昨天下午刚回来， 看大家在聊BROWN， 在这插几句嘴。
BRWON主要是低位投手，SINKER+SLIDER+SPLITTER， 偶尔和高位的FASTBALL交替使用。 他的SINKER非常有名， 可以和LOWE的SINKER媲美。 但其他几投， 却是LOWE拍马也追不上的。2003年红袜对待这样的球路总是特别吃力， 而现在最好低位打击手WALKER也走了。 所以只要BORWN没有伤病， 将会给红袜带来一定的麻烦。至於他和SCHILLING谁强， 就不好单拿ERA来比较了。 SCHILLING属於特别耐用的投手，在强调打击纪律性的AL， 6-7局就得投100多个，BROWN在这方面就不占优势。打到季后赛耐力就更重要了。
SCHLILLING对决BORWN， 票房价值根本不用炒作。 大家还是做好看球的准备吧。。
今天的BOSTON GLOBE有对YANKEES和SOX的分析和比较.供NANA和云天参考.
SOX签了个防守型的二垒手,同样是一年,比WALKER只便宜了不到1MIL,也是无奈的MOVE吧.BRIAN JORDAN去了RANGERS, RANGERS就不再需要MANNY了,AROD-MANNY TRADE就算彻底结束了.MANNY不走,NOMAR也就不会走了.现在的YANKEES和SOX应该就是明年初的基本阵容了.
Despite significant offseason moves by the Red Sox, the popular sentiment among national prognosticators is that the Yankees are still the team to beat. They say it has nothing to do with the Sox' inability to pull off the Alex Rodriguez-for-Manny Ramirez deal with the Texas Rangers. That deal -- which also would have produced the trade of Nomar Garciaparra to the White Sox for outfielder Magglio Ordonez -- wouldn't have been a significant upgrade from the status quo.
While that may be a valid point, the one move that might shift the balance of power Boston's way is the signing of closer Keith Foulke.
You could make a case that the Yankees' acquisition of Javier Vazquez from Montreal and Kevin Brown from the Dodgers make up for the loss of Andy Pettitte (Houston) and Roger Clemens (retired), and matches the Sox' signing of Curt Schilling.
You could certainly surmise that Gary Sheffield puts some pop into the Yankee lineup, and he should offer protection for other hitters.
You could argue that veteran Kenny Lofton will give New York a decent center fielder and leadoff hitter with speed, and allow Alfonso Soriano to hit lower in the lineup to take advantage of his power and speed (and take some of the pressure off him).
You can say adding Tom Gordon and Paul Quantrill gives New York a formidable set-up combination leading into Mariano Rivera. The bullpen had been a sore spot last season.
But the one spot the Red Sox could never match the Yankees is at closer.
Say what you will about Grady Little's decision to stay with Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. Disagree with or defend the move if you like, but if Rivera were in the Sox bullpen, Little would have made the change. It does not matter that Scott Williamson or Mike Timlin had pitched well. The Sox' action this offseason is proof that they do not have faith in Williamson as their closer.
Foulke will provide a dramatic improvement in a Red Sox team that came within five outs of reaching the World Series.
A-Rod or no A-Rod, the Sox are balanced on offense, and have solid starting pitching, relief pitching, and defense.
But debating this "who's best in the East?" without including the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays would be narrow-minded. Though the division is perceived as a two-team race, the Orioles -- who have added former AL MVP Miguel Tejada and 40-homer catcher Javy Lopez, with Vladimir Guerrero on the back burner -- have to be considered a contender, though their pitching might be a year away. The Blue Jays, who have made subtle changes, adding veteran pitching to go along with a run-producing lineup, should provide competition much longer into the season than they did the past two years.
For the moment we'll leave out the maturing Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Before the New Year, we'll break down the Yankees and Red Sox. Let the arguments begin.
Starters
Curt Schilling basically replaces John Burkett for Boston. The veteran ace, acquired from Arizona, is No. 1 or 1A with Pedro Martinez. Now the Red Sox have three guys who have won 20 games (Derek Lowe being the other), a fourth guy in Tim Wakefield who has gone through stretches in his career when he's carried a pitching staff, and competition for the fifth spot between Byung Hyun Kim and Bronson Arroyo.
Kim could always go back to the pen if there's an injury, as could Wakefield or Lowe.
Martinez, who will play with $17.5 million weighing down his pockets, will either be pitching with a clear mind or with the purpose of escaping Boston next season. Either way, the Sox are bound to get his best. Martinez's fragile right shoulder and Schilling's age (37) will be issues to keep in mind as the season unfolds, but is there a better 1-2 in baseball?
Compare this with the Yankees.
Martinez over Mike Mussina? Mussina won 17 to Martinez's 14 last season, but Pedro gets the edge if there are no health concerns. Mussina is a terrific pitcher with great stuff, but he's no Martinez.
Schilling and Javier Vazquez? Schilling would get the edge for his experience and accomplishments. Except for Schilling's brief stint in Baltimore, neither one has pitched in the AL, where the DH and overall better hitting changes ERAs, sometimes dramatically. Certainly, if you're building a team, Vazquez would be the guy, as he's entering the prime of his career. But he'll have added pressure going from playing some home games in San Juan (with the Expos) to the Bronx. Slight difference.
Lowe vs. Kevin Brown? Lowe racks up a lot of wins with his sinker and Brown can be dominating when healthy. Brown, who has been plagued by back trouble, is 39 years old and pitched 211 innings last season. But if anyone can bring AL hitters to their knees, it's Brown. This is a tossup.
Wakefield vs. Jose Contreras: Are there two guys who are so opposite? One is a knuckleballer, the other throws everything hard. Contreras has nasty stuff. The Yankees will have to determine with Contreras precisely what the Red Sox had to determine two years ago with Lowe: Is he better as a starter or a reliever? Contreras also had injury concerns last season, spoiling his debut with the Yankees after they outbid the Red Sox for his services. Wakefield is proven; Contreras isn't. And who believes his birth certificate?
The fifth starters could be the tiebreaker. Jon Lieber won 20 games for the Cubs in 2001 but missed all of last season with injuries. David Wells, a 15-game winner, will be coming off back surgery when he re-signs with the Yankees, but he gives manager Joe Torre a nice insurance policy and a lefty starter, something the Sox don't have. Are they better than Kim or Arroyo?
Bullpen
OK, Kevin Foulke isn't Mariano Rivera, but this is as close as it's ever been. Like Rivera, Foulke can give you two- or three-inning saves if he has to. How long Rivera can stay dominant is always a concern. And now Foulke must flourish in the Boston pressure-cooker.
The Yankees have acquired strength in the set-up roles with Tom Gordon and Paul Quantrill to go along with the comebacking Steve Karsay. That's a solid righthanded setup trio, with Gabe White and Felix Heredia from the left side. Mike Timlin (1.43 ERA at home; 5.90 on the road) and Scott Williamson (if he's still with the Sox) have a chance to be top set-up guys. Alan Embree is also proven.
Catcher
Go back to the days of Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk, and there was the same debate as the one with Jorge Posada and Jason Varitek. It's a pick 'em, as are the backups -- John Flaherty (New York) and Doug Mirabelli (Boston). Varitek is entering the final year of his contract.
Infield
It's clear the Sox have improved their middle-infield defense with the signing of two-time Gold Glover Pokey Reese. He's not Ryne Sandberg or Lou Whitaker at the plate (he's not even Todd Walker), but he can turn the double play. Give Sox general manager Theo Epstein kudos; while he built one of the greatest offensive lineups in baseball history last season, defense was forgotten. Not this time.
The Yankees have defensive concerns, save for third baseman Aaron Boone. Alfonso Soriano, for now, is still the second baseman. There's no way the Sox can match his 38 home runs and 35 steals, but they've overtaken the Yankees at second on defense.
There's also concern among the Yankee baseball men that shortstop Derek Jeter loses a little more range every year, and with Jason Giambi likely to play first base, the pitching staff has to feel uneasy.
Sox third baseman Bill Mueller is the reigning AL batting champion and can nearly match Boone defensively. Will there be a dropoff by Mueller at the plate?
There's concern that Nomar Garciaparra, who struggled mightily in September and the postseason, has not been the same since his wrist injury. Still, Garciaparra-Jeter will be a tossup until one player falls off dramatically.
Neither Kevin Millar nor Giambi is a top-fielding first baseman. Millar had a superb season at the plate in 2003, but if healthy, Giambi (41 homers) is a force.
DH
David Ortiz will have to prove last season wasn't an aberration -- that he's coming into his prime. Who will fill this role for New York remains up in the air, but it's looking more and more as if it will be Bernie Williams, a clutch hitter. The Sox could use another righthanded hitter.
Outfield
In Gary Sheffield, the Yankees have an offensive answer for Manny Ramirez. Trot Nixon and Hideki Matsui are also close in ability, and the two center fielders -- Johnny Damon and Kenny Lofton -- are comparable, as well.
Manager
The Yankees' Joe Torre and the Red Sox' Terry Francona are at different ends of the spectrum. Torre is likely a lame duck. He lost his bench coach, Don Zimmer, because Zimmer had enough of owner George Steinbrenner's antics. Torre has lost Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens, two players he enjoyed managing. He has indicated he will open up the center field job between Lofton and Williams, a tough decision for Torre, who has been very loyal to Williams, who was slowed with knee problems last season.
Francona has to come in and not only learn the landscape and mend fences, but he also has to establish himself. He's already been working on the Millar-Garciaparra flap, after Millar inserted his foot in his mouth when he said he'd take Rodriguez at a time when the A-Rod deal seemed ready to be made.
Francona also has to deal with the probability that the record-setting lineup of a year ago may fall off, and potential contract rumblings from Garciaparra, Lowe, Martinez, Varitek, Nixon, etc., all of whom might be in their final contract seasons.
Owners
Steinbrenner was being Steinbrenner this offseason, as he -- not GM Brian Cashman -- made the majority of the team's moves. Sox owner John Henry was also extremely hands-on. From the work he did in the Schilling courtship to negotiating with Texas owner Tom Hicks, to meeting with Rodriguez, Henry has been working hard. Steinbrenner has rings, forever squashing his biggest rival, but he's beginning to feel threatened that the Sox are making major moves to end their since-1918 drought. Henry, a former Yankees limited partner, owns a team in a city where he feels he has to bring a championship to make the $700 million investment worth it. Judging by Henry's actions, he's going for it.
Intangibles
For the most part, the Red Sox have good chemistry, while the Yankees have brought in chemistry-challenged players, including Brown, Sheffield, and Lofton. Zimmer's loss should not be underestimated, and the uneasiness in the front office between Cashman and Steinbrenner could trickle down to the field.
© Copyright 2003 Globe Newspaper Company.
Mo无疑是YANKEES' DYNASTY最主要的原因.他使YANKEES由一个VERY VERY GOOD TEAM变成了一个GREAT TEAM.他使得YANKEES HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE其他好球队(BRAVES,A'S,MARINERS,INDIANS...).
MO只投一种球,FASTBALL(STRAIGHT,CUTTER和SINKER,但主要是CUT FASTBALL),球速大约在每小时94-96英里,很快,但远远不是最快的.所有的击球员都知道MO会向自己投什么样的球,但没有人能打到.
MO1969年出生与巴那马城,1990年到YANKEES小联盟球队打球,1995年第一次为YANKEES主投. 当时他是先发投手,成绩也很不错.但他除了FASTBALL以外,其他的球都练不出来.YANKEES认为这不适合先发,这也就造就了历史上最好的救援投手.
MO给人的感觉是个SUPERHUMAN,无论多重要的比赛,你都只能看到一个纤瘦的身影平静而幽雅得把球送到好球区.而在这之外,是疯狂的球迷和无助而绝望的击球员. MO把对手的进攻缩短到了只有七局,往往在第六局开始,就可以看到对手急于将比赛追平,动作变形.所以MO也使YANKEES的其他投手变得更好.
MO的表现就不用多说了.他在季后赛只BLEW了两次SAVE,97年对INDIANS和01年对DIAMONDBACKS的第七场.前一个是一个BAD PITCH,后一次应该是BAD LUCK加上BAD PITCH,或许还因为太累了.每次之后都有人疑问,是不是他的心理会受影响,是不是他已经不能投出最好的球了. MO用他的表现打消了这些疑问.
MO是一个虔诚的教徒,他在巴那马城建了一所教堂.他把一切归功于主.99赛季结束后,他曾宣布了一个对SOX来讲大好的决定,再打四年球,然后就回巴那马城做牧师.但2001年他改变了想法,他决定尽量延长运动生命,因为这样可以更好的传播主的讯息.
PS:正是在95-97年间涌现出的Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jose Pasada等新秀带来了YANKEES的黄金年代.
终於， 让NEW ENGLAND万众瞩目的MEGA DEAL ，AROD -MANNY的交易在DEADLINE过后以无解僵局收场。 对於红袜来讲， 无疑是这场豪赌中最大的输家。 不仅没有得到这位号称当今职棒最好的ALL-AROUND PLAYER，还彻底开罪了队中的两位重量级球员。闹到今天这个地步，只能说红袜的管理层在过去的几个星期里有很多地方做得欠妥。
自从MANNY在赛季后两个月惹上一系列风波之后， 他离开红袜似乎已经成为迟早的事。 但冷不丁将其挂牌(IRREVOCABLE WAIVER)又无人接棒，现在开来是非常鲁莽的举动。这不象出自EPSTEIN的本意， 因为EPSTEIN在交易场上具有与其年龄不符的强大耐心。这倒象是极度厌烦MANNY的OWNER的强制决定。这无疑给以后的交易夥伴透露一个重要信息， BOSTON无论如何也要到掉MANNY的CONTRACT。 所以RANGERS才会狮子大开口， 不仅要红袜全盘接受AROD剩余合同里的179M， 还要外带付MANNY25M的工资。 ， 红袜等於每年要付AROD30M的工资， 这是最终DEAL FALLING APART的主要原因。
其实作为HITTER， 在任何时候我都不会觉得AROD比MANNY强。 就算是直接交易， 红袜也不占便宜。 诚然AROD能打出很多HOME RUN， 但棒球不是谁打HR多谁就赢。MANNY却是棒球界少有的RBI MACHINE。 在垒上有人， 或二三垒有人的情况下， MANNY的杀伤力远远大於AROD。 所以从一开始我就说， 这比交易RANGERS要价太不合理。
红袜的另一个失误是对待NOMAR的问题。 完全没有必要在公开场合和NOMAR的AGENT对骂。NOMAR是应该被TRADE 掉， 但不应该和AROD的事情绑在一起。 比如拿他交换一个好的2垒手， JEFF KENT， BRET BOONE一类的。 然后再谈AROD的事情。现在可好，满世界的人都知道NOMARS是红袜的一个鸡肋， 每每看见AROD TRADE 有点曙光就把NOMAR续约的事往后炉子上一放。AROD的事情没戏了， 又回头来找NOMAR。比NOMAR的AGENT所言更甚， 红袜的所作所为， 其实是给NOMAR左右开弓一顿耳光。
传言说NOMAR这次真气坏了， 就算红袜再给4年6000万也不续了。
这两天TRADE就要走进死胡同的苗头早就看出来了， 但人们总报着一线希望， 因为红袜在这场交易中压的本钱太大， 走的太远已经到了不可能回头的地步。 交易不成你怎么回过头来面对NOMAR和MANNY呢？ 现在， 事实就是这样， 你必须得回头了。 看看红袜进退失据的高层怎么收拾这一团MESS吧。
实在想不通为什么放走PETITTE， 就算你能把KEVIN BROWN拿到， 可PETITTE就是洋基的一根台柱， 无人可以替代。METS出来讲讲是怎么回事？本来BROWN，MUSSINA，VAZQUEZ， PETITTE绝对能和红袜的ROTATION一争高下， 现在4，5投的位置是CONTREAS， JON LIEBER/WELLS， 不论谁跟PETITTE比起来CONSISTENCY都差着不少。
红袜老板这两天也没少干蠢事， 把续签NOMAR的所有后路都堵死了， 等着RANGERS狮子大开口敲 竹杠吧， 谁让你把底牌都亮了？ 其实这件事可以处理得更好一些的。
无可争议， GARCIAPARRA是红袜队史上即TED WILLIAMS之后最具天赋的击球手。 因为他两度蝉联BATTING CHAMP， 有人又将其与YANKEES GREAT 乔。迪马吉奥并称为历史上最伟大的RIGHTY。 NOMAR于96年登上大联盟舞台， 而那年他的死敌JETER已早他一步美联最佳新秀。 97年， NOMAR升到红袜主力游记手的位置， 即以98个RBI刷新了LEAD OFF HITTER RBI的大联盟历史记录。 98年， 他的35个HR和122RBI都是个人生涯最高， 并在对西雅图水手队的比赛中打出两记GRAND SLAMS，DROVE IN 10， 平了俱乐部历史记录， 其中第2个SLAM结束了比赛。 99年， 红袜把MO VAUGHN交易到天使队之后， 攻击力锐减， NOMAR单手承担红袜50%以上的OFFENSE， 凭借他和PEDRO两人之力， 把实力平平的红袜带进了季后赛， 并在ALDS对INDIANS的SERIES中演出了绝地大逆转。这一年， 他以3成57获得了第一个BATTING CHAMP， 次年， 打机率更是达到了惊人的3成72， 再度封王。
2001年， 他因为手腕的伤病不得不动手术， 几乎缺席了整个赛季。 8月底， 在他积极努力之后， 终於暂时重返赛场。 那一场是对CHISOX的比赛， FENWAY人山人海都在等待NOMAR的付出。GARCIAPARRA果然不负众望， 先是一记HR， 然后在第6局以一分落后满垒的情况下，适时挥出2分安打， 红袜因此取胜。 ESPN评论员望着沸腾的FENWAY不禁慨叹道，红袜球迷将永远记住这一天。
但是2001年也似乎成为他生涯的转折点， 02，03年， 虽然他不再有伤病困扰， 但却显得不符当年之勇。 更是频繁打出POP UP， 这是在以往的NOMAR身上看不到的。红袜的球迷从常规到季后一直希望NOMAR做点什么， 可惜却是常常在CLUTCH的情形下看到他沮丧地空手而归。
NOMAR在高中时代是出色的足球(是SOCCER不是FOOTBALL)运动员， 曾经为此得到大学的奖学金。 但是他把这个SCHOLARSHIP让给了自己的好朋友， 转而从事棒球运动。 曾经在新闻里看到他到DOWNTOWN CROSSING的MALL 里参加公益活动， 在无数女球迷的尖叫声中， 做了几趟变线跑。 其重心移动的灵活性， 绝不输给任何职业足球运动员。 也许这也是他很在击球时很少OFF BALANCE的原因。 他和新婚妻子MIA HAMM的恋情， 没准也是因为足球而起。 在ALCS第七场失利之后的第二天， 媒体登出了他和MIA在空荡荡的FENWAY草坪上玩足球的照片， 寒风中一片凄凉之感。 因为大家已经预感到， 那场令人永远难以释怀令人的比赛可能还有另一点伤心之处， NOMAR可能最后一次穿红袜的队服了上场了。
在美联游击手的位置上英雄辈出， A-ROD是超一流的球员。 再往下数就是NOMAR和JETER， 红袜和YANKEES的球迷总是没完没了地争论两个人谁更NB。 其实很难做一定论， NOMAR的统计数字远高于JETER，但JETER却是有史以来少有的CLUTCH PLAYER。 按照ESPN的说法， JETER是传统型，进攻防守都能用做教科书。 而NOMAR是非主流型， 打击靠天才的灵感， 防守非常地AGGRESSIVE。 尽管失误率较高， 但其高难度的DEFENSIVE PLAYS，绝不让名人堂主， 号称棒球史上最伟大的防守型游击手“WIZARD OZ” 独秀。
尽管NOMAR一再表示， 他愿意在BOSTON终结自己的职业生涯。 但是把他交易掉，也许对红袜打造一只冠军球队更为由利， 不论AROD与MANNY的交易成功与否， 都是一样。
但可以肯定的是， 无论NOMAR穿上那一队的队伍回到FENWAY， 都不会遭到和ROCKET一样的待遇/
这两天洋基在球队重整方面动作迅速， 已经签下了TOM GORDON， PAUL TRANQUIILL两个坚实的后援投手， 换来了先发JAVIER VASQUEZ，据传马上即将签约GARY SHEFILED。 洋基老板STEINBRENNER看来又一次被SCHILLING加盟SOX激怒， 下个赛季YANKEES的PAYROLL恐怕将直上200M。
红袜这方面， 要处理的问题太多， 除了还在与A‘S关于FOULKE拔河之外， METS提到的MAN-ROD TRADE， 据称成功机会在50%以上。 关于NOMAR的流言也很多， 为了阻止YANK从LA得到KEVIN BROWN， 看来NOMAR这张牌必须出在这里了。 KEVIN BROWN可算是当今屈指可数的大投手， 可伤病不断， 值不值2年3000万， 全看运气了。 但STEINBRENNER摆出一副I DON’T CARE 的架势， 这么多钱就算砸水里也不心疼。
这就好像在玩拉耗子， 一群穷鬼中间有一大款， 头两张牌掀开是一对儿， 立刻拍钱无数， 问周围的人， 你们敢跟吗？
对於GS的CONTERPART HENRY来说， 这是一个考验。HENRY据称是个数学天才， 靠期货聚敛了万贯家财。 此人拥有坚强的意志， 因为期货市场就是天堂与地狱间的游戏。 这两天恰好在读一本叫做“投机智慧”的书， 讲的就是靠期货发财的炒手的成功之路。 70年代通货膨胀致使商品价格扶摇直上， 造就了无数亿万富翁。 HENRY肯定就是他们中的一员。 他们的几乎共同的美德， 除了百折不挠的勇气之外，还有一点， 就是铁的纪律。 如同RUSSELL CROWE 在 Master and Commander里对他的部下讲，“纪律和勇气同等重要”。之所以要讲这些， 是因为我觉得红袜没有任何道理跟YANKEE斗富， 应该永远遵从“MONEYBALL”的建队方针， 不能让ALCS第七场失利的情绪左右任何决定， 尤其万万不可超过豪华税限额。 砸钱很多时候跟本砸不出个冠军， YANKEES连续三年死在小市场球队的大棒下就说明了这个问题。 而无度的花费， 长久来讲对红袜不利， 对联盟不利，对棒球运动也没有任何好处。 面对GS的一对K和小山似的STAKE， 作为一个期货市场上英明的炒手， HNERY最好的ANSWER就是“PASS”。
他会这样做吗？
自从96年洋基王朝崛起后， 不论是在比赛成绩还是转会市场上都压过红袜一筹。 对此，前任总经理DD非但没有详细的超越YANKEES的长远规划， 就连解决球队问题的PLAN A都是错误的。1998年之后， 红袜在自由球员市场上几次大手笔的签约，都把钱花在了POSITION PLAYER身上。 棒球基本教义告诉我们， 投手在90%的程度上左右比赛胜负， 而每场平均要投6，7局的先发投手， 重要性更是无可替代。而DD则是每年都用所剩无几的BUDGET签下几个2流先发投手， 象在玩轮盘赌似的，押宝其中某个人能有一个CAREER YEAR。很可惜， RAMON MATINEZ， BRET SABERHEGEN， HIDEO NOMO，DAREEN OLIVER， JEFF FARASSUO，DAVID CONE等等等， 谁也没能有15场胜投以上的记录。 2001年， 红袜队本来有机会签下MUSSINA， 但是被YANKKES抢了先手。为了平息舆论和球迷的指责， 他一发狠以一亿六千万的天价签下了MANNY RAMIREZ。 可是到三年后的今天，市场急转之下，MUSSINA也许还值当年的价格，因为他是STARTING PITCHER，而RAMIREZ的身价呢， 已经跌了40%， 也许还会继续下跌。 这就是红袜前些日子企图不收分文倒掉RAMIREZ合同的原因。
总之， 由於DD愚蠢的经营， 红袜直到现在还多背着1000万/年的负担， 这个数目， 足够买下一个超级救援投手或是每年100多个RBI的强棒。 这1000万极大压缩了红袜运作的空间。
据传红袜现在的主要OWNER JF HENRY 的口袋其实很深， 1000多万也许只是他每年收入的一小部分。 但是HENRY三番五次宣称， 将不会让PAYROLL超过豪华税的底线， 因为设置豪华税的目的就是在保证公平竞争， 也许球队收入18%和30%的差别对一个亿万富翁并不算什么， 可是如果真是为了冠军不加节制花钱的话，那么和EVIL EMPIRE 又有什么区别呢。
和DD的红袜队相反， 现在的红袜更注重PITCHING。 签下SCHILLING怎么说也是红袜转会市场上的一大胜利， 而且1千二百万的价格也比较合理。 但是问题也就随之而来了， 先不算几名主力可能的薪金裁决， 红袜下一年度的的工资额已经到达了一亿一千万， 离豪华税标准只有一千万的距离。 而第五先发， 二垒手， CLOSER等几个位置还空着。BULLPEN的状况不加以补强也也令人担心。 这些挑战对於红袜的管理层来讲， 要么打破自己的誓言， 跟YANKKEES去比谁的绿票子多，要么就用自己的智慧以有限的资源来打造一只冠军球队。