David Price the ace Toronto Blue Jays needed
by Randy Holt
For the second consecutive trade deadline, there was a monster trade involving
elite hurler David Price. It has nothing to do with character or any other
extraneous reason that a club might lead to a player being traded twice within
the same calendar year, but rather a pair of teams that didn’t feel they could
retain the impending free agent long-term, and decided to cash in instead.
连续两年731交易大限,都发生了关于菁英投手David Price的大交易.Price没有个性上,或
是任何会迫使球队交易选手的个人问题,仅是两只球队(光芒与老虎),认为自己无法与即将
的自由球员达成延长合约,于是决定将Price的价值兑现.
While the price to acquire…Price was obviously steep, the Toronto Blue Jays
made the move that they needed in order to get over a club like the New York
Yankees or a wild card opponent like the Los Angeles Angels.
虽然拿到Price的price很高,多伦多蓝鸟完成了一个他们需要的动作,以让他们能够在美东
打败洋基或是干掉外卡领先者.
Even after the David Price trade, the Blue Jays still have a pitching staff
that ranks in the middle of the road, statistically, among starting staffs
throughout baseball. They’re 13th in the league in WAR among starting pitchers
, sporting the 15th ranked ERA (4.08), and 21st ranked FIP (4.26). They rank
27th in the league in strikeouts per nine, at just 6.11, and walk the 11th most
batters in the league per nine, at 2.72. They’re not particularly adept at
stranding baserunners either, with a LOB% of just 71.4%.
即使得到了David Price,蓝鸟的先发投手群仍然是联盟的中段班.先发轮值WAR排名联盟第
13,防御率排名第15(4.08),FIP排名第21(4.26).他们的K/9值排名联盟倒数第三,每九局只
会让6.11位打者拿香,而送出第11多的保送(BB/9 2.72).此外他们也不太会让跑者残留在垒
上,残垒率只有71.4%.
In each of those regards, David Price represents a significant upgrade. Price
brings 8.72 K/9 on the season to the Jays, a significant upgrade from the 6.11
they’re posting as a starting staff. His walks per nine on the season sit at
just 1.90, and he has a 0.82 mark for his career. His ERA for the year comes
in currently at 2.35, with a 2.98 FIP to go along with it. Even better, he’s
stranding 79.9% of baserunners thus far on the year. Every area in which the
Blue Jays are lacking, Price represents a significant upgrade.
在任何一个项目上,Price都提供了显著的升级.8.72的K/9值,明显高出6.11很多.他每九局
只会让不到两个跑者保送上垒(1.90),而生涯BB/9是0.82.Price今年的防御率落在2.35,而
FIP是2.98.更好的是,他能让将近80%的跑者得不到分数(79.9%).在任何一个蓝鸟很弱的项
目上,Price都提供了显著的升级.(很重要所以在说一次XD)
And we’ve already seen that in each of his starts thus far with Toronto.
而我们也看到他在多伦多的每一场先发.
Starting for the Jays who are directly in the midst of a playoff race, Price
has gone out and put two overwhelmingly dominant performances on the board. The
first came against the Minnesota Twins, in which he tossed eight innings,
struck out 11, and walked just a pair, while only surrendering an earned run.
为正在为季后赛努力的蓝鸟先发,Price缴出两次压倒性的表现.第一次是对上明尼苏达双城
,他投了八局,三振掉11位打者,只保送两个,仅仅掉了一分自责分.
He then when out in his next start, an even bigger outing against the New York
Yankees, and duplicated that performance. His walks were a touch higher, with
three on the day, but he threw seven innings of shutout ball, with seven
punchouts. Against the team that the Blue Jays are in a direct fight with for
the American League East crown, it was not only an impressive start for Price,
but an incredibly loud statement by Toronto.
在他的下一场先发,对上纽约洋基的重要比赛,Price复制了上一场的表现.多保送了一个人,
但他丢了七局让洋基挂了七个鸭蛋,三振掉七位打者.这不仅仅是一场令人印象深刻的表现,
更对多伦多至关重要,这是对上美东王座的领先者的割喉战的重要胜利.
Not that any of this should surprise us. David Price has always brought an
incredibly durable arm, with a fastball that sits in the mid-90s (averaging
94.0 MPH this year) coupled with a changeup that drops things down to 85.2 MPH,
which he’s thrown just over 22% of the time this year. Add in that 89 MPH
cutter, which comes in at 12.8% usage, and the occasional curve, and that’s a
terrifying mix coming out of the hand of David Price for opposing hitters.
这对我们来说都不算太惊讶.Price一直都能带给球队耐操的手臂,他有者mid-90s的速球(今
年均速94.0MPH),还有一颗掉到85.2MPH的变速球,今年的使用率略高于22%.第三球种是一颗
89MPH的卡特,今年丢了12.8%,还有一颗偶尔使用的曲球,这对David Price的对手来说,是令
人恐惧的球种组合.
And what that does, in addition to giving the Blue Jays the ace at the top of
the rotation, is make things very, very difficult for opposing hitters late in
ballgames. The Blue Jays might just have the best late-inning combination of
relievers this side of Kansas City, in Aaron Sanchez and Roberto Osuna. Price
going seven or eight innings in each outing, something that we’ve come to
expect from him, allows the Jays to hand it directly to one of their power arms
out of the bullpen, making his addition all the more important.
Price的到来,除来带给蓝鸟轮值一个王牌,他更让对手在后段局数非常艰困.蓝鸟可能拥有
堪萨斯之外最佳的后援组合,Aaron Sanchez和Roberto Osuna(吐嘈:有这么强吗？),Price
投完七局或八局,让蓝鸟能将球赛交给其中一个牛棚豪腕终结.这也是得到Price之后的重要
影响.
When it comes down to it, David Price is just one arm in a rotation that isn’t
particularly deep. But when you talk about a playoff series, or even a one-game
playoff, he can make all the difference in the world. He’s a proven ace and a
durable one that should continue to make a tremendous impact for the Toronto
Blue Jays in their quest for a playoff spot.
虽然David Price只是一个不深的轮值里的其中一员,但当说到季后赛,甚至是一战定生死的
外卡战,他能让世界剧烈变动.他是一个能让多伦多蓝鸟在接下来的季后赛席次争夺中有巨
大影响力的耐操王牌.他是David Price.