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Padres To Sign Ian Kinsler
3. 新闻内容：
By Steve Adams | December 14, 2018 at 2:11pm CDT
The Padres are in agreement with free-agent second baseman Ian Kinsler on a
two-year contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). The
agreement, which is pending a physical, will guarantee Kinsler a total of
$8MM. There’s also a club option for a third season on the deal. Kinsler is
represented by the BBI Sports Group.
Kinsler, 36, is a known commodity for Padres GM A.J. Preller, who was an
assistant GM with the Rangers during Kinsler’s tenure in Texas. Kinsler will
bring to the San Diego organization one of the game’s premier defensive
players, though his once-potent offense has tailed off in recent seasons.
Since Kinsler’s debut in 2006, only six players in all of Major League
Baseball have topped his mark of +118 Defensive Runs Saved. That’s not just
a case of longevity, either, as Kinsler ranks fourth in DRS even over the
past half decade and turned in a strong +10 DRS in 2018 alone. Ultimate Zone
Rating has been similarly bullish on his defensive aptitude.
The 2018 campaign, however, saw Kinsler post a career-worst .240/.301/.380
batting line through 534 plate appearances between the Angels and Red Sox.
His bat was only a bit below the league average with the Halos prior to the
swap, though his production diminished greatly in 137 PAs with the Red Sox
(.242/.294/.311). Overall, however, Kinsler’s premium defense and quality
baserunning still led both Baseball-Reference and Fangraphs to peg him at a
bit more than two wins above replacement. A move to the spacious Petco Park
probably won’t help Kinsler’s offense, but his glove and speed give him a
fairly high floor at what looks to be a palatable price point.
[Related: Updated San Diego Padres depth chart and Padres payroll outlook]
Kinsler steps onto a Padres roster that, since season’s end, has jettisoned
both Cory Spangenberg and Carlos Asuaje. He could get the early bulk of the
work at second base in the event that Luis Urias heads to Triple-A for
further development or, as MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell suggests (via Twitter)
should Urias open the year at shortstop. In somewhat contradictory fashion,
though, Rosenthal tweets that the Friars still consider Urias their primary
second baseman, adding that Kinsler could work at third base early in the
year.
Suffice it to say, the organization may not yet have a defined role in mind
for Kinsler, whose ultimate position is likely somewhat dependent on the
moves that San Diego makes between now and Opening Day. The Padres do have
one of the game’s best overall prospects in shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr.,
though once Tatis and Urias are both in the Majors, Kinsler could slide over
to third base on a full-time basis or assume a utility role off the bench. In
any event, it seems clear that Kinsler will be counted upon to appear at
multiple positions over the life of his Padres tenure.
Kinsler’s addition further calls into question Jose Pirela’s role with the
team, though it’s worth noting that the Friars have a full 40-man roster and
will need to subtract someone in order to make the contract official. From a
payroll standpoint, Kinsler should push the Padres to somewhere in the
$83-84MM range for the coming season. The fact that there’s an option year
on the deal suggests there’ll be a buyout, and therefore the annual salaries
will both likely check in a bit south of $4MM. And the Padres only had about
$60.5MM on the books for the 2020 season prior to adding Kinsler.
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5. 备注：
(1) 教士队以$8MM/2YR的合约签下Ian Kinsler，球团有合约第三年的选择权，第三年若执
行薪水大约也是$4MM。
(2) 教士队的GM A.J. Preller曾是Kinsler在游骑兵时期的球队助理GM，这笔签约也让球
团明年的薪资空间来到$83~84MM，后年则是$64.5MM。
(3) Kinsler是一位守备杰出的球员，自从2006年以来，只有六人在大联盟DRS高于他的表
现(+118)，在过去五年他的DRS的位居所有球员第四，今年他的DRS +10则独占鳌头。
(4) 目前球团尚未针对他的定位做说明，但因应Kinsler的到来，菜鸟二垒手Luis Urias将
从3A出发，或顶替大联盟开季游击手的位置，在大物游击手Fernando Tatis Jr.上到大联
盟前，Kinsler除了二垒也可以协助移防三垒，或担任板凳工具人的脚色。
(5) 教士队明年球季预计的野手阵容：
A. C：Austin Hedges、Francisco Mejía。
B. 1B：Eric Hosmer。
C. 2B：Ian Kinsler、Greg Garcia。
D. 3B：Ian Kinsler、Greg Garcia。
E. SS：Luis Urias、Javy Guerra。
F. RF：Franmil Reyes、Travis Jankowski。
G. CF：Franchy Cordero、Manuel Margot。
H. LF：Hunter Renfroe、Wil Myers。
I. UT：Jose Pirela(2B & LF)。
(6) Ian Kinsler今年在天使与红袜队的成绩表现(今年36岁；今年薪水：$11MM)：
G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+
128 117 14 48 64 40 .240 .301 .380 .681 87