Deadline approaches for four players

Tomorrow is the non-tender deadline. So what is that?
明天就是non-tender deadline了，而這到底是什麼玩意兒？

Players with between 3-5 years of MLB experience are arbitration eligible. Teams can retain them by simply offering them a contract. If the player doesn’t like the offer, the sides can go to arbitration.
就是，擁有3~5年大聯盟資歷的球員將有資格提出薪資仲裁。球隊只要提出合約就可以留住這些球員。假如球員對於合約內容不滿意，那麼雙方將會進行仲裁。

Arbitration is a nasty business that involves the team running down the virtues of a player they will be keeping just to save money. It creates bad feelings and most teams try to avoid it.
薪資仲裁是一件棘手的事情，當球團認為球員對於球隊的價值越來越低時，他們往往選擇將錢省下來。這常常造成球員與球團之間的關係交惡，所以大多數的球隊都會試著避免薪資仲裁的發生。

If a team doesn’t want to risk arbitration or simply wants to get rid of the player, they can “non-tender” him. Those players then become free agents. Boston signed David Ortiz after Minnesota non-tendered him.
假如球隊不想冒險進行薪資仲裁或是單純的就想甩掉這個球員，他們就可以“non-tender”他（不對這位球員提出合約）。這些球員就可成為自由球員。紅襪就是在雙城不對老爹提出合約之後才簽下他的。

The Yankees have four players to make decisions on: INF Wilson Betemit, RHP Brian Bruney, 2B Robinson Cano and RHP Chien-Ming Wang.
洋基有四位球員需要球團來做出決定：工具人Wilson Betemit、右投Brian Bruney、二壘手Robinson Cano以及咱們的小王。

Betemit, Cano and Wang will be offered contracts and probably sign before they go to arbitration. Given their production, Cano and Wang will be in for major raises. The Yankees might even entertain the idea of signing them to long-term deals, which is what the Mets did with Jose Reyes and David Wright. Curiously, the Yankees never do that.
球團將會提供合約給Betemit、Cano和小王，盡可能在他們進行薪資仲裁之前簽下他們。基於他們的貢獻，Cano和小王將會有大幅的調薪。洋基甚至可能考慮提供他們（Cano和小王）一個長期的合約，就像梅子之前提供Jose Reyes和David Wright一份長約一樣。不過令人感到好奇的是，洋基從來沒有那樣做過（指提供長約給尚未取得FA資格的菜鳥球員）。

Bruney is a question mark. He throws hard but lacks command and has been oddly resistant to advice. Opponents had an .887 OPS against Bruney in the second half and he walked 12 batters in 15 innings.
Bruney則是一個問號。他投得很賣力但是卻不受控制，而且越來越沒有耐性接受教練的指導。對手在第二輪面對到Bruney的攻擊指數高達8成87，而且他在15局的投球當中保送了12位打者。
註：OPS：On-base percentage Plus Slugging Percentage（攻擊指數）
　　攻擊指數（OPS） = OBP + SLG

He could be worth keeping if only to see if new pitching coach Dave Eiland can get through to him. But with the Yankees needing roster spots, it wouldn’t be surprise if they cut Bruney loose.
他可能有留下來的價值，假如新的投手教練Dave Eiland有辦法重新改造他的話。但由於洋基需要空出40人名單（來放一些尚未簽約的球員），假如看到Bruney消失了，並不用感到驚訝。

News source：http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/11/deadline-approaches-for-four-players/