[外電] Rays have decisions to make heading

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Rays have decisions to make heading into 2015 ST. PETERSBURG -- Heading into the 2015 season, the Rays will need a healthy dose of temperance rather than overreacting to what happened in 2014, a year in which the team appeared so much better than it performed. But some tough decisions must be made if the Rays want to avoid a repeat of 2014. Unlike this season, when the Rays brought back the bulk of their 2013 roster, the club will need to carefully scrutinize each position. In some cases, contracts might need to be eaten. Principal owner Stuart Sternberg has already noted that the payroll will likely be headed down, but not necessarily slashed. 老闆沒錢了明年薪資勢必調降某些高薪者必需忍痛捨棄 "It's clearly going to be lower," Sternberg said. "This year was an enormous aberration. Look, having said that, if the greatest thing since sliced bread shows up and it costs us money, anything is possible. We never say no to anything, but the default is clearly going to be lower. "Our two highest payrolls have been the years we stepped it up, 2009 and 2014, and those are the only two years we haven't played significant September baseball." The 2009 Opening Day payroll was $63.3 million, up from $43.7 in 2008, and this year the Rays' opened the season at $76.8 million, up from $61.9. Paring the payroll will be a lot easier without having to worry about paying David Price, who was traded to the Tigers at the Trade Deadline. Price made $14 million in 2014 and could be considerably north of that via arbitration. Price被交易確實省下了不少薪資呢 One certainty is the Rays will have the following group of solid starters: Alex Cobb, Chris Archer, Drew Smyly, Jeremy Hellickson, Jake Odorizzi, Nathan Karns and Alex Colome. And Matt Moore should be healed and ready to return from Tommy John surgery by early June at the latest. 我們還是有這麼多有天份的輪值....先發投手高達8位只是Moore可能會缺席2個月 Though the group of starters has changed, it has not changed dramatically, and the group remains a tight-knit unit despite losing its leader, Price. "It can be difficult when things change and the environment changes around you and new guys come in," Cobb said. "Since I've been here, there's been guys coming and going, and for the most part the group has stayed strong together and developed that friendship and that winning attitude on and off the field where guys are rooting for each other. "We'll continue to grow closer as a group. This offseason we already have plans of working out together, maybe not the whole time, but parts of the year. Just the overall strength in that group will go a long way in us pulling for each other." The starting rotation looks strong, as does the bullpen, heading into next season. While Grant Balfour struggled as the team's closer before losing the job and Joel Peralta showed decline in the setup role, Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger stepped in to play significant roles at the end of the game. Other options paint a happy picture for next year's bullpen as well. 輪值和牛棚其實都兵強馬壯 "We haven't been really burnt by guys having tough years simultaneously out of the bullpen [in the past]," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "This year, maybe more so than 2009, we had such a hard time in the bullpen. Really being able to nail games down with some kind of formulaic later part of the game. Have to be mindful of that going forward. But some of these guys have really surfaced as premier relief pitchers in the American League." What happens with Ben Zobrist will be interesting to monitor. The Rays have a club option to pay him $7.5 million for 2015 or to buy him out for $500,000. Zobrist is hardly at the end of his rope, so not renewing him would be totally unexpected. What happens after that will be the interesting part. Given the fact that Sternberg has said they will reduce the payroll, the decision on how to proceed with Zobrist will be one of the meatier decisions made. 說到省薪資 Zobrist的價值最高他也是最有可能會被交易的 A lot of teams covet Zobrist. He's not your standard utility player, rather a starting position player who plays several positions well -- including shortstop, second base and the outfield. Trading him would not be difficult. and it's likely the return could be significant. 但是Zobrist不僅是個工具人他是球隊的靈魂交易他實在不可行 Much of how the Rays go forward could depend on how they feel about Nick Franklin as they head into the offseason. Franklin came to the Rays from the Mariners in the three-team deal that sent Price to Detroit. He's a switch-hitter with some pop in his bat, and he can play second and short. The Rays are on record as being more enamored with him as a second baseman and what he can do hitting against right-handed pitching. If Zobrist is traded, it's easy to see a Logan Forsythe-Franklin platoon at second. That move would save the team $6 million right away. 我們搞來了富蘭克林如果Zobrist被交易 2壘將由佛賽和富蘭克林platoon 這樣一來可以省下約6M呢!!!!! Then again, Zobrist is one of the team's best and most popular players. But do the Rays want to tie up almost $20 million of their payroll for Evan Longoria ($11 million in 2015) and Zobrist? It's likely the Rays will take a wait-and-see approach. They have other contracts they are married to for 2015 that don't look as good as they did heading in '14. Balfour heads that list. He entered the '14 season earmarked to be the team's closer and lost the job through his performance. But the Rays are on the hook to pay him $7 million in '15. Catcher Jose Molina will make $2.75 and outfielder David DeJesus will make $5 million, which is a lot to pay for an outfielder given the other outfielders in the stable. If the Rays can't unload one or two of those contracts, trading Zobrist could be the only solution. 因為Rays明年還有競爭力所以Zobrist可能會跟今年的Price一樣如果到季中已經沒有競爭力的話再把Zobrist交易出去因為有Balfour....Molina....DeJesus這些無法交易的合約........ 如果想省錢交易Zobrist是唯一解 Stay tuned. Again, the nice part for Rays fans is the fact the pitching is in place. On top of that, the AL East isn't as strong as it's been in seasons past. Thus, with the 2014 season barely in the rearview mirror, it's easy to see the Rays as a contending team in '15. Arbitration-eligible: OF Matt Joyce, INF/OF Sean Rodriguez, OF Desmond Jennings, INF Forsythe, RHP Hellickson, LHP Cesar Ramos, LHP Smyly, RHP Cobb, LHP McGee. Free agents: None. 明年可薪資仲裁者有這麼多人沒有人成為FA Rotation: Cobb will pitch in the top spot, and underneath him are a host of quality arms that make the Rays' rotation look talented and deep. If the 2015 season began tomorrow, Cobb would be followed in some order by Hellickson, Archer, Smyly and Odorizzi. Karns and Colome will push the competition and Moore is expected back from Tommy John surgery by late May/early June. If there is one starter whose status might be in question it's Hellickson, who made $3.625 million in 2014 and is arbitration eligible. So the Rays might consider trading the right-hander. Then again, the Rays are not prone to trade starting pitching until later in their contractual advancement. 明年開季輪值應該是Cobb=>Hellickson=>Atcher=>Smyly=>Odorizzi 後面有Colome和Karns等著 Moore要五月底或六月初才會歸隊 Rays也許會考慮交易Hellickson 讓Colome和Karns爭取Moore回來前的第五號先發 Bullpen: McGee will head into the offseason as the incumbent closer, even though he was never formally anointed as such during the 2014 season. But the left-hander was overpowering in '14 and truly a lockdown closer-type reliever. The only other sure thing for next season is that Boxberger will again be the setup guy, a job he earned this season. The rest of the bullpen has many qualified arms with roles yet to be determined. 明年終結者不確定雖然今年後段是由McGee擔任終結者確定的只有盒子漢堡是8局其他牛棚人選相當多 Catcher: The Rays would like to see Ryan Hanigan log a healthy season in 2015. After coming to the Rays in a trade prior to the 2014 season, Hanigan had two lengthy stints on the disabled list. In addition to Hanigan, Molina is signed for another season. If for some reason Molina or Hanigan are not ready to go, Curt Casali gained some Major League experience in 2014, and the Rays like the way he catches a game. 應該就是Hanigan和Molina 後面還有Casali可以補上 First base: James Loney is the personification of the Rays' ideal player. He's smart, has quality at-bats and plays Gold Glove-type defense. While he will get the bulk of the starts at first, there's some question about who will be his backup. Rodriguez played a lot of first base this season, but there's reason to doubt the Rays will bring Rodriguez back at the salary he's likely to make. Loney無誤但是1壘的候補還有疑慮今年都是S-rod擔任一壘後補但是明年是他最後一年也許他明年不會在光芒了 Second base: Zobrist is earmarked as the starter. Of course, Zobrist also plays outfield and shortstop -- and there are questions whether the Rays will move him prior to 2015. If indeed Zobrist is no longer with the team -- and even if he is -- there's reason to believe that Franklin, who is a switch-hitter who hits better from the left side, and Forsythe, a right-handed hitter, could share the position. 還是Zobrist 如果他被交易就是由Franklin和Forsythe來platoon Shortstop: Yunel Escobar will return at shortstop. Though he did not have as good of a season in 2014 as he did in '13, he's still an everyday shortstop. Franklin can back him up as can Zobrist. 還是Escobar 期待他明年能反彈 Franklin會是他的候補 Third base: Longoria remains the face of the team and will again have that status next season. Because he remained healthy all year in 2014, some were surprised that he had a down year offensively and defensively. Given Longoria's talents and drive, don't be surprised to see a huge rebound. 龍哥 Outfield: What the Rays do in the outfield might be the biggest puzzle as the team heads into the offseason with the following candidates to play significant roles in 2015: Zobrist, Joyce, Jennings, DeJesus, Kevin Kiermaier, Wil Myers, and Brandon Guyer. And pushing from below is Mikie Mahtook, who had a good season at Triple-A Durham. Of the group, several have interesting contract situations. The club has a $7.5 million option for Zobrist, DeJesus will make $5 million, Jennings (who made $517,000 in 2014) is arbitration-eligible for the first time and Joyce (who made $3.7 million in 2014) is again arbitration-eligible. Try sorting that one out. 明年能守外野的有Zobrist Myers Jennings DeJesus Kiermaier Guyer Joyce 高達7人之多 3A還有Mahtook等著上來所以必需捨棄一人高薪的Zobrist DeJesus Jennings Joyce都是可能遭割愛的人選..... Designated hitter: Look for the Rays to once again use a DH-by-committee approach. Doing so allows the team to rest position players with a day away from playing the field, and it also conserves payroll while allowing the team to have another fielder on the roster and not a hitting-only player. 委員會制現在不流行找能打不能守的人了簡單翻一下版上最近很冷清拋磚引玉討論一下明年吧....:) -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 59.115.145.196 ※ 文章網址: http://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Rays/M.1412178373.A.C3F.html

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