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  1. Mike Sixel
    A hitter. Need to make sure they have 15-20 pitchers on teh roster.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Predictably, he is now looking into how many people he can pardon for what......including himself. I am truly shocked.....that he feels he is above the law. I mean, he's a man of the people!
  3. Mike Sixel
    So many comments about posters and their feeling. So tiresome. So very tiresome. Shoring up the back or middle of the rotation is a good idea, depending on the cost of course. Did I mention how tiresome it is that people have to constantly comment on posters and their feelings, rather than what is happening? We have a whole thread for that.
  4. Mike Sixel
    all of those are being talked about. All of them.
  5. Mike Sixel
    These pitchers: a: have an ERA, FIP, XFIP under 5 b: play for a team not better than the Twins c: aren't young (Fulmer) on a bad team (under 28 with years of control are off the list) d: have pitched at least 80 innings this year JC Ramirez Angels---I got no idea Sonny Gray Athletics---gonna cost 4 players to get Jaime Garcia Braves---old Jeff Samardzija Giants---one of those "worse ERA than stuff" guys Johnny Cueto Giants--can opt out if good, expensive if bad Dan Straily Marlins---one of those "better ERA than stuff" guys Edinson Volquez Marlins Jacob deGrom Mets---I can't see any way they trade him, probably shouldn't be on the list Dylan Bundy Orioles---gotta be approaching his innings' limit, and the owner won't allow a rebuild Jhoulys Chacin Padres---does anyone trust a SD pitcher outside SD? Ivan Nova Pirates---only 3 games out of the playoffs, are they folding? Gerrit Cole Pirates---only 3 games out of the playoffs, are they folding? Yu Darvish Rangers---probably pricey, rumor has they want to keep him to show Otani they are serious Andrew Cashner Rangers---only good years were in SD Scott Feldman Reds---I got no idea Justin Verlander Tigers---huge contract, not been good for a bit now that's your likely list of guys the Twins could get. I suppose you could get guys with big ERA and big xFIP and FIP, but why? I suppose you could empty the farm for young, cheap pitchers, but that seems unlikely.
  6. Mike Sixel
    One of our members pointed out that if you remove both ends (slaughterer, and slaughterie), they still have a huge issue with run differential. You can't just ignore one of the tails.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Qunitana is worth more than either of those two. But, ya, it would not be cheap to get either. Why are the Pirates trading Cole? They are 1 game worse than the Twins right now, and only 3 back in their division (not that I think they have any chance).
  8. Mike Sixel
    you and I agree on that, I don't have any idea what their plan is!
  9. Mike Sixel
    then I'm all in. well, maybe. Depends on what their budget is and if this keep them from adding 2 RPs and a good FA Starter next year....then I am not sure.
  10. Mike Sixel
    wouldn't it be better to just sign a decent pitcher in FA next off season, than get Sammy? IMO, he's not much help this year in terms of making them great again.
  11. Mike Sixel
    very sad.
  12. Mike Sixel
    well, ya, but you said you'd give them nothing in return, so not sure how they are getting younger, unless you just mean they'll promote someone, and not add anything to the minors. I wouldn't give up Gonsalves and more, like jim, but I'd certainly give up a few pieces the FO doesn't have a ton of faith in.
  13. Mike Sixel
    none this year I've had A LOT Less time to pay attn to the minors this year. A lot. that was the past, should have been clear on that, my bad.
  14. Mike Sixel
    great article, thanks to you both for pointing it out.
  15. Mike Sixel
    It's an interesting thought. I have no idea if it is a good idea, or a realistic idea. Why would teh Tigers give them away? What do they get out of the deal? Do we think they'll spend that money next year, or is it just saving money? Does anyone have any idea what the ownership a: is; and b: what they want? I don't.
  16. Mike Sixel
    so, none of the AA pitchers should be in AAA, or AAA is just a waste? Because lots of people were pretty sure 1-2 of them would be promoted by now if they were good the first half of this year. I'm asking, because I am curious.
  17. Mike Sixel
    well, I'm not sure what is "true" or not. I think elite guys aren't challenged in A ball enough, and don't learn soon enough how to recover from failure and other things. but, that's just an uniformed opinion, and I am willing to admit I could be wrong. I just watch some Twins' players, and wonder why they spend a full year in A and A+, but less than that in AA or AAA facing tougher competition. As for AAA ball, there are a lot of borderline MLBers there. I would think getting experience against consistently better players would be helpful.
  18. Mike Sixel
    The most interesting part to me is the Garver question....what do they see him as, if anything?
  19. Mike Sixel
    1. sorry to anyone that is bored. 2. we lost sight of a good win. 3. this might be a really interesting thing for FG or someone to look into, actually. How does fielding change in "blowouts" if at all. I'd be interested in that study.
  20. Mike Sixel
    you know, that's all fair. I think I was just stuck on the "in fairness" part, and then we got all wrapped up in a conversation I'm sure most everyone else is already bored with! sorry about that.
  21. Mike Sixel
    love the digs, when I'm trying to be super nice and open to everyone's thoughts and even admit they have more high end talent after the last draft......and have a discussion about win loss records in the minors, nothing more or less, than if that is really predictive. I'd say B is about right. The injuries to Jay and Kiriloff stink, especially Jay. I'm out. It's clear that replying to the comment about win/loss records decreased fun for everyone.
  22. Mike Sixel
    funny, didn't even notice that!
  23. Mike Sixel
    Hmmm. What top 20 pitcher is available, and has more than 1.5 years on his contract? I like the idea, not sure it is as realistic as getting a 2/3 type, and promoting 1-2 of the AA guys.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I'm not worried about Kiriloff at all right now. the others? IMO, anything they get at this point is gravy.
  25. Mike Sixel
    and 99% of my posts were before the draft...and I specifically mentioned Lewis in that post. and the article says they don't have as many potential stars as, say, the WS. Is that even up for debate?
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