Mike Sixel
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Never saw that, probably never will....
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I'll look later, I actually have work to do... And yes, clearly assumptions have to be made in any model.
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It isn't that simple that you can cut 20% and not have issues. And you accuse me of over simplifying? And no, I'm not assuming everything is efficient, I'm asking you to prove it isn't before you cut, and also pointing out that business isn't much better....
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Are you sure the education department is that bad? Do you have any actual evidence of that? As for "all govt agencies are bad"....A: bull, I worked in government for 7 years . B: I'm not sure big companies are any better, maybe worse, based on my experiences. Early 1900s? Seriously? There are schools not being funded well right now, just look at graduation and test scores in the states that spend less on education, vs those that spend more. The causation is there. today.
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did anyone ask for a radical move? Is trading Dozier radical? Is signing a RP radical? Help me understand, as I am curious what that means.
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I bet I could find a way to live on fresh fruit and vegetables and fish.....
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Well, defense and healthcare are most of the budget, and we know the GOP isn't cutting defense.....at the state level it is education, roads, and healthcare...as long as we spend so much more of our taxes on defense and healthcare than any other nation, we either have crappy education and roads, or we have to raise taxes. Pretty simple, really.
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I'd endorse a Blanton signing at this point, under the assumption it was 1 year only. And yes, I have looked, and yes, there are some names left, but the best names? The best names are gone.
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Other than years of history indicating that is true, not to mention current spending in places like Mississippi and Alabama?
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I guess if you just want certain states that don't care about poor and minority children to have no funding for schools, cool. And we all know that would happen w/o the Feds.
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gross.
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I had a bacon pepperoni pizza the other day that was so awesome, so awesome.
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It's not like the vast majority of RPs were already signed. Which ones left have big upside?
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Fangraphs (and other national publications) on the Twins
Mike Sixel replied to Mike Sixel's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Pretty much my argument for not signing a DH......give him a legit shot. -
I don't, but people keep typing "they are working on the back office first", as if they can't do both. I'm NOT the one saying that....
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all fair, and no, neither is guaranteed at all to be good....but I'd like to find out this year one way or the other. Especially in a 75ish win season. That seems, to me, to be more important than a tiny chance a veteran DH will return anything at all....
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You think a rebuilding team trades one of those guys for a SP?
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They changed 1 player so far. 1 player. 2 if you count Plouffe, I guess, but he didn't play much last year. If they can't change more than 1 player, while also working on the back office things if that is your argument, that's an issue.
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who here is arguing "completely turn the team around in one season"....anywhere on this entire board? Another straw man...
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No one disagrees with this. That does not, however, mean that standing pat is the correct answer for the rest of the organization, does it? This is a classic logical fallacy.... as for the number 1 pick, I'm confused, I thought this was about this year, not the future?
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Passan: Dodgers Nearing Deal for Forsythe
Mike Sixel replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
It boggles the mind people that have no source at all are so sure what was, or was not, offered. -
Actually, mediocre DH types don't fetch much at the deadline.....good rebuilding teams take flyers on guys with huge upsides, mostly RPs or SPs, or former top prospects that are still under 30. Older DH types just don't fetch much at the deadline. What, exactly, is Park or Vargas learning in AAA, that would be better than learning in the majors? Park is 29/30, he's either valuable now, or he's never valuable. Play him. He's the guy you might be able to flip at the deadline, you already have that player in Park....
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Well, they have NO ONE to trade, apparently. And, how has that development gone, for most teams? You get how many HS arms that are number 2 types every year? How do you pick the right ones, over and over?
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The success of the best hitting college players the last few drafts.....the difficulty of acquiring top ACE pitchers if you won't sign them in FA....what does a team do in the draft?
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It made no assumptions, it ran millions of simulations, and that's how the math fell.
