pitch. You guys know that -- you guys saw that," said Gibbons
after Chacin's last start. "He does what the good pitchers do. He throws all
his pitches for strikes. He moves it in and out and he changes speeds. And
he's confident right now. There's no question about that."
Even if he's not a big name yet, he didn't come from nowhere. Chacin led the
Minor Leagues with 18 wins last year, and he added one more in the postseason
and another as a September callup.
The Jays decided to keep him in the rotation during this year's Spring
Training, a move that pushed Miguel Batista into the bullpen.
So far, Chacin's made that move look like a no-brainer. He's thrown at least
five innings in each of his starts, and he's only allowed more than
three runs on one occasion. He's been Toronto's best pitcher -- with all due
respect to Roy Halladay.
Chacin ranks second among AL starters in wins and third in ERA (2.48). He
also leads all rookies in wins, innings pitched (32 2/3) and opponent's
batting average (.222). The last Toronto rookie to win four games in a month
was Juan Guzman in September of 1991.
So where did all this success come from? Is he surprised to perform this well
right out of the chute?
"It's not routine. You've got to work hard for this," said Chacin of his
early success. "It's a little bit surprising, but if you work hard every day,
this is going to happen to you. If you work hard and pay attention to
everything, it happens to you."
The Venezuela native is just the fourth Blue Jay to win the designation since
the award's inception in 2001. His chief competition for the award came from
three position players: Chicago's Tadahito Iguchi, Tampa Bay's Jonny Gomes
and Oakland's Nick Swisher.
Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun is particularly impressed with Chacin. After
catching the rookie's eight-inning shutout against Texas, he cautioned people
against underestimating him.
"I don't think it's a flash in the pan. I think he's very good, and I think
he's going to continue to get better, as long as he keeps working," said Zaun.
"And he's not the kind of kid who's going to take a whole lot for granted
and lose track of what he's doing or where he is.
"He goes about his business very professionally, and I think he has the
desire to get better and better."
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