连结: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9898641/mlb-winter-forecast-teams-american- league-west?src=mobile Operation "Top Pick" proceeds apace. The Astros will have their third straight No. 1 overall selection in the 2014 draft, and their third straight year of wielding the biggest bonus pool, both in the international free-agent market and the draft. What all the major league failure (an incredible 324 losses in the past three years) and all the trading of veterans has garnered is a farm system regarded as one of the best around. Some of the products of the rebuild are trickling in: Matt Dominguez emerged as a valid starting third baseman in 2013 and Robbie Grossman may be on his way to a reasonable career as a second-division starter or fourth outfielder. The rest, including the truly top-notch talents (Mark Appel, Carlos Correa, George Springer) are still working their way up. Primary needs Patience. Though perhaps that's more in the way of what the team is asking of its fans. The front office clearly already has patience in spades, resisting any urge to sign veteran stopgaps who might stand in the way of a farm-system product who needs big-league time. The Astros could theoretically sign a star corner outfielder who would be expected to suffer through a down 2014 but would supplement the core arriving in 2015 and beyond; Springer can play center field and, further away, Domingo Santana will slot into one corner, but Houston does have room if the Astros want to get a jump on making an addition in the other corner. Free agents ‧ LHP Erik Bedard Expected losses Somebody has to pitch innings, and Bedard threw 151 of them this year with reasonable success, so he could be back for another go-round and another chance at being flipped for a Grade-C prospect at the trading deadline. Alternatively, he could sign up to be some contender's fifth starter directly. Potential targets In the category of star corner outfielder, the only real fit is Shin-Soo Choo (to whom the team has been linked). Jacoby Ellsbury could also make sense if the Astros want to move Springer to a corner. The 2015 outfield market will be barren, so now might be the time to strike. The same type of plan might make sense for star Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who will be just 25 and thus should remain in his prime even if 2014 is punted. Elsewhere, the Astros managed to flip Jose Veras for a decent prospect seven months after signing him, so they could try that again with Jesse Crain, Octavio Dotel, Michael Bowden, Chad Qualls or any number of other solid relievers. Outlook It is almost certainly too much to hope that 2014 will begin to end the team's dry spell. Appel, Lance McCullers and Mike Foltynewicz, top starting pitcher prospects, are getting closer, but they're not ready. Same for Correa at shortstop and Domingo Santana in the outfield. On the other hand, outfielder Springer, who had an eye-popping 37-homer, 45-steal year across Double-A and Triple-A, should arrive in 2014, and first baseman Jonathan Singleton may get a chance in the second half if he re-establishes himself after a down year at Triple-A (which followed a 50-game suspension for marijuana). Remember, though, that even Mike Trout, the gold standard for young players, struggled in his first exposure to the big leagues, so rough patches should be expected as the enormously talented youngsters begin to arrive. -- Ellsbury?? 卖乱啊 我想老板应该没有准备好要签120M以上等级的合约 韩国人已经传一段时间了 但是我觉得Boras也是会开100M以上的合约 打线上的FA我还是比较倾向强打者 XD 田中将大.... 冈五颗灵 ~.~" 不要版面不够就拿他来凑 XD 看来专栏作家们现在对於Luhnow手上的40M薪资空间是完全摸不着头绪啊 不过他的RP清单有参考价值 我们应该会批个一两个 季中再来卖卖看 XD 找Qualls回家吗 XD 其实也是可以考虑拿个几M签肥仔回来打DH XDDDDD --

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