Bullpen help tops list of club's deadline desires PHOENIX -- Last year at this time, the Diamondbacks were among the sellers when it came to the July trading deadline. But after an extreme offseason makeover, the club finds itself still in the thick of the National League West race. The Diamondbacks nearly traded Randy Johnson last July and did wind up sending center fielder Steve Finley to the Dodgers. This year, they are in more of a buying mode as they continue to search for bullpen help. 去年的这个时候，响尾蛇在七月交易大限到来前是卖家。但经过季末的大改造，球团发现 自己仍然在国联西区的竞争中保有一席之地。去年七月，响尾蛇差一点把Randy Johnson交 易出去，且把Steve Finley送到道奇。今年，他们应该会比较倾向当个买家，以继续寻求 牛棚的强化。 The approaching trading deadline doesn't mean that Joe Garagiola Jr. will be doing anything different than he's done the last month or so, though, as Arizona's general manager has been in regular contact with teams. 交易大限的到来，并不代表Joe Garagiola Jr.会做出跟过去几个月不一样的举动，亚利桑 那的GM还是一如往常的与各队联系。 "It's not really a situation where it's anything but an ongoing effort, so I wouldn't necessarily invest the trading deadline with any special significance, " Garagiola said. "Our guys are out and about." 「现在每一件事都没有明朗的走向，所以我不尽然会在交易大限前采取特别的大行动。」 Garagiola表示。「我们的球员正逐渐有起色。」 Adding to the bullpen is easier said then done. For one thing, teams are still trying to figure out whether they are in or out of races, so there aren't a lot of sellers at the moment. Secondly, with a host of teams also looking for pitching help, the market is tight. 牛棚的强化容易完成，但重要的一点是，许多球队仍然试图了解他们是否仍保有竞争力， 因此市场上并没有太多的卖家。其次，其他的队伍也在寻求投手的强化，因此整个市场显 得吃紧。 "I think this is a team that, assuming the bottom doesn't fall out, we could very much be in contention," Garagiola said. "Does that effect our thinking? Well, I think any time you think about potentially trading prospects, you have to weigh a lot of things, including the player you get back. Are you renting him for the rest of the season? Or is this someone you'll have under control for a [longer] period of time?" 「我想假如交易没有超出底限，球队的情况会让我们陷入争论中。」Garagiola说：「在那 种情况下会不会改变我们的想法？我认为如果有任何时候可能需要交易到新秀，你必须去 衡量许多事情，包括交易中得到的球员。你是找那个球员来打零工吗？抑或是一段时间下 来，你的球队都少不了他？」 With the demand for pitching so great, the cost is steep, and the Diamondbacks are loathe to part with the crown jewels of their farm system -- especially for a player that can be a free agent at the end of the year. 既然投手的需求量非常大，索价自然不斐，但响尾蛇球团排斥将农场系统中的中流砥柱当 作交易筹码，尤其是对象球员将在年底成为自由球员。 "Would it be extremely difficult to put some of them in deals?" Garagiola asked . "Absolutely it would, because with the one eye we have on the future, [we] can see a future that looks pretty good." 「把那些新秀中的其中一个拿来交易非常困难吗？」Garagiola自问道。「当然会罗，因为 我们也放眼未来，我们相信球队的前程似锦。」 Garagiola declined to mention specific names when it came to prospects, but it would seem unlikely that the team would trade first baseman Conor Jackson, right fielder Carlos Quentin or shortstop Sergio Santos. All three are at Triple-A Tucson and have been ranked among the game's top up and comers. 谈到新秀时，Garagiola拒绝提起任何特定的球员，但球队看起来应该不会交易一垒手 Conor Jackson、右外野手Carlos Quentin或是游击手Sergio Santos。他们三位现在都在 3A Tucson，且他们的表现名列前茅，将来很有可能成为出色的球员。 "I would not single out or confirm any of that kind of stuff," Garagiola said. "We have a lot of players that we really like and that other people like. We know that because their names come up in repeat conversations. We have a good handle on what these players will mean to us in the future." 「我不会从中选择或证实那些谣言。」Garagiola表示。「我们有很多我们喜欢的球员同时 也被其他队伍相中，我们会知道是因为那些球员的名字不断的在对话中被提起，我们非常 了解那些球员在未来对我们来说非常重要的。」 With closer Brandon Lyon expected back shortly after the All-Star break and Oscar Villarreal after that, the Diamondbacks could also decide to stand pat. 终结者Brandon Lyon预计在明星赛後的短时间内归队，Oscar Villarreal的归期则在那之 後，如此响尾蛇队也可能选择不动如山。 "We feel like once we get healthy again, even if we don't make a move outside as far as a trade, we still feel like we have some people coming back that are going to help us," manager Bob Melvin said. 「我觉得我们好像重生一样，即使我们不做交易，我们仍能感觉到某些人归队後将会做出 贡献。」总教头Melvin表示道。 --

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