The best reliever for the Dodgers from this past postseason is a starting
pitcher by trade — no I am not talking about Clayton Kershaw here. Kenta Maeda
tossed 4.2 scoreless innings in LA’s NLDS loss. He added 7 strikeouts and
walked none… and will be back in the rotation in 2020, per Andrew Friedman.
躲人这个失望的季后赛 表现最好的牛棚是一名先发投手
不是书僮 而是超级业务员 前田
The President of Baseball Operations was asked about Kenta’s role for next
season and confirmed that he expects the right hander to take the ball in a
starting capacity.
躲人的阿炸表示他期望前田能够扛起先发
"My full expectation is that he will be back and pitching every fifth day and
be a big part of what we do next year."
"我对他的期待是能够固定投一休四"
There was something of a read between the lines pause before his assertion
that Maeda will return to the club for his fifth season, perhaps hinting at
the right hander being a trade chip, but that’s likely just this writer’s
mind running a little wild.
前田即将迈入在躲人的第五年 在字里行间感觉到阿炸有想把前田当交易筹码
Nevertheless, Maeda is expect to join Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw in
the rotation, along with some mix of Dustin May, Julio Urias, Tony Gonsolin,
and Ross Stripling among others. Of course Hyun-Jin Ryu — who’s agent is
Scott Boras — and Rich Hill will officially be free agents upon the
completion of the World Series.
尽管如此 前田还是希望能够排进先发轮值
跟新人May 伤后不稳的Urias Gonsolin还有Stipling竞争
至于柳胖跟Hill都即将变成FA
Moreover, there is expectation that Los Angeles could make a run at free
agent-to-be Gerrit Cole from the Houston Astros.
躲人是Cole的潜在买家
Now, when asked how Maeda could finally stick in the rotation for the entire
season, Andrew Friedman was to the point in his response.
当记者问到前田是否能够稳定先发
阿炸这样回答
"Talking to Kenta this September — from our viewpoint, everything we do is a
meritocracy. There will definitely be the possibility for Kenta to earn a
starting role for longer, and potentially into October, and I think a lot of
that gets to just commanding the baseball a little bit better against left
handed hitters, and we had that conversation about what that could mean.
We’d love for him to continue to take his game to another level, which we
think he’s capable of… and take the ball for us every fifth day and pitch
for us in October."
"从制服组的角度 我们是菁英管理的团队 我们不排除让前田稳定先发 甚至到季后赛
但他必须在面对左打者时有更好的command
我们会乐于看到他提升自己到更好的level 一个让我们放心把球交给他稳定先发甚至
季候赛的level
No doubt one of Maeda’s greater weaknesses since joining the Dodgers in 2016
has been his work against lefty batters. He holds a career batting average
split of .199 vs RHBs against .257 vs LHBs. More importantly, left handed
batters have slugged nearly .100 points higher against the 31 year old.
前田来大联盟后 其中一个缺点相当明显 -就是面对左打
生涯面对右打 被打击率只有.199 而左打则暴增到.257
尤其是长打率 左打比右打多了将近.100
With so many starting arms on the club, chances are that Friedman could eat
his words early on Kenta the starter. As it stands, if the club doesn’t dive
into the free agent market, the argument could be made that Maeda is the sixth
or seventh best starter on the depth chart.
躲人有相当多能够胜任先发的投手 不过如果没有在FA有所斩获
前田是有机会排到第六或第七顺位的
More likely, with the emergence of rookie arms capable of starting, Maeda
could be suiting up for another club in 2020.
不过明年是真的有机会看到前田穿上不同的球衣
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我说那个前田啊 你这个业绩不太行 要再好一点才能升你做主任啊