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作者：Thomas Harrigan
原标题：Here are the 7 best fits for Yasiel Puig
The Wild Horse is ready to ride, but he doesn't have a destination just yet.
In case you forgot, free agent Yasiel Puig never signed with a team before
the coronavirus pandemic caused the regular season to be delayed and led to a
freeze on all transactions. On Tuesday, MLB announced a plan to return to
play, with players expected to report for training by July 1 and a 60-game
season anticipated to commence on July 23 and 24.
The transaction freeze will be lifted on Friday at noon ET, opening the door
for Puig to possibly find a home before the regular season begins. And with
the advent of the universal designated hitter for the 2020 campaign, there
could be a few more fits for Puig now than there were during the offseason.
Puig expressed his excitement for baseball's impending return on Twitter
following Tuesday’s announcement and supplemented his tweet with the hashtag
#letthewildhorseloose.
Baseball is back and God knows I’m ready #letthewildhorseloose
pic.twitter.com/ajfsX6Xd9z
— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) June 24, 2020
The 29-year-old was a league-average hitter last season (100 OPS+), but he
owns a lifetime 122 OPS+ and has chipped in 23 or more homers and 15-plus
steals in each of the past three seasons.
Here are seven clubs that have an obvious need for the flamboyant outfielder.
Best fits
Giants
San Francisco was linked to its long-time nemesis during the offseason, and
The Athletic’s Jim Bowden reported Tuesday that the club is expected to be a
player for Puig once the transaction freeze is lifted. Signing Puig would
make sense for the Giants, who currently have 37-year-old Hunter Pence
penciled in to play right field. Pence made the American League All-Star team
in 2019, but he played just 23 games defensively for the Rangers. San
Francisco also could use Pence as its DH, with Alex Dickerson in left, Billy
Hamilton in center and Mike Yastrzemski in right, but that would mean relying
on the oft-injured Dickerson to stay healthy and Hamilton to hit enough to
justify his position in the lineup.
D-backs
Arizona won 85 games in 2019, then bolstered its outfield with its trade for
center fielder Starling Marte and the addition of free-agent right fielder
Kole Calhoun. The team's designated-hitter options are uninspiring, however,
as likely starting DH Jake Lamb has posted a 75 OPS+ over the past two years
while also missing considerable time due to injuries. Kevin Cron could get a
shot after hitting .331/.449/.777 with 38 homers at Triple-A Reno last
season, but he's a 27-year-old with 78 career MLB plate appearances to his
name. At the very least, Puig would be an upgrade over Calhoun, Lamb or left
fielder David Peralta against southpaws, although it's worth noting that the
Cuban slugger has fared better when facing same-sided pitchers during his
career, recording a lifetime .845 OPS vs. righties and a .762 OPS vs. lefties.
Tigers
Coming off a 114-loss season, the second most in franchise history, the
Tigers made a number of under-the-radar offseason moves to improve their
offense, signing C.J. Cron, Jonathan Schoop, Cameron Maybin and Austin
Romine. That said, the outfield remains a major area of need, as Christian
Stewart, JaCoby Jones and Victor Reyes are all in line to handle prominent
roles. With or without Puig, the Tigers are unlikely to make the postseason,
even if they get aggressive with top pitching prospects Casey Mize (MLB’s
No. 7 overall prospect), Matt Manning (No. 24) and Tarik Skubal (No. 46). But
the right-handed slugger could bring more respectability to Detroit’s lineup
and give the team another bat to potentially sell before the Aug. 31 Trade
Deadline.
Cubs
After missing the postseason and parting ways with manager Joe Maddon last
year, the Cubs had a quiet offseason, with Steven Souza Jr., Jason Kipnis and
Jeremy Jeffress representing their biggest signings. Meanwhile, Chicago still
has an unsettled center-field situation and now has to worry about filling
the DH spot. Kyle Schwarber is an obvious choice for DH, but that would just
create an opening in left field. The Cubs have Kris Bryant, Javier Báez,
Anthony Rizzo and Schwarber under control for only one more season after
this, as well as an aging rotation with no member under 30. This could be
their best chance to win one more title with their current core, and Puig
would help the cause.
Angels
Is Jo Adell (MLB’s No. 6 prospect) ready to make a big league impact? The
21-year-old had an .834 OPS in the Minors overall last season, but a .676
mark with no home runs in 131 plate appearances at Triple-A. If the Halos
think the answer is no, it would put more pressure on Justin Upton to rebound
and for Brian Goodwin to build on his solid production (109 OPS+) at age 28
in 2019. It would be fun to see Puig back in SoCal, teaming up with Mike
Trout, Anthony Rendon and Shohei Ohtani for a season.
Pirates
Pittsburgh arguably has the worst DH situation of any NL team, and its lineup
lacks pop behind Josh Bell, who produced a career-high 37 homers, 37 doubles,
116 RBIs and 143 OPS+ last season. Bringing Puig on board would address both
problems and give the Pirates some added depth in case Gregory Polanco doesn’
t rebound from an injury-plagued 2019 campaign.
Rockies
After making no notable additions to a pitching staff that posted the worst
ERA (5.56) in the NL last season, the Rockies will likely need to lean on
their bats to earn a playoff berth in 2020. Colorado has a nice offensive
nucleus made up of Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story, Charlie Blackmon and David
Dahl, but it drops off after that. Nobody else on the club had an OPS+ over
88 in 2019.
这匹脱缰的野马准备出发，但他暂时没有目的地。
以防你忘记，自由球员Yasiel Puig在因为疫情而冻结交易之前，未与任何球队签约。星期
二，MLB宣布赛季重启，球员预计会在7月1日回归春训，并且在7月23、24日开始60场的赛
季。
交易将在星期五中午解冻，这让溥仪哥有机会在例行赛开始之前找到新东家。而且随着DH
制将普遍实施，提供了让更多球队签下他的诱因。
在消息公布之后，溥仪哥在推特表达了对于即将回归赛场的兴奋之情，还在推文末加上了
#letthewildhorseloose的标签。
Baseball is back and God knows I’m ready #letthewildhorseloose
https://imgur.com/gsvfPi8
— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) June 24, 2020
Twitter连结：https://reurl.cc/KknamR
这位29岁的球员上一季为联盟平均水准的打者(OPS+ 100)，但他生涯平均的OPS+为122，
在过去三个赛季都有23轰和15盗以上的成绩。
这里有七支球队需要这位爱现的外野手。
最适合的球队
旧金山巨人
传闻巨人队在休赛期间将签下溥仪哥，依据The Athletic记者Jim Bowden星期二的报导，
一旦交易解冻之后，溥仪哥有望成为该球队的一员。对于巨人队来说，签下溥仪哥是合理
的，阵中预定由37岁的Hunter Pence担任右外野手。Pence在2019年入选了全明星队，但是
他只为游骑兵队守了23场比赛。巨人队也可以将Pence移至DH，让Alex Dickerson守左外，
Billy Hamilton守中外以及Mike Yastrzemski守右外，但这代表着球队将会依赖经常受伤
的Dickerson保持健康，和依赖Hamilton打出水准的成绩以在打线中占有一席之地。
亚利桑那响尾蛇
响尾蛇队在2019赛季赢了85场比赛，接着交易来中外野手Starling Marte和签下右外野手
Kole Calhoun。然而，DH制的实施可能没这么令人兴奋，可能的人选Jake Lamb在过去两季
缴出了75的OPS+的成绩，且因为伤势缺席了很长一段时间。Kevin Cron有可能有机会试试
看，他上季在3A打出了.331/.449/.777外带38支全垒打的成绩，但他已经27岁了，且生涯
在大联盟打了78个打席。至少，溥仪哥在面对左投时，会是比Calhoun、Lamb或左外野手
David Peralta更好的选择，然而值得注意的是，这位古巴强打在对上同侧的投手时表现比
较好，其生涯对上右投的成绩为.845 OPS，左投则是.762 OPS。
底特律老虎
在迎接114败，也就是队史第二多败的赛季之后，老虎队在休赛季做了一些低调的补强来改
善他们的进攻，签下了C.J. Cron、Jonathan Schoop、Cameron Maybin和Austin Romine。
这代表外野手仍是主要需补强的部分，目前阵中的Christian Stewart、JaCoby Jones和
Victor Reyes都将担任重要的脚色。不管溥仪哥是否加盟，老虎队都不太可能打进季后赛
，即使他们拥有顶尖的投手新秀：Casey Mize(潜力新秀第7名)、Matt Manning(24)和
Tarik Skubal(46)。但是溥仪哥能够让老虎队的打线更体面一点，并且成为在831大限前的
交易筹码之一。
芝加哥小熊
去年在错失了季后赛并与教练Joe Maddon分道扬镳之后，小熊队在休赛季的动作静悄悄，
Steve Souza Jr.、Jason Kipnis和Jeremy Jeffress为球队最大的补强。与此同时，小熊
队中外野手的情况未明，而现在又得担心烦恼DH的位置由谁担任。Kyle Schwarber是个明
显的选择，但是这会让左外野唱空城。目前Kris Bryant、Javier Báez、Anthony Rizzo
和Schwarber只剩一年的控制权，加上轮替阵容的老化，没有一位选手在30岁以下。今年可
能是他们再添一冠的最好机会，而溥仪哥能够帮助他们。
其他可能的球队
洛杉矶天使
Jo Adell(潜力新秀第6名)准备好要冲击大联盟了吗？这位21岁的新秀去年在小联盟总计
.834 OPS的成绩，但其中在3A的成绩，131个打席只有.676的OPS且没有任何的全垒打。
如果球队认为他尚未准备好的话，那么压力就会落在Justin Upton的成绩能否反弹，以及
Brian Goodwin能否继续稳定贡献(2019年 29岁 109 OPS+)。如果能够看到溥仪哥回到南加
州，与Mike Trout、Anthony Rendon和大谷翔平一起打球的话将会很有趣。
匹兹堡海盗
海盗队可以说是新制下整个国联状况最糟的的球队，阵中打线除了Josh Bell以外乏善可陈
，他在去年击出生涯新高的37支全垒打、37支二垒安打、116分打点和143的OPS+；而如果
Gregory Polanco无法从伤病中反弹的话，签进溥仪哥将能够解决以上两个问题同时补强
阵容的深度。
科罗拉多洛矶
洛矶队去年的投手阵容的防御率为5.56，为国联最差。在没有明显的补强下，他们很可能
需要靠自己的力量赢得季后赛的席次。洛矶队有着优秀的进攻核心，由Nolan Arenado、
Trevor Story、Charlie Blackmon和David Dahl组成，但除了他们之外，去年阵中没有人
的OPS+超过88。