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  1. Mike Sixel
    The last few years are likely to be bad. But if you know that and plan for it, and see it as the price you have to pay, yes. If you want real value the last year or two, no.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Why? Why not put him in AAA? I expect him to be in the majors this year, when someone is hurt, or as a RP to get his feet wet int he late summer.
  3. Mike Sixel
    exactly. the most money possible.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Agreed. He's not signing for less than 125-150MM.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Meh....we were told for years they were in on Cubans. Being "in on" a FA means little, imo.
  6. Mike Sixel
    ESan worries me the most....not because I think he will regress for sure, but because even if they sign a SP (or trade for one), his contribution is not easily replaced at all.
  7. Mike Sixel
    mike sixel 2:21 If you were the Twins, would you rather have Darvish, or Lynn/Cobb and Cain. Cain can spell Kepler vs lefties, and would be a better DH option than what they have. Also, Buxton will run into the wall again and be out for a couple weeks. thanks, (another option I don't like is both Lynn and Cobb....) Dan Szymborski 2:21 Darvish 2:22 Cain's not interesting if you have Buxton And while Lynn's probably a fine inning-eater, Darvish is a lot better https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-1-24-18/
  8. Mike Sixel
    Who would you move below him? The four above him are pretty darn good players.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    that's not how people think, generally. Would you turn down an additional 40-50MM dollars to play in a different park? I certainly wouldn't.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Sure, but that's not what people are posting....they are posting the Twins' offense is fine w/o him.....like he just wouldn't be missed all that much. That is very different than what you just typed.
  11. Mike Sixel
    This isn't he NFL or NBA where the offense is very dependent on teamwork. Would you rather have a guy that might be one of the best hitters in baseball, or Escobar, hitting? That kind of post hoc analysis is how teams and fans make bad mistakes.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I can't believe people think it's no big deal if Sano is out for 20-30 games. He's their 2nd or 3rd best player when he's just a shell of himself. When he's really hitting, he's their first or second best player. He has the ceiling to be one of the top players in all the game. Missing him is a big deal. As for Grossman vs Vargas. Ugh. Here is a weird idea....sign Cain (if they don't sign Darvish they have the money). Have him spell Kepler against lefties, and spell Rosario and Buxton occassionally. Have him DH when he's not in the OF. Have Sano (when he's back) DH when Cain is in the OF. It will never happen, but this team would be much better that way.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Why do people keep talking about 200 innings? Almost no one pitches 200 innings anymore. 15 pitchers hit that mark last year. Darvish pitched the 24th most innings of all starters last year. That's not good enough?
  14. Mike Sixel
    It appears the board gave up on Gordon too quickly......
  15. Mike Sixel
    Castro was expensive?
  16. Mike Sixel
    a litle lighter post......... the real brian 12:34 Who is the best dressed front office employee in all of baseball? Kiley McDaniel 12:34 Not front office but Twins' senior adviser Deron Johnson always looks sharp https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kiley-mcdaniel-chat-1-24-18/
  17. Mike Sixel
    What's a reatlistic alternative for acquiring good pitching, if they should not pay for it on the FA market? No team wins w/o trades and FAs.
  18. Mike Sixel
    SSS 12:11 Any thoughts on Alex Kiriloff? He dropped far in all the rankings despite a great 2016, and the fact that his TJ was on his non-throwing arm. It won’t hurt his hit tool or power will it? Kiley McDaniel 12:12 Tend to agree, more that he hasn't played much in pro ball and lost some name hype as a result than his long-term outlook has changed. I was bullish on him the summer before he was drafted and still am. Not enormous upside since he's a corner OF without a 7 tool, but there's a broad base of tools and skills. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/kiley-mcdaniel-chat-1-24-18/
  19. Mike Sixel
    In what world? The Twins have no loyalty to him, just like every company, they'd cut him loose and not pay him if they wanted. It's how capitalism and contracts and business works. No one, no one, should give that money back.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Darvish, they don't need two ok starters....imo.
  21. Mike Sixel
    No. Really, no.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I've always had my doubts, but it is too early to assume they aren't signing Darvish. We just don't know. I would bet it is Lynn or Cobb, or someone fans probably won't be happy with, but we'll see.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Darvish, I think.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Next year the Yankees and Dodgers will have re-set their salary issues, and will have money to spend. If the Twins' won't outbid the league in a year where those two are not bidding, why do people think they'll outbid the league when those two are in play?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Arrieta? Ugh. He's the worst of the four, imo, and not close.
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