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General Manager Jed Hoyer will have some money to spend this offseason and
plenty of holes to fill, beginning with the starting rotation. Matt Garza
could be a trade chip but he could also be the team's Opening Day starter.
The team has held in-season auditions for several relief pitchers but not too
many questions have been answered in regards to the 2013 bullpen. Cubs fans
will give Hoyer and Theo Epstein a pass for a 100-loss, or near 100-loss,
year one. They're currently at 97 losses with six games to go. The big league
club, however, will need to show significant improvement in year two. While a
playoff appearance might be too much to ask, another losing season probably
won't be acceptable for Cubs fans.
在休赛期间,百年将有一些钱可以用来补洞和先发轮值。Matt Garza可能是一个交易筹码
, 但他也可以用来当作开幕战先发的人选。今年不意外的是一个百败球季,要使得球队有
竞争力恐怕还需要两年的时间。虽然要求明年就冲击季后赛实在有点困难,但对于小熊球
迷来说实在无法接受再一个失败的球季。
STARTING LINEUP ANALYSIS
For a team near the bottom of the league in many important offensive
categories, it's surprising that there are only a couple of obvious holes in
the lineup as we head into the offseason. Anthony Rizzo (.290-15-47) has
proven that he can handle a spot in the middle of the Cubs order while 36
year-old Alfonso Soriano (31 HR, 106 RBI), who the Cubs couldn't give away
last offseason, showed that he still had plenty left in the tank. David
DeJesus has had a strong debut season with the team and Starlin Castro, who
recently inked a seven-year, $60 million contract extension, continues to
improve and could be the face of the franchise over the next several years.
Add second baseman Darwin Barney and catcher Welington Castillo to that group
of Cubs who have done enough to secure starting jobs in 2013.
先发打线分析
虽然很多重要打击数据都排名在联盟后段,但是先发打线中只有几个明显的洞。Anthony
Rizzo (.290-15-47)已经证明他有能耐打大联盟的中心棒次。而Soriano 虽然已经36岁了
,但他今年的表现证明他仍然是不差的。
David DeJesus在小熊的第一个球季打的不差,刚签下7年约的Starlin Castro也持续进步
,未来渴望成为小熊的看板人物。二垒手Barney和捕手新秀Castillo表现也足够加入2013
的先发阵容。
Now for those obvious holes. Prospects Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters, after
a reasonable amount of success in Triple A, had a chance to show what they
could do with semi-regular playing time in center field and third base,
respectively. The 24 year-old Jackson is hitting just .174 with 4 HR, 20 BB,
and 54 K in 39 games while the 23 year-old Vitters is doing even worse. He's
11-for-96 with 4 BB and 32 K, giving the Cubs no choice but to continue
giving at-bats to Luis Valbuena (.671 OPS). Ian Stewart, who started the
season at the hot corner after being acquired from Colorado, is a non-tender
candidate as he enters his second year of arbitration and coming off a very
unimpressive Cubs debut. Unless they feel that injuries hampered his
production, I'd expect him to be out of the picture.
中外野新秀Brett Jackson和三垒手Josh Vitters今年打的很烂,不过他们在3A的成功,让
他们仍有机会在大联盟固定出赛来证明自己。先发三垒手Luis Valbuena 表现也很糟糕,
不过百年没有别的选择。Ian Stewart季末极有可能被Non-tender, 除非百年认为他
今年的烂表现是因为伤势影响。
It's worth mentioning that three of the organization's top prospects