2008/03/31

Woody Williams退休

Woody Williams被球團無條件釋出了,他除了可以拿到今年的年薪6.25M之外,還有他明年option的買斷金0.25M,總共6.5M. 這筆退休金也夠多的了,不過一個大聯盟生涯15年的老將以這種方式結束他的職業生涯,真的是情何以堪啊! 老無敵被無條件釋出有點出乎我的意料,當然他持續不振的表現會造成他被釋出並不意外,令人吃驚的是時間點. 

他在投完和老虎隊的比賽之後,就對球團管理階層放了些砲,他認為以他過去在大聯盟的資歷和表現,他沒有得到足夠的尊重,球隊竟然要他以"實力"去爭取五號先發的位置,而他認為他夠格站在前四號,因為前四個有人比他更不夠資格得到rotation的位置,他更不應該被歸類到"競爭者".

我原本認為無論如何球團會在開季之後再給老無敵一些機會,原因當然是他過去的資歷和他高額的薪資. 但是這次大老闆McLane竟然這麼有決心的壯士斷腕,直接把6.5M美金直接丟到水溝裡,也不讓他再有任何的機會,讓人不禁起疑是否和他前一天的發言有關. Oswalt和Berkman也同樣認為球團這樣處理Williams的情況有些意外,Berkman認為春訓是以調整狀況為主,用春訓成績來衡量一個再大聯盟十多年的老將實在很不妥當.

Williams是一個大器晚成的球員,他在三十歲那年才第一次在大聯盟拿到超過十次的先發出場,生涯累計132勝116敗,他在休士頓出生,大學唸休士頓大學,他一直很期待回到老家替自己的家鄉球隊效力. 去年終於如願以償的和太空人隊簽約,他也表示太空人將是他職業生涯的終點. 世界並不如想像中美好,他去年的表現令人失望,更令人出乎意料的他竟然以這種方式結束他的職業生涯. 他自己一直強調當他自己認為無法站在球場上時,他會自己走出場,但是球團似乎等不到他的自覺. 他一直想替家鄉球隊盡力,但事實上他的表現卻狠狠的傷害了太空人,不談他的高額薪資,去年太空人為了簽下他還丟了一個第二輪的選秀權.

儘管所有人都厭倦了他疲軟的表現,但大多數人應該還是認為球隊應該再開季後再給他一點時間,但是高層已經等不下去了. 對他除了祝福,沒有別的了,希望他退休之後的生涯順利.

25人名單

SP (5)
44OswaltRHP
41BackeRHP
51W-RodLHP
32ChaconRHP
43SampsonRHP

RP (7)

47ValverdeRHP
26BrocailRHP
56VillarrealRHP
29GearyRHP
58BrokowskiRHP
53WrightLHP
38MeohlerRHP

OF (5)

45LeeLFR/R
9PenceRFR/R
14BournCFL/R
2ErstadOFL/L
22Cruz Jr.OFS/R

IF (6)

17Berkman1BS/L
10TejadaSSR/R
21Wigginton3BR/R
8LorettaUtR/R
27BlumUtS/R
13PerezUtS/R

C (2)

46TowlesCR/R
11AusmusCR/R

2008/03/25

去年還在隊上的前太空人們

洋基南加大雙人組
Ensberg和Lane在洋基的春訓拿到相當多的打數,寶哥的成績是250/318/375,而Lane則是250/333/500. 帳面上看起來Lane的表現比較好那麼一點點,不過其實都並不是啥令人眼睛一亮的成績,以NRI的身分來說,這樣的數字似乎不太足以替他們爭得工作. 不過寶哥似乎得到洋基的青睞了,他被放入四十人名單,一個NRI不會沒事被放進四十人,放進去也表示他開季沒意外的話會留在二十五人名單中,看來05年的身手似乎印象分數還是很高啊. 

比較令我在意的是某篇NY區域有關寶哥的訪問,訪問中寶哥提到他過去的打擊姿勢非常不穩定,他說他大概有八種不同的姿勢,這種不穩定讓他在低潮的時候根本無從調整,在NY打擊教練的協助下,目前他的姿勢已經固定下來了,他覺得他的選球有慢慢回來了,其他的部分他還在適應調整中. 一個球員竟然有八種打擊姿勢,然後他打不到球的時候我們之前的打擊教練是在睡覺嗎? 這也太無為而治了吧. 我還是要祝福寶哥,他是我蠻喜歡的球員,至於Lane真的自求多福了,他接下來應該會繼續的流浪下去.

雙城沒有愛兩人組
一個永遠沒有愛的羊排,和一個被non-tender的金手套,一起流浪到了雙城. Everett春訓的成績278/316/361,Lamb則是375/444/531. 到目前我還是想不透到底Wiggy比Lamb好在哪裡,為啥一個人可以沒有愛到這種地步. 單就power論,Wiggy可能可以打多一點點的HR,但是剩下不論是選球或是hit-for-average的能力Lamb還是比Wiggy好上很多的. 之前大家一直抱怨Lamb的防守有多糟糕,但是我實在看不出Wiggy比Lamb防守好在哪. 至於亞當要是打擊維持春訓那個數字(應該不可能 XD),那我也看不出來Tejada比他好在哪了 XDD 這個春訓下來,我看Tejada的守備我已經快要中風了,沒有神奇的守備就算了,簡單的球也能處理成失誤. 懷念打線中有Everett的日子那是騙人的,不過Oswalt和Sampson應該很想念背後有他的日子. 沒意外的話他們今年應該都是先發球員吧,Lamb在春訓有小受傷的狀況,不過應該沒有大礙,希望他們在雙城找到自己的一片天.

魔鬼魚老朋友
Wheeler和Miller兩個人雙雙來到了佛羅里達,他們的老婆家庭恰巧也都定居在坦帕附近,尤其Miller女兒身染怪病,可以就近照料也能讓他安心打球. 兩個人很恰巧的又和前太空人的投手教練Hickey一起合作,相信這樣的環境他們應該會很快樂. 輪仔春訓的成績是5ip 3.6ERA,而Miller則是4.2IP 1.93ERA. Wheeler去年卻是表現的有點糟糕,但是過去幾年來他和Qualls都是太空人牛棚的支柱,目前太空人擠不出一個setup的時候就不得不想起他們兩兄弟. 還好Wright目前似乎還表現的不錯,不然我真的會想念Miller,他去年不斷的被打爆,不過根本不是他的錯,問題是出在Garner不依照說明書用他,他對左打的壓制力不只有"好"可以形容,他對左打的壓制力是建立在Fielder,Griffey,Dunn這群人身上,希望Wright今年可以順利闖過這幾個難關.

金鶯好多人
Patton已經確定整年報銷開刀養傷去了. 打者部分Scott成績是200/263/457,另外Costanzo狠意外的很多的打數282/300/513. Scott春訓開始有受傷的情況,目前慢慢的恢復中,他去年底到冬聯就表現的的不是很理想,春訓仍然保持低迷,希望這個沒有愛的外野手能證明他不只是4A球員. Costanzo對他沒啥感情,他還是保持瞎子的狀態,完全選不到保送三振一大堆 XD 他已經被下放到小聯盟了.

投手部份Albers似乎非常有機會爭取到rotation中的位置,他春訓的成績10.1 ip 4.35ERA. 目前我們rotation中只有Oswalt和Backe的ERA比他低 XDD 另外一個火球投手Sarfarte成績是10 ip 2.7ERA,目前我們的牛棚中只有Borkowski和他打成平手,其他都比他慘  XDDDDDD 不過他控球的問題還是非常嚴重投了十局竟然有9BB但是送出11K.

孤單的亞利桑那
上面提到的所有人都在佛羅里達春訓,有三個人孤單的去沙漠. Burke春訓的成績令人大吃一驚,352/435/685,外帶三隻紅不讓,我們只剩下Pence可以跟他比美. 他在響尾蛇二壘的位置仍然是被明星球員Hudson擋著,不過有謠言指出小蛇好像有考慮讓他守一壘!!! 看到鬼了!

Gutierrez投了10ip 5.4ERA,表現的普普通通. 不確定但是印象中他似乎已經沒有option了,因為他在40人名單呆了很多年了. 至於Qualls依然很穩定7ip 2.57ERA,轉頭看看我們難產的setup...唉...不過他不到小蛇哪來的Valverde XDD Qualls和Burke應該不會有意外,會留在25人名單中,至於Gutierrez就得多加油了他還是有機會爭取到牛棚的工作.

費城兩個人
Lidge已經進傷兵名單了. Bruntlett春訓有很多的表演機會,因為他是萬能工具箱,雖然上場很頻繁但是表現的卻不太好196/275/283. 他的功用不在打擊上,儘管他應該可以擠身25人名單,但是這樣的成績似乎不太好看.

勇士外野手
Anderson在一場不起眼的交易中來到勇士隊,他春訓的成績是295/340/364. 他之前就被認定是一個4A的球員,儘管他去年九月call-up後有很好的表現還是沒辦法改變他的命運. 他今年的春訓印象中至少兩場比賽給了太空人致命的一擊,不過在其他比賽表現似乎祇算還好而已. 他盜壘技巧似乎沒有想像中高明,被抓到不少次. 他應該仍然有機會以外野手的身分留在名單中等待勇士外野的小朋友成熟.

釀酒人捕手
Munson在太空人上上下下了幾年,他本來就不是個捕手,所以打的比捕手好,守的亂七八糟是正常的. 他去年被放到waive名單馬上被釀酒人撿走,這個春訓的成績是357/457/643,相當不錯的數字,沒意外的話他應該會以替補捕手的身分留在釀酒人的25人名單中.

春訓成績雖然僅供參考,不過看看這群前太空人也挺有意思的.

如果不考慮健康因素這群人基本上已經可以組一隊了,只缺幾個投手
Line-up:
Anderson(CF) - Burke(2B) - Ensberg(3B) - Lamb(1B) - Scott(LF) - Lane(RF) - Munson(C) - Everett(SS)  Bruntlett(UT) Costanzo(PH or DH)
Bullpen:
Sarfate-Qualls-Wheeler-Lidge Logy:Miller
SP:
Albers-Patton-Gutierrez

這一隊比現在的太空人隊還像太空人隊 XDDDDDD

2008/03/24

春訓25人名單競爭狀況

目前春訓營在兩波下放名單之後,剩下的人已經不多了,剩下幾個位置還有最後的廝殺.

Rotation部分,Cooper已經宣佈了前四號,Oswalt之後接著是Backe,Wandy和Chacon,最後一個位置 主要還是由Williams和Sampson競爭,其他候選人應該是沒有機會了. Sampson和Williams兩個人最近一次的先發表現都算中規中矩,雖然不是很亮眼但是仍在可以接受的範圍. Williams身上背著六百萬的合約,這是他最大的優勢,相信球隊對老兵的信任還是會多一點.

牛棚裡左投的位置在Randolph和McLemore被下放之後,競爭結果已經明朗化了,規則五從道奇選來的Wright應該已經贏得了這場競爭,除非有驚人的意外讓球隊不帶左投的牛棚投手,Wright將會留在25人名單中.

假如Cooper準備帶上12個投手,七個牛棚球員將會有Valverde,Brocail,Villarreal,Geary,Borkowski,Wright和(?). 目前最後一席的競爭者有Moehler,Houston,Paronto,Hernandez和可能會競爭輪值失敗的Sampson. 我並不看好Houston和Hernadez會有機會贏得這個最後的位置,至於Sampson很有可能會因為有option和準備當先發備胎而被下放到3A穩定先發,不管是Moehler或是Paronto贏得這個最後的位置,身分應該是--敗戰處理投手.

先發打線在小松井確定開季呆再傷兵名單之後,先發二壘手可能暫時會由Loretta和Blum兩個人platoon. 打序應該會是Bourn-Pence-Berkman-Lee-Tejada-Wigginton-Blum(Loretta)-Towles或是Bourn-Loretta-Berkman-Lee-Tejada-Pence-Wigginton-Towles. 板凳上的競爭Erstad確定是四號外野手,Ausmus確定會是二號捕手,Loretta和Blum也都是確定的人選. 

13個野手扣除上面提到的人,剩下兩人,一個是外野手另一個則是因為小松井缺陣而多出的空間. 五號外野手的競爭目前就剩下Cruz Jr.和Abercrombie,球團在春訓給了Cruz很多的機會,他也相當珍惜表現的非常搶眼,Abercrombie目前的優勢就是他的速度和他已經用光的option. 我想Abercrombie要clear waive的機會還算不小,如果真的如我所猜,那個Cruz真的可以美夢成真的和老爸一起穿上太空人球衣. 至於小松井空下的位置照道理說應該是補上一個內野工具人,Newhan是最合適的人選,其實他不只可以守內野,他也可以兼任外野手,但是他的競爭者卻是一個捕手Quintero. Quintero已經沒有Option了,如果再開季前把他擺上waive名單,失去他的風險會非常大. 現在有幾隊的捕手在春訓有受傷的情況,Quintero會是他們很棒的選擇,所以在開季時帶上3個捕手,等開季一星期後小松井傷癒歸隊,再把Quintero放到waive上,那個時候各隊也已經確定他們的替補人選了,他通過waive的機率也會大大增加. 目前Newhan的表現不是太突出,而Quintero春訓則是有很好的表現,三個捕手的可能性也大大的增加了.

我推測的25人名單:
Catcher
Towles/Ausmus/Quintero
Infielder
Berkman/Tejada/Wigginton
Loretta/Blum
Outfielder
Pence/Bourn/Lee
Estard/Cruz

SP
Oswalt/Backe/Rodriguez
Chacon/Williams
RP
Valverde/Brocail/Villarreal
Geary/Borkowski/Wright
Moehler

DL
Matsui

2008/03/06

Young Guns: NL Central

節錄太空人部分 原文網址

Houston Astros

Houston fans frustrated for years by the offensive void that is Brad Ausmus finally have hope: J.R. Towles. As well, the Astros desperately need some pitching help and there isn’t much hope in the barren minor league system… outside of flame-throwing Felipe Paulino.

JR Towles C
Born: 2/84
Drafted: 2004 20th round
2007 MLB: 40 AB | .375/.432/.575

Towles is a solid offensive catcher who started the season in High-A ball and ended the year in the majors. He certainly did not look out of place with Houston, walking more than he struck out (only once), hitting for a high average and slugging .575 (and a line drive rate of 23.7 percent). His defence is solid, but he threw out just 28 percent of base runners on the year. Towles could stand to walk more (8.5 percent at Double-A) but he offsets that by not striking out either (16.2 percent). Towles hit left-handed pitching well at Double-A (.807 OPS) but killed right-handers (1.038 OPS).


Felipe Paulino RHP

Born: 10/83
Signed: 2001 non-drafted free agent
2007 MLB: 19.0 IP | 7.11 ERA | 10.42 H/9 | 3.32 BB/9 | 5.21 H/9

For a guy who has reportedly hit 102 mph on the gun, Paulino does not strike out a ton (6.48 K/9 in High-A ball in 2006 and 8.84 K/9 in Double-A in 2007) and he also gives up a lot of homers (five in 19 big league innings), in part because he works up in the zone. Despite that, he induced ground balls on almost 50 percent of balls in play. Right-handed batters were all but hopeless against Paulino in Double, batting .189/.250/.254. That said, they had a .254 BABIP against him, compared to left-handers at .341, suggesting a certain amount of luck – or lack thereof.

Prospect Smackdown: J.R. Towles vs. Geovany Soto

From Sickle's

今年國聯中區會有兩個菜鳥先發捕手,而另外兩個中區未來的菜鳥死對頭Rasmus和Bruce還在卡位置. 他們有機會去競爭國聯的新人王,在同一個分區同樣的守備位置,被比較的機會會很多. 兩個捕手的型態是不太相同的,一個是重武裝帶靈巧,另一個是靈巧帶破壞力.

Background and Intangibles
Towles:
J.R. Towles was drafted in the 20th round in 2004, out of North Central Texas Junior College by the Astros. He hit just .243 in his pro debut in the Appy League, but a .346/.436/.549 outburst in the Sally League in '05 drew notice, granted he was limited to 45 games by injury. Towles has remained a very effective hitter throughout the minors, though nagging injuries have slowed his defensive progress. He hit great in the majors late last year and is expected to be the starting catcher this spring for Houston. Scouts like his leadership skills.
Towles是04年20輪,從North Central Texas Junior College被太空人選上. 他在Appy League的新人年只打出.243的成績,但是他05年在Sally League爆發儘管他因為受傷只打了45場比賽,.346/.436/.549的成績開始讓人注意到他. Towles在小聯盟一直都維持是個相當有效率的打者,不過惱人的小傷一直在延遲他防守的進步. 他去年底在大聯盟的表現很棒,今年春天會是太空人的先發捕手. 球探很欣賞他的領導能力.

Soto:
Soto was drafted in the 11th round in 2001, out of high school in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico by the Cubs. He quickly drew notice as a solid defender with an adequate bat, reaching Triple-A in 2005 at age 22. Regarded as a future backup, he had a stupendous and surprising 2007 season, hitting .353/.424/.652 in Triple-A and .389/.433/.667 in the majors, thrusting him up the prospect lists. He is expected to be Chicago's starting catcher this spring. Scouts like his leadership skills.
Soto是01年11輪,從Rio Piedras High School被小熊選上. 他很快的以他優秀的防守和不錯的打擊引起注意,05年就以22歲的年齡登上3A. 被視為未來補手答案的他在07年有個讓人驚艷的球季,3A - .353/.424/.652; MLB - .389/.433/.667,在prospect的排名大大翻升. 他預期是小熊今年春天的先發捕手. 球探很欣賞他的領導能力.

Advantage:
Neither player was a hot pick when drafted, and although the paths each has taken to get where they are now have been quite different, both are well-regarded as field leaders. Looks even to me, if different.
兩個人都不是前段順位,儘管兩個人的用不同的成長路線走到到現在的位置,他們都被視為優秀的場上領導者. 在我看來兩個人打平.


Physicality, Health, and Tools
Towles:
Towles was born February 11, 1984. A right-handed hitter and thrower, he is listed at 6-2, 190 pounds. An excellent athlete, he is wiry strong and has much more speed than the average catcher. On defense, he features a strong arm and tons of mobility, but needs additional polish with his throwing mechanics. With the bat, he has the bat speed to hit for a high batting average with moderate power, along with decent though unspectacular plate discipline. Injuries have been a factor: finder and hand injuries cost him substantial playing time in 2005 and 2006, and some scouts are concerned that his wiry frame may not hold up to a long grind particularly well.
Towles生於1984/02/11. 右投右打,資料上是身高6-2,體重190磅. 他有傑出的運動能力,瘦但是結實,他的速度遠優於捕手平均. 防守上,他有強壯的手臂和靈巧的移動,但是他傳球的動作還需要磨練. 打擊方面,他的揮棒速度讓他能維持高打擊率伴隨不錯的長打能力,本壘板紀律則是略優於平均. 受傷可能是會影響他的因素之一,他的手傷讓他損失了05和06年不少成長的時間. 一些球探擔心他偏瘦的體型可能讓他沒辦法長期負擔捕手這個辛苦的位置.

Soto:
Soto was born January 20, 1983. A right-handed hitter and thrower, he is listed at 6-1, 200 pounds. He weight as much as 230 pounds in the past, but went on a fierce workout and fitness program last spring with excellent results. Even when he was heavier, he was a good athlete, but losing the pounds has increased his quickness both offensively and defensively. He has a strong arm and is fine all-around with the glove. With the bat his plate discipline has always been good and his strikeout rate moderate, and the addition of a touch more loft to his swing last year, and more muscle, enabled him to crush more balls. He has had some nagging injuries but nothing particularly serious.
Soto生於1983/01/20. 右投右打,資料上是身高6-1,體重200磅. 他的體重過去有230磅的紀錄,不過去年春訓的健身減肥計畫有很好的成效. 即使他之前胖的時候,他的運動能力還是相當優秀,但是減些體重對他的打擊和防守速度都有很大的幫助. 他的臂力很好,防守非常全面. 打擊方面,的本壘板紀律相當好,並且維持著不錯的三振率,加上他強壯的肌力,能夠打出更多的全壘打. 他有些小的傷病紀錄,但是都不是很嚴重.

Advantage:
Again, rather different but on balance close overall. Towles is the superior athlete, but Soto has been more durable. Soto has more current defensive polish, but Towles is improving. Soto had the outstanding 2007 season, but Towles has hit at every level every year since rookie ball, not just last year. My instinct here is that Soto is the safer bet in the short run, but that Towles has a higher upside, but also higher risk.
再一次雖然有些微不同但是整體來看又是很接近. Towles有比較優秀的運動能力,但是Soto比較持久. Soto目前的防守比較成熟,但是Towles也在成長. Soto有相當成功的07年,但是Towles從菜鳥聯盟後在每年每個層級都打很好. 我的直覺告訴我Soto在短期來說會是比較好的賭注,但是Towles有比較高的潛力,但也伴隨較高的風險.

Performance and Polish
Towles:
Towles is a career .301/.395/.471 hitter at the minor league level, including .324/.425/.551 last year in the Texas League. Scouts say he hasn't fully tapped into his power yet, and that he needs additional polish on both offense and defense.
Towles小聯盟的生涯成績是.301/.395/.471,包括去年在Texas League.324/.425/.551的成績. 球探表示他還沒有完全展現出他的長打潛力,他在打擊和防守上都還需要磨練.

Soto:
Soto is a career .280/.360/.426 hitter at the minor league level. Even before his 2007 outburst he showed a solid OBP and occasional power spikes. The general consensus among Pacific Coast League observers I spoke with last year was that the power increase last year was legitimate, but that the batting average would drop against big-league pitching. He is more polished than Towles at this point both offensively and defensively.
Soto小聯盟的生涯成績是.280/.360/.426. 在他07完全爆發之前,他就有很棒的上壘率加上偶爾加菜的長打能力. Pacific Coast League大部分的球探對他去年長打的爆發並不訝異. 但是當他面對大聯盟的投手時,打擊率會再下修. 他目前不論打擊上還是防守上都比Towles還要成熟.

Advantage:
An odd assessment: Towles has been more consistently productive through the minors, but is the also the guy considered to have less polish right now. Given his greater Triple-A experience I think you have to go with Soto here.
很詭異的評語,Towles在小聯盟表現的要比Soto要穩定的多,但是他卻被認為比較不成熟. 因為Soto在3A有較多的經驗,這部分還是Soto比較佔優.


Projection
Towles:
Towles projects as a starting catcher at the major league level, capable of hitting .280-.300, higher than that in his best years, with better speed than most catchers and solid defense, once he settles in and gets some experience. PECOTA comps include non-catches such as Raul Ibanez,
Corey Hart, and Jeff Cirillo, plus catchers such as A.J. Hinch and Eli Marrero. Upside VORP 111.1. It kind of looks like PECOTA is confused by Towles' profile somewhat and I think it underestimates what he is capable of in the long run.
Towles預計是今年大聯盟的先發捕手,能夠打出280-300的打擊率,在他的生涯年會比這個數字還要高,當他多些經驗並且成熟後,他會是個優秀的防守者加上比其他捕手快的速度. PECOTA的類比包括了一些不是捕手的球員,像是Raul Ibanez,Corey Hart和Jeff Cirillo. 捕手則是A.J. Hinch和Eli Marrero. 樂觀的VORP是111.1. PECOTA目前對Towles的過去紀錄類比還不是很明確,我認為對他長期的發展這部分他有被低估.

Soto:
Soto projects as a starting catcher at the major league level, capable of hitting .260-.280 with a high on-base percentage, good power, and solid defense. PECOTA comps include Charles Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Todd Zeile, and Mike Macfarlane, but also Derek Parks and Tim Laudner. Upside VORP 155.3.
Soto預計是今年大聯盟的先發捕手,能夠打出260-280的打擊率,伴隨高上壘率;不錯的長打和優秀的防守. PECOTA的類比包括Charles Johnson,Ramon Hernandez,Todd Zeile,Mike Macfarlane,Derek Parks和Tim Laudner. 樂觀的VORP預測是155.3.

Advantage:
Both should be very good, even excellent, but the shape of that goodness will differ. I agree that Soto probably won't be hitting .350 in the majors, but even at .260-.280 with walks and power he will be very good. Towles won't draw as many walks and I doubt he'll show as much power in the short run, but has a better chance to hit .300 or better down the line, and the power should increase as he matures.
兩個都很好,甚至是超好,但是兩個的優點會是不同的. 我相信Soto沒辦法打出350的打擊率,即使是260-280加上很多保送已經很好了. Towles不會選出那麼多保送,短期內也不會有暴力的長打,但是他有比較高的機會達到300打擊率甚至未來會更好. 當成熟後,他的長打應該會再進化.


Summary
You can see why I picked this one for a smackdown. I regard Soto as the better bet for success this year, and a "safer" pick overall. But Towles has some really terrific upside given his athleticism. Overall I rate Soto a bit higher, but it's close considering how different the two player are.
很容易理解為什麼把他們綁在一起談. 我認為Soto今年會有比較好的表現,他也是比較保險的賭注. 但是Towles因為傑出的運動能力有很多更好的發展. 整體來看,我對Soto評價稍微高一些,但兩個很接近,因為要考量他們的型態是完全不同的.