Inbox: Time to acquire top-of-the-rotation starters? Orioles beat reporter Brittany Ghiroli responds to fans' questions By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com | 11/22/2013 3:49 P.M. ET 是时候弄来一个先发轮值前段班的投手？ Brittany Ghiroli回答球迷的几个问题 With the holidays approaching, could it be time for the Orioles to make a move? Baseball's Winter Meetings are just two weeks away, so I figured it'd be time to answer some of your most common questions in this week's Inbox. 随着休季期间的到来，金莺是否该做些交易呢？距离冬季会议只剩两周，因此我认为是时 候来回答一些常见的问题了。 With the increase in attendance and the huge increases in revenue generated from MASN, will the Orioles go get top-of-rotation starting pitchers? -- David S., Baltimore 随着进场人数的增加和从MASN那赚来了不少钱，金莺是否会弄来一个先发轮值前段班的投 手？ To answer your question simply: no. 简单来说：不会。 First, there's simply not a whole lot on the free-agent market. I've heard people in the O's organization and with other clubs grumble about this year's crop being relatively weak. Also, guys like Jason Vargas getting four years only makes the competition -- and bad money spent -- increase. Assuming the Orioles pay out what's expected in arbitration, their payroll would be close to $90 million -- even if they filled the rest of their roster with players making the Major League minimum salary. So it's going to be tough to stay under $100 million by just making some medium-sized upgrades, unless they make a trade and move around some payroll. 首先，今年的市场并不大。我听金莺内部的人抱怨过今年市场的贫瘠。而且， Jason Vargas这种级数的投手还能拿到四年约，只会让竞争更加激烈。假使金莺弄来了这 样的投手，球队整体薪资大概会接近90M。因此，如果金莺打算做出一些中度补强，想要将 整体薪资压在100M以下是很困难的，除非是能透过交易释出部分预算。 Even that isn't a great avenue, because any trade of consequence (i.e. one that would bring back a frontline starter) would require a serious haul of either cost-controlled Major League talent or promising youngsters like Kevin Gausman or Dylan Bundy. 要弄来先发轮值前段班的投手也是要付出代价的，我们可能得送出还能够便宜使用的大联 盟选手，或者是被寄予厚望的年轻人，如Gausman和Bundy，因此这并不算一个好手段。 Bundy should start baseball activities in June or July, so how does he figure in the 2014 rotation at that point? -- J.C., Rochester, N.Y. Bundy大概在六七月时就能投球，让他在这时加入轮值如何？ Actually, Bundy's timeline should be sooner than that. After having Tommy John surgery in June, the right-hander will start light baseball activities around the new year. The club's No. 1 prospect could be a legitimate option for the Orioles in the second half of the season. 事实上，Bundy复原的状况比预期快，在新的一年开始後不久大概就能够开始投球。身为球 队最受期待的新人，在下半球季他会是个合理选择。 Recovery time from Tommy John surgery varies, although Bundy's work ethic has been well-documented and there's reason to believe he'll be on the shorter end of the timetable. As for those who have asked about trading Bundy, it wouldn't make a lot of sense for the Orioles, who would have to sell low right now. Why not wait and see what they have, particularly when the organization is lacking in pitching? 从Tommy John手术恢复的时间是不固定的，但Bundy恢复得不错，让人认为他已经处於复原 时间表的尾端。对於交易Bundy的可能性，我认为在他刚要复原，交易价值正低时谈这是没 道理的一件事，为甚麽不等等看Bundy复原得如何，尤其是在这个球队正缺投手战力的时 期？ Do you think Michael Morse will be back with the Orioles next season? -- John A., Alexandria, Va. Michael Morse会回金莺吗？ I think it's safe to say that ship has sailed, John. Morse was a huge disappointment, and even though he had offseason surgery on his left wrist, the Orioles won't go down that road again. Morse带给金莺很大的挫折，即使他乖乖去治疗他受伤的左腕，金莺应该不会再走回头路。 Nolan Reimold has always been a threat both in the field and in the batter's box. Will he be back for one more shot? He deserves it. Those who think he's "soft" should take a closer look. -- Andy H., Jacksonville, Fla. Reimod不管在防守或攻击上都是个威胁，他是否还有一个证明他的机会？这是他应得的， 那些认为他太弱鸡的人应该再好好思考一下。 Coming off his second season-ending neck surgery, Reimold is definitely a non-tender candidate. However, executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette has said that he will wait to see how Reimold's rehab is going before he makes that decision. Limited to just 56 games since 2011, Reimold has shown flashes of his potential, but he has dealt with some pretty horrific injuries. There's a chance the Orioles work out a deal to give him one more chance this spring, particularly if it's at a low cost. Reimold太玻璃了，他注定是球队不续约的候选人，但Dequette也说了他等着看Reimold用 实际表现来恢复荣誉。虽然在2011年短短56场比赛中，Reimold展现了他的潜力，但随後就 必须去处理非常严重的伤势。金莺会再给他一次机会，尤其是在他还不贵的情况下。 Can the Orioles make the playoffs next year without spending a huge amount of money? Is the pitching that they need to make the postseason out there within what they want to spend? -- Billy L., Pownal, Vt. 金莺有可能不花大钱做补强明年还能进季後赛吗？是否有个能把金莺带进季後赛的投手是 他们想要弄来的？ The answer to the first part of your question is absolutely a yes. See the Oakland A's or Tampa Bay Rays, who have both done an excellent job of eliminating the excuse of payroll in making the postseason. 第一个问题是绝对有可能的。看一下运动家或光芒，都是很好的例子。 As for the pitching that's out there, there are certainly some upgrades, and I think re-signing free agent Scott Feldman would also help next year's club. Like I said earlier, there's not a whole lot of "wow" factor on the market, although some of the mid-market guys, such as Feldman, could go a long way in helping the O's. Baltimore's interest in Tim Hudson, who signed a two-year deal with the Giants, was very real and the club woule like to have a veteran around to help eat innings. 至於第二个问题，球队的确是有做了些补强，我认为将Feldman重新签回来也能够对球队有 所帮助。就像我前面说的，市场上实在是没有多少能让人惊叹的投手，但有一些普通等级 的选手，像是Feldman，可以在未来数年为金莺尽一份力。金莺也对Tim Hudson感兴趣，他 是个真材实料的投手，而且是个能够帮忙吃局数也有经验的老将，可惜已经被巨人签走了 。 The club is also hoping some maturation will occur with a new pitching and bullpen coach getting a look at the current group of starters. In fact, the 2014 season depends on that quite a bit. Who will step up the way Chris Tillman did a season ago? 球队也希望随着新的投手教练和牛棚教练的产生，已经成熟的投手可以好好发挥，尤其是 先发投手群们。事实上，明年球季也必须依赖这些年轻人，新的一年谁又能够冒出头，就 像今年的Tillman一样? Are the chances next to none on a Matt Wieters extension? In that case, will the Orioles hope he plays well until the All-Star break and then shop him for high-level prospects? Or more for proven players? -- David A., Aberdeen, Md. Wieters能否继续留下来？又或者球队会希望他打好一点，然後拿去交易弄来高等级的新秀 ，或是已有实绩的选手？ Lately, it seems this is everyone's favorite topic. I wrote in my last Inbox that it seems like a remote possibility that the Orioles and Wieters' camp reach an extension, and nothing has changed on that front. 这应该是近来大家最喜欢讨论的话题。我先前提到这有可能会变成球队和Wieters阵营的长 期抗战，而这情况目前仍没有改变。 Wieters is a Scott Boras client, and traditionally that hasn't been good news for the Orioles and their fanbase in trying to keep a player long-term. While there's a slightly better shot at this point at retaining Chris Davis, who would be a free agent after 2015 like Wieters, Boras said at the recent General Managers Meetings that no talks have begun on that front. Wieters是Boras的客户，而长久以来，对金莺和其球迷们来说，对於绑长约的选手都没有 一个好的印象。在这个节骨眼上，留下Davis似乎是个比较好的选择，他在2015年後也会跟 Wieters一样成为自由之身，但Boras表示目前还没有针对这项计画开始进行协商。 http://ppt.cc/74hQ --

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