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  1. Mike Sixel
    49? Ya, that's not so close to 10! thanks.
  2. Mike Sixel
    I should have left that part about Berrios off.....the real point? This rotation is pretty much what they planned it to be, other than May. And, it's still one of the worst in all of baseball. If they don't make substantial changes, now that they've finally seen in person if these guys are good or not.....I'm with Chief. Not much confidence in them.
  3. Mike Sixel
    "essentially the same" does not mean same. And yes, it's been going on for more than just this year. The guidelines are so wide that the variance in balls could lead to more than (IIRC, what I read last week) of 10+ feet difference in distance traveled and still be in tolerance. I think it was in the 538 article, but it might have been in the ringer.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Cory G 1:00 So in the long term, who is the better overall player. Miguel Sano or Andrew Benentendi? Travis Sawchik 1:00 I like both. But Sano's power is special ... I'll take the guy with a plus eye and 80-power http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/travis-sawchik-fangraphs-chat-23/
  5. Mike Sixel
    This year is nearly toast, imo. I'm planning for 18 and beyond if I'm the Twins. An interesting tidbit, but really, the rotation is not all that changed from the original plan. Santana, Berrios (was certainly part of the plan), Gibson, Santiago......yep, some of those guys (and Mejia) have missed some games, but the rotation is largely in tact. It's the complete lack of depth at AAA that is a huge issue. Sure, it would have been great to have Mejia in AAA as insurance, instead of the majors most of the year, but really, not much is all that different than last year, other than which really bad pitchers they've tried to sub in as needed. So, while they have shuffled a ton of guys in, this is the rotation they planned for, and this is the rotation they have (other than May). I wonder how long Berrios would have been in AAA if May and Hughes were healthy, but bad like Gibson and Santiago have been?
  6. Mike Sixel
    this is, truly, more important. I think nearly every friend I have back there made a trip to the store yesterday!
  7. Mike Sixel
    This (though maybe not "all"). As much as I love how quickly the Cubs rebuilt, their insistence on being pitcher averse is not exactly helping them right now....
  8. Mike Sixel
    Have a good, safe, US Holiday everyone. Go Twins.
  9. Mike Sixel
    The May (and RP) injuries certainly did not help their plans at all.
  10. Mike Sixel
    In general, I agree. But, if we can't see anything from stats and even scouting (one of them was in CLE, I'd guess he had some knowledge of the Twins' abilities), not sure what they can/cannot learn in a few months they don't already know. And to be clear, I am talking players here, not FO staff, which you have no real way to judge w/o observation.
  11. Mike Sixel
    to be clear, you think the teams are not working with their players to get better at their jobs, and are told not to worry about anything at all?
  12. Mike Sixel
    My question wasn't "are they evaluating AAA castoffs from other organizations", my question was why people thought they needed to evaluate the existing pitchers before making changes, since that is the contention many (not necessarily you) have been making.
  13. Mike Sixel
    long section on Taylor Rogers http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-blake-parker-is-an-angel-who-can-save/
  14. Mike Sixel
    Jorge, Gonsalves, Romero. I know some people believe that's "rushing" them, and it will "destroy" their future. I don't agree. This team needs between 4-6 starters next year. It's time to see what these guys have, or at least get them exposure this year, so they are more likely to be ready next year. Clearly they have no assets to trade at the MLB level, is what we are told. There aren't exactly a ton of good FAs next year. They have said they aren't trading for rentals, only guys with years of control (who is trading those, exactly?). Help comes from within, or there is not enough help.
  15. Mike Sixel
    It's always been his style to pitch to contact. But it never looks good when you blame your manager in public.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I still don't understand how anyone would need a year of evaluation to know that the worst pitching staff in baseball needed changes. Can anyone explain that to me? As for the bullpen, I see no reason not to call up young guys, and jettison at least one of Breslow/Belisle. As for Hughes, he's done most likely. If they count on him next year, they get what they deserve. They 100% should not have counted on him this year, as many of us said before the year started.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Good luck to him in his recovery. Those saying pretty much "never pick a pitcher", where do they come from if you don't pick them? And, if you say trade....who is trading away cost controlled pitchers?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Integrity of voting for an all start game? Rameriaz had been the better okay for a year now
  19. Mike Sixel
    There is nothing to know about Rooker yet. He's just wasting time playing against high school kids. We won't know anything until AA.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I am sure there are fans saying John doesn't care about his own team enough.... But he is doing the right thing
  21. Mike Sixel
    I somehow forgot the DL thing. And yes, it would be great to have even one more interchangeable spot. And they could have used Belisle instead yesterday. But like I said, there must be some value we are not able to see in having very ineffective pitchers on the roster we can't understand.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Tebow has been worth millions of dollars apparently. Good for him.
  23. Mike Sixel
    And he is demoted, so Belisle and Breslow can stay. Clearly the front office knows something we don't about pitching
  24. Mike Sixel
    Gotta keep Breslow and Belisle on this roster somehow
  25. Mike Sixel
    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/next-seasons-nba-heavyweights-warriors-cavs-spurs-rockets-timberwolves/
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