And I think the Padres should trade him sometime this July.
공격력과 수비로 리그에서도 손 꼽히는 에드리안 곤잘레스(Adrian Gonzalez)는 여전히 27살이며 올해 단지 3M, 내년 4.75M, 2011년은 5.5M(no buyout)로 묶여있다. 그리고 그의 건강으로 따지자면 07시즌은 한 경기 결장했고, 작년은 전경기에 출장할 만큼 내구성도 갖추고 있다.
이런 그를 파즈는 트레이드할 수있을 것이다.
That's right, the San Diego Padres should trade their main (only?) offensive weapon instead of building around him. The main reason is that they really, really suck and it doesn't appear things are going to change anytime soon. They also don't have enough money to add through free agency, not many of their younger major-league ready players are going to have a significant enough impact to compete the next few years and they have to build from the ground up. Yes, Gonzalez is a stud -- only the Red Sox and Cardinals are getting better offensive production from first base -- but one player isn't getting the team out of this mess.
올시즌 1루수 공격부분에 있어 파즈보다 상위에 있는 팀은 타이거즈와 레드삭스, 카즈뿐이며 파즈의 팜은 허접하기가 그지없으며 미드시즌과 오프시즌에 거액의 FA 영입을 위한 돈도 없다. 이런 가운데 젊은 유망주를 한 가득 가져다 줄 그를 트레이드하는게 가장 좋은 방법일 것이다.
As Branch Rickey once told Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner -- before trading him to the team in the opposite dugout midseason -- "I can finish last without you."
When a team like the Padres faces such an uphill battle in rebuilding, conventional wisdom says to shed the big-ticket players with high contracts -- and they will trade Jake Peavy -- and keep the stars with lesser contracts to build around. The problem here is that the Padres can't be ready to compete for the next two years. They aren't anywhere near competing. They need a large quantity of good young players, and dealing a player as attractive as Gonzalez would be on the open market is the best way to land several stellar prospects.
물론 파즈의 가장 첫 번째 숙제는 피비를 트레이드하는 것이지만, 이게 언제가 될지 모르고 여전히 지지부진하다.
It's the same reason the Pirates traded Jason Bay, the A's dealt Dan Haren, and the Orioles got an absolute killing for Erik Bedard. You can't build with one player, however attractive his play and future salary might be (for the record, he does have a $5.5 million club option for 2011, which would eliminate his arbitration service-time period).
There's more to the story here, too. His name is Kyle Blanks. The menacing Blanks -- he's 6-foot-6, 285 pounds -- is one of the top power hitting prospects in the league. He's only 22 years old, and he's hit eight home runs in 126 at-bats this year in triple-A. He's not necessarily major league ready just yet, but he certainly will be by 2011, where the Padres should presently have their eyes planted. Moving Gonzalez would enable them to develop their future star first baseman and be able to actually put a supporting cast around him.
파즈가 곤잘레스를 트레이드하려는 또 하나의 이유는 그들의 팜 최고 유망주인 카일 블랭스(Kyle Blanks)때문이기도 하다. 6-6, 285파운드가 나가는 이 탑 프로스펙터는 트리플 A에서 126타석에서 벌써 8개의 홈런을 기록하고 있다. 파즈역시 그들의 중심은 곤잘레스가 아닌 브랭스와 함께 일 수도 있다.
Glancing around the league, the Mets may end up having interesting in Gonzalez. The Blue Jays are pitching rich -- especially when Dustin McGowan and Shawn Marcum get healthy -- and could stand to upgrade over Lyle Overbay. The Braves are starved for power and Casey Kotchman hits more like a second baseman. What if Derrek Lee's neck issue puts him out for the season? Jim Hendry might not be satisfied with Micah Hoffpauir. What if Kevin Youkilis suffered a season-ending injury and the Red Sox continued to get no offense from David Ortiz? They have tons of pitching. There are many cases of unforeseen injuries each season. Gonzalez is such a great all-around player who comes with such a modest price tag that a myriad of teams would consider pulling the trigger to win now. It would behoove the Padres to exploit any such instances.
다른 팀 사정을 조금 둘러본다면 메츠가 가장 관심을 드러낼 것으로 생각되며 더스틴 맥고완(Dustin McGowan)과 션 마컴(Shawn Marcum)의 건강이 자신있고 오버베이(Lyle Overbay)를 업그레이드 시키고 싶은 맘이 있다면 토론토는 움직일 가능성이 있다. 그리고 코치맨(Casey Kotchman)의 2루수와도 같은 파워에 질려있는 애틀란타, 데릭 리(Derrek Lee)의 목부상과 호파워(Micah Hoffpauir)에게 만족하지 못하는 컵스, 유킬리스(Kevin Youkilis)의 심각한 부상과 오티즈의 부진이 계속 이어진다면 보스턴도 곤잘레스를 주목할 것이다.
We don't know exactly how much the Padres can land for both Gonzalez and Peavy. We do know that they are both superstars and can potentially land upwards of 10 prospects between the two of them. We also know the Padres have lost 19 of their last 23 games with the duo on the team. It's not like things can get any worse in 2009, so it's time to look toward 2011 and beyond.
물론 파즈가 피비와 곤잘레스로 얼마나 많은 유망주를 얻고 싶어하는지는 모르겠지만, 이 둘을 데리고 파즈는 최근 23경기에서 19패나 했다.
No guts, no glory. Trade Adrian Gonzalez.
배짱이 없으면 얻는 것도 없을 것이다. 곤잘레스를 트레이드하자!!
