데뷔전을 치른 켈리 얀센

투수로 컨버전 한지 1년이 되지 않은 시점에서 빅리그로 켈리 얀센이 드디어 콜업되었고, 오늘 첫 등판을 했습니다.

At the time, it seemed like that might be the greatest moment Jansen would ever experience in a Dodgers uniform.

"He was a light-hitting catcher with a great arm," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said Friday, just after recalling Jansen from Double-A Chattanooga to bolster the bullpen.

Jansen's destiny changed dramatically early last season, when he had a conversation with DeJon Watson, the Dodgers' assistant general manager for player development. It was a conversation Jansen didn't particularly relish, but it was one he needed to have. He had been in the organization long enough that the Dodgers had to add him to the 40-man roster in a few months or risk exposing him to the Rule 5 draft, and there was no particular reason at that time to protect him.

But Watson had an idea.

"He had always struggled offensively," Watson said. "He had raw power, but he had a long, slow swing. I just didn't think he was going to hit. I think the first time we had brought it up to him was back in '08, when he was still at [low Single-A Great Lakes]. I told him, 'If you don't get that bat going, we're going to have your [rear] on the mound.'

"It was a conversation most position players don't want to hear. ... He resisted. He will tell you he wasn't too happy that I was talking about converting him to pitching. But I told him I thought this could change his whole career. He asked me if I was sure, and I said, 'Yeah, this will give you a chance to become a big league player.'

"Once he decided, he was in all the way. He really committed himself."
일찍이 그의 어깨를 좋아했던 드존 왓슨은 솔낏한 제한(컨버전하면 40인 로스터에 포함시켜주겠다)을 했고, 그는 결국 방망이를 놓고, 투수판으로 올라갔습니다. 얀센은 파워가 있었지만, 지속적인 타격이 어려웠고, 어깨가 아까웠기 때문이죠.

"I was scared, because I thought I couldn't do it," Jansen said. "But DeJon Watson kept talking to me and telling me he believed in me, that I could do it. ... Charlie Hough was the first guy I worked with. He was amazing. All the stuff he told me just clicked. He knew what he was doing with me. All the stuff we did just worked."
얀센 본인도 그런 의견을 수용하긴 했지만, 자신이 잘 될지 스스로도 두려웠다고 하네요. 하지만, 왓슨의 지속적인 관심과 좋은 스승(Charlie Hough)를 만남으로써 그의 잠재력을 끌어올릴 수가 있었습니다.

올시즌 상위 싱글 A에서 시작한 그는 가는 곳마다 팀의 마무리를 담당했습니다. 다만 체터누가에서 22경기동안 9이닝당 볼넷갯수가 5.7개였다는게 걸리긴 하지만, 90마일 후반대의 빠른공과 슬라이더 & 체인지업...그리고 점점 배워가고 있는 커맨드로 더 좋아질거 같습니다.

Dodgers manager Joe Torre said he primarily plans to use Jansen in late-inning situations.

"We will use him in the latter part of the game," Torre said. "Hopefully, he will blossom. You have to like his makeup."
배테랑 선호주의자인 토레가 이런 어린 선수에게 이런 특혜(?)를 줬는 적이 있나 싶을 정도로 얀센에 대한 믿음을 표현한 문장이 아닐까 싶습니다.

Belisario is on the restricted list and, according to one published report, undergoing treatment for substance abuse. Players can be on the restricted list for a maximum of 30 days, and Belisario already has been on it for 17. There is no indication what the club will do if those 30 days expire before Belisario is ready to rejoin the team.
그러는 가운데, 여전히 벨리사리오(Ronald Belisario)의 복귀는 여전히 미정이라고 하는군요. 근대 30일이 지나면 벨리사리오는 FA가 되는지는 저도 잘 모르겠습니다.

벨리사리오에 대한 실망감이 전화위복이 되어 얀센의 센세이션으로 전환되었으면 좋겠네요.

Pitch Statistics
Pitch Type	Avg Speed	Max Speed	Avg H-Break	Avg V-Break	Count	Strikes / %	Swinging Strikes / %	Linear Weights	Time to Plate
FF (FourSeam Fastball)	95.27	96.9	-2.51	6.92	10	7 / 70.00%	5 / 50.00%	-0.8370	0.393
CU (Curveball)	79.10	79.1	1.38	-6.01	1	0 / 0.00%	0 / 0.00%	0.0502	0.472
FC (Cutter)	93.13	94.2	-0.66	7.82	3	2 / 66.67%	0 / 0.00%	-0.0755	0.402

일단 페스트볼 이외에 커브와 커터를 던졌다고 되어있는데, 이 자료가 정확한가는 판단이 서질 않네요. 가령, 빌링슬리의 경우 슬러브를 던지지만, 이곳과 게임데이에는 슬라이더로 표기되기때문에 판단은 역시 경기를 직접 보신 스파님에게...