Mike Sixel
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I agree with Seth's list......which as chief pointed out, is pretty sad. If this wasn't a year to contend, they should have a ton of short term contracts that could be dealt. I'd guess TR didn't agree this was a year not to contend, since he said they would this year.....
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Good point......I'd have to look at the schedule, but good point. OTOH, people are saying the Twins should call up x players for September.......so it is some teams.
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Great line. Seriously large smile for this one........
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Burdi's raw stuff is just too much for this level. Does anyone know if he's working on stuff, or just dominating?
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We actually celebrated s'more day last night. First time we've had a fire in the back yard in years, invited over some neighbors. It was great. And yes, there were IPAs involved.....
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Trust me, I've never argued for them to be in "play for the future mode all the time" mode........
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1. Playing in AAA has no less wear on his injury than in the majors. Saying that somehow he is less likely to get hurt here, or you can swing softer or something.....bunk. 2. Hunter is 39 or 40. He's not good. Since May, he's been AWFUL. There is no reason to argue Hunter is better than Buxton, now, or next year. 3. If your argument is that Buxton won't contribute right away, and that he needs time to adjust.....and you want him to be good next year, he should be doing his adjusting this year, imo. 4. September games are a bad judge of progress...since 1/3 to 1/2 are against AAA players. 5. It is super easy to get Buxton in the game 80% of the time. This is also not a valid reason fro him not to be up. Seem to be a lot of people here think somehow it is stupid, or something, to think this is a bad idea. I'm happy to have that discussion, because I think it is obvious that he should be up now. Also, judging him on 11 games? Ugh.
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September ABs will be against some MLB pitchers, and some AAA pitchers. And, he was on rehab, they activated and demoted him. I am sure there is some kind of contract/control reason why that made sense.
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Gallo was up, and Baez was not in the top 10 at the beginning of the year, but you are right, there are more than I thought. My bad.
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The year that wasn't, turned back into the year that wasnt!
Mike Sixel replied to Platoon's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
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It isn't that hard to figure out how to play him 80-90% of the time in MN. I don't buy the "there is no playing time here" argument. I am somewhat sympathetic to the "he needs more rehab time" argument, though I don't see how it hurts to do that here. I have no sympathy to the "11 games proves he wasn't ready" argument. He has slowly adjusted at every level.....that actually argues that if you want him productive in MN next year, he should be adjusting this year. If you want him doing that against MLB pitchers, and not AAA guys called up in September, that should be now, imo. I have zero sympathy to any cost reasons for this move, if there are any. Based on that, I would vastly prefer him up, now, rather than later.
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Ya, people REALLY struggle with this concept.
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Thanks for the updates.
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No, cheerleaders do not win ball games. Good baseball players do.
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What? There isn't room for the number 2 prospect in all of baseball (coming into the year) on this roster? That's the argument?
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so tomorrow, I guess.
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Or, we act like, he can learn here, why keep him down? How long would you need to evaluate him to know if he's good? 1 week? 2 weeks? 4 weeks?
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Gleeman & The Geek, Episode 208: Free Fallin'
Mike Sixel replied to John Bonnes's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
if we were rational about this, they'd not make so much money......agreed. -
Ryan has repeatedly said that they put the best players out there, and service time is not an issue. Should I believe him?
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also fair, not a fan, but fair
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Twins Have Been Broken Since The Break
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
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In fairness, if you are not going to have him up next year (ugh), and are worried about team control more than being good next year, sure, that makes sense I guess. Here is a list of the elite prospects not called up this year, or back in the minors: Buxton
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I was responding to the post that said both teams were in the same place......not judging it at all. The Twins like the super slow approach, that's their prerogative.
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There you have it, healthy, but not in MN. why do people keep buying tickets?
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Twins Have Been Broken Since The Break
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Well, they have no catchers......so, ya, nope, no catchers in the OF.
