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  1. Mike Sixel
    You know, not every article can be about every single thing.......this one is about using statistics of a very large sample size, to see what that can help us understand. It doesn't purport, in one article, to discuss every single piece of information about Buxton ever thought of. I wonder, is this too optimistic? It assumes that we should only look at people under 22......is that really the right sample? Buxton has been asked to hit and field. He's been AWFUL at the first of those. Not medicore, not bad, but AWFUL.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Vargas needs to face MLB pitching, not AAA pitching. He's not clearing next year...... There is plenty of room, if you are willing to play him at 1B and occasionally DH. Three games a week in MN is better than 6 games a week in AAA for two weeks, imo. But, they really want Plouffe to play every day it seems. I am not sure why. Do they (or people here) really think this team is a good team next year? Not ok team, good team? If not, why is playing Plouffe a priority?
  3. Mike Sixel
    People really think Plouffe is being traded this month? For anything at all?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Thanks, I was actually going to do that work when I was on vacation next week, saved me hours.... Of course, this completely ignores the guys that hit like that and never got an actual chance.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea.... Other than it is hard to look at this staff and point to much success. Maybe that is on the front office, and who the players are. Maybe it is on the coaching. Or maybe it is a total system failure. But right now? Can anyone say Allen is doing a good job?
  6. Mike Sixel
    And people want to keep him....
  7. Mike Sixel
    Kind of a rude response. They wanted a different guy. We are here to bs about the team... What is the issue?
  8. Mike Sixel
    I sorted FG defense for LF with 200 or more ABs....Grossman was bottom five. I know, SSS, but it is the sample we have.
  9. Mike Sixel
    19th is pretty much bottom 10......certainly in the margin of error. I'm not a total believer in BaseRuns, but I understand the argument. Until Buxton (or his successor) can hit, and Berrios (or some of the AA guys are here) can pitch, this team is at best "meh", imo.
  10. Mike Sixel
    so much talent, so little production. Kind of like me at work today....
  11. Mike Sixel
    My feeling is like Golf....if the judges don't see it when it happens, it didn't bleeping happen. edit: and yes, Golf should always be capitalized!
  12. Mike Sixel
    Certainly. IMO, that would sort of mean the art worked. It may not get people to change their vote, but political art needs to challenge us. History is filled with art that is "offensive", but that actually matters. I thought the art was mean spirited and over the top, but, that was kind of the point.
  13. Mike Sixel
    it's kind of hard to predict anyone being "Wilson Ramos, 2016"....there aren't any catchers that meet your criteria, only a pitching package or OF package would at this point... I understand why people don't want to trade good players....but that's about the best way to get good players back. It's one of the reasons the Cubs are sooooooo far ahead in the rebuild right now. Lots of great trades.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Hot Sheet chat: Tom (Phoenix, AZ): The scouting report on Fernando Romero looks a lot like Michael Fulmer a year ago. Big time fastball, power slider, developing change. The k/bb rate is outstanding. Are we looking at a top 50-75 prospect? Vincent Lara-Cinisomo: He will be in the discussion.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Baseball America Hot Sheet.....Romero is number 5 this week, Gonsalves number 7: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/rodgers-on-fire-whiff-of-success-for-kopech-prospect-hot-sheet/#MgOpgcoKZHu1KkWe.97
  16. Mike Sixel
    I understand your statement, but it's still a choice all those markets are making. I'm asking.....has signing a bunch of mediocre / bad / ok pitchers worked for this team? Maybe it's not the process, maybe it is who they decide to sign that is the issue....maybe the next GM will pick among the mediocre better than Ryan did the last 5 years.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Like I said above, if the art doesn't make you uncomfortable, it doesn't change the world. If an artist wants to make me uncomfy about Hillary, go for it.
  18. Mike Sixel
    for which year?
  19. Mike Sixel
    mike sixel 11:13 How did you meet people when you moved to Portland? Dang, it's hot with no AC.....The Twins are looking pretty hopeless for next year, if Berrios doesn't pick it up. thoughts on his struggles? Jeff Sullivan 11:14 Met a bunch of people rock climbing. That's worked out well. Also met a few people just through baseball. It is extremely hard to make friends as an adult 11:15 As for Berrios, I'm not too worried. I'm sure his confidence has been shaken but he's too good to be this bad. I like him for 2017. Not so much the Twins overall
  20. Mike Sixel
    I don't know.....the defense is still terrible, until Buxton can hit. The pitching? I have confidence in 2 of them (and really, that's 1, with sort of confidence in two....). The hitting? The sophomore slump appears to be a real thing, so Kepler should drop off. I Rosario is who he is. Escobar and Plouffe are who they are. The catchers? Probably won't hit this well next year. I think they are probably one of the 5-10 worst teams next year, unless Buxton learns how to hit. In which case they might, maybe, if things go well, be closer to middle of the pack.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Art challenges us. Art that is not controversial has zero impact on the world....why would you do art, political art, that wasn't controversial? Just like protests that are not inconvenient for people have no impact on the world....
  22. Mike Sixel
    so, if everything goes wrong, what do you do? Is that the question? Are you keeping Plouffe and Sano? Who plays 3B most of the time in your scenario? Are you keeping Vargas? Your entire post, to me, reads like "well, things could go badly if I do something, therefore I'm going to stand pat".....on a team that is one of the five worst in all of baseball...
  23. Mike Sixel
    if you keep Plouffe, you are pretty much relegating Sano to DH. that's fine, if that is your plan.....but is that what you want the plan to be? Me? Unless the doctors say otherwise, I put Sano at 3B next year as plan A, with Polanco as plan B. But, I definitely don't keep a 3B only player around to block Sano. I can understand those that just want to move Sano to DH now, though...
  24. Mike Sixel
    That actually doesn't matter......and funny, btw.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Huh. I assume cash?
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