David Price the ace Toronto Blue Jays needed
by Randy Holt
For the second consecutive trade deadline, there was a monster trade involving
elite hurler David Price. It has nothing to do with character or any other
extraneous reason that a club might lead to a player being traded twice within
the same calendar year, but rather a pair of teams that didn’t feel they could
retain the impending free agent long-term, and decided to cash in instead.
連續兩年731交易大限,都發生了關於菁英投手David Price的大交易.Price沒有個性上,或
是任何會迫使球隊交易選手的個人問題,僅是兩隻球隊(光芒與老虎),認為自己無法與即將
的自由球員達成延長合約,於是決定將Price的價值兌現.
While the price to acquire…Price was obviously steep, the Toronto Blue Jays
made the move that they needed in order to get over a club like the New York
Yankees or a wild card opponent like the Los Angeles Angels.
雖然拿到Price的price很高,多倫多藍鳥完成了一個他們需要的動作,以讓他們能夠在美東
打敗洋基或是幹掉外卡領先者.
Even after the David Price trade, the Blue Jays still have a pitching staff
that ranks in the middle of the road, statistically, among starting staffs
throughout baseball. They’re 13th in the league in WAR among starting pitchers
, sporting the 15th ranked ERA (4.08), and 21st ranked FIP (4.26). They rank
27th in the league in strikeouts per nine, at just 6.11, and walk the 11th most
batters in the league per nine, at 2.72. They’re not particularly adept at
stranding baserunners either, with a LOB% of just 71.4%.
即使得到了David Price,藍鳥的先發投手群仍然是聯盟的中段班.先發輪值WAR排名聯盟第
13,防禦率排名第15(4.08),FIP排名第21(4.26).他們的K/9值排名聯盟倒數第三,每九局只
會讓6.11位打者拿香,而送出第11多的保送(BB/9 2.72).此外他們也不太會讓跑者殘留在壘
上,殘壘率只有71.4%.
In each of those regards, David Price represents a significant upgrade. Price
brings 8.72 K/9 on the season to the Jays, a significant upgrade from the 6.11
they’re posting as a starting staff. His walks per nine on the season sit at
just 1.90, and he has a 0.82 mark for his career. His ERA for the year comes
in currently at 2.35, with a 2.98 FIP to go along with it. Even better, he’s
stranding 79.9% of baserunners thus far on the year. Every area in which the
Blue Jays are lacking, Price represents a significant upgrade.
在任何一個項目上,Price都提供了顯著的升級.8.72的K/9值,明顯高出6.11很多.他每九局
只會讓不到兩個跑者保送上壘(1.90),而生涯BB/9是0.82.Price今年的防禦率落在2.35,而
FIP是2.98.更好的是,他能讓將近80%的跑者得不到分數(79.9%).在任何一個藍鳥很弱的項
目上,Price都提供了顯著的升級.(很重要所以在說一次XD)
And we’ve already seen that in each of his starts thus far with Toronto.
而我們也看到他在多倫多的每一場先發.
Starting for the Jays who are directly in the midst of a playoff race, Price
has gone out and put two overwhelmingly dominant performances on the board. The
first came against the Minnesota Twins, in which he tossed eight innings,
struck out 11, and walked just a pair, while only surrendering an earned run.
為正在為季後賽努力的藍鳥先發,Price繳出兩次壓倒性的表現.第一次是對上明尼蘇達雙城
,他投了八局,三振掉11位打者,只保送兩個,僅僅掉了一分自責分.
He then when out in his next start, an even bigger outing against the New York
Yankees, and duplicated that performance. His walks were a touch higher, with
three on the day, but he threw seven innings of shutout ball, with seven
punchouts. Against the team that the Blue Jays are in a direct fight with for
the American League East crown, it was not only an impressive start for Price,
but an incredibly loud statement by Toronto.
在他的下一場先發,對上紐約洋基的重要比賽,Price複製了上一場的表現.多保送了一個人,
但他丟了七局讓洋基掛了七個鴨蛋,三振掉七位打者.這不僅僅是一場令人印象深刻的表現,
更對多倫多至關重要,這是對上美東王座的領先者的割喉戰的重要勝利.
Not that any of this should surprise us. David Price has always brought an
incredibly durable arm, with a fastball that sits in the mid-90s (averaging
94.0 MPH this year) coupled with a changeup that drops things down to 85.2 MPH,
which he’s thrown just over 22% of the time this year. Add in that 89 MPH
cutter, which comes in at 12.8% usage, and the occasional curve, and that’s a
terrifying mix coming out of the hand of David Price for opposing hitters.
這對我們來說都不算太驚訝.Price一直都能帶給球隊耐操的手臂,他有者mid-90s的速球(今
年均速94.0MPH),還有一顆掉到85.2MPH的變速球,今年的使用率略高於22%.第三球種是一顆
89MPH的卡特,今年丟了12.8%,還有一顆偶爾使用的曲球,這對David Price的對手來說,是令
人恐懼的球種組合.
And what that does, in addition to giving the Blue Jays the ace at the top of
the rotation, is make things very, very difficult for opposing hitters late in
ballgames. The Blue Jays might just have the best late-inning combination of
relievers this side of Kansas City, in Aaron Sanchez and Roberto Osuna. Price
going seven or eight innings in each outing, something that we’ve come to
expect from him, allows the Jays to hand it directly to one of their power arms
out of the bullpen, making his addition all the more important.
Price的到來,除來帶給藍鳥輪值一個王牌,他更讓對手在後段局數非常艱困.藍鳥可能擁有
堪薩斯之外最佳的後援組合,Aaron Sanchez和Roberto Osuna(吐嘈:有這麼強嗎？),Price
投完七局或八局,讓藍鳥能將球賽交給其中一個牛棚豪腕終結.這也是得到Price之後的重要
影響.
When it comes down to it, David Price is just one arm in a rotation that isn’t
particularly deep. But when you talk about a playoff series, or even a one-game
playoff, he can make all the difference in the world. He’s a proven ace and a
durable one that should continue to make a tremendous impact for the Toronto
Blue Jays in their quest for a playoff spot.
雖然David Price只是一個不深的輪值裡的其中一員,但當說到季後賽,甚至是一戰定生死的
外卡戰,他能讓世界劇烈變動.他是一個能讓多倫多藍鳥在接下來的季後賽席次爭奪中有巨
大影響力的耐操王牌.他是David Price.