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  1. Mike Sixel
    average is kind of silly, it's the delta between being good and not that matters. He's really far from being good. I'd suggest median, or looking at rankings, not averages......how's his baserunning? defense?
  2. Mike Sixel
    And? The point is rural voters have more power nationally and in state houses than equal representation would suggest. And, their leverage per voter will increase as their relative population decreases.
  3. Mike Sixel
    correct.
  4. Mike Sixel
    only gets easier from here....
  5. Mike Sixel
    agreed, but if months are passing......how are tehy all eating on that island? How does it take months to sail back to dragonstone, if it only took days to sail that far away? It's clear that time is passing, but it doesn't seem like much is passing. If that's all jon and dany have discussed in months.......
  6. Mike Sixel
    and? that has what to do with whether or not Mauer/grossman/dozier are good compared to others at their positions, and completely ignores baserunning and fielding? You win by having players that are better than other teams' players, mostly by comparing positions (because players don't play in a vacuum). Some people seem to be saying, "if everyone else is great, doesn't matter how good or bad Dozier or Mauer are"....when that's just a bad question and answer that doesn't help build a winning team.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I am working from home today, I'll let you know.....
  8. Mike Sixel
    Interesting read that could also be applied to the electoral college results. small, right wing, states have more than 1 vote per person, by far, in national elections. Eventually we'll get to the point where almost everyone lives in cities, and yet the rural voter will control elections. Probably not sustainable over long time frames..... https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-congressional-map-is-historically-biased-toward-the-gop/
  9. Mike Sixel
    In fairness to the FO, they did try hard to sign a DH this last off season. I didn't love the choice, but they tried. Of course, trying is not the same as succeeding, and it's their job to succeed, not try. But they clearly felt it was an issue that needed addressing, so that indicates a certain knowledge of the team's strengths that should increase our confidence in them some.
  10. Mike Sixel
    If they don't have a link in their name, they had under 40 FV at the beginning of the year, yes. He was high on Ynoa, but everyone else is about the same, other than Moya. I believe he plans to do a midseason update, we'll see if anything changes.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Now that's how you use a dragon in war. But why only 1, and why not have the other two attack from the sides or rear? I'm also bored/annoyed that the armies of Westeros can travel the whole continent over and over, but the dead are making no progress, and winter isn't coming South fast enough to get them thinking.
  12. Mike Sixel
    No chance. Why is he signing here, and not one of the super wealthy teams that can pay if they want?
  13. Mike Sixel
    I agree the timing is odd, but I'll take any progress I can get.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Can they? Sure. But that's not the same question as: are these guys GOOD or better compared to other players at their position. To say "they aren't the main problem" is NOT the same "are they good". Mauer is closer to the worst 1B in baseball (by WAR) than a top 5 1B. He's 18th in FWAR. He might accumulate 1.5 WAR if he's lucky the rest of the way. He's just not that good anymore. It's a bummer, because when he was "Mauer", he was one of the best pure hitters we've seen. But he's not that guy anymore at all. Dozier is better compared to other 2B than Mauer is to 1B, but not a by a ton. He's going to accumulate around 2 WAR, which is fine, but not exactly good. They'd be lucky to get a top 30 prospect for him at this point or even a top 100 one. In other words, they might not be the biggest issues, but they aren't exactly going to carry this team either. They are mediocre players, likely nearing the end of their careers.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Hughes: If they count on him for starter, they are insane. He's had one awesome year, some bad years, and now two lost years. He had one great year, other than that, he's not be good or healthy. May: I think you are looking at a bullpen arm at this point. But, I'd certainly see how he feels, and give him every opportunity to start. I just would not count on it. Perkins: I'd let him go unless he's awesome this last month. I have my doubts, but if he can pitch, great. Santiago: gone Chargois, et. al in the minors: I would not count on any of them being ready to start the year, nor would I make my bullpen plans based on them being healthy and ML contributors next year. If they are, great! But none of them have proven much other than they can't stay healthy. If they put off fixing the bullpen again, I will be disappointed.
  16. Mike Sixel
    You might be, but not about this
  17. Mike Sixel
    If only there was a right handed hitter with an OPS over.900 available in AAA who can catch or play first. Unicorn, I guess.
  18. Mike Sixel
    He can't be a sixth guy. He is on the roster, or not.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Open the windows! Enjoy some awesome music for free.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Odds are good he will be sent back, as are most prospects.
  21. Mike Sixel
    A team out of the playoffs should maybe reconsider that answer...... Ya, nothing about that made me feel better. "competitive games in September"....did DSP write that out?
  22. Mike Sixel
    all good questions! I'm actually working right now, so I can't do the work to answer, but maybe this weekend. I had a detailed proposal on this once, but lost it.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Slegers apparently isn't good enough to get a spot start for a team with one of the 2-3 worst SP staffs in baseball...... a: how good is he b: if they won't give him a shot this year, why do we care if they lose him?
  24. Mike Sixel
    2 legit starters, with 3 RPs backing them up for the last 2-3 innings. that leaves 7-8 pitchers you can rotate around to pitch the other 3 starts thru the rotation. Plus, you can have 2-4 guys in AAA you send up and down. That gives you 10-12 guys to rotate thru 27 innings "a week" or so.
  25. Mike Sixel
    the alternative would be to have a discussion on a discussion board about what we would do.
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