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  1. Mike Sixel
    Are they ready now, or should they sit out FA again?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Well, their number 5 pitchers have put up negative WAR. Had they added a 2 WAR SP in FA, that would be worth 4-6 wins over this season. 4 more wins right now puts them near the WC. Add 1 good RP, and you added 1-2 more wins this year over Breslow and others that should not have been here. So, we'll just disagree that counting on Hughes, May, Santiago, Gibson was a good idea. To say they could sign 1 SP is unrealistic is an exaggeration at best.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Other than overworking, I think he's done a very good job with the bullpen this year. He's mostly used his good RPs in games they could win, and his bad RPs in blowout losses. He's also used Kintzler correctly as the closer, and kept his slightly better stuff players in the set up roles. He has, imo, over worked Rogers and Duffey some. How much that is on him, and how much that is on his options, I don't know. I do think he really messed up putting Buxton in the lead off spot to start the year...
  4. Mike Sixel
    No one said fix the whole thing in 1 year. They are saying, add 1 SP. No one is saying there is a quick fix. No one is saying it is easy. All of that is straw man, all of it. How do you improveit next year, if you aren't willing to sign 1 SP, unless that fixes the whole thing?
  5. Mike Sixel
    I just don't see them calling him up now, and then sitting him for 1/2 of next year. I'm willing to be wrong, I don't know, but I don't see it.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Every year people say the decisions will be hard, and every year almost no one of meaning is taken. Since MLB changed the rules, almost no one of value has been taken across all of MLB in rule V. that said: 100% Thorpe and Stewart are protected. 100%. Thorpe and Stewart might be ready to be a MLB starter next year at some point.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I am not a huge Molitor fan. I don't love his tactics, though it seems he's bunting less this year, so that's good. I don't see a huge amount of improvement in baserunning, which you'd think he would excel at teaching. I don't see maturity in Rosario's play. Those are just examples, and I don't feel like writing paragrpahs on what he does well, doesn't do well. I think it is hard to argue he's a good tactician. You may disagree, I'm not really here to convince you today. But, most of what a manager does takes place off the field. And we can't really see this at all. I can't judge the clubhouse at all. And no, wins and losses don't necessarily mean much about that. It's clear, imo, that the FO and Molitor felt more leadership was needed in the clubhouse. It's not clear to me if that says good or bad things about Molitor as a leader, actually. That's a lot of me typing.....based on what we can see, I'd let him go, but we can't see the most important stuff, so I am just going to trust the FO on this one. If they replace him, I want someone that loves teaching and working with young players.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Gray got three top 100 prospects according to Fangraphs pre-season rankings.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I don't think we'll see Gordon this year. Gonna keep that year of control. We might see him next June, unless there is a trade. Even then, I think we'll not see him until May/June of next year.
  10. Mike Sixel
    You can't be serious about Perkins.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Fangraphs had all three players the A's got in the top 100 before the season. If you think even 1 recovers from their injury, and Mateo becomes a legit CF (think Royce Lewis here, Mateo has an OPS over .900 in AA as a SS).....it's an awesome trade for Gray. I think people are underestimating the return some...
  12. Mike Sixel
    I am in love with this post. Like isn't strong enough.
  13. Mike Sixel
    nicely played!
  14. Mike Sixel
    So, the answer is don't fill any pitching holes? This attitude that if you can't fix the whole thing, you shouldn't fix one hole is odd to me.
  15. Mike Sixel
    can't be, against the rules.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I'm big on the self fulfilling prophecy part, been saying that since this site opened. If you don't try to get a lot better, you won't.
  17. Mike Sixel
    well, they also just traded Garcia, and people are probably factoring that in. Or, "excited" is the wrong word, but are less so now.
  18. Mike Sixel
    edit: ninjad
  19. Mike Sixel
    100%
  20. Mike Sixel
    you know, I never thought of it this way before, I'll have to open my mind up to this thought some.
  21. Mike Sixel
    they ate payroll in the arbitrage deal for and then sending away Garcia. This isn't about money at all, imo. And dumping Kintzler doesn't save much money. I just don't see it that way at all.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I share this opinion, but once they didn't do that, I think trading Kintzler at this point makes sense.... If they don't add at least one SP and 2 RPs this off season, I will be disappoint.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Oakland wanted near ready CF, and are likely moving the SS to the OF. The Twins don't have that, other than Buxton..... No way I deal Romero, Thorpe, Badoo for 2 months of Darvish. Zero.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Young players, please. If you are going to punt on the season, go for it. Call up the young RPs (and Garver ). I would guess Belisle.
  25. Mike Sixel
    facts are pesky, and I've already admitted to being wrong......and I missed that one.
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