In what it called a basic housecleaning move, Major League Baseball
euthanized 120 players Wednesday, including Tyler Colvin, Nolan Reimold,
and 118 others deemed inconsequential or redundant. "We just saw Ryan
Spilborghs and Brett Cecil still taking up major-league roster spots and
decided we needed to unclutter things a little," said league rep Gerald
Norris, who added that Geoff Blum, Ryan Doumit, Lyle Overbay, and Daric
Barton all died quickly and painlessly.
"There's always a tremendous glut of outfielders and middle relievers that
we try to burn off before every season starts, like your LaTroy Hawkinses
and Aaron Heilmans and Jonny Gomes and Josh Willinghams. Then there are
just so many prospects to keep track of, so we rounded up Kyle Drabek,
Desmond Jennings, and Mike Trout and took care of them. Just clearing out
the brush." Norris seemed unconcerned that Ryan Howard was among the
euthanized, saying only that his name was really normal-sounding.
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礼拜三，MLB 作了一次大扫除，包括Tyler Colvin, Nolan Reimold及其它118名
多余的球员被处以安乐死。
相关人士表示：“当我们看看Ryan Spilborghs和Brett Cecil居然还在打球时，
我们知道是时候要做点清理。”Geoff Blum, Ryan Doumit, Lyle Overbay, 和
Daric Barton都在平静中死去。
“总是有太多免洗外野手或中继投手让我们必要在开季前作点新陈代谢，像
LaTroy Hawkinses, Aaron Heilmans, Jonny Gomes, Josh Willinghams这些，
有太多新秀应该要好好照料，所以需要定期把杂草给拔除掉一样。”
相关人士不愿证实 Ryan Howard是否也在名单中，只说那好像是个菜市场名。