Lefty in the bullpen: luxury or neccessity?

牛棚中的左投：奢侈品還是必需品？

If spring training started tomorrow (and thankfully, it does not), here is who the Yankees would have as left-handed relievers:
Kei Igawa
Sean Henn
Chase Wright
如果明天就開始進行春訓（感謝老天，還好不是），以下是洋基目前所有的後援左投：
他和我（Kei Igawa）
香汗（Sean Henn）
追捕來特（Chase Wright）

Igawa was not ready for prime time last season after coming over from Japan. He seems overmatched and nervous. Henn is a nice kid who tries hard but has a 7.53 career ERA over parts of three seasons. Wright allowed a home run to Mike Lowell in April that just now landed on the Mass Pike. That was the end of him.
Igawa上個球季並沒有為第一年從日本轉戰大聯盟做好準備。他看起來似乎被大聯盟打倒而且顯得很緊張。Henn是個努力的好孩子，但是，過去三個球季他的生涯投手平均防禦率來到了7.53。Wright在四月份剛剛登上波士頓的主場就被賣肉敲了一支全壘打，這也結束了他的賽季。

So what should they do?
那麼他們（指洋基）應該怎麼做呢？

They could overpay and sign Ron Mahay for two years. The Royals, as it turns out, are not all that interested. They could go with all right-handers or they could try and force Igawa into the role and hope all that money on him wasn’t wasted.
他們可以多付一點薪水，給Ron Mahay兩年合約。皇家隊已經對他不是那麼有興趣了。洋基也可以擺出全部都是右投的陣容或是逼Igawa擔起那個責任，期望花在他身上的錢並沒有白費。

Having a lefty for the sake of having a lefty is a waste of money. I’d rather use a power righty against a good lefty hitter than a soft-tossing lefty.
為了要有左投手而簽下左投只是浪費錢而已。我寧願使用一個強力右投手來對付好的左打，也不要用一個投球軟綿綿的左投。

Igawa should be traded to some NL team with a big park (San Diego for instance) before whatever value he has disappears. Henn is at the end of his rope. He was tried as a starter and now as a reliever. This camp could be his last chance.
在Igawa的價值消失之前，應該可以將他交易到一些大球場的國聯球隊（像是聖地牙哥教士隊）。Henn已經差不多走到盡頭了，一開始他試著擔任先發，現在則成了中繼後援。春訓可能將是他最後一次機會。

Wright, who will be 25 when camp starts, is too young to give up on. If he can’t start, they need to see how he does in the bullpen.
當春訓開始，即將滿25歲的Wrigh還太年輕，不至於放棄他。假如他沒有辦法擔任先發，洋基需要知道他在牛棚能夠有怎樣的作為。

News source：http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/10/lefty-in-the-bullpen-luxury-or-neccessity/