Yanks should say no thanks for Santana

洋基應該對山大王說：還是不了，謝謝再聯絡。
By the time 2008 rolls around, the Johan Santana Rumor Mill will get cranked up again.
隨著2008年的到來，山大王的交易乳摸將會再一次的破滅。

The latest bit of speculation is that Minnesota would accept a package of Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera and Jeff Marquez for their lefty ace. I’m sure that sounds acceptable to many fans.
關於交易的最新消息是，雙城可能會接受以Phil Hughes、Melky Cabrera和Jeff Marquez這三人的交易包裹來換取他們的王牌左投（山大王）。我知道這對於許多的球迷來說，聽起來是個可以接受的交易案。

But, for a second, look at the bigger picture. Are the Yankees developing their kids to play them or trade them?
但，且慢，請把眼光放遠一點。洋基花錢栽培這些新人是希望他們替洋基出賽還是希望拿來作為交易籌碼？

Santana is terrific, no doubt about it. But adding him to the roster would cost $20 million a season plus a 40-percent luxury tax penalty. The Yankees will be paying for what Santana did in Minnesota.
山大王無疑的是個很棒的投手。但是把他交易過來，洋基每年的薪資總和將會增加2000萬美金，外加40%的豪華稅。洋基將必須付給山大王他向雙城所要求的薪資。

Santana could be great again. But he was 15-13, 3.33 last season and will be 29 in March. He also has thrown 932 innings the last four seasons, counting the postseason. Sure, he could be terrific. Or he could be the next Mike Hampton. Nobody knows.
山大王可能會繼續有很棒的表現。但他上季的戰績15勝13敗，防禦率3.33，而且將在明年三月滿29歲。他在過去四個球季也投了932局，當中包含了季後賽。當然，他可能還是會很棒，但他也可能會是下一個Mike Hampton。又有誰知道呢？

Hughes and Cabrera are symbols of what Brian Cashman is trying to do with the Yankees. The organization did a great job of scouting, drafting and then developing Hughes into the best pitching prospect in the minors.
Hughes和Cabrera就是現金人試著想要替洋基做改變（這裡的改變指的是多用自己培養的新人，少花大錢簽FA）的指標。洋基在球探以及選秀方面的工作有很好的成效，也將Hughes培養成小聯盟當中最好的新秀投手。

Cabrera is a guy they rushed to the majors in 2005, screwed up and then built back up into a player good enough to take a job away from Johnny Damon. He would have been cut or traded five years ago.
牛奶弟是洋基在2005年就急著拉上大聯盟的球員，雖然一開始搞砸了，但是很快的，牛奶弟的表現好到成為一個能夠從大門手中搶走中外野手工作的球員。在五年前，他可能早就被踢出球隊或是被交易掉了。

Trade these guys now and the message is pretty clear: The Yankees are only paying lip service to development. This isn’t trading a few B-level prospects for Bobby Abreu in July. This would be an old-school Yankees move.
如果現在將這些傢伙交易掉，那麼很明顯的可以看出：洋基對於培養新秀只是在玩表面功夫。這並不是為了Bobby Abreu而在七月交易了幾個B-level的新秀，而是洋基的老派作風。

It’s their money, not ours. But I sit there at the Stadium and listen. People cheer loudest for the players who came up in pinstripes. People respect A-Rod but they love Jeter. They wanted Clemens do well. They adored Andy Pettitte.
那是洋基的錢，不是我們的。但是我坐在球場那裡並且聽出了一些端倪。人們對於身穿洋基條紋球衣的球員總是給予最大聲的歡呼。大家尊敬阿肉，但是他們愛Jeter。他們希望老克能有精采的表現，但是他們喜愛帥派。

Cashman has somehow made it cool for Yankee fans to care about Jose Tabata even though 99 percent of them have no idea what he looks like.
現金人某種程度上讓洋基迷見識到了球團對Jose Tabata的重視，即使有百分之九十九的球迷根本不知道他到底長什麼樣。
註：他長這個樣：
Spend the money on draft picks, Dominican shortstops and Taiwanese pitchers. Go find kids in Korea, Australia, Venezuela and everywhere else. Hire more scouts and go see every junior college prospect in Texas. Go find the next Santana, don’t trade for the old one.
花了錢在選秀會、多明尼加的游擊手與台灣的投手身上。為了找尋新人跑遍了韓國、澳洲、委內瑞拉以及世界各地。僱用更多的球探到德州每一所大學裡尋求新秀。去找出下一個山大王吧，而不是交易回來一個老的山大王。

Let Santana go to the Mets or the Angels or better yet, let him stay in Minnesota where he belongs. If the Red Sox were serious, they would have done the deal weeks ago. They’re pushing chips around the table hoping somebody in Tampa will go all in so they can fold.
讓山大王到梅子或是天使，甚至更好的是，讓他待在原本就屬於他的雙城。如果紅襪想要玩真的，他們早在幾個禮拜前就已經完成這筆交易了。他們只是在檯面上哄抬價碼，希望在坦帕的哪個誰可以通通都被放進交易的包裹，好讓他們（紅襪）可以安然退出。

We’ve spent two years wondering how good Phil Hughes could be. Let’s find out.
我們已經花了兩年的時間來期待Hughes能夠有怎樣的表現。讓我們仔細瞧瞧他的能耐吧！

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