这一篇比较没什麽，算是一个既定事实，不过新天使迷还是可以参考一下 Cabrera captains defense; Kendrick aims to be key at keystone 老卡布仍然是防守的指挥官，而Kendrick准备成为新的基石。 There will be little suspense concerning the competition in the middle of the infield this spring as the starting jobs have essentially been assigned. Orlando Cabrera returns as the Angels' shortstop and team defensive captain, while Howie Kendrick gets the opportunity to shed his identity as prospect and become a full-time Major Leaguer as the team's second baseman. The one question that remains is whether Kendrick will settle into the job and provide enough defense to compensate for the loss of Adam Kennedy. The Angels believe that he will. 天使队的MI位置在这次春训中并无悬念，而先发的位置也已经指派好了。老卡布依然是天 使的游击手，以及防守方面的场上指挥官，而Kendrick也取得了担任先发二垒手的机会， 他也准备证明他的潜力将会是实力。而唯一的问题在於，他是否能够成功补偿前任二垒手 AK离队後，所遗留下来的防守空缺，而天使队当然相信他可以。 "He's earned it," general manager Bill Stoneman said. Kennedy was one of the few remaining links to the 2002 World Series titlists and supplied much of the team's defensive foundation. Never flashy but rarely out of position, Kennedy paired well with David Eckstein, who will be his teammate again in St. Louis, and later formed a solid double-play combo with Cabrera. He did not win a Gold Glove, but manager Mike Scioscia nonetheless lobbied to anyone that would listen and maintained Kennedy was the best defensive second baseman in the American League. The 31-year-old now gets his chance to prove his skills in the Senior Circuit after signing a three-year, $10 million deal with the Cardinals. "这是他挣得的"GM石头人如此说到。 AK是天使队2002年冠军阵容中少数仅存的一员，而且他也为球队的防守贡献良多。没什麽 美技的表现，但他总是出现在他该出现的地方，他与Eckstein配合良好，且他们将会在红 鸟成为队友，而他与後来的老卡布也成为一个稳定的双杀搭挡。他从来没赢过金手套，但 总教练说瞎却扔然告诉所有人说他是美联防守最好的二垒手。这个31岁的二垒手在跟红鸟 队达成3年10M的协议後，取得了在国联证明自己的机会。 The Angels are getting younger and also losing some experience in the process as they move Kendrick into the No. 1 slot on their depth chart at second base. But confidence is running much higher this time than previous moves that swapped a veteran for youth. For one, Kendrick holds a set of offensive skills that has allowed him to post a .300 average or better in each of his five professional seasons. Granted, Kendrick had an overall .285 batting average with the Angels last season, but that includes a 3-for-26 stretch over the initial 10 games of his first Major League callup. After the All-Star break, though, Kendrick hit .303 over 241 at-bats that included a 20-for-40 string upon his return to the Angels in July, a 16-game hitting streak from July 16-Aug. 6, which was the longest by a rookie in the AL last season, and a stretch of reaching base safely in nine straight plate appearances from Aug. 25-27. 当天使队让Kendrick担任先发二垒手且取得年轻化的同时，也失去了一些经验。但是这次 跟之前用新秀取代老将情况有些许不同，天使队这次有信心许多。首先，Kendrick拥有全 面的打击技巧，以让他在五年职业生涯中，年年至少有.300的打击率。再者，Kendrick去 年在大联盟虽然打了.285，但是却包含了他第一次被叫上来时前10场3-26的低潮。 明星赛过後，Kendrick在241个打数中打了.303，且包含了他七月重回大联盟後的20-40， 从7/16~8/6连续16场有安打的表现，这是美联去年新秀中最好的纪录，更者，他在8月25~ 27号更是达成了连续9打席都有上垒的表现。 It wasn't simply the numbers that impressed the Angels and confirmed their belief that Kendrick was their future second baseman. It was how he got there. "Kendrick made the adjustments," Stoneman said. "He went down to [Triple-A] Salt Lake and worked on some things and came back with a better idea of what he needed to do." That work rotated mostly around the breaking ball and specifically how pitchers used it to get him out. "They started doing the same thing to me up here as they were doing down there," Kendrick said. "I just focused on slowing the game down and making adjustments to not swing at balls off the plate." 这些数字不仅仅是简单的让天使队决定谁是未来的二垒手而已，更是告诉了他们，他是怎 麽取得的。"Kendrick做了调整，"石头人说了"当他被下放盐湖城的时候，他做了些努力，而 当他回来时，他做到了他该做的事。""他们不管是在上面下面都告诉我一样的事情。" Kendrick说到，"我专注於放慢节奏，而且调整我自己不去追打坏球"(译按:他们真的有 教他这个喔?怎麽不教点给其他人.......) Kendrick also earned high marks for adjustments in the field as he moved to first base and started 42 games there, third highest on the club. By contrast, Kendrick started just 25 games at second last season, but the Angels were without a regular first baseman for most of 2006 and they wanted Kendrick's bat in the lineup in the second half of the season. He committed just two errors at a position he had never played. That changes for 2007 when he moves back to second. Kendrick's double-play partner will be Cabrera, who had an uncharacteristically rough year in the field that underscored a rough season for the Angels overall. Cabrera made 16 errors last season after committing just seven in 2005, when the Angels tied for the best fielding percentage in the Major Leagues. The team finished last in the AL in the category last season and Cabrera said that had a major impact. Kendrick也在被调整去守一垒，他在那先发了42场，的时候，取得了高度的评价，相较之 下，他仅仅先发了25场二垒，但是天使队缺乏够好的一垒手，且在下半季亟需他的棒子。 他在守这个他从没守过的位置时，只有两个失误。在07年取得先发二垒的机会後， Kendrick的双杀搭将会是老卡布，他在这个天使队艰难的一季拥有一个非比寻常，且需被 强调的表现。老卡布在05年只有7个失误，但在去年却有16个，而天使队在05年的防守表 现是大联盟第一，而06年是最後一名，其中老卡布的影响很大。 "I think our defense was shady. Sometimes it was really, really bad," Cabrera said at the end of last season. "I can say, too, that the three elements we needed to be successful weren't there at the same time: pitching, hitting and defense. It was just a moment, probably a few games over two months, that we put it together but never consistently." "我觉得我们防守很不稳定，有时候它真的，真的很差。"老卡布在去年季末说到"我只能 说，一个球队成功的三要素投球，打击，防守，我们并没有同时把握到。或许两个月有几 场比赛我们可以把这三样都收集齐全，但是从没有稳定的拥有它们过" For his part offensively, Cabrera improved in his second season with the ballclub. He hit .282 and led the team with 95 runs scored and 45 doubles. Cabrera also batted third for much of the year and enjoyed a streak not seen in more than half a century. Cabrera reached base safely by a hit, walk or hit by pitch in 63 straight games, which is the sixth highest all-time. Ted Williams set the record of 84 straight games in 1949. 在进攻这方面，老卡布在他加入天使队的第二年取得一些进步。他有.285的打击率，而且 以95得分及45支二垒安打在全队居冠。他在这季打第三棒居多，并且达成了一个半个多世 纪没出现过的纪录。他连续63场都有办法上垒，这是史上第6的成绩，而第一是 Ted Willaims在1949年以连续84场达成。 Providing depth in the middle of the diamond will be two players who will have multiple duties this season. Maicer Izturis, who held down third base for much of last season, will back up at shortstop and second base in addition to third, while Chone Figgins will also be an option. Additional depth will likely be answered by team needs. Erick Aybar is the leading candidate if the Angels opt for defense, specifically at shortstop, but he will be challenged for the one of the last spots on the roster by players that offer different sets of tools. One of those will be Dallas McPherson, who can play third and first, but adds the power that Aybar cannot. Others included in the fight for the last remaining roster spots will be Reggie Willits, Tommy Murphy, Curtis Pride and Nick Gorneault. All are outfielders, but Willits, for one, can match Aybar's speed and could get the nod over the shortstop if the Angels were to include McPherson. 而为钻石中央的这两个位置提供深度的将会是两个工具人。Izturis弟，去年以守三垒居多 将会在三垒之外再增加游击跟二垒这两个位置的替补任务。而Figgy也是个选择。另一个深 度来源将会视球队球队需要而定，如果天使队需要防守，特别是游击，Aybar将会是首位候 选人，而他的对手将会是可以提供另外一些能力的球员。他们其中之一是McPherson，他可 以守一三垒，他可以提供长打火力而Aybar不行。其他会加入这场战斗的有Willits， Murphy，老P，以及Gorneault，他们都是外野手，但如Willits，拥有可以与Aybar披敌的 速度，且当Angels想把McPherson放名单内而不需要替补游击手时，取得在Aybar前面顺位 --

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