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The Twins have agreed to a three-year, $24MM deal with Phil Hughes, LaVelle
E. Neal III of the Star Tribune reports. A source with knowledge of the talks
tells Neal that the Twins are likely to announce the deal this week, with
Hughes expected to undergo a physical as early as this weekend. The deal
includes bonuses for innings pitched, 1500ESPN.com's Darren Wolfson tweets.
Hughes is represented by Nez Balelo of CAA Sports.
大弟和双城签下了3Y/24M镁的合约 记者表示这星期就会公开签约
现在就等待最快在周末的体检过关
这份合约里面也包含了投球局数的激励奖金
A still-young 27, Hughes appears to have succeeded in translating the promise
of his stuff into a larger contract than many projected. While our assessment
of an $8MM annual salary for Hughes was correct, we predicted a one-year deal
after a disappointing 2013, so the extra two years come as a major surprise.
Hughes came within one year of the four-year, $32MM deal that the Royals gave
to Jason Vargas, a pitcher with an inferior fastball who's nevertheless been
better and more durable.
大弟还很年轻 只有27岁 而且也近乎成功的证明过自己的Stuff值得比预期更好的合约
在令人失望的2013球季后本来预期只会有一份一年合约的
后面多了两年合约是给我们一个很大的惊喜
这份合约跟皇家给瓦哥Jason Vargas的合约很像
大概就是一个具有普通速球但是有优良续航力的投手该有的合约
While he's steadily maintained his low-90s velocity since breaking into the
big leagues in 2007, Hughes owns a career 4.54 ERA in more than 780 innings.
Home runs have always been a problem for the right-hander, as he's averaged
almost 1.2 per nine innings for his career. This year, he posted a 1.48 HR/9
en route to a 5.19 ERA in 145 2/3 innings. The Twins no doubt hope that a
transition to Target Field, a much more spacious ballpark than Yankee
Stadium, will be a panacea for Hughes' longball issues.
从2007登上MLB以来 Hughes大多时候都维持着90英里出头的球速
并且在780局以上的投球中送出了4.54的ERA
常常被尻全垒打一直以来都是这位右投手大量掉分的问题(生涯平均每九局被打1.2发)
尤其到了今年 被全垒打率的上升(1.48HR/9)导致他在今年145.2局的投球中
只有5.19这样难看的自责分率
双城毫无疑问的很期待大弟到了Target Field这个比起洋基球场来说更为宽阔的球场
可以成为大弟被打长球毛病的特效药
Durability is also a concern for Hughes, as he's never reached the 200-inning
mark in his career and has just three times surpassed 100 innings. He
struggled down the stretch in 2013, posting a 6.32 ERA in the season's second
half. Over his career, Hughes has logged DL time for back and shoulder issues.
当然大弟的续航力也是一个重点
因为他从来没有投过单个赛季200局这种指标性的数据
更甚至他只有三个赛季丢超过100局
(译注：其实因为前面几年的定位不确定 加上多数都在担任长中继与后援
到2010那年稳定先发才超过100局 中间2011受伤 所以才三年XD)
他在2013的下半季表现也是相当疲软 交出了6.32这种崩溃的ERA
而且综观他的职业生涯 大弟也曾经因为背部和肩膀的问题进过DL
Coupled with the recent Ricky Nolasco signing, the deal represents something
of a spending spree for the Twins, who haven't generally allocated
significant resources toward free agents. In fact, as Neal notes in his
article, the Nolasco and Hughes deals represent the two largest contracts the
club has ever given to outside free agents. The struggles of the 2013 Twins
rotation, which ranked last in the majors in ERA and K/9 in 2013, apparently
prompted the club to commit to major upgrades.
和最近Ricky Nolasco签的合约一起看 可以知道双城没有太多的资源放在FA上
他们签下的这两位投手同时也是这个冬天他们最大的动作
主要是为了补强他们2013悲剧的先发群(ERA和K/9双双垫底)
希望这个签约可以让双城可以有显著的提升
最近这段时间双城动作频频，签下了Ricky Nolasco之后又签了Phil Hughes
而且都是复数年合约 可是好像也没什么太大爆点？
至于大弟本人倒是很想要一张复数年
我怎么觉得大弟应该要去国联洗一年之后拼大爆发...
不过Target Field也已经很保护投手了
就恭喜他签下这份3年24M镁的合约吧