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Padres To Sign Ian Kinsler
3. 新聞內容：
By Steve Adams | December 14, 2018 at 2:11pm CDT
The Padres are in agreement with free-agent second baseman Ian Kinsler on a
two-year contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). The
agreement, which is pending a physical, will guarantee Kinsler a total of
$8MM. There’s also a club option for a third season on the deal. Kinsler is
represented by the BBI Sports Group.
Kinsler, 36, is a known commodity for Padres GM A.J. Preller, who was an
assistant GM with the Rangers during Kinsler’s tenure in Texas. Kinsler will
bring to the San Diego organization one of the game’s premier defensive
players, though his once-potent offense has tailed off in recent seasons.
Since Kinsler’s debut in 2006, only six players in all of Major League
Baseball have topped his mark of +118 Defensive Runs Saved. That’s not just
a case of longevity, either, as Kinsler ranks fourth in DRS even over the
past half decade and turned in a strong +10 DRS in 2018 alone. Ultimate Zone
Rating has been similarly bullish on his defensive aptitude.
The 2018 campaign, however, saw Kinsler post a career-worst .240/.301/.380
batting line through 534 plate appearances between the Angels and Red Sox.
His bat was only a bit below the league average with the Halos prior to the
swap, though his production diminished greatly in 137 PAs with the Red Sox
(.242/.294/.311). Overall, however, Kinsler’s premium defense and quality
baserunning still led both Baseball-Reference and Fangraphs to peg him at a
bit more than two wins above replacement. A move to the spacious Petco Park
probably won’t help Kinsler’s offense, but his glove and speed give him a
fairly high floor at what looks to be a palatable price point.
[Related: Updated San Diego Padres depth chart and Padres payroll outlook]
Kinsler steps onto a Padres roster that, since season’s end, has jettisoned
both Cory Spangenberg and Carlos Asuaje. He could get the early bulk of the
work at second base in the event that Luis Urias heads to Triple-A for
further development or, as MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell suggests (via Twitter)
should Urias open the year at shortstop. In somewhat contradictory fashion,
though, Rosenthal tweets that the Friars still consider Urias their primary
second baseman, adding that Kinsler could work at third base early in the
year.
Suffice it to say, the organization may not yet have a defined role in mind
for Kinsler, whose ultimate position is likely somewhat dependent on the
moves that San Diego makes between now and Opening Day. The Padres do have
one of the game’s best overall prospects in shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr.,
though once Tatis and Urias are both in the Majors, Kinsler could slide over
to third base on a full-time basis or assume a utility role off the bench. In
any event, it seems clear that Kinsler will be counted upon to appear at
multiple positions over the life of his Padres tenure.
Kinsler’s addition further calls into question Jose Pirela’s role with the
team, though it’s worth noting that the Friars have a full 40-man roster and
will need to subtract someone in order to make the contract official. From a
payroll standpoint, Kinsler should push the Padres to somewhere in the
$83-84MM range for the coming season. The fact that there’s an option year
on the deal suggests there’ll be a buyout, and therefore the annual salaries
will both likely check in a bit south of $4MM. And the Padres only had about
$60.5MM on the books for the 2020 season prior to adding Kinsler.
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5. 備註：
(1) 教士隊以$8MM/2YR的合約簽下Ian Kinsler，球團有合約第三年的選擇權，第三年若執
行薪水大約也是$4MM。
(2) 教士隊的GM A.J. Preller曾是Kinsler在遊騎兵時期的球隊助理GM，這筆簽約也讓球
團明年的薪資空間來到$83~84MM，後年則是$64.5MM。
(3) Kinsler是一位守備傑出的球員，自從2006年以來，只有六人在大聯盟DRS高於他的表
現(+118)，在過去五年他的DRS的位居所有球員第四，今年他的DRS +10則獨占鰲頭。
(4) 目前球團尚未針對他的定位做說明，但因應Kinsler的到來，菜鳥二壘手Luis Urias將
從3A出發，或頂替大聯盟開季游擊手的位置，在大物游擊手Fernando Tatis Jr.上到大聯
盟前，Kinsler除了二壘也可以協助移防三壘，或擔任板凳工具人的腳色。
(5) 教士隊明年球季預計的野手陣容：
A. C：Austin Hedges、Francisco Mejía。
B. 1B：Eric Hosmer。
C. 2B：Ian Kinsler、Greg Garcia。
D. 3B：Ian Kinsler、Greg Garcia。
E. SS：Luis Urias、Javy Guerra。
F. RF：Franmil Reyes、Travis Jankowski。
G. CF：Franchy Cordero、Manuel Margot。
H. LF：Hunter Renfroe、Wil Myers。
I. UT：Jose Pirela(2B & LF)。
(6) Ian Kinsler今年在天使與紅襪隊的成績表現(今年36歲；今年薪水：$11MM)：
G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
128 117 14 48 64 40 .240 .301 .380 .681 87