마틴의 거취에 집중된 다저스

Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti has a lot of decisions to make over the next couple of weeks, but few figure to be as difficult or time consuming as the one regarding catcher Russell Martin.

The team has until Dec. 2 to offer Martin a contract or allow him to become a free agent. Martin made $5 million last year when a hip injury limited him to a career-low 97 games, and he could make more next season in salary arbitration if the Dodgers keep him.
콜레티는 다음 몇 주동안 많은 결정을 해야하며, 그 결정은 어려울 수도 있고, 마틴에 관해서만 소비되는 결정일 수도 있다. 각 팀들은 다음달 2일까지 팀에서 컨트롤 할 수 있는 선수에 대해 텐더(or 논텐더)여부를 결정지을 수 있는 최종기한이기 때문이며, 이 기간안에 선수에게 논텐더를 시킨다는 것은 선수가 FA가 된다는 뜻이기도 하다. 마틴은 올해 5M이나 받았지만, 부상으로 인해 커리어 로우인 97경기만을 출전했으며, 다저스가 그를 텐더시킨다면 또 연봉중재에 들어가야 한다는 뜻이기도 하다.

"Russell's the one that we're going to spend the most time debating," Colletti said Tuesday during a break at Major League Baseball's annual general managers' meetings. "He's coming off a different kind of injury — and a serious injury. So he's somebody we've spent a lot of different conversations [on] trying to figure out what would be best."
"마틴에 관한 거취는 우리가 가장 많은 시간을 논의한 부분이기도 합니다." 단장미팅이 열리는 올랜도에서 콜레티가 말을 했다. "그는 심각할 수도 있는 부상을 입었습니다. 그래서 그의 상태에 대해 (당연히) 많은 부분을 논의하기도 했구요."

Beyond the injury, what concerns the Dodgers is that Martin's production has dropped dramatically since he made All-Star appearances in 2007 and 2008. He has hit only .249 since then — 23 points below his career average — and with fewer home runs than he hit in 2008 alone.

Still, the Dodgers haven't given up on the 27-year-old, and they may try to bring him back for less It's an option that may appeal to Martin since it would allow him to avoid a free-agent market already crowded with catchers.
부상을 제외하고도 마틴의 가장 큰 문제꺼리는 07, 08년 올스타에 출전한 이후에 끊임없이 생산력이 감소하고 하고 있기때문이다. 하지만, 다저스는 이 27살의 포수를 여전히 포기하고 싶은 마음이 없고, 더 적은 금액으로 그를 다시 데려오고 싶은 마음이다.

Failing that, they could turn to the catchers they used down the stretch last season: 29-year-old A.J. Ellis, who hit .278 in 108 at-bats, and 35-year-old Rod Barajas, who joined the Dodgers in a late-season trade and is now a free agent. Combined, they would cost the Dodgers just a fraction of what Martin earned last season.

And lastly, there are free-agent upgrades, including Yorvit Torrealba and Miguel Olivo, both 32. Torrealba batted .271 with seven home runs and 37 runs batted in last season for the San Diego Padres. Olivo batted .269 with 14 home runs and 58 RBIs for the Colorado Rockies.

"There are options. But that said, we're partial to those guys we know; to those who play for us," Colletti said. "So it's something that's going to take time to sort out."
마틴의 부상 이후 엘리스와 바라하스가 포수마스크를 번갈아가며 썼지만 이는 마틴이 뛰었던 경기에 일부분에 지나지 않는다. 물론 FA시장에서 포수자원이 많고, 업그레이드역시 가능하다. "물론 옵션은 있죠. 하지만, 우리입맛에 맞는 선수를 영입해야겠죠. 그래서 지금은 그걸 가려내는 것역시 고려대상의 하나로 생각하고 있습니다."

The picture is a little bit clearer elsewhere. James Loney, despite rumors the team is looking to trade him, is all but certain to return at first base. And although Colletti said the Dodgers have "a couple of position-player spots we've got to sort through," the team is not expected to enter the bidding for free-agent slugger Adam Dunn or make an offer on Tsuyoshi Nishioka, a 26-year-old switch-hitting shortstop for Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines.
로니 역시 이 루머에서 관련되어 있지만, 다저스가 논텐더시키지는 않을 것으로 보인다. 그리고 다저스는 던(Adam Dunn)이나 니시오카(Tsuyoshi Nishioka)를 원하지도 않을 것으로 예상된다.

Pitching, though, could be an area where the Dodgers are active. Although the team has already spent $45 million to bring back free-agent pitchers Ted Lilly and Hiroki Kuroda — who join Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw to give the Dodgers the makings of a solid rotation — Colletti said he's not done shopping for arms.

"I really believe you have to have as much pitching as possible. And if there's another starter or two out there that we could go after, I'd be open-minded to doing it," he said. "Plus the bullpen is always in flux."
하지만, 피칭스텝에 관해서는 다른게, 그들은 이미 이번 오프시즌에 로테이션 2자리에만 45M을 쏟아부었음에도 불구하고, 투수 쇼핑에 관해 끝난 것이 아니라고 말을 한다. "가능한한 많은 투수를 데려올 겁니다. 아마도 1~2명 정도 더 데려올 수 있다면 우리는 여전히 오픈마인드를 가질 겁니다. 그리고 불펜역시 영입대상이죠.

In 2009, Dodgers relievers led the National League with 37 wins and led the majors with a 3.14 earned-run average. But even though the team started last spring with nearly the same relief corps, the bullpen's ERA jumped to 4.07

"The performance was nowhere near as good as it was the year before," Colletti said. "So it's another area we're always looking at."
작년에 다저스의 릴리프들은 NL 최고인 37승과 3.14ERA를 보여줬다. 그리고 그 맴버들 대부분이 고스란히 남은 가운데 올해에는 4.07ERA로 폭락해버렸다.