A Minor Review of ‘09: Washington Nationals
by Marc Hulet - November 9, 2009 - Share this Article
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.
Washington Nationals
The Graduate: Jordan Zimmermann, RHP
A possible Rookie of the Year campaign was ruined for Zimmermann after he
underwent Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow. The former second round
draft pick was showing good rates: 2.86 BB/9 and 9.07 K/9 when he went down
with the injury. He was a little too hittable, though, and allowed 95 hits
in 91.1 innings of work. Zimmermann’s line-drive rate was also high at
24.3%. He posted a 1.8 WAR in limited playing time, and the Nationals
organization is no doubt hoping to see him in the second half of 2010.
Zimmermann原本可能有一个Rookie of the Year般的球季的，可惜打到一半就要动
Tommy John了。这位第二轮的新秀在受伤之前投出了很棒的 2.86 BB/9 跟 9.07 K/9
虽然他的被打击率并不怎么好，在91.1局里面被击出95支安打，而且对手有24.3%的
平飞球率。他在有限的球季中投出了 1.8 WAR的成绩，而Nationals毫无疑问的希望能
够在明年球季后半段再度见到他。
The Riser: Eury Perez, OF
An unknown prior to ‘09, Perez had a solid North American debut in rookie
ball. The speedy outfielder nabbed 16 bases but was caught eight times, so
he has some work to do on the base paths, which is not uncommon for young
players. Perez swung a good bat too, with a line of .381/.443/.503, but he
was aided but an unrealistic .418 BABIP. He showed OK patience for a 19-
year-old and posted a walk-rate of 7.7% and struck out just 11.0% of the
time. Perez is definitely someone to keep an eye on; just don’t expect
another .446 wOBA.
在09年之前根本没有被注意到的Perez今年打出了不错的成绩。他是个有速度的外野手
，虽然成功的盗垒了16次，但是也被抓到8次，就像许多其他的年轻选手一样，他在
跑垒上有待加强。Perez也证明了他的打击很不错，打出了.381/.443/.503的成绩，
当然他那超常的 .418 BABIP也是原因之一。对于一个十九岁的年轻人来说，他表现出
了足够的耐心，7.7% 的保送率而只有11.0% 的三振率。Perez绝对是你该注意的球员
，但是别期待又一个 .446 的wOBA。
The Tumbler: Esmailyn Gonzalez, SS
Gonzalez, aka Carlos Alvarez, was at the center of controversy for his fake identity, and just about everyone has forgotten about the .343/.431/.475 line that he posted in ‘08 as a supposed 18-year -ld shortstop. Worse yet for the organization, it paid a pretty penny to sign the (formerly) highly regarded international free agent. Alvarez, actually 23 (soon 24), was stuck in the Dominican Republic this past season and hit .280/.423/.427 in 232 at-bats.
Gozalez，又称Carlos Alvarez，曾经因为他的假身分而卷入一场风波，而大家几乎都
已经遗忘他以“十八岁游击手”身分所打出的 .343/.431/.475成绩。对球团而言更糟
糕的是他们可是付了大钱给这位国际自由球员的。实际上23马上就要转24的Alvarez今
年被卡在多明尼加出不来，而且在232个AB中只打出了.280/.423/.427的成绩。
The ‘10 Sleeper: Adrian Nieto, C
Nieto did not have a great offensive season in his first full year in pro
ball, but he showed flashes of potential. Overall in rookie ball, the
switch-hitting catcher batted .228/.337/.287 in 136 at-bats and he showed
good patience with a walk rate of 12.8%. He will need to get stronger after
posting an ISO of just .059. He also needs to hit better against right-
handed pitching after posting a line of .194/.267/.262 in ‘09.
Defensively, Nieto threw out 44% of would-be base stealers.
Nieto在他的第一个职业球季并没有打出太好的成绩，但是他也有偶尔让大家看到他的
潜力。在rookie ball，这位两打捕手在136个AB中打出了.228/.337/.287 的成绩，并
表现出了很好的耐心(12.8% BB)。在打出了 .059的ISO之后，他必须要增加自己的
power。他也要表现出对右投的杀伤力，他在09年对右投的成绩只有.194/.267/.262。
防守方面，他的阻杀率有44%。
Bonus: Derek Norris, C
Highlighted as a potential sleeper prospect during the ‘08 series, Norris
broke out in a huge way in ‘09 and is a member of the club’s Top 10 list
in ‘09. Along with throwing out 36% of runners attempting to steal (and
47% in ‘08), Norris showed excellent offensive skills in low-A ball. He
does need to improve his receiving and other defensive skills after making
18 errors and allowing 28 passed balls.
Norris在08年被列为被瞩目的新秀之一后，在09年大爆发，并打进了球团的top 10之
一。除了36%的阻杀率(08年有47%)之外，Norris在low-A中表现出了极强的打击能力。
但是他需要加强他的接球跟防守能力，他在09年总共有18次失误和28次补逸。
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18岁SS变24，国民真的要哭哭了
今年还打的不怎么样...www