第二弹：Pittsburgh Pirates
A Minor Review of 2009: Pittsburgh Pirates
by Marc Hulet - November 3, 2009
Prospect ranking season is here. Top 10 lists will be arriving shortly and
in preparation for that, we present an intro series looking at some of
the players who deserve mentioning but probably will not be
appearing on their teams’ Top 10 lists. The series is back for a second
year.
又到了新秀排名的时间了。Top 10会在晚点出现，但是为了准备，我
们将为大家介绍一些值得被注意，但是大概不会出现在Top 10的新秀们。
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Graduate: Andrew McCutchen, OF
McCutchen began the year in triple-A but he received his much-deserved
promotion after his 49th game in the minors in ‘09. He went on to
hit .286/.365/.471 with an ISO of .185 in 433 at-bats. The center fielder
also stole 22 bases in 27 attempts. For a top-of-the-order-type hitter,
McCutchen showed encouraging patience with a walk rate of 11.1%.
He’s still learning to hit breaking balls, but he handles MLB fastballs
with relative ease (1.47 wFB/C). Defensively, he struggled with his range
but he still posted a 3.4 WAR thanks to his offensive contributions.
McCutchen今年是从3A出发，但是在第49场比赛之后他终于得到了
他应得的升级。他在大联盟的433 AB中打出了.286/.365/.471 ISO .185
的成绩。他同时也在27次尝试中成功盗垒22次。对于一个一二棒型
的打者来说，他表现出了值得赞赏的耐心。(11.1 BB%) 他还在学习如
何打breaking ball，但是他对于大联盟的速球打的还不错(1.47wFB/C)。
防守方面，他的守备范围并不大，但是他的WAR还是因为他的打击而到达3.4。
The Riser: Chase D’Arnaud, SS
D’Arnaud’s younger brother Travis (Philadelphia) was more highly
regarded as an amateur, but the elder sibling has performed better than
expected in pro ball. Originally considered a utility prospect, D’Arnaud
now projects as a possible starter in the middle infield. He split ‘09
between low-A and high-A and hit .295/.402/.481 at the senior level.
D’Arnaud also shows good patience at the plate (12.5 BB%) and his ISO
jumped to .186 in high-A, although most of his strength is gap power
right now. He also stole 31 bases in 39 attempts.
D’Arnaud在费城的弟弟本来是比较被看好的，但是哥哥打的其实也不
错。本来他是个工具人新秀，现在的他有成为先发内野手的可能性。
他今年在low-A跟high-A都有出赛，在high-A的打击成绩
是.295/.402/.481。他同时也表现出了良好的耐心(12.5 BB%)，他的ISO
在high-A也提升到了 .186，但是目前而言他的长打来自于打到外野
的gap里面。他在39次尝试中成功盗垒31次。
The Tumbler: Bryan Morris, RHP
This right-hander’s value has taken a big hit due to injuries and alleged
attitude issues. A former top draft pick, Morris struggled with his
consistency in ‘09 and posted a walk rate of 4.21 BB/9 and a strikeout
rate of just 3.96 K/9 in 72.2 innings in high-A ball. He also allowed 87
hits, but gave up just two homers. At this point, the Pirates organization
would probably be happy to see Morris make the Majors as a reliever.
When he’s right, Morris has shown a plus curveball, change-up, slider
and an 88-93 mph fastball.
这位右投手的价值被他的伤势和态度问题给严重打击了。曾经的第一
轮新秀，今年的他控球已经消失，在high-A的72.2局里投出4.21的
BB/9跟3.96的K/9。虽然被打了87支安打，这里面却只有两只HR。
现在的情况来说，只要Morris能够成为大联盟成功的后援投手，海
盗队就已经心满意足了。当他状况好的时候，Morris有plus curve、
changeup、slider，跟一颗88-93mph的速球。
The ‘10 Sleeper: Hunter Strickland, RHP
Obtained from Boston while the organization was dumping veteran
contracts, Strickland is still raw as a pitcher but he has tons of potential.
He displays plus control with a walk rate of just 1.38 BB/9 in low-A this
season. The 21-year-old pitcher did allow a few too many hits (127 in
126.1 innings), and he has yet to develop his secondary pitches to the
point where he can rack up a lot of strikeouts (5.51 with Boston, 4.81
with Pittsburgh). Overall, he features an 89-94 fastball, a slider and a
change-up.
在海盗队出清大拍卖的时候从Boston得到的右投，Strickland身为投
手还未成熟，但是他却有极好的天份。今年球季他表现出了非常好的
控球，在low-A只有1.38BB/9。虽然他常常被打安打(127 / 126.1 IP)，
而且他的第二种球路也没有成熟到可以大量三振的程度。(5.51 K/9 in
Boston, 4.81 in Pirates)整体来说，他有一颗89-94的速球，一颗滑球
跟changeup。
Bonus: Robinzon Diaz, C
Diaz was highlighted in the 2008 series as the sleeper prospect to watch
for ‘09. The catcher, who was acquired in ‘08 from Toronto, benefited
from an injury to starter Ryan Doumit this past season. Diaz
hit .279/.307/.357 in 129 at-bats. He displays almost zero power (.078
ISO) and doesn’t walk (2.3 BB%), but he makes a lot of contact (89.7%,
league average is 80.5%) and doesn’t strike out either (7.0%). He’s similar
to Vlad Guerrero in the sense that he swings – and makes contact – with
just about everything. Diaz has made huge strides in his catching over
the past few seasons.
Diaz去年便已经受到瞩目。这位在08年从蓝鸟得到的捕手因为Ryan
Doumit受伤而得到机会。他在129个AB中打出了.279/.307/.357的
成绩。他几乎没有表现出任何power (.078ISO)，他也不会选球(2.3BB%)
，但是他有不错的contact (联盟平均80.5%，他有89.7%)，他也不常
被三振(7.0%)。就挥击方面他有点像Vlad，什么球他几乎都可以有
contact。最近几个球季他的防守大进步中。
趁著还不想睡觉就趁机翻一翻….
到时候惰性发作上来就不知道要等多久了…XDDD
一样，有错请不吝指教，谢谢。
p.s.排版比翻译还辛苦…OTL
p.s.s.这次应该可以了吧...