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想到基襪三連戰最後一場是由Phil Hughes 對上松坂
Hughes 從去年球季初受傷回來後，似乎就沒那麼威，跟原先小聯盟評估報告的有差距
這情形似乎也引起些討論，剛好看到PTT上有人翻譯一篇John Sickels的訪問
擷取Hughes 這部分給大家看一下

資料來源: http://0rz.tw/343SH

引用:

Bugs & Cranks: Let me start with a Phil Hughes question. We were always given the impression that his minor-league velocity was 93-95. He has only been hitting 88-91 last year and so far this year. Is there cause for concern there?

Bugs & Cranks問: 讓我們從Phil Hughes的問題開始吧。我們一直對他在小聯盟時投出93-95的球速感到印象深刻, 但去年以及目前今年他一直只能投出88-91的球速, 有令人擔心的因素嗎?

John Sickels: Minor league velocity reports are sometimes exaggerated, even by the best sources. However in Hughes’ case he was legitimately hitting those numbers. The fall-off last year was supposedly due to the nagging injuries he suffered. This year, I’m not sure. It is not uncommon for young pitchers to lose velocity … sometimes they gain it, sometimes they lose it.
It’s a case by case thing. Remember, it’s not necessary to have a 95 MPH fastball to be successful. Obviously it helps, but if Hughes can show good command of his fastball and his secondary pitches, even 90-91 should be enough. Nevertheless, its’ possible that he may end up being a number two or three type starter rather than a dominating ace-type.

John Sickels答: 小聯盟球速的報告有時會有些誇大, 即使是最棒的資料來源。然而Hughes的情況是的確球速的數字是差了一點。去年掉的球速應該是去年受的傷造成的影響。今年我則無法確定, 年輕選手掉了球速不是什麼不尋常的事...有時候他們增加球速,有時候則掉了球速, 事情是因人而異的。記得一點, 不一定有95mph的快速球就一定會成功,顯然這麼快的球速是可以有所幫助, 但是假如Hughes能對速球和他第二好的球路,有更好的控制能力的話, 即使90-91的球速就足夠了。只是無疑的是, 這樣可能他最後只會成為2-3號型態的先發投手, 而不是宰制大聯盟的Ace級投手。

John Sickels: The other possibility is that the velocity drop is an indicator of an underlying health issue that we don’t know about yet.

John Sickels: 其他的可能性則是, 他球速掉下來的原因, 基本上是他的身體上存在著我們不知道的健康上的問題。

Bugs & Cranks : Yankee fans don’t want to hear that. It’s the thing that scares us most. Am I right, though, that his minor-league velocity was better?

Bugs & Cranks問: 洋基的球迷可不希望見到是這樣, 這樣會嚇壞我們的。這麼說他小聯盟的球速真的比現在要好了?

John Sickels: To the best of my knowledge, yes it was.

John Sickels答: 就我所知, 的確是這樣。

John Sickels: At times at least. There were reports as early as 2006 that he was down “just” in the 92-94 range.

John Sickels答: 有時候至少, 像2006的報告他的球速是也只掉到了一點到92-94的範圍。