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SAN DIEGO — The focus is on 2018 and the future. That’s because 2017 has bee
n a nightmare for the Mets.
关注的是2018和未来，因为2017对大都会来说是场恶梦
But if the focus really is on the future and what’s best for the Mets, what t
he heck is Michael Conforto still doing batting leadoff?
但若关注的是未来，什么对大都会才是最好的？为什么Michael Conforto还在打第一棒？
Conforto, with that gorgeous lefty swing, is the classic No. 2 or middle-of-th
e-order hitter. That is where he is best suited, and that’s where he should h
ave been hitting Monday night, when the Mets beat the Padres 5-3 at Petco Park
.
Conforto，一位有着很好的挥棒的左打，是一位经典的二棒或是中心打线的打者。这是最
适合他的位子，同时也是他在周一应该打位子。大都会在本场比赛以5-3击败教士队。
Perhaps the most amusing thing about the Mets is that they live in this organi
zational fantasy world, where they think they will be able just to flip the sw
itch to 2018 and everything is going to be OK. All the problems of this year w
ill be gone in an instant. They magically will be a year ahead.
或许最令人觉得逗趣的是大都会活在一个有组织的幻想世界，一个在2018年就可以翻身、
所有事情都会好转。全部的问题都会一瞬间解决。他们会奇蹟式的会有超过一年的进度（
这我不知道怎么翻比较到味...）
The Mets never anticipate the worst happening. They never fully plan out their
future. There is a lot of hoping and guess work.
大都会从来没有预期到最坏的情况发生，他们不曾完整的计画他们的未来。只有很多的希
望和猜测。
They have all this time now to let Conforto get comfortable hitting deeper in
the lineup, yet they probably won’t do anything of the sort.
他们有很多的时间让Conforto更适应中心打者的位置，但他们也许不会尝试这样的事情
They will keep Conforto at the leadoff spot.
他们会继续把Conforto摆在第一棒
There is no doubt Conforto is the bright spot this year. He has 19 home runs,
second to Jay Bruce’s 25. He owns 52 RBIs, second to Bruce’s 65. He leads th
e team in walks with 44. He leads them in batting average with a .293 mark. Su
re, he’s had success at leadoff, but this is the first time in college or the
pros he has hit leadoff.
不可质疑的，Conforto在今年是个亮点。他轰出了19发全垒打，仅次于Jay Bruce。他打
出了52分打点，仅次于Bruce的65分打点。他有着领先全队的44次保送以及.293的打击率
。没错，他成功扮演了第一棒的角色，但这是他在大学以及职业生涯中第一次打第一棒。
The Mets are going to need more run producers in their future. As Conforto get
s older, his lefty swing could work wonders in the middle of the lineup.
大都会未来会需要更多的打点制造机。随着Conforto年纪的增长，他的左打可以在中心打
线发挥的更好。
This is the time of the season to give him a little more experience in that ar
ea.
现在正是在这球季中给他更多这位置的经验。
In some ways Conforto is the Mets’ version of Aaron Judge: a humble outfielde
r who plays the game right and is team-oriented.
在某些方面，Conforto是大都会版本的Aaron Judge：一个谦虚、用正确方式打球且是个
团队球员的外野手。
“I think I’ve done some things I wanted to do,” Conforto told The Post afte
r the victory. “I’ve earned a spot and kind of showed some versatility, whic
h was a big goal of mine. I think it’s been a good year so far, but what I’v
e learned from last year is to continue to keep working. I’m looking forward
to getting better.”
“我觉得我达成了一些我想做的事。”Conforto在赢球后对New York Post说道。“我赢
得了一些关注而且表现出一些才华（原字：多才多艺...）对我来说是一件大事。我觉得
这一年目前为止都很好，但是我从去年学到一点，就是不断的进步。我很期待能更好。”
In 55 games as a leadoff hitter, Conforto is batting .284 (61-for-215), but he
re is your small-sample-size view of what Conforto could be in the middle of t
he lineup. He has 37 at-bats in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth spots and i
s hitting .324 from the middle of the lineup, including a .500 average in the
three-hole. Yes, I know it’s only 10 at-bats, but it’s five hits in those 10
at-bats.
在55场担任开路先锋的球赛里，Conforto缴出了.284的打击率（61-215），但这边有个小
样本的数据显示出Conforto能在中心打线中做些什么。在担任第3、4、5、6棒的里头，他
缴出了.324的打击率，其中包括了担任第三棒的.500打击率。尽管只有10个打数，但是10
支5啊！
It’s about making his hits more productive for the team.
这可以让他的安打对队上更有贡献。
The point is to let him have more middle-of-the-order at-bats as the season fi
nishes so it puts him a step ahead for the future.
这点是让他能更多有担任中心打线的打击数，让他对于未来有更进一步的发展。
The three spot is reserved, of course, for the The Franchise, Yoenis Cespedes.
尽管第三棒是被招牌明星Yoenis Cespedes预定了。
Conforto had five at-bats Monday night, none with a runner on base. The first
four came against lefty Clayton Richard. He struck out three times and doubled
, then popped up in the ninth. Twice Cespedes was intentionally walked. It wou
ld be interesting to see how Conforto would respond to the challenge of battin
g behind Cespedes.
Conforto在周一的晚上有五个打数，都没有跑者在垒上。前四次对上左投Clayton Richar
d，他被三振三次和打出一支二垒安打，然后在第九局击出Pop-up被接杀。Cespedes被故
意四坏保送两次。若Conforto棒次排在Cespedes后面，这会很有趣去看看Conforto将会如
何面对这种挑战。
Conforto is 24. He will hit wherever the Mets ask him to hit. His career is ri
sing. He could anchor the Mets’ lineup for years.
Conforto才24岁。他会去打任何一个大都会要求他去打的位置。他的职涯正在发光发热。
他可以在大都会的打线占有一席之地好几年。
It’s not only about trying to make the best trades for the future. It’s abou
t figuring out what’s best for your own players.
不仅仅是在将来做出一些很棒的交易，更重要的是了解到什么对你的球员是最好的。
Simply put, the Mets need to be better scouts of their own organization.
简单的说，大都会需要更好的球探。
Remember in spring training, Conforto was set to be an extra outfielder and pr
obably was ticketed for Las Vegas.
记得在春训的时候吗、Conforto是被当成多余的外野手而且差点就被送去拉斯维加斯（大
都会3A的球队）
The Mets didn’t know what they had then and they still may not fully know. Th
is is the time of year to plug Conforto into the second spot or middle of the
order and find out.
大都会不知道他们拥有什么而且他们可能仍然没有完全了解。是时候让把Conforto放在在
中心打者来了解到底大都会拥有什么了。
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