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A topic of much interest around baseball right now is Shohei Otani, the
Japanese superstar who may be headed to MLB in time for the 2018 season.
Whether that happens is a complicated stew of financial considerations, so this
begs for the FAQ treatment. Let's jump right in ...
現在很多新聞都圍繞著大谷翔平打轉，一位將在2018挑戰大聯盟的日本超級球星
這會涉入到許多複雜的財務問題，所以讓我們來一一解答八
Who is Shohei Otani?
Shohei Otani is a 23-year-old Japanese phenom who profiles as a future star
whether he's on the mound or at the plate. Across five seasons with the Nippon
Ham Fighters, he's put up a line of .286/.358/.500 at the plate (he's produced
at an even higher level over the last two seasons). On the mound, he owns an
ERA of 2.52 with 624 strikeouts in 543 innings.
誰是大谷翔平?
(最喜歡蘆田愛菜的男人>///<)
大谷翔平是一位23歲然後可以在投手丘或是本壘板都看到他的日本超級菁英
過去五年在CP腿的日子裡，他打出了.286/.358/.500的好成績(過去兩年的表現更為出色)
在投手丘上在543局裡面投出了624次三振以及2.52的ERA
How good is he?
Really, really good. This extended highlight reel from his 2016 season should
give you an idea:
On the mound, Otani can touch triple digits with his fastball, and he also
boasts a devastating slider and can change it up with a nasty splitter. A
repeatable delivery in addition to three plus offerings all in an ideal
pitcher's frame? That's a frontline starter in the major leagues. At the plate,
he's got a disciplined approach and raw power potential, and he's also got some
speed on the bases. That's an exceedingly rare package of skills.
他有多棒？
告訴你，他真的是超爆幹猛的，以下是他2016的嗨賴集
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B05dBnrN1o
在投手區上，大谷可以投出逼近三位數的火球，他還有一顆毀滅性的滑球以及可隨心所欲
控制的噁心指叉球，是一個有三種球種在PLUS以上的理想中的投手
在大聯盟他可以當前段輪值，在本壘板他有良好的紀律以及巨砲的潛力，在跑壘的時候也
有很棒的速度，總而言之就是各種技能都有點到辣
Will Otani be a two-way player in MLB?
Otani reportedly wants to play both ways in the majors, and assurances to that
end might come up in eventual negotiations. The default assumption is that
he'll be a primary pitcher. At this point, he has a higher ceiling as a
pitcher, and organizations when presented with viable two-way threats tend to
lean toward the pitching side of things. Maybe this gives a National League
club an edge for Otani, since at least he'll be guaranteed to bat on his start
days.
Then again, we haven't really seen the likes of Otani's broad base of skills,
at least not in a long time. Consider what one veteran MLB scouting director
told MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo back in September:
"I've been doing this 26 years, seen as many players as anybody, but I've never
seen a skill set like this. This guy is polished like [Rays prospect Brendan]
McKay with [Reds prospect Hunter] Greene's tools, but he's faster than Greene.
There should be giddiness; no one has ever seen it. We'll see how it turns out."
Given the number of teams willing to challenge received wisdom these days and
given Otani's desire to be a two-way star, don't be surprised if a mold gets
broken. Hey, if Brooks Kieschnick can give it a whirl, then why not Otani?
大谷會在大聯盟玩雙刀流嗎？
據報導大谷想要在大聯盟實行雙刀流，並希望球團可以再談判的時候提出保證
一般都假設他會是個投手，在這個時候，他當投手的天分比較高，而球團在評估雙刀流的
可行性的時候通常會比較傾向讓他專攻投手的一方，或許國聯球隊會比較有優勢，至少他
投球的時候可以上場去打擊，再說，我們並沒有長期追蹤以及真正看過大谷翔平的各種
表現，但是我們來聽聽一個老球探怎麼描述這傢伙
"我幹這行26年了，看過無數的球員喇，但是我沒看過技能點成這樣的球員，這傢伙有著
Brendan McKay(光芒新秀)以及Hunter Greene(紅人新秀)的能力，可是他還跑得比Greene
快！！！看得讓人有點眼花，沒人看過這種天才，很期待它未來會變成甚麼樣子壓＂
考量到這幾天有數隻願意接受挑戰的球隊，並且有機會讓大谷成為雙刀流的明星，不要感
到驚訝阿！！畢竟Brooks Kieschnick都可以了為什麼大谷不行!!!!!!!!!
So is he going to make the leap to MLB before next season?
It's looking likely, but it's not yet certain. Otani has reportedly secured the
services of a stateside agent, which is a strong indicator. His desire to pitch
in the U.S. is also an open secret. The posting system, however, complicates
matters.
所以我們將會在下一季看到他嗎?
看起來是的，但尚未確定，據報導他剛找了一個美國經紀公司，這是一項利多指標
他想在美國投球也是一個公開的秘密，只不過入札制度有點複雜壓
What's the posting system?
The posting system is the mechanism by which players in Japan's Nippon
Professional Baseball or the Korea Baseball Organization make the leap to the
U.S. major leagues. After a player has racked up nine years of service time in
those leagues, he's an unrestricted free agent (e.g., Hideki Matsui when he
signed with the Yankees). If, however, a player (like Otani) seeks to go to MLB
before that point, his team can choose to "post" him.
甚麼是入札制度?
入札是一個讓日本職棒以及韓國職棒的球員能夠挑戰美國大聯盟的制度，當一個球員在他
們的聯盟打了九年球的時候，他便可以成為無限制自由球員
(ex:松井秀喜當年與洋基簽約就是)，但如果一個選手(像大谷)想要在九年期前去美國，他
的球隊則可以將他公開競標
How does the Japanese posting system work?
This is where things get complicated for Otani. Under the system that just
expired, MLB teams would bid up to $20 million for the right to negotiate with
a posted player for a period of 30 days. That posting fee of up to $20 million
would go to the player's former club in Japan if and only if a team winds up
signing the posted player. If no agreement with the player is reached, then he
returns to his former team, and the MLB club gets back its posting fee.
Usually, though, the player signs.
For example, when the Yankees signed Masahiro Tanaka to a $155 million
contract, they also paid a $20 million posting fee to Rakuten, his former team
in Japan. That system, however, is likely to be different going forward.
日本入札制度怎麼運作搭?
這就是為什麼要得到大谷這麼複雜的原因惹，在剛過期的入札制度之下，大聯盟球隊可以
透過最高兩千萬美金的競標來跟日本球隊取得三十天的交涉權，如果大聯盟簽下該球員，
競標的兩千萬美金費用將會進到球員前東家的口袋裡，如果談判破裂，球員就會回到老東
家，美國球隊也可以收回競標的錢，通常都會成功拉
舉例來說：洋基簽下彰化之光花了155M的同時，也付了20M給老東家樂天金鷲
不過這個制度在未來可能會有所不同
How is the posting system changing?
It's changing in two ways. First, the amount of money a player like Otani can
sign for is being drastically limited. Under the new collective bargaining
agreement (CBA), which governs the labor relationship between players and clubs
in MLB, international free agents under the age of 25 are subject to
international bonus pool money restrictions for the July 2 signing period.
入札制度將會有甚麼改變？
有兩個方向.首先像大谷這種球員能得到的簽約金受到了極大的限制．在新版勞方與資方協
議談成的勞資協議，七月二號以前，25歲以下的國際選秀球員要簽約都受限於國際簽約金
制度
What's the July 2 signing period?
That's when MLB clubs are free to sign international free agents