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C.C. Sabathia
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Age: 27
2008 salary: $11 million
Key stat: 19-7 with 3.21 ERA in 2007.
The skinny: He proved to be among the best in baseball with his AL Cy Young
award in 2007. He has expressed interest in staying in Cleveland, but the
huge deal Johan Santana got from the Mets may have priced the Indians out of
the market.
壹報導：他已經經由07年的CY證明了自己在美聯的身手。他有著強烈的
興趣留在Cleveland，但看看Santana和Mets那一張嚇死人的合約，或許
Cleveland會寧願把他丟到自由市場去。
Pedro Martinez
NEW YORK METS
Age: 36
2008 salary: $11.5 million
Key stat: 28 innings pitched in 2007.
The skinny: He's one of the most talented right-handers in baseball history,
but his age and recent history of injuries could hurt him on the market. The
Mets have shown no interest lately in giving him an extension, so he'll have
to prove he can stay healthy.
壹報導：他是曾經在棒球歷史中留名的右手之神，但他的年紀和最近幾年
的傷病紀錄可能會對他在市場上的價值產生影響。Mets已經表現出來對於
他的合約沒啥興趣再延長了，所以他必須證明自己還能夠維持健康。
Ben Sheets
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Age: 29
2008 salary: $11 million
Key stat: 12-5 with a 3.83 ERA in 2007.
The skinny: Another talented right-hander with injury troubles, Sheets has
not made more than 24 starts in a season since 2004. He's still young, and
could snare a huge deal if he proves he can last a whole season
壹報導：另一個有著極高天分但卻被傷痛纏身的右投手，他從04年以後就沒
有在一季中先發超過24場。他還年輕，如果他在這一季能夠好好表現且沒有
傷痛，搞不好可以撈到一張大的。
Andy Pettitte
NEW YORK YANKEES
Age: 35
2008 salary: $16 million
Key stat: 46-31 while averaging 217 1/3 innings over the last three seasons.
The skinny: His admissions of past HGH use are unlikely to hurt him as he
seeks his next contract, but his age might. Amazingly consistent over the
last three seasons, but is still unlikely to get any more than 1-year
contracts from here on out.
壹報導：先前他承認了使用HGH似乎對於他的下一份合約沒啥影響，但身分證上
的年紀可是沒法騙人的。在前三個賽季他很讓人吃驚的稱了下來，但似乎還是沒
有法度在任何地方簽到一張超過一年的約。
Bartolo Colon
BOSTON RED SOX (minor league deal)
Age: 34
2008 salary: $108,000 in 1-year, minor league deal. Makes $1.25 million if he
makes the Red Sox, with incentives potentially pushing the deal to $5.75
million.
Key stat: 155 2/3 innings pitched since winning 2005 Cy Young award.
The skinny: This was a low-risk deal by the Red Sox, who are searching for
potential replacements for Curt Schilling. If Colon can regain a hint of his
former dominance, this could be a great grab.
壹報導：對於肥襪隊來說，在尋找能夠替代Schilling的可能人選中，這是一筆
風險很小的投資。如果Colon能夠找回往日雄風，這就是一個不錯機會讓他再撈
一筆。
Derek Lowe
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Age: 34
2008 salary: $10 million
Key stat: 3.81 ERA over 11 seasons.
The skinny: It's odd that Lowe has only had one winning season in three years
with the Dodgers when he has had an ERA below 4 in each campaign. Lowe could
be searching for his fourth big league team after this season, as the Dodgers
have been stockpiling pitching, and have Brad Penny's option to worry about.
壹報導：非常詭異的是，在Lowe三年為Dodgers征戰過程中，他只有一年是勝多於敗
，但他的era都低於4。Lowe可能在這一季之後要找一下他在大聯盟的第四個東家，
因為Dodgers有了足夠的投手群，而且還有Penny的option要傷腦筋。
A.J. Burnett
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Age: 31
2008 salary: $12 million
Key stat: 69-66 in nine seasons.
The skinny: Burnett is actually signed through 2010 at $12 million per
season, but has the right to opt out after 2008. Why would a guy who is
essentially a .500 pitcher opt out of such a sweet deal? He probably
wouldn't, unless he can have a bang-up season
壹報導：Burnett的約到2010年之前都還有一年12m，但他可以在08年之後選擇跳脫。
有哪一個基本上只有著五成勝率的人會跳脫這個可口的合約呢？力紅立功跨賣，
謀嘛！所以他應該不會跳脫，除非大他這一季不知道吃了啥鬼東西大爆發。
Jon Garland
LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
Age: 28
2008 salary: $12 million
Key stat: 200+ innings in each of his last four seasons.
The skinny: Garland came to L.A. from the White Sox in the deal for Orlando
Cabrera. The move to a more pitcher friendly park could help him improve his
numbers, and net this solid, under-30 pitcher a big contract.
壹報導：ANGELS經由交易把Cabrera換到了White Sox並得到了Garland。換到了一個
對於投手比較友善的球場可以幫助他證明自己的身價，並且把這個印象給建立起來，
在30歲以前撈個大張的合約。
Mark Prior
SAN DIEGO PADRES
Age: 27
2008 salary: $1 million
Key stat: 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 2003
The skinny: The Padres take a low-risk shot on Prior in the hopes he can
regain his dominant form (see key stat above). However, it's looking more and
more like Prior will spend the upcoming season rehabbing/pitching in the
minors.
壹報導：Padres簽下了Prior算是一筆低風險的投資，他們期盼他能夠回到他過去
那種宰制的能力(看看Key stat)。然而，現在看起來Prior可能在小聯盟裡面不斷
的復健和投球機會比上到大聯盟高多了。
note: fuck you dirty Baker!