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  1. Mike Sixel
    Moral victories! Meh, I'm tired of moral victories. Go get some players.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Fair, but adding Garcia is not getting this team into the playoffs. They have to play like .700 from here on out to make it. Adding Garcia and 2 RPs 2 weeks ago? that might have helped. But they didn't.
  3. Mike Sixel
    It's too early to asses the GM/FO, clearly. But, their lack of action to address the pitching was, suspect, at best. And, they've done nothing to either help 17 or 18/19 during the year either. They've pretty much done nothing. If they do that again next off season, I will be disappointed to say the least.
  4. Mike Sixel
    did Dave say otherwise? Or anyone? who are you arguing with?
  5. Mike Sixel
    Not sure what it will be like, but if they are 10 games over at this point, they won't be in third and closer to the 2nd worst AL team than the WC/division leader. For me, the illogical part of what I type (and it happens, this isn't a dissertation site) stems from the FO not committing (now, or in the recent past) to EITHER a rebuild or winning. Trading for just Jepsen, or just Garcia, is a bad strategy, imo. either try to win, or (if you are in the rebuild still) trade guys off. Everyone knew this pitching staff was bad, and the only adds they made were Belisle and Breslow. No move was made for the SP staff at all (unless you count keeping Santiago as a move), and they somehow seemed to think Hughes had a shot. So, they didn't do either, they didn't move guys to be better in 2018, and they didn't add guys to be better in 2017. Nor have they done anything real for 18/19 or 17 during the year. So, to answer your question, if they are .500, and the FO took no real action again, then yes, some will be calling their tenure into question.
  6. Mike Sixel
    an interesting tidbit, btw: Collin Jones 1:26 The returns for the early trades have been quite underwhelming? Is that a sense of what the market is this year, or am I undervaluing the prospects involved? Keith Law 1:26 Multiple execs have told me it's a buyer's market, so the returns are all coming back light.
  7. Mike Sixel
    so as not to have to type it all again, my thoughts: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/26926-murphy-traded-to-diamondbacks/
  8. Mike Sixel
    Meh, I think they should sell just for the fun of selling.
  9. Mike Sixel
    If he's a good RP, use him as a RP. They need those just as badly. Stop messing with success.
  10. Mike Sixel
    In fairness, not one person has typed that they should do this as a real thing. They've clearly stated they should trade off near term FAs and people NOT part of the long term core (other than Rosario, who some have stated should be dealt for a legit SP, since they have some OF depth, and apparently no SP depth).
  11. Mike Sixel
    that's not relevant to this move, at all, is it? They have Murphy, who apparently isn't all that good, and got a lottery ticket for him. This FO is not that FO.
  12. Mike Sixel
    We want Garver, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Well, he's got good numbers, but didn't even make the "other guys" list on FG this year, coming into the year. edit to add: I approve of trading guys you don't believe in, taking up 40 man roster space, for younger players that are lottery tickets.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Kintzler has been good. Regardless of the lack of Ks, he has been good.
  15. Mike Sixel
    read all gaiman. well, norse mythology is just ok....
  16. Mike Sixel
    that would be very disappointing, frankly.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I hope this isn't like what TR always said, that he waited for calls. I hope they are actively working to make the team better next year and in years to come.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I would be shocked, and impressed, if they ate money to get a better prospect back. Shocked.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I'd happily trade one of those guys for a legit young DH type, or even a catcher that can hit some, since they don't seem to think Garver is that guy (or they are saving his body, which I doubt). I might even deal one for a 3B/1B/DH type, as insurance for Sano having to move to 1B.
  20. Mike Sixel
    this. I think my post was pretty clear on the "if" part.....I have no idea what any FO thinks. If he's a fringe fifth starter, he has almost no value to the Twins right now either, since they have 3-4 guys in AA that could do that, maybe, and it would be nice to gather data on that readiness.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I certainly agree that if they had two more RPs that were good, the team would be better. They don't have those players, though. And I agree they aren't terrible.
  22. Mike Sixel
    10th in slugging in the league. 16th in OBP from a SS I don't understand what people want from a 21 year old in AA, to think he has a shot to be good.
  23. Mike Sixel
    This seems like an odd argument to make. When people point out that the Twins w-l record is over achieving, and isn't sustainable, they are told that the Twins w-l are what they are. Now, when they lose, we are told that they could or should have won, so we shouldn't believe the w-l record.
  24. Mike Sixel
    What if the cure for greyscale is lots of salt and smoking incense?
  25. Mike Sixel
    except context matters too. The Twins aren't deep in high end talent like the Yankees, don't have money to buy FAs if they want like the Yankees, and aren't winning as much this year (and next?) as the Yankees. If I was the Yankees, I'd trade 1 minor league pitcher plus a flyer for Santana, if I thought he was a 2-4 for the next 1.5 years.
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