※ 引述《abc12812 ()》之銘言：
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: The Indians have been among the more aggressive teams in the waivers process.
: Not only did they claim and acquire via trade old Indians star Jim Thome,
: potentially providing a nice ending to what looks like a Hall of Fame career,
: they also claimed Jason Kubel (although they were unable to consummate a
: trade with the Twins). Reportedly, they also got the claim on B.J. Upton, who
: is likely to be traded in the winter when several teams will be bidding,
: including non contenders. The Indians' aggressiveness should be admired. But
: so far, says a scout, "Ubaldo Jimenez looks like a No. 4 starter'' in the
: American League.
: 去年洛磯的ACE竟然被評為這樣...
U-Ball 到了笑臉後被發現有些投球機制的問題需修改，受 delivery 跑掉的影響
(前隊友、球探、教練都有指出相較以往不太一樣的地方)，球路品質可能會不夠
穩定，這個修改預計是今年冬天要努力的事。
另外就是可能季初的傷勢還沒完全好，這些問題也是需要一個 offseason 去康復。
但說到只能當 AL No.4？應該不至於啦，起碼轉檯後三振還丟不少，應可以再期
待一下，不過近幾年季中轉檯的大物投手 (e.g. CC, Lee, Oswalt) 中他算是前
幾場丟的比較普通的，還沒給球隊帶來立竿見影的戰績成長。