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Christian writes: Hey Peter, what do you see the Yankees doing in terms of the outfield, first base and starting pitcher this offseason?
嗨，彼得胖，你認為洋基在本季結束之後，會怎樣調整外野、一壘手和先發投手群的陣容呢？

Answer: I’m not sure you’ll see much of anything in the outfield. Damon, Matsui and Nady will be back and Abreu could be as well depending what he wants. Melky Cabrera is at a career crossroads. But Austin Jackson is making progress and Brett Gardner could be a helpful player as well. First base is more complicated. Teixeira sounds great but would come at a great cost. Posada could play there at some point. So could Damon, maybe. In my opinion they need to bring back Mussina and/or Pettitte and bring in a front-line starter like Sabathia. Burnett would be a risk given his injury history.
我不確定你會在外野陣容上看到怎樣的變化，大門、大松井和奶弟都將會留下來，而Abreu則是要看他開的條件來決定（如果條件ＯＫ，也會留下）。牛奶弟已經來到了職業生涯的十字路口，Austin Jackson持續進步當中，Brett Gardner可能會是個不錯的小幫手。至於一壘手的位置就複雜多了。鐵爺聽起來很不錯，但是預料將會讓洋基大失血。Posada有時候可能也會在一壘的位置跑跑龍套，大門也可能會比照辦理。（編按：真的假的？！）就我的看法，他們（洋基）應該把穆帥或是帥派留下來，然後再搶一個輪值表前幾號的先發投手過來，像是沙胖。Burnett也是不錯，不過因為他過去的傷病史則可能會有點風險。

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Chris writes: What are the chances the yankees transition Jesus Montero to 1B for next year mid-season or 2010? I know he hasn’t made it far through the system but the yanks can’t afford to sign Tex, CC, and A-Rod at their current rates, so why not transition Jesus and keep the spot open for him. Just wondering your take on this as I have finally started looking towards 2009.
你認為洋基在明年季中或是2010年，把Jesus Montero轉到一壘的可能性有多高呢？我知道他在洋基農場系統還沒有待的很久，但是洋基沒有辦法同時負擔鐵爺、沙胖和阿肉他們目前的薪資，所以，為什麼不把Jesus轉往一壘的位置，並且把這個位置留給他呢？只要想到這樣的陣容，我就開始期待明年的賽季了。

Answer: Montero will be 19 in November and played low Class A ball this season. He is not going to be MLB-ready any time soon, the end of 2010 maybe. Beyond that, with Posada having three more seasons, they need to give Montero every chance to catch before thinking about moving him.
Montero在今年11月才會滿19歲，而且他這個球季才剛在低階一Ａ出賽。他還沒這麼快就準備好成為一個大聯盟的球員，也許到了2010年都還不是時候。除此之外，Posada還要替洋基出賽三個球季，他們（洋基）需要讓Montero任何可以蹲捕的機會，而不是急著轉調他。

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N.M. in Chicago writes: Everything I thought about the Yankees this season proved wrong. Girardi has been over his head, the bench was terrible and A-Rod has gone back to what he did in 2007. Would Mattingly or Torre make a difference?
之前我對洋基的所有看法都被證明是錯的。老吉的危機迫在眉睫，板凳的表現也遭透了，阿肉的表現則是和2007年相差甚遠。如果換成是Mattingly或是Torre來帶領洋基，有可能讓事情變的不一樣嗎？

Answer: It’s impossible to say. Girardi could stand to loosen up a bit, but veteran players don’t usually much care who the manager is as long as they play. Torre or Mattingly can’t just tell somebody to hit with runners on base. This was going to be a difficult season from the start and then the injuries hit. No team goes to the playoffs every season, it was just a matter of when it happened. Now it’s a matter of what they do about it.
這根本沒有辦法去比較。老吉可能會試著放球隊放鬆一點，但是有經驗的老鳥通常不會太在意總教練到底是誰。Torre或是Mattingly也沒有辦法叫某個球員在壘上有人時打安打，他就打出安打。這個球季是因為先發投手群與傷病的原因，才會變的如此艱困。沒有哪一隻球隊能夠每一年都打進季後賽，這（指無法進入季後賽）只是什麼時候發生的問題而已。現在就是洋基目前正遭遇到的問題。

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The guys at Full Count Pitch did an interview with me a few days after they quizzed Sweeny Murti. So check those out.

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