Cubs interested in Nationals lefty John Lannan
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BY GORDON WITTENMYER
The Cubs aren’t done putting together their early-season roster.
小熊还没有把开季球员阵容调整完成。
Still on the lookout for pitching help in particular, the Cubs, according to
a major-league source, inquired again about Washington Nationals left-hander
John Lannan, who asked for a trade after being sent to the minors this week
when he lost the Nats’ fifth-starter job to Ross Detwiler.
根据消息指出：仍在寻求投手支援的小熊，又一次向国民询问了John Lannan。
这位左投在五号先发投手的角逐上输给Ross Detwiler，并因此下放小联盟后，
便要求被交易。
The Cubs already had talked to the Nationals about lefty pitching, including
Lannan and former Cub Tom Gorzelanny, the source said, with Cubs center
fielder Marlon Byrd included in those discussions.
小熊先前曾跟国民询问过左投，当中就包括Lannan与前小熊成员Tom Gorzelanny，
而中外野手Marlon Byrd则有可能是小熊的交易筹码。
The Nats sent mixed signals Thursday about Lannan’s availability, with
manager Davey Johnson telling reporters, ‘‘We’re not trading him.’’
国民队在礼拜四队Lannan的议题上释放了让人眼花撩乱的讯息。总教练Davey Johnson
就告诉记者“我们不会交易他。”
Said Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo: ‘‘The last thing I told [Lannan]
was, ‘You’re going to help us in the big leagues this year or someone else
in the big leagues this year.’ ’’
但总管Mike Rizzo表示：“我不久前才跟Lannan说过‘你在今年就能帮助我们的大联盟
队，但你也有可能去帮助其他的大联盟球队’。”
The Cubs won’t talk about specific personnel plans, but team president Theo
Epstein acknowledged the fluid nature of the roster this first week of the
season.
小熊队并不愿意套出太具体的计画，但球队总裁Theo Epstein坦承：一旦球季初就有
漏网之鱼，他也不打算随意放过。
‘‘There’s opportunity out there the first week of the season for teams
that are willing to tinker a little bit because a lot of players go through
waivers, and you can get some players through waivers,’’ he said. ‘‘Once
we get a few days into the season, we’ll be set and have some stability.’’
“球队在第一周如果想补齐球员，的确仍有机会，因为有不少球员会经过让度的手续，
我们就可以从让度名单中得到这些球员。”，Epstein并说：“过了几天后，我们说
不定就能让球队更加稳定。”