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Teams, agents wonder whether slow market will repeat
球队与经纪人怀疑缓慢的交易市场是否再次出现
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Agent John Boggs stood in the lobby at the hotel
hosting the general managers' meetings and talked about last winter, when
dozens of free agents remained unsigned after spring training began, causing
prices to plummet as opening day approached.
经纪人John Boggs站在球团总管会议所在的饭店大厅讲著去年冬天的交易市场，那时一堆
FA在春训开始之后都还没人签，导致签约价跳水。
"It's the greatest thing for the owners because they've got a lot of players
that are wanting to play and have a lot of game left in them, and all of a
sudden are just sitting there dying to get an opportunity again, and so it's
a gigantic Macy's basement sale," he said. "I hope it is an aberration
because I think there's a lot of good players that are being deprived of
getting an opportunity to continue their careers."
“对球团老板来说是最好的事情了，因为一堆球员想打，也能打，但是忽然之间只能坐在
那边干等机会，所以那就像是百货公司跳楼大拍卖一样，”他说。“我希望那不是常态，
因为我认为那是很多很好的球员被剥夺他们打球的机会。”
As the offseason starts, teams and agents aren't sure whether the market will
revert to its previous pace or whether clubs will try to wait out players
again.
随着休赛季开始，球队跟经纪人不确定市场是否会跟以前一样还是球队又会再次开始慢慢
等，慢慢看。
Miami's efforts to trade Giancarlo Stanton and Shohei Ohtani's decision to
leave Japan for the major leagues created roadblocks after the 2017 season.
去年马林鱼努力想交易Giancarlo Stanton以及大谷翔平决定离开日本投身MLB在2017年后
的休赛季铺下了路障。
"I think the lesson to be drawn is don't hold your vacation off until late
January, because everybody seemed to be pretty busy last year," Texas Rangers
president of baseball operations Jon Daniels said.
“我认为这个教训是告诉我们，不要把假期拖的太久，像是拖到一月底，因为去年大家似
乎都很忙，”条子球队营运长Jon Daniel说。
This year's free-agent class is a far stronger group, led by outfielders
Bryce Harper, A.J. Pollock and Michael Brantley, infielders Manny Machado and
Josh Donaldson, starting pitchers Dallas Keuchel, Patrick Corbin, Hyun-Jin
Ryu and Nathan Eovaldi, and closers Craig Kimbrel and Zach Britton.
今年的FA名单是强的多的，有外野手Bryce Harper，AJ Pollock跟Michael Brantley，内
野手Manny Machado跟Josh Donaldson，先发投手Dallas Keuchel，Patrick Corbin，柳贤
振跟Nathan Eovaldi，以及守护神Craig Kimbrel跟Zach Britton。
"The good ones will get their money," Philadelphia GM Matt Klentak said.
"They'll sign. They'll end up in good places. And whether that's here in
November or whether it's in December, January, February or even March, I
don't know."
“好的球员会拿到他们的价码，”费城人总管Matt Klentak说。“他们会签到约，他们会
去到好的球队，不管会是在11月，12月，1月，2月甚至是3月，我不知道。”
Washington GM Mike Rizzo said the Nationals attempted to reach a deal with
Harper before he became a free agent.
国民总管Mike Rizzo说国民队在Harper还没成为FA之前有尝试想跟他达成交易。
"We utilized our exclusivity to negotiate with him late in the season through
when he became eligible to sign with a team," Rizzo said. "There is a reality
that we would love to sign him but we may not."
“我们用了我们的专有权在正规赛快要结束前当他可以与球队签约时跟他协商，”Rizzo
说。“事实是我们很想把他签下来，但是我们可能签不到。”
Some teams have delayed their offseason planning because of front-office
changes. Los Angeles Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi was hired just Tuesday as San
Francisco's president of baseball operations and Baltimore has not replaced
Dan Duquette as its top baseball decision-maker.
一些球队因为制服组的变动，所以延后了他们季后赛计画。躲人原本的GM Farhan Zaidi星
期二才被聘为巨人的球队营运长，而金莺还没找到替补在开除掉Dan Duquette后负责球队
决定的空缺。
Brodie Van Wagenen, who had been an agent at CAA Baseball, replaced Sandy
Alderson as the New York Mets' general manager. About two weeks before the
start of spring training last winter, Van Wagenen suggested players
considering boycotting spring training because of the slow market.
原本是CAA Baseball经纪人的Brodie Van Wagenen刚取代Sandy Alderson成为梅子的总
管。去年春训开始前两个礼拜，Van Wagenen还建议球员要抵制春训，因为市场交易缓
慢。
"Hard to say about whether there will be any carry-over effect to this year,"
he said. "I think there was an element last year where the trade market was
slowed, as well, which also pushed the free-agent market back."
“很难说去年的状况会不会对今年有后续的影响，”他说。“我认为去年有个因素让整个
交易市场被延宕，也因此让FA市场推迟。”
Teams now project their rosters well into the future, and players who could
be free agents after the 2019 World Series could be dealt this offseason for
a bigger return than they would get ahead of next summer's trade deadline,
especially if they don't agree to long-term deals. Among the possibilities
are Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Colorado third baseman Nolan
Arenado, San Francisco left-hander Madison Bumgarner and Mets right-hander
Zack Wheeler.
现在球队都会对他们的球员名单做好预测，所以会在2019年世界大赛后成为FA的球员大概
会在今年休赛季而不是等夏天交易大限才被交易，因为这样球队可以拿更多回来，特别是
那些不想签长约的球员。那些可能的球员包括响尾蛇一垒手Paul Goldschmidt，落矶三垒
手Nolan Arenado，巨人左投Madison Bumgarner，跟梅子右投Zack Wheeler。
Arizona general manager Mike Hazen said a multiyear deal with Goldschmidt
would take creativity, and a trade had to be considered.
响尾蛇总管Mike Hazen说要跟Goldschmidt谈多年约可能要有点创意，所以交易这件事要考
虑到。
"He's the consummate teammate, Diamondback. What he's done for the
organization both on and off the field is everything you want in a player,"
Hazen said. "I met with Paul. I think there's an understanding of where the
organization is at present. But I think it would pretty tough."
“他是一个完美的响尾蛇球员，他在场上或场外为球队所做的都是我们期待一个球员应该
做的，”他说。“我跟他谈过，我认为球团跟他之间目前有一定程度的了解，但是我认为
目前状况有点困难。”
CC Sabathia became the first free agent to reach a deal since the market
opened Saturday, agreeing to an $8 million, one-year contract with the New
York Yankees. The 38-year-old left-hander accepted a $2 million cut to return
to the Bronx for an 11th season in a deal subject to a successful physical.
CC Sabathia在星期天球员市场开始后成为第一个达成交易的FA，与洋基签下一年800万镁
的合约。这38岁的左投减薪200万镁，会在洋基投他第11个球季，一切就等体检过后就成
交。
New York is being more aggressive this offseason after falling below the
luxury tax threshold for the first time in 2018.
洋基今年不用付奢侈税，所以可能会在今年休赛季会有比较积极的动作。
"Last year we had to be really careful about every step we took in terms of
financial commitments, so it took longer because we were having to have that
luxury-tax issue in the back of our minds," general manager Brian Cashman
said.
“去年因为财务上的考量，所以我们要斤斤计较每一个步骤，因为奢侈税的关系，去年我
们要花比较长的时间，”洋基总管Brian Cashman说。
The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped below the threshold for the first time since
2012 and won their second straight NL pennant — but lost the World Series
for the second consecutive year. The only teams projected over this year were
the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, who had the highest payroll for the
first time in the free-agent era, and Washington.
躲人在2012年之后第一次低于奢侈税门槛，连续拿下了国联冠军