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2015-12-30 12:14:00来源：
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Nationals To Sign Stephen Drew
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By Jeff Todd | December 29, 2015 at 8:59pm CST
The Nationals have struck a deal to sign infielder Stephen Drew, according to
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). Drew will reportedly receive a
$3MM guarantee and can earn up to $1.25MM via incentives in the contract.
This move rates as something of a surprise, but makes sense upon close
inspection. Washington has already agreed to sign Daniel Murphy, likely to
play second base, and can utilize Anthony Rendon at third. But the shortstop
position remains in some flux. Danny Espinosa looks to sit atop the depth
chart, but he is not an optimal everyday player. Top position player prospect
Trea Turner is also a viable potential option, though it would arguably be
foolish to utilize him in a part-time role.
Drew will presumably get a decent bit of action at shortstop against
right-handed pitching. While Espinosa is a switch hitter, he struggles from
the left side. The left-handed-hitting Drew, on the other hand, has a .765
career OPS against right-handed pitching, while posting a mark precisely one
hundred points lower when facing southpaws. He’ll also likely provide a rest
at times for Rendon and Murphy, or allow the latter to slide in at first base
if the team chooses to rest the oft-injured Ryan Zimmerman against righties
(though Clint Robinson also could see time in that role).
As Heyman notes, then-Diamondbacks scouting director and current Nationals GM
Mike Rizzo selected Drew in the first-round back in 2004, so there’s a
history. At the time, and at times since, there has been hope that Drew would
settle in as a top-quality regular. That hasn’t quite happened, despite
several good seasons, but Drew still brings some skills to the table.
Most notably, Drew delivers plenty of pop for a middle infielder. He swatted
17 home runs last year in just 428 plate appearances and finished with a
strong .180 ISO. Reaching base consistently, though, has been a challenge.
Drew ended 2015 with a .201/.271/.381 batting line.
There were some potential positives to be found — namely, a 16.6% strikeout
rate that was far lower than recent years and a .201 BABIP that could point
to some bad luck. But Drew’s anemic output at the plate over the last two
years has also featured a significant fall-off in his line-drive percentage
(15.7% last year) and hard-hit rate (21.3% in 2015).
Drew doesn’t have to hit all that much to function as a utility option,
though, especially if he’s largely limited to facing right-handed pitching.
He’s spent most of his career at shortstop, drawing mostly positive ratings
in recent seasons. Neither UZR nor DRS has been particularly enamored of his
work at second over the past two years, but at worst he’s been serviceable
there.
From a market perspective, a $3MM guarantee isn’t all that much these days,
even for an extra infielder. Earlier this winter, for example, Cliff
Pennington got $3.75MM over two years from the Angels earlier this winter and
Mike Aviles landed $2MM in a one-year pact with the Tigers. And last year,
the Rockies gave Daniel Descalso a $3.6MM guarantee on a two-year term.
It’s probably worth noting, too, that this move makes it all but official
that Ian Desmond won’t be back in D.C. That was clearly where things were
headed anyway, but there had always seemed to be at least some possibility of
a reunion in the event that Desmond was forced to settle for a pillow
contract. With Drew on the books, though, there wouldn’t be room for the
long-time Nats fixture to come back (barring a trade).
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备注：有问题欢迎不吝指教喔!
1. 国民队以$3MM/1YR附带$1.25MM的激励奖金签下了 Stephen Drew。
2. Stephen Drew除了可以与Rendon跟Murphy共同分担2B、3B位置之外，当对手为先发右投
时，让这两年受伤频频的Ryan Zimmerman可以适时休息，一垒的守备工作则由Murphy或是
Clint Robinson来负责。
3. 目前国民的二游阵容有：Daniel Murphy(2B)、Anthony Rendon(3B)、
Danny Espinosa(SS, 2B)、Stephen Drew(SS, 2B)、Trea Turner(2B, 3B)。
4. Stephen Drew预计是对方是右投先发会上场，尽管Danny Espinosa是左右开弓，
但对右投打的很挣扎，至于Stephen Drew生涯对右投的OPS为.765。换句话说，
Stephen Drew可以跟Danny Espinosa来platoon国民队游击手的位置。
5. Stephen Drew在2015年球季的表现如下(NYY, 薪水5MM, 明年33岁)：
G H SO BB HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
131 77 71 37 17 44 .201 .271 .371 .652 79
6. 其他类似案例合约参考：
(1) 天使以 $3.75MM /2YR 签下了Cliff Pennington。
(2) 老虎以 $2 MM /1YR 签下了Mike Aviles。
(3) 落矶以 $3.6 MM /2YR 签下了Daniel Descalso。
7. 这步更确定了 Ian Desmond 不会回到国民队。