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  1. Mike Sixel
    seems hard to believe.
  2. Mike Sixel
    I'd bet those arb numbers are low, but maybe I overstated my position some......maybe you are all closer than I thought. From the Twins' side, if your numbers are close, why are they offering him close to market value? They are then, if your numbers are right, assuming all the risk, aren't they?
  3. Mike Sixel
    that is so bad, it is sad. It takes everything to an extreme that does not reflect, imo, reality of the everyman (it might politicians, rich people, and some news people). A small group protesting halloween costumes does not reflect the huge majority of liberals on campus (according to my sons, who are, you know, on campus).
  4. Mike Sixel
    Businesses don't run that way, Brock. PV of money, and all. Especially if you think inflation is coming back.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    3 WAR player, who plays elite defense, and could possibly hit and steal bases....who is 22 or so, what would that fetch on the open market? 5-7 years....150MM I'd guess. And, he'd want that shorter length so he could be a FA again.....
  6. Mike Sixel
    Keith, regarding the De Leon-Forsythe trade, I've read some claims that you dissed De Leon's MLB stint, focusing on his low swing-and-miss rate (over 300 pitches). Given your long-held stance on SSS, I find their charge curious. Are you being trolled? KLAW: Two things. One, the original capsule on De Leon was messed up (on my end, not my editors). It had his number of swings and misses on changeups (9) as if that were his total number (32, I believe - all from baseballsavant). Two, no, that wasn't the basis for his ranking, but something that I felt supported the point that his high K rate from triple-A and double-A might not carry over to the majors. He has no breaking ball, and his fastball is just average and a little true. He's aggressive, he throws strikes, he's an awesome kid, and the changeup is a solid 55 for me. I like him, but if you just look at the minor league stats you might see an ace, and he's not that.
  7. Mike Sixel
    No chance, zero, Sano or Buxton do that. If Buxton can hit at all, he's an All Star type player. No way he settles for that money. And I'm not sure Sano even needs to be more than a DH to make about 2-3x that much money either, not if he maintains a high OBP to go with the HRs. Double those numbers, and you might get a conversation going.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Teams don't front load contracts, unless you mean bonuses. I don't know how you extend Polanco right now, he doesn't even have a position. I can't see, given the years they had, the other three would accept whatever was offered, frankly. I do think they should try to figure out how to make it happen, but I don't think it does this season, unless something happens in the first half to make both sides more sure who the player is...
  9. Mike Sixel
    Keith, what are your thoughts on the Forsythe/De Leon trade? KLAW: Liked it a little more for Tampa Bay. De Leon needs some tweaking but I think he's a surefire back-end starter now.
  10. Mike Sixel
    mtsw 10:14 Ervin Santana and Brian Dozier for Johnathan Schoop, Dylan Bundy, Brad Brach and a prospect: make sense for both sides? Seems like a potential way for the O's to maximize what looks like a two-year window of competitiveness. Jeff Sullivan 10:15 Tough to think about on the fly, but my first sense is I don't think the Orioles would want to do it. I'm also not sure the Twins would want to do it, but from Baltimore's perspective, I'm not sure it's worth pushing in. Their situation is obviously going to be very tough, but they need some sort of link to the longer-term future. Bundy is something. And Brach would be a real loss in the bullpen
  11. Mike Sixel
    Mike Sixel: Would you have traded Dozier straight up for De Leon, from the Twins' side? thanks! KLAW: No. I don't think that's enough value given what Dozier has been the last two years.
  12. Mike Sixel
    No doubt of this at all. The rich will get much richer, and pollution in our Parks will get much worse. But, hey, it's not like God said we are stewards or anything....
  13. Mike Sixel
    I don't need space or good schools anymore, but we moved out here partly to live a more urban, walkable, life. We found a 'hood we love, but I think renting in year 1 is most likely. Plus cash is at a premium while we get the business up and running.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    Houses that would be in neighborhoods I want, and don't require a complete tear down to the studs: 600K or more.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Trying to convince my wife that we should reconsider not buying a house ever again (even though that was/is my idea). Prices continue to skyrocket here, and interest rates are going to go up for sure..... OTOH, I really don't want to own a house....and holy cow it's expensive here.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Illegal immigration at one of its lowest points in a verrrrry long time. No money for flint pipes, no money for poor people needing insurance, but billions for a wall....sigh.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Well, next year they'll have only 2 trade assets, again.....so, good luck on that front. If the FA market is better...will they outbid teams for Ace types? I have my doubts. Full on, very slow, thru the draft, rebuild....since we passed on going over on international (check out the top 100s, and how many are international signings, none of which are Twins in the last 5 years, IIRC).
  18. Mike Sixel
    Thanks, I was misled....though 2% is hardly keeping up with baseball inflation.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Cutting the amount of the pool helps players fine? Huh. We'll just disagree on that, I guess. But hey the owners have more money!
  20. Mike Sixel
    I'd be happy if they got 2010 Hughes, not being greedy....
  21. Mike Sixel
    for the teams.....maybe. not for the players.
  22. Mike Sixel
    It's darn close, but I think he is stopped short by that hit. No replay!
  23. Mike Sixel
    he never would have scored, if had caught it, imo.....
  24. Mike Sixel
    thanks for the info!
  25. Mike Sixel
    I bet the tea party is pissed right now.....I mean 20% tariff is quite the tax hike!
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