Mark Walter says Dodgers willing to spend this winter
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By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times
October 3, 2012
The Dodgers added more than $400 million in player contracts this season, but
Chairman Mark Walter said the team still has the financial wherewithal to
make significant acquisitions over the winter, "If it's there and if it's
right for us."
Mark Walter表示道奇依然擁有在冬天來些大交易的經濟實力─如果有合適的選擇的話就
會砸錢
Walter said, however, that the Dodgers wouldn't be careless with their money.
"If it's not worth it, it doesn't matter if you have more money," he said.
當然，不會亂砸錢在不對的人身上
Walter hinted the team might be reluctant to offer a long-term contract to a
pitcher, saying, "Pitchers break." Of the pitchers who will be free agents
this winter, only one is expected to command a nine-figure deal: the Angels'
Zack Greinke.
道奇應該不會給投手長約
(另外，今年市場上能拿九位數的投手應該只有Zack Greinke)
While the luxury tax will figure into the Dodgers' thinking at some point,
that time hasn't come yet, according to Walter. The Dodgers' payroll is
projected to exceed $200 million next season; any amount they spend over $178
million would be taxed at 17.5%.
明年的薪資總額將衝破$200M；明年應該是超出$178M的部分要繳交17.5%的奢侈稅。
Walter acknowledged he was frustrated when his high-priced lineup didn't
immediately produce this summer.
Walter坦承這支高薪打線今年的表現不如預期，令人失望
"But you just have to let it happen," he said. "You think you're going to
keep this team down forever? We did not make this move for this year. Of
course, we hoped it would help this year. But that's not why we did it. You
noticed the guys we picked up, we think they're in the middle of a long
number of years for us."
「當然我們希望今年的交易在今年就有成效，但我們做交易不只是為了今年。」