[外電] Brett Gardner Hopes To Play In 2021

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Brett Gardner Hopes To Play In 2021

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By Connor Byrne | September 18, 2020 at 6:44pm CDT

Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner debuted in the majors in 2008, but it’s
possible this will be the 37-year-old’s final season in the bigs. If it’s
up to Gardner, though, that won’t be the case. He said Friday (via Bryan
Hoch of MLB.com) that he would “love to” play in 2021.

The Yankees, with whom Gardner has spent his entire career and racked up 37.3fWAR, have a $10MM option over him for 2021, but it’s quite possible they’
ll decline it in favor of a $2.5MM buyout. The club re-signed Gardner for a
guaranteed $12.5MM after last season, in which he slashed .251/.325/.503 witha career-high 28 home runs and 10 stolen bases across 550 plate appearances,
but he has since posted a .198/.333/.387 line with five homers and three
steals over 135 PA.

While Gardner has started more games in left than any other Yankee this year,they’ll continue to have Mike Tauchman and Clint Frazier in the fold as
corner choices in a year. Either of those two or Giancarlo Stanton could be
their No. 1 option at the position next season if Aaron Judge is able to man
right on a regular basis. So, although he’s the longest-tenured Yankee, one
of their heart-and-soul players and someone who has been rather productive
throughout his career, Gardner could end up on the outs in the wake of a downseason. However, even if the Yankees decline Gardner’s option, they could
choose to bring him back on a more team-friendly deal.

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5. 備註：

(1) 洋基隊外野手Brett Gardner在2008年初登板，但今年有可能是他生涯的最後一年，不過Gardner週五表示希望能再戰明年。

(2) 他生涯在洋基隊貢獻37.3 fWAR，在去年550個打席中繳出生涯新高的28轟、
.251/.325/.503後，與洋基隊簽下$12.5MM/1YR的合約(2020年$10MM薪水、
2021年$2.5MM買斷金)。然而，今年135個打席中卻僅繳出5轟、3盜、.198/.333/.387。

(3) 下季洋基隊如果Aaron Judge站穩右外野，角落外野有Mike Tauchman、Clint Frazier跟Giancarlo Stanton作為人選。所以即便Gardner是洋基目前陣中穿條紋衣最久的洋基人、終身為洋基做出不少貢獻，他仍可能會因為今年表現不佳離開球隊。不過，即便洋基隊買斷Gardner的合約，也可能再以較低價的合約簽回他。

(4) 洋基隊各野手位置人選如下：
A. C：Gary Sanchez、Kyle Higashioka、Erik Kratz*。
B. 1B：Luke Voit、Mike Ford。
C. 2B：DJ LeMahieu*。
D. 3B：Gio Urshela。
E. SS：Gleyber Torres。
F. UT：Miguel Andujar、Tyler Wade、Thairo Estrada。
G. RF：Aaron Judge、Clint Frazier。
H. CF：Aaron Hicks。
I. LF：Brett Gardner**。
J. OF：Mike Tauchman、Estevan Florial。
K. DH：Giancarlo Stanton。
*：本季結束即成為自由球員。
**：本季結束後有選擇權，可能成為自由球員。

(5) Brett Gardner今年在洋基隊的成績表現(今年37歲；今年原計薪水：$10MM)：

G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+

42 22 5 14 32 22 .198 .333 .387 .721 98

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