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  1. Mike Sixel
    It was a bad draft strategy at the time. It looks even worse in retrospect. Let's hope he gets healthy and pitches a few years in the majors here or elsewhere.
  2. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea what they are doing, so I won't guess on that answer..... But, and I often agree with him, nicksaviking is wrong, imo. 1. There is no ACE available right now. There won't be until July at the earliest, and there might not be then either. 2. The FO has been quoted as saying they are reluctant (or something like that) to give up prospects in deals. 3. Lynn (and probably Cobb) is likely better than anyone not named Berrios/ESAN, imo. Do people really want Sanchez in this rotation for a month or 6-8 weeks, while we wait for ESAN to return? Ugh. 4. They aren't outbidding anyone next year for what SP will be out there. They didn't outbid anyone this year, when LA and NYY were sitting out the process. They've never done it, they probably never will. So, sure, we'd all rather have an ACE type. But, since they are very unlikely to do that, I'd be good with Lynn on a three year deal.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Also why trading for actual MLB players might make sense.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Jon: What are you looking for for Max Kepler this year? Assume he will get some good run in Minnesota? Keith Law: Not quite sure what you’re asking in the second question. I expect continued improvement at the plate – he’s always developed on a delayed sort of schedule, unsurprising for someone who grew up in a non-baseball country.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Looks like the Rays might have an injured Honeywell on their hands....
  6. Mike Sixel
    no one is arguing to give up on Lewis. No one is arguing he doesn't look to have a great future.
  7. Mike Sixel
    We're on a tangent, so I'll let it go. But this is bookmarked for the next time I read the Twins can't compete year after year because if you draft late you can't get good players.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Didin't they trade for a great pitcher last year?
  9. Mike Sixel
    It really is a no brainer for teams with no good pitchers (like the Twins of a few years ago). Cycle a lot of guys between MN and Rochestor, have them throw harder out of the bullpen, avoid the 3rd time through the order penalty..... But, they, like most teams, passed on the idea so far. Coaches, managers, front offices....in most pro sports....are pretty conservative.
  10. Mike Sixel
    tell him he's a good writer, but it would be good if it wasn't all "pro team" like local coverage mostly is. I do enjoy his style.
  11. Mike Sixel
    there was no clear BPA.... And now you can find good players outside the top ten picks? Winning teams don't have to cycle down? All I'm saying is, if you should away from pitchers, you either need to trade for them, or sign free agents or get lucky. They've indicated by their actions they don't sign elite free agents, or trade for them.... So, it is down to luck.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Well written article on what it's like to get traded, the effect on the players and their families. Lots of quotes. This kind of fluff I can get behind.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I got the ERA and predictive stats backward on that post!
  14. Mike Sixel
    fair. Either way, I expect him to be a 4/5, which helps this rather mediocre collection, even if it doesn't really fix it.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Well and good and your, you're drive me batty! But, when you think about it, there is no good reason for well and good to be different words.... also "of" instead of "have"...that one might bother me the most right now. Seriously, I think some people thiink of is correct....
  16. Mike Sixel
    I didn't like the frugal approach to FA in the past.....but they literally had no one in AAA or AA to use. They had to sign someone to fill out the rotation (since they weren't brave enough to try a bullpen approach, no one is). I think they signed some of those middle of the road NL pitchers, not because they thought they'd be great, but because they needed a warm body that didn't cost much. I do think they thought Pelfrey would be good....
  17. Mike Sixel
    Thas is literally a straw man argument, compared to what was posted here. I love Rooker on Twitter, but he's quite active and quite vocal. 180 degrees from what they supposedly like about Lewis.
  18. Mike Sixel
    112, though not free! Monte Carlo has good drinks, can't recall the food. Red Cow (chain burger place) I haven't been there, but people like The Freehouse and Nolos.
  19. Mike Sixel
    yup. Oh well. I really can't understand how someone didn't offer him 6-8MM....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I'm over 50, and love the one space change! Now we have to get rid of the delta between good and well (hahahaha, never), and other silly AmericanEnglish rules! There are so many silly rules, when you think about it.....which as someone that is trying to become an author, really starts to hit you in editing.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Right....under the definition I was responding to, yikes. I think he'll be a 1.5-2 WAR pitcher. That's an improvement over their existing options, almost certainly. They need more, though.
  22. Mike Sixel
    ESAn will be gone by then....or not as good.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Yes. Improvement doesn't go in a straight line upward for every player. Probably not even for most players.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Gomez to the Rays, for not much money...... They dealt an OF, for prospects, and signed a FA to replace him. I love how they do things sometimes.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I think people also need to take into account the teams around the Twins, not just the Twins. The White Sox, for example, are what, one year behind the Twins in the "rebuild that wasn't"? Maybe 2? OTOH, unless Cleveland is better at sustaining excellence than other small/mid-market teams, they should be dropping off in 2-4 years. IMO, this next 3-5 years is a very good window for this team. But, Dozier and ESan aren't getting younger, nor is Mauer or Castro. They need to find/develop pitching.
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