Jump to content
If free agency is too rich for your blood, click here for the 35 players most likely to be traded this offseason. ×
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Mike Sixel

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    48,925

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    340

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Mike Sixel

  1. Mike Sixel
    There do seem to be a lot of conclusions being drawn, about things we know nothing about.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    It's still time..... I imagine I'll be typing that for days to come....
  3. Mike Sixel
    Huh....if Granite needs to be added, I'd cut Santana now, and call him up. At least he can catch the ball and steal a base.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    From their recent hitter contact article: While Robbie Grossman is the most productive of our AL add-ons, he doesn’t project as the one with the brightest future, over the near, intermediate or long term. His walk rate is exceptional, and serves as the foundation of a high-floor package that should see him stick around as at least a complementary contributor. He was also pop up-free as of July 4: a huge plus, especially for someone with such a high fly-ball rate. About that fly-ball rate… it’s maxed out, puffing up his current power numbers a bit. His liner rate is also due for some negative regression. An even bigger driver of his current numbers is good fortune on both fly balls (139 Unadjusted vs. 90 Adjusted Contact Score) and liners (107 vs. 88). Byron Buxton sure hasn’t looked like an elite prospect in his multiple cracks at the big leagues. First and most importantly, it’s almost impossible to overcome a K rate of nearly 40%, especially when coupled with such a minuscule BB rate. His numbers could actually be worse: his liner rate is elevated, and begging for regression, and he’s overproduced on both liners (134 Unadjusted vs. 99 Adjusted Contact Score) and grounders (163 vs. 120). His pop-up rate is also near the top of the scale. The tools are there, but Buxton would seem to be well served by another stint in Triple-A.
  5. Mike Sixel
    it was a fantasy question, that I left off.....
  6. Mike Sixel
    Paul Swydan: Of Kepler and Sanchez, I’d feel safer with Sanchez. The Twins just have no clue what they’re doing, and the fact that they didn’t immediately clean house paired with the owner saying Paul Molitor will *definitely* be the manager next year doesn’t exactly have me brimming with confidence about their future. Travis: What’s your best guess on how Miguel Sano’s bat develops? He’s been good this year, but hasn’t really locked in. 9:55 Paul Swydan: Honestly, the Twins have managed him doesn’t give me much confidence in him until/unless they clean house. Paul Swydan: the way the Twins have managed him, is what I meant to say
  7. Mike Sixel
    I don't get the strawman that saying Mauer is not good enough at 1B, means we HATE him...... WAR rankings for 1B: 2016: 13th 2015: 18th 2014: 14th If every Twins player ranked at or below median....how good would the team be, really? Don't forget, that's among qualified players, of which there are about 23-25 a year..... He's ok, median or so.....but he's not "good" compared to other 1B.
  8. Mike Sixel
    That STrib interview is actually quite good.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    I agree with Reusse.....but money comes from winning, so it was about winning, really.....
  10. Mike Sixel
    I share Nick's low expectations for of this leadership team.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Agreed. 1. Outside 2. Modern view of how baseball is run 3. Free to make all baseball decisions Other than that, not sure I can say who would be good or bad....
  12. Mike Sixel
    but they didn't do any of that......that was the point of my post. If you acquire park, and keep all the other 1b/DH/3B types, well, what have you done to get better? Put Sano in RF? In isolation, not a bad move, maybe. In the context of the rest of the team, and the other moves made, not so good, imo.
  13. Mike Sixel
    i'm glad I'm at work, and this is blocked, I bet I can guess what it is....
  14. Mike Sixel
    In isolation, signing Park may not be bad (but signing a 29/30 yo unproven player to a four year deal, when your team has Plouffe, Mauer, Sano, Vargas, Arcia, ABWIII and Palka......well...who knows). In deciding to then not deal Plouffe, and putting Sano in the OF....well, that's not good. You need to look at the context of the move. Out of context, it looks like a great idea for most any move to add talent, but in context, that isn't always true. There are only 25 spots on the active roster, and 40 spots ovearall. There is only so much budget. So, I'm not sure signing Park was a good idea, in context of the Twins.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I deleted that post because I could not edit it......not sure someone else wanted their thoughts in the public.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    iowa. nuff said.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    I'm with you all the way, Seth.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I call BS on the lineups, there is no Dan San there.....other than that, thanks for the intro!
  19. Mike Sixel
    Figures there would be one.......not that he was exactly a big name, or anything.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    yup.....unreal comments, and when pressed, he doubled down.
  21. Mike Sixel
    How does what a poster on the internet says hurt Sano? Just curious. You don't think they thought Park would be in the majors this year? Because someone is in AAA, no one expected him to be in the majors?
  22. Mike Sixel
    In reading the BA piece..... the Twins don't have a minor league hitting coordinator? Is that real?
  23. Mike Sixel
    Again, how is getting rid of bad, expensive, players bad?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Here is a list of Cubans this team has signed in the last 20 years or so:
  25. Mike Sixel
    Maybe I'm remembering wrong......I admit my knowledge check was only an 8* *for those that get that, thx
×
×
  • Create New...