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稍微加了一點翻譯 翻的不好敬請指教Orz 我可以馬上修正
The Twins have agreed to a three-year, $24MM deal with Phil Hughes, LaVelle
E. Neal III of the Star Tribune reports. A source with knowledge of the talks
tells Neal that the Twins are likely to announce the deal this week, with
Hughes expected to undergo a physical as early as this weekend. The deal
includes bonuses for innings pitched, 1500ESPN.com's Darren Wolfson tweets.
Hughes is represented by Nez Balelo of CAA Sports.
大弟和雙城簽下了3Y/24M鎂的合約 記者表示這星期就會公開簽約
現在就等待最快在週末的體檢過關
這份合約裡面也包含了投球局數的激勵獎金
A still-young 27, Hughes appears to have succeeded in translating the promise
of his stuff into a larger contract than many projected. While our assessment
of an $8MM annual salary for Hughes was correct, we predicted a one-year deal
after a disappointing 2013, so the extra two years come as a major surprise.
Hughes came within one year of the four-year, $32MM deal that the Royals gave
to Jason Vargas, a pitcher with an inferior fastball who's nevertheless been
better and more durable.
大弟還很年輕 只有27歲 而且也近乎成功的證明過自己的Stuff值得比預期更好的合約
在令人失望的2013球季後本來預期只會有一份一年合約的
後面多了兩年合約是給我們一個很大的驚喜
這份合約跟皇家給瓦哥Jason Vargas的合約很像
大概就是一個具有普通速球但是有優良續航力的投手該有的合約
While he's steadily maintained his low-90s velocity since breaking into the
big leagues in 2007, Hughes owns a career 4.54 ERA in more than 780 innings.
Home runs have always been a problem for the right-hander, as he's averaged
almost 1.2 per nine innings for his career. This year, he posted a 1.48 HR/9
en route to a 5.19 ERA in 145 2/3 innings. The Twins no doubt hope that a
transition to Target Field, a much more spacious ballpark than Yankee
Stadium, will be a panacea for Hughes' longball issues.
從2007登上MLB以來 Hughes大多時候都維持著90英里出頭的球速
並且在780局以上的投球中送出了4.54的ERA
常常被尻全壘打一直以來都是這位右投手大量掉分的問題(生涯平均每九局被打1.2發)
尤其到了今年 被全壘打率的上升(1.48HR/9)導致他在今年145.2局的投球中
只有5.19這樣難看的自責分率
雙城毫無疑問的很期待大弟到了Target Field這個比起洋基球場來說更為寬闊的球場
可以成為大弟被打長球毛病的特效藥
Durability is also a concern for Hughes, as he's never reached the 200-inning
mark in his career and has just three times surpassed 100 innings. He
struggled down the stretch in 2013, posting a 6.32 ERA in the season's second
half. Over his career, Hughes has logged DL time for back and shoulder issues.
當然大弟的續航力也是一個重點
因為他從來沒有投過單個賽季200局這種指標性的數據
更甚至他只有三個賽季丟超過100局
(譯注：其實因為前面幾年的定位不確定 加上多數都在擔任長中繼與後援
到2010那年穩定先發才超過100局 中間2011受傷 所以才三年XD)
他在2013的下半季表現也是相當疲軟 交出了6.32這種崩潰的ERA
而且綜觀他的職業生涯 大弟也曾經因為背部和肩膀的問題進過DL
Coupled with the recent Ricky Nolasco signing, the deal represents something
of a spending spree for the Twins, who haven't generally allocated
significant resources toward free agents. In fact, as Neal notes in his
article, the Nolasco and Hughes deals represent the two largest contracts the
club has ever given to outside free agents. The struggles of the 2013 Twins
rotation, which ranked last in the majors in ERA and K/9 in 2013, apparently
prompted the club to commit to major upgrades.
和最近Ricky Nolasco簽的合約一起看 可以知道雙城沒有太多的資源放在FA上
他們簽下的這兩位投手同時也是這個冬天他們最大的動作
主要是為了補強他們2013悲劇的先發群(ERA和K/9雙雙墊底)
希望這個簽約可以讓雙城可以有顯著的提升
最近這段時間雙城動作頻頻，簽下了Ricky Nolasco之後又簽了Phil Hughes
而且都是複數年合約 可是好像也沒什麼太大爆點？
至於大弟本人倒是很想要一張複數年
我怎麼覺得大弟應該要去國聯洗一年之後拼大爆發...
不過Target Field也已經很保護投手了
就恭喜他簽下這份3年24M鎂的合約吧