A Minor Review of ‘09: Washington Nationals
by Marc Hulet - November 9, 2009 - Share this Article
Prospect ranking season is here. Top 10 lists will be arriving shortly and
in preparation for that, we present an intro series looking at some of the
players who deserve mentioning but probably will not be appearing on their
teams’ Top 10 lists. The series is back for a second year.
Washington Nationals
The Graduate: Jordan Zimmermann, RHP
A possible Rookie of the Year campaign was ruined for Zimmermann after he
underwent Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow. The former second round
draft pick was showing good rates: 2.86 BB/9 and 9.07 K/9 when he went down
with the injury. He was a little too hittable, though, and allowed 95 hits
in 91.1 innings of work. Zimmermann’s line-drive rate was also high at
24.3%. He posted a 1.8 WAR in limited playing time, and the Nationals
organization is no doubt hoping to see him in the second half of 2010.
Zimmermann原本可能有一個Rookie of the Year般的球季的，可惜打到一半就要動
Tommy John了。這位第二輪的新秀在受傷之前投出了很棒的 2.86 BB/9 跟 9.07 K/9
雖然他的被打擊率並不怎麼好，在91.1局裡面被擊出95支安打，而且對手有24.3%的
平飛球率。他在有限的球季中投出了 1.8 WAR的成績，而Nationals毫無疑問的希望能
夠在明年球季後半段再度見到他。
The Riser: Eury Perez, OF
An unknown prior to ‘09, Perez had a solid North American debut in rookie
ball. The speedy outfielder nabbed 16 bases but was caught eight times, so
he has some work to do on the base paths, which is not uncommon for young
players. Perez swung a good bat too, with a line of .381/.443/.503, but he
was aided but an unrealistic .418 BABIP. He showed OK patience for a 19-
year-old and posted a walk-rate of 7.7% and struck out just 11.0% of the
time. Perez is definitely someone to keep an eye on; just don’t expect
another .446 wOBA.
在09年之前根本沒有被注意到的Perez今年打出了不錯的成績。他是個有速度的外野手
，雖然成功的盜壘了16次，但是也被抓到8次，就像許多其他的年輕選手一樣，他在
跑壘上有待加強。Perez也證明了他的打擊很不錯，打出了.381/.443/.503的成績，
當然他那超常的 .418 BABIP也是原因之一。對於一個十九歲的年輕人來說，他表現出
了足夠的耐心，7.7% 的保送率而只有11.0% 的三振率。Perez絕對是你該注意的球員
，但是別期待又一個 .446 的wOBA。
The Tumbler: Esmailyn Gonzalez, SS
Gonzalez, aka Carlos Alvarez, was at the center of controversy for his fake identity, and just about everyone has forgotten about the .343/.431/.475 line that he posted in ‘08 as a supposed 18-year -ld shortstop. Worse yet for the organization, it paid a pretty penny to sign the (formerly) highly regarded international free agent. Alvarez, actually 23 (soon 24), was stuck in the Dominican Republic this past season and hit .280/.423/.427 in 232 at-bats.
Gozalez，又稱Carlos Alvarez，曾經因為他的假身分而捲入一場風波，而大家幾乎都
已經遺忘他以「十八歲游擊手」身分所打出的 .343/.431/.475成績。對球團而言更糟
糕的是他們可是付了大錢給這位國際自由球員的。實際上23馬上就要轉24的Alvarez今
年被卡在多明尼加出不來，而且在232個AB中只打出了.280/.423/.427的成績。
The ‘10 Sleeper: Adrian Nieto, C
Nieto did not have a great offensive season in his first full year in pro
ball, but he showed flashes of potential. Overall in rookie ball, the
switch-hitting catcher batted .228/.337/.287 in 136 at-bats and he showed
good patience with a walk rate of 12.8%. He will need to get stronger after
posting an ISO of just .059. He also needs to hit better against right-
handed pitching after posting a line of .194/.267/.262 in ‘09.
Defensively, Nieto threw out 44% of would-be base stealers.
Nieto在他的第一個職業球季並沒有打出太好的成績，但是他也有偶爾讓大家看到他的
潛力。在rookie ball，這位兩打捕手在136個AB中打出了.228/.337/.287 的成績，並
表現出了很好的耐心(12.8% BB)。在打出了 .059的ISO之後，他必須要增加自己的
power。他也要表現出對右投的殺傷力，他在09年對右投的成績只有.194/.267/.262。
防守方面，他的阻殺率有44%。
Bonus: Derek Norris, C
Highlighted as a potential sleeper prospect during the ‘08 series, Norris
broke out in a huge way in ‘09 and is a member of the club’s Top 10 list
in ‘09. Along with throwing out 36% of runners attempting to steal (and
47% in ‘08), Norris showed excellent offensive skills in low-A ball. He
does need to improve his receiving and other defensive skills after making
18 errors and allowing 28 passed balls.
Norris在08年被列為被矚目的新秀之一後，在09年大爆發，並打進了球團的top 10之
一。除了36%的阻殺率(08年有47%)之外，Norris在low-A中表現出了極強的打擊能力。
但是他需要加強他的接球跟防守能力，他在09年總共有18次失誤和28次補逸。
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18歲SS變24，國民真的要哭哭了
今年還打的不怎麼樣...www