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  1. Mike Sixel
    Well, he's back in AA, and he's been good there, not great, right? I just don't buy the "he'll be fine, no issues" way people talk about him as if he's some no risk 2B next year. He might be, but it's not obvious on its face, imo. Ryan doesn't agree, imo, that this team is years away. If he did, he'd not sign the SP contracts he's signed. I'd say that saying they should trade for another 3 years of rebuilding is as realistic as me saying they should cut Mauer.
  2. Mike Sixel
    He clearly has a shot. If the O's somehow make the playoffs and Machado carries them, it could be him. Really, it depends on what the Jays, O's and Angels do as teams the rest of the way. Trout will still be hurt by old schoolers, Donaldson by Canada and all the hitters they've amassed....imo.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Then bench him to playing around 40 games a year. I can't think of any off the top of my head, I know guys get injured, and 1 guy retired a couple years ago, but I'd bet it is rare. Doesn't make it right, btw......just, as you say, reality.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I guess it depends on how much you trust Polanco, he's not exactly killing it as a hitter either.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    Smart organizations figured out sunk costs in the 1980s, literally......if not sooner. Hunter and Mauer are sunk costs, that absolutely should be cut/benched (more so Mauer). It just is what it is. Winning brings fans, are you suggesting this market wouldn't love Buxton like they loved Kirby, Denard, Torii eventually?
  6. Mike Sixel
    Why does Boston do that? They need pitching. They need to trust their own young players.
  7. Mike Sixel
    As a bonus, he has the three name thing going, which Texans seem to love....
  8. Mike Sixel
    Of course leadership and culture matter......but I think that plenty of evidence exists that what matters most is the talent of a player, leadership and culture are secondary to talent. Also.....the fact that the following are options, with upside, that cost less and might be here more than 1 year....... Buxton Hicks Rosario Arcia Sano/Plouffe Kepler any random late FA that can be the 4th OF off the bench None of those are declining 40 year olds.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Maybe that's where we really differ.......I don't root for individuals in team sports, I root for the team. therefore, I want either the best ST player, or the player with the most long term upside on the team. I really don't care about all that other fluffy stuff ....... putting a person on a pedestal because they play sports isn't for me.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Good luck to him and congrats to him.
  11. Mike Sixel
    This whole "he has to go to AAA to face harder pitching" thing cracks me up. when I push to have guys go to AAA, like Kepler or Buxton earlier, I am told that it doesn't matter, there isn't much difference in the pitching, or "you can jump right from AA to the majors"........now I am told that Buxton has to go to AAA because the pitching is better and you really should go to every level first.....I am confused since many of these people are the same people making two different arguments.
  12. Mike Sixel
    That's a totally different argument than needing a veteran, isn't it? Arcia would have been as productive as Hunter this year.......that's one.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Why do they NEED a veteran OF? I don't buy that at all. Hicks will be in his 4th year, there are plenty of veterans on the roster.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Twins fans should probably take a closer look at Hunter's performance.......I think saying "all Twins fans like Hunter" is probably not accurate at this point.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Vargas was never a great prospect, I don't think skipping AA was the big issue.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    No, there is no price I'd want Hunter. None. Nada. Nil. He could pay to be on the team, and I'd not want it.
  17. Mike Sixel
    It says I'm done paying attention to the team, if they do. I'll just pay attention to some other team when I move. He's old. He's not good. There are young players available. It would be a decision worth firing the GM over, imo. And I would say that if I thought the GM was awesome. There is zero upside to signing him. Zero.
  18. Mike Sixel
    The cubs just sent Starlin Castro to the minors, after signing a $60MM deal, to call up a rookie. Ryan should make personnel decisions based on people cheering for Hunter winning 1 game, really? You don't think Buxton excites fans?
  19. Mike Sixel
    I agree, Brock......there just isn't evidence Polanco is ready.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Yup.......a great example of how market inefficiencies are destroyed by public information.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I will say this, both pieces were good reads. I think Suzuki said a lot of smart stuff, he clearly thinks about baseball seriously.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Ironic that his catcher ERA was higher than the players he competed with at previous stops..... "catcher wins and losses"......uhhhh, what? So if he's catching a game where the pitcher gives up 5 runs in 5 innings, but his team scores 10 runs, the pitcher and catcher did something good? He was doing great until the last few questions, then he ...... wasn't so great.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I'm going to try this one more time: Win Twins.
  24. Mike Sixel
    no more or less likely that the backstop could throw out a base stealer, right?
  25. Mike Sixel
    So, he wants different rules for different people? Ugh. Every player should get balls and strikes called according to the rules, not their tenure. I find his opinion very odd. should a great chess player get to play by different rules? Should a tennis player get balls she clearly hit out, called good, because she is a veteran player playing against a rookie player? I don't miss the human element at all. The human element is the players, not the umpires having teams play by different rules. That's not even close to a fair competition. And, I find it funny Seth and Suzuki are arguing for the human element, and against framing as a skill.........
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