※ 引述《thnlkj0665 (灰色地帶)》之銘言：
: 水手隊考慮在休賽季期間把目前的現有陣容全部拆掉
: 如果日後交易市場的行情夠好的話，甚至陣中每一名球員都是可以賣的
: 另外也有記者指出左投手 James Paxton 最有可能會被送走
看台報導有另外一篇，GM Dipoto說"太誇張的說法"
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Mariners GM Shoots Down Rumor They Are Willing to Trade 'Just About Anyone'
水手總管出來對於他們"願意交易任何一個球員"的說法出來闢謠
A report on Tuesday suggested the Seattle Mariners were willing to trade many
of their top players for the right return this offseason.
星期二時有一篇報導暗示說水手隊在這休賽季，只要合理，他們願意交易他們眾多頂尖選
手選手給別隊。
According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the Mariners have told teams that
they will move "just about anyone" if the trade market is strong. In the same
vein, Seattle is open to rebuilding.
根據雅虎運動記者Jeff Passan，水手告訴其他球隊若是市場熱絡，他們"幾乎所有人"都可
以交易。換句話說，水手準備要打掉重練了。
Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto responded to the rumor later on Tuesday
at the general managers meeting.
水手總管Jerry Dipoto則是在星期二總管會議時對於那個謠言做出了回應。
"Clearly over-dramatized is the best way to put that, said Dipoto, per Greg
Johns and Maria Guardado of MLB.com. "We're open-minded to different ways we
can get better, but what we're hoping to achieve is to reimagine our roster
to look at it in terms of what is our quickest path to a championship club.
「那個說法有點太誇張了，」Dipoto說。「我們對於如何讓我們球隊變得更好保持開放的
態度，但是我們希望我們可以看一下我們的名單，好好想想怎樣的方式是最快的方式成為
一個冠軍球隊。」
"We know what the Astros, Red Sox, A's, Yankees and Indians look like. We
don't want to be a perpetual competitor for the second Wild Card. We want to
build a championship roster. If that means in 2019 we field as competitive a
team as we can while earmarking and gathering talent, we're not looking to
rip our club down. We're just too talented to do that."
「大家都知道太色，紅襪，綠帽，洋基，笑臉這些球隊是怎樣的球隊，我們不想總是只在
追求第二張外卡席位。我們想要打造一支冠軍隊伍，若是那代表這當我們在培養併收集有
天賦球員時，在2019年我們組出了一支有競爭力的隊伍，我們不是要打掉重練，我們天賦
滿滿，不可能去做這種事的。」
Passan added that there are caveats involved since infielder Jean Segura has
a no-trade clause, and the M's will ask for huge hauls in return for
outfielder Mitch Haniger, starting pitcher James Paxton and closer Edwin Diaz.
Passan說這裡面有些狀況要注意，內野手Jean Segura有不可交易條款，至於想要拿外野手
Mitch Haniger，先發投手Jamed Paxton跟守門神Edwin Diaz，水手會要求很高的回報。
Jon Heyman of Fancred later added that it "sounds" like the Mariners will
keep Haniger, Diaz and pitcher Marco Gonzales but noted, "Everyone else is up
for grabs."
記者Jon Heyman則說聽起來水手會留下Haniger，Diaz跟投手Marco Gonzales，但是，「其
他的球員都是可以拿的。」
The Mariners missed the playoffs last season with an 89-73 record, and they
have not reached the postseason since 2001, which is the longest active
drought in Major League Baseball.
水手上個賽季以89-73坐收，他們從2001年之後就再也沒進季後賽，目前在聯盟最長沒進季
後賽史上排名第一。
Seattle appeared on track to end the drought during the first half of the
2018 season, but a second-half surge by the Oakland Athletics ended the
Mariners' season early once again.
在2018年正規賽前半水手隊像是有機會可以終止這季後賽荒，但是下半球季綠帽衝出，讓
水手的賽季又再度早早結束。
Despite missing the playoffs, the Mariners had some hugely productive players
on their roster last season.
儘管沒進季後賽，水手在這個賽季有些球員展現出豐厚的能力。
Offensively, Segura hit .304 with 10 home runs, 63 RBI and 20 stolen bases,
while Haniger hit .285 with 26 homers and 93 RBI.
進攻方面，Segura打擊率.304，尻了10發全壘打，63分打點，20次盜壘；Haniger打擊
率.285，26發全壘打，93分打點。
Also, impending free-agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz hit .256 and led the
team with 37 home runs and 97 RBI.
另外，即將成為FA的DH Nelson Cruz則是打擊率.256，尻了37支全壘打，總共敲了97打
點，在水手排名第一。
Pitching-wise, Paxton went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA and 208 strikeouts in 160.1
innings.
投手方面，Paxton投了160.1局，11-6，ERA 3.76，拿下208K。
Diaz enjoyed one of the best seasons ever by a closer, as he posted a 1.96
ERA, struck out 124 batters over 73.1 innings and recorded an MLB-leading 57
saves.
Diaz則是以守門神的身分表現出漂亮的一季，總計73.1局，ERA 1.96，124K，57次救援成
功，聯盟排名第一。
With 62 saves in 2008, Francisco Rodriguez is the only closer to finish with
more saves in a single season than Diaz.
若是以單一賽季，只有在2008年的Francisco Rodriguez拿下62次救援成功有超過Diaz。
One name that is likely to come up often in trade talks this offseason
regardless of whether the Mariners tear down the roster is former ace Felix
Hernandez.
另外一個有可能在休賽季交易會被提到的名字，不管水手要不要打掉重練，那會是他們的
前王牌投手Felix Hernandez。
The six-time All-Star and 2010 American League Cy Young Award winner
struggled through a career-worst season in 2018, as he went 8-14 with a 5.55
ERA.
六屆全明星，2010美聯賽揚，今年投的很掙扎，生涯最糟，戰績8-14，ERA 5.55。
Hernandez may not have much left in the tank, but he has only one year
remaining on his contract, which could make the 32-year-old a low-risk
acquisition for pitching-needy teams.
Hernandez可能沒有太多還能投球的能力，但是他只剩一年的合約，這會讓32歲的他對於投
手需求孔急的球隊會是低風險的投資。
Prior to the start of the 2018 season, Baseball America ranked Seattle's farm
system as the worst in Major League Baseball.
在2018年賽季開始之前，水手的農場被Baseball America評為聯盟最差。
Given the lack of talent coming through the pipeline and Seattle's inability
to reach the playoffs, a rebuild may be the best way to make the Mariners a
contender in the coming years.
基於農場沒有有天賦的選手，水手也沒能力打進季後賽，打掉重練或是對水手在之後幾年
重返競爭行列是最好的方式了。