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General Manager Jed Hoyer will have some money to spend this offseason and
plenty of holes to fill, beginning with the starting rotation. Matt Garza
could be a trade chip but he could also be the team's Opening Day starter.
The team has held in-season auditions for several relief pitchers but not too
many questions have been answered in regards to the 2013 bullpen. Cubs fans
will give Hoyer and Theo Epstein a pass for a 100-loss, or near 100-loss,
year one. They're currently at 97 losses with six games to go. The big league
club, however, will need to show significant improvement in year two. While a
playoff appearance might be too much to ask, another losing season probably
won't be acceptable for Cubs fans.
在休賽期間,百年將有一些錢可以用來補洞和先發輪值。Matt Garza可能是一個交易籌碼
, 但他也可以用來當作開幕戰先發的人選。今年不意外的是一個百敗球季,要使得球隊有
競爭力恐怕還需要兩年的時間。雖然要求明年就衝擊季後賽實在有點困難,但對於小熊球
迷來說實在無法接受再一個失敗的球季。
STARTING LINEUP ANALYSIS
For a team near the bottom of the league in many important offensive
categories, it's surprising that there are only a couple of obvious holes in
the lineup as we head into the offseason. Anthony Rizzo (.290-15-47) has
proven that he can handle a spot in the middle of the Cubs order while 36
year-old Alfonso Soriano (31 HR, 106 RBI), who the Cubs couldn't give away
last offseason, showed that he still had plenty left in the tank. David
DeJesus has had a strong debut season with the team and Starlin Castro, who
recently inked a seven-year, $60 million contract extension, continues to
improve and could be the face of the franchise over the next several years.
Add second baseman Darwin Barney and catcher Welington Castillo to that group
of Cubs who have done enough to secure starting jobs in 2013.
先發打線分析
雖然很多重要打擊數據都排名在聯盟後段,但是先發打線中只有幾個明顯的洞。Anthony
Rizzo (.290-15-47)已經證明他有能耐打大聯盟的中心棒次。而Soriano 雖然已經36歲了
,但他今年的表現證明他仍然是不差的。
David DeJesus在小熊的第一個球季打的不差,剛簽下7年約的Starlin Castro也持續進步
,未來渴望成為小熊的看板人物。二壘手Barney和捕手新秀Castillo表現也足夠加入2013
的先發陣容。
Now for those obvious holes. Prospects Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters, after
a reasonable amount of success in Triple A, had a chance to show what they
could do with semi-regular playing time in center field and third base,
respectively. The 24 year-old Jackson is hitting just .174 with 4 HR, 20 BB,
and 54 K in 39 games while the 23 year-old Vitters is doing even worse. He's
11-for-96 with 4 BB and 32 K, giving the Cubs no choice but to continue
giving at-bats to Luis Valbuena (.671 OPS). Ian Stewart, who started the
season at the hot corner after being acquired from Colorado, is a non-tender
candidate as he enters his second year of arbitration and coming off a very
unimpressive Cubs debut. Unless they feel that injuries hampered his
production, I'd expect him to be out of the picture.
中外野新秀Brett Jackson和三壘手Josh Vitters今年打的很爛,不過他們在3A的成功,讓
他們仍有機會在大聯盟固定出賽來證明自己。先發三壘手Luis Valbuena 表現也很糟糕,
不過百年沒有別的選擇。Ian Stewart季末極有可能被Non-tender, 除非百年認為他
今年的爛表現是因為傷勢影響。
It's worth mentioning that three of the organization's top prospects