Closer Matt Capps' father, Mike, died unexpectedly -- at age 61 -- Oct. 22 in Capps' native Douglasville, Ga., the result of a fall at the family home.
"Never could have seen this coming," Capps said. "It's been a really difficult time for the whole family."
첫날 캠프가 열리기 전에 캡스는 아버지의 부고소식을 접했다네요. 조지아주 출신이기 때문에 가는데 시간을 걸리지 않은거 같습니다.
Capps was among 13 players participating in the morning workouts, all off the field and none baseball-related. The others : Andy LaRoche, Lastings Milledge, Kevin Hart, Evan Meek, Delwyn Young, Steve Pearce, Craig Hansen, Jose Ascanio, Justin Thomas, Phil Dumatrait, Jeff Clement and Jonathan Van Every.
일단 캠프에 참여한 인원은 라로쉬, 밀리지, 하트, 미크, 영, 피어스, 한센, 아스카니오, 토마스, 두마트레이트, 클레맨트, 조나단 반 에브리(Jonathan Van Every)였습니다.
에브리는 지난 7월에 보스턴에 의해 방출되었는데, 벅스와 계약한거 같은데 따로 소식을 들은게 없네요.
Hart, a late addition to the camp, sounded upbeat about the Pirates' immediate future. That included his own, after a rough time following the trade : "What a lot of us need, I think, is a fresh start. There's a lot of talent here, and you saw that at times last season. We played some good baseball, clean baseball in some games. But weren't consistent. We need a full spring training together."
Hart is at full health after finishing the year shut down by a strained oblique.
케빈 하트(Kevin Hart)가 이런 저런 소리를 하는데, 별 영양가는 없네요.
Meek had an oblique issue, too, and remains on the 60-day disabled list, but he also pronounced himself 100 percent.
As for that 100-mph fastball he vowed is coming next year : "Not in spring training. I'll save it for the season."
옆구리쪽 부상으로 60일자 DL에 있는 이븐 미크(Evan Meek)는 현재 상태가 좋다고 하네요. 100마일을 던진다는 소리는 스프링 캠프가 아니라 정규시즌에 보여준다네요. 제이슨 슈밋도 90마일은 던진다고 했죠. 단지 치기어려운 100마일을 던진다면 인증하겠는데....
Thomas, the left-handed reliever recently claimed off waivers from Seattle, welcomed the opportunity to enter what appears to be a wide-open race : "I just came off my first full year in the bullpen, my first full year in Triple-A, and I was streaky. My walks were terrible. But I also felt like I threw the ball well, for the most part, and I just need to get more consistent."
Thomas, 25, had a 4.48 ERA in 53 appearances for Tacoma, including some unsightly splits : 1.48 ERA vs. lefties, 6.50 vs. righties, but the Pirates have told him -- as they tell all left-handers -- they are not interested in specialists.
"That's fine," Thomas said. "I know I can get guys out from both sides."
얼마전 시애틀이 웨이버시킨 토마스(Justin Thomas)도 컨디셔닝 캠프에 참여했는데, 작년에 불펜으로 첫 풀시즌이었지만, 볼넷을 남발했다라네요. 토마스는 올해 트리플 A 불펜에서 60.1이닝동안 40BB를 허용했습니다. 볼넷을 줄일 필요가 있다는데, 당연한 소리를 하네요. 일단은 좌완불펜이 부족한 벅스 입장에서는 스캠에서 실전처럼 테스트를 하겠죠. 시원찮으면 나중에 강등해도 되니...
