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General manager Neal Huntington has identified two needs that he would like to address this offseason -- finding a right-handed power bat and finding a veteran starter. The Pirates will certainly look to both the trade and free-agent market to address both of these needs. The organization will not overpay on a fill-in free agent of sorts, but there are certainly needs that must be addressed and can't be found within the farm system.

이미 GM 헌팅턴이 오프시즌의 목표는 오른손 빅뱃과 베테랑 선발투수라고 천명(?)한 바 있습니다. 하지만, 열악한 팀의 재정상황상 오버페이는 하지 않는다고 하네요. 그렇다고 팜에서 찾기도 힘든 실정입니다. 팀내 유망주 1위를 달리고 있는 앤드류 맥커첸(Andrew McCutchen)은 빅뱃이라기 보다는 테이블세터가 더 정확한 표현이고 체격이 워낙 말라서(공식적으로 170파운드) 홈런의 예상 수치는 최대치가 15개죠.

First, David, nice job on the research. It made my job a little bit easier and will make my answer a little bit shorter since you already supported the fact that Meek did, indeed, impress in the Minors. It was clear quite quickly that Meek was overmatched in trying to make the jump from Double-A in 2007 to the Majors in 2008. If it hadn't been for his status as a Rule 5 guy, then he certainly would have started the season with Double-A Altoona.

However, once the experiment of having Meek pitch out of the Pirates' bullpen ran dry, the club was extremely pleased that the Rays didn't take him back. The Pirates see a high ceiling in Meek's power arm, assuming that the right-hander learns to channel his velocity. Meek is currently playing winter ball in Mexico, where he has allowed three earned runs on seven hits in six appearances (4 1/3 innings).

Meek will have to be added to the Pirates' 40-man roster in November, or else he will be exposed (and likely snatched up) in this year's Rule 5 Draft. I expect the Pirates will protect him by making him a 40-man addition and for Meek to compete in Spring Training for a spot on the big league club. Realistically, I'd project him to start '09 in Triple-A, but he will certainly be looked at as a Major League option because of the improvements he made this year.
에반 미크(Evan Meek)란 선수는 02년도에 미네소타에 의해 드레프트 되었지만, 05년에 제구력 난조로 방출당하고, 같은 해에 파즈 트라이아웃에 참가하여 입단했습니다.
그리고 템파베이로 트레이드되었다가 07년도에 룰 5 드레프트로 벅스로 옮겨왔습니다.
이 선수는 제구력이 문제입니다.

아마도 09시즌엔 트리플A팀인 인디에나폴리스에서 시잘할거지만, 개선된다면(제구력) 아마 벅스에서 볼 수 있을거라네요.

With the injury to Brandon Moss, are the Pirates able to file a grievance against the Red Sox for maybe another Minor League prospect?
-- Robert G., Carnegie, Pa.

No, the Pirates have no plans to file a grievance against the Red Sox. Management has no reason to believe that Boston traded Moss knowing that he had this sort of knee injury. Moss complained of pain in his knee only once while with Boston (during a series against the Rays in late June-early July), and when the Red Sox asked him if he'd like to have it checked out at that point, Moss opted against an MRI. Again, there is no indication that the Red Sox suspected the injury to be more than a possible slight meniscus tear.
브랜던 모스의 인저리에 대해 보스턴에게 이의신청하느냐에 대한 질문....다른 언론에서 다뤘던 얘기라서 패스....암튼 안한다.

Is there any possibility that Zach Duke will be in the team's starting rotation next year? For that matter, are any of the 2008 starters penciled in the rotation?
-- Richard S., Berkeley Springs, West Va.

Duke will certainly have a chance to be in the rotation next season, but he is not guaranteed a spot as was the case last year. For that matter, the only '08 starter who has been penciled in is Paul Maholm, for obvious reasons. Duke, like the other seven-or-so candidates, will fight for one of the other four rotation spots in Spring Training, with little to no credence being given to who may have been in the rotation in past years. In Duke's case, if he doesn't make the rotation, he could be plugged into a bullpen role.
잭 듀크가 내년에 선발에 진입할 수 있느냐는 질문.
현재론 09시즌에 확정된 선발은 폴 마홈밖에 없다고 하네요. 나머지 7명이서 4자리를 두고 경쟁한다고 하네요.

근대 내년시즌엔 이안 스넬의 연봉이 3M으로 증가합니다. 본격적인 장기계약의 첫해라고 할 수 있죠. 벅스 페이롤을 감안할때 3M은 결코 적은 액수가 아니기때문에 로테이션에 이안 스넬은 반드시 집어넣야 할듯.

암튼 각설하고, 질문에 대한 대답을 계속하자면.....듀크는 충분히 로테이션에 진입할 수 있고, 못든다고 해도 롱릴리프로 쓴다고 하네요.

잭 듀크가 메이저리그에 대뷔해서는 센세이션(나름)을 일으켰는데...갈수록 포스가 약해지는듯...

How fast do you see Jose Tabata and Pedro Alvarez moving through the Pirates farm system? I am really looking forward to seeing Andrew McCutchen and Tabata in the outfield at the same time.
-- Anthony A., Yorkville, Pa.

Because the dragged out negotiations and grievance process kept Alvarez from playing at all in the Minors and from playing winter ball, I think that will keep him from being ready to arrive in Pittsburgh in 2009. The organization was optimistic that Alvarez could make a swift move up the organization ladder and be in a Major League uniform in '09, but that was assuming he signed early. That said, I'd expect him to be in the Majors by the end of the 2010 season.

Tabata will be 20 most of next season, which he will likely spend at the Triple-A level. Just think, by late next summer, we're looking at a strong possibility of Alvarez and Tabata playing with each other in Indy. And while I think Alvarez will still make his Major League debut before Tabata, I wouldn't be surprised to see the young outfielder here before the end of the '10 season either. If not then, it should be 2011 for sure.
타바타와 알바레스를 언제 볼 수 있냐는 질문, 맥커첸과 타바타가 같이 외야에서 뛰는걸 보고싶다고 하네요.

알바레스의 인성을 문제삼는듯, 물론 보라스가 욕을 다 먹고 있는 상황이지만, 손도 마주쳐야 소리가 난다고, 보라스 혼자서 역적모의를 하지는 않았을 겁니다. 보라스(& 알바레스)의 땡깡으로 저지입고 경기뛰는 시점이 많이 늦어졌다고 합니다. 2010년 말에 볼 수 있으리라고 예상하는군요.

타바타는 88년 12월 생으로써 아직 만 20살이 안되었죠. 아마 트리플A팀에서 뛸거라네요. 이 선수는 성격이 문제.

There has been talk about Nyjer Morgan starting in left field and Moss starting in right. But every time I watched a game, it seemed like it would have been better to have a speedy right fielder. What are the chances of Nyjer starting in right to catch the bloop singles?
-- Jeremy T., Pittsburgh

With the dimensions of PNC Park, it is much more advantageous for the Pirates to have their speedier guy in left as opposed to right. There is much more room to cover in left -- and left-center especially -- and there's no doubt that Morgan's speed will allow him to run down more balls there than most outfielders would reach. Think about it this way: you'd rather have a left fielder who can run down potential extra-base hits in the gap and allow that periodic bloop single to drop in right from time to time.
니제어 모건(Nyjer Morgan)이 좌익수보다 우익수로 뛰어야 하지 않겠냐...하는 질문.

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