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※ [本文轉錄自 MLB 看板 #1F0g8bzi ] 作者: Westmoreland (Westy) 看板: MLB 標題: [情報] The 10 best outfields 時間: Tue Jan 3 14:37:20 2012 1. Arizona Diamondbacks Justin Upton hovered on the edges of the National League MVP race last season, eventually finishing fourth in the voting, yet there is a sense among the Arizona talent evaluators that Upton, now 24, has barely scratched the surface of what he could be. And this is a slugger who racked up 75 extra-base hits last season and had an OPS-plus of 141, while playing in 159 games; the D-backs believe that as he reduces the emotional peaks and valleys of his at-bats, as he gains more consistency, he'll win an MVP award. But Upton is just part of why the Arizona outfield is so good. Chris Young ranked second among center fielders in UZR/150, and had 20 homers and 22 stolen bases. Jason Kubel was signed to play left field and to balance a D-backs' lineup that has generally been right-handed-heavy, and while the addition of Kubel would seem to nudge Gerardo Parra out of a regular spot in left field, where he won a Gold Glove last season, Parra figures to get a lot of playing time as a strong No. 4 outfielder for Arizona. He'll finish some games for Kubel in left and get a decent amount of starts, sometimes filling in for Young against right-handers with good breaking balls. It's a great group, with offensive production, speed, defense, balance and depth. 2. New York Yankees The Yankees' outfielders scored 322 runs last year, with Curtis Granderson leading the way; he compiled 136 runs, 41 homers, 119 RBI, 25 stolen bases. But the other parts of the Yankees' outfield excelled in other ways, too -- Brett Gardner didn't win the Gold Glove Award for left fielders in the AL, despite having easily the best UZR/150 rating among all position players. Gardner had a crisis of confidence early in the year, but worked through that and wound up swiping 49 bases. Nick Swisher hit 23 homers, drew 95 walks and ran up pitch counts, skills that prompted the Yankees to bring him back for another year -- although they have quietly checked around on possible alternatives, as they prepare for his possible departure after next season. Swisher has played in 150 or more games in six consecutive seasons. 3. Texas Rangers Ron Washington has depth and talent to work with, from Josh Hamilton to Nelson Cruz to David Murphy to Leonys Martin. The Rangers do fret over Hamilton's impatience at the plate, his tendency to give away at-bats early in the count, and his nagging injuries -- in spite of his picturesque swing and power, Hamilton finished last season with a .346 on- base percentage. Cruz's hamstring issues are as inherent on his resume as his power; he's played a total of 360 games over the last three seasons. Murphy is the tortoise of the group -- over the last four seasons, he's had anywhere from 111 to 122 hits annually. At some point, the Rangers would love for Martin to establish himself in center field, to enable Hamilton to make more starts in left field. 4. Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun may miss the first 50 games of the upcoming season, depending on how he fares in his appeal of a positive drug test. But whenever he becomes part of the Brewers' lineup, the Milwaukee outfield will be the backbone of the team's production. Braun won the NL MVP, posting a league- high OPS of .994 -- although he may have difficulty mustering that kind of production given the likely departure of Prince Fielder, who hit behind Braun in the Brewers' lineup. Corey Hart hit .285 last year, often hitting at the top of the Milwaukee lineup; he's scored 171 runs over the last two seasons. Nyjer Morgan hit .304 last season, with a .357 on-base percentage. 5. Los Angeles Angels It's like the Angels have two different outfields -- the veterans who are on the downsides of their respective careers, and the young players who are working to establish themselves. Peter Bourjos seemed to take a big step forward last season, showing some pop, with 36 doubles, 11 triples and 12 homers, and increasing his OPS by nearly 150 points in his second season. Eventually, Mike Trout will become an every-day presence in the Angels' outfield, but for now, they are paying Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells to man the corners. Hunter is entering the final season of his five-year, $90 million deal, had a generally solid season last year, hitting 23 homers; it's possible the responsibility of hitting behind Albert Pujols will be his, and that he will have a whole lot of RBI opportunities. Wells is entering Year 5 of his seven-year, $126 million deal, with $63 million still on the books, and they waited and waited in 2011 for offense that never came from him; Wells finished the year at .218, with 25 homers, 20 walks and 86 strikeouts. It'll be interesting to see how patient the Angels are with him if he doesn't hit well in the first half of 2012 -- especially with Trout poised to jump into the big leagues for good. 6. St. Louis Cardinals There's no denying the Cardinals have tremendous offensive potential with its outfield in 2012; Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in OPS among all outfielders. But the Cardinals do have injury questions, starting with Allen Craig, who will open the 2012 season after having knee surgery. Beltran played 142 games last year, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that despite the concern over Beltran's knees, they were never a problem as Bochy filled out his lineup card in the last two months of the season. Holliday, who turns 32 next month, played in 124 games last season because of a variety of injuries. Jon Jay, the center fielder, hit .297 last year. 7. Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers invested a whole lot of money in Matt Kemp, after his MVP- caliber season and after he came to camp devoted to playing hard daily; other players on the team were deeply impressed by how invested Kemp was in the Dodgers' performance last season, despite all of the big-picture troubles the team was having. Right fielder Andre Ethier may or may not be entering his last year with the team -- a pre-deadline trade this summer is possible -- and L.A. has an unsettled situation in left field, although they signed Juan Rivera to a one-year, $4 million deal. At some point, the Dodgers would probably love for 24-year-old Jerry Sands to establish himself. 8. Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury has developed into one of the American League's best players, and it's worth considering one more time all the damage that he did last summer: 83 extra-base hits (among 212 hits), 52 walks, 119 runs and 39 stolen bases, and he led all center fielders in UZR 150. Carl Crawford can't possibly play as poorly in 2012 as he did in 2011 -- can he? Crawford seemed to suffocate under the enormous pressure he put on himself, and it probably would behoove him to glance again at the back of his baseball card, which has a whole lot of spectacular numbers. The Red Sox haven't yet settled their right field situation; Ryan Kalish will not be part of the solution early in the year, because he's suffered a setback in his injury rehab. 9. Kansas City Royals Alex Gordon was healthy in 2011 and blossomed, posting a .376 on-base percentage and an .879 OPS and winning a Gold Glove in left field. Jeff Francoeur has been part of the baseball landscape for so long that it's easy to forget he is just 27 years old (he turns 28 in 10 days) and he appears to have settled in -- Francoeur, a strong complementary hitter in the K.C. lineup, racked up 71 extra-base hits and drove in 87 runs, and earned a multi-year deal from the Royals. Melky Cabrera had a good year in 2011 but the Royals moved him, largely to make room in center field for Lorenzo Cain, who has hit .302 in his first 181 plate appearances in the big leagues; he thrived in Triple-A last year, pushing Kansas City to make room for him. 10. Baltimore Orioles Nick Markakis might be the best player casual baseball fans don't know. But managers and coaches know him, which is why he won a Gold Glove for his play last season, and he has missed only 11 games over the last five seasons. Adam Jones is mercurial in center field, hitting for some power and playing good defense. Honorable mention: The Atlanta Braves, who could have a really good group -- depending on what happens with Martin Prado, who has been dangled in trade talks this winter and may be better served going someplace else to play second, and with Jason Heyward, who will try to rebound from a frustrating 2011 season. The Cleveland Indians could have a good outfield, with Shin-Soo Choo, Michael Brantley and Grady Sizemore, if Sizemore can finally rebound all the way back from the ailments that have crushed his production in recent seasons. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.160.196.80

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