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  1. Mike Sixel
    I think it is fair to question trading for Tulo. I think it is BS to say trading for Tulo was only about this year, which some keep typing.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Some pretty big assumptions in there....Polanco and Vargas among them. You left off Santana, Nolasco, and all the RP...... edit: I see you re-did the math.....from 24 to 27..... 27 is young in your mind? Just to be clear, you think having an average age of 27 is young for a baseball team?
  3. Mike Sixel
    I can only go by what I read online......"cheapest price we've seen for a star at the deadline in some time", and other such comments..... NO WHERE near the absurd prices people here were suggesting.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Tulo would be here next year, and after......for most of us, trading for him was for next year also, I think we've been fairly clear on that. Indeed, if you aren't going to try to win, why acquire Jepsen? Why not trade off Pelfrey, Duensing, Fien, Boyer (or just cut them)?
  5. Mike Sixel
    It was a valiant effort to remind people to not claim to be using logic, when they aren't......
  6. Mike Sixel
    Still waiting for an answer the very good question posted earlier....... "What results would have shown the deadline (non)-Moves to be the wrong decision."
  7. Mike Sixel
    I disagree on Graham. He's been surprisingly effective, and every bullpen needs a long guy. Frankly, I'd have liked to have seen them use Graham more as the season went on, not less. I'd rather that long relief spot go to a guy with a possible future, that you know needs to go back down, or a guy w/o much future, than a guy like May. I don't for one minute think having Graham on the roster is a problem. The problem, imo, is how they've chosen to use Graham.
  8. Mike Sixel
    That nerve thing is interesting. IMO, that's why guys should be brought up earlier, rather than later. Get the nerves out of the way BEFORE you are counting on them to be a key piece (like, while rebuilding and not contending).......or, put them in the bullpen first, then move them to start. Or, call them up to only play 2 games a week, and ease in. I don't think we have any idea if the pressure did in Vargas and Arcia. Most national people I read said Vargas isn't a MLB player talent wise, and Arcia has a 100 ops+......I think there are other issues with those two.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I thought I read over and over they tried to change Burdi, to give him more control. I have no idea it is true or false, I just took it at face value. If not, then they clearly were wrong to draft a RP that high.....if so, they were wrong to make changes. Either way, I'm still waiting for one of these "close to the majors" RP they've drafted to even be good in AAA as a RP.....or is that AA?
  10. Mike Sixel
    The post I was replying to was all about the bad things that could happen if he didn't bunt......in other words, all about fear, imo. I don't think what Molitor did was about fear (I have no idea, actually), I think it was about him not understanding the math......and not wanting to use Hunter for some reason.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Proving what about their approach at the deadline? We can agree that they won't make the playoffs probably, while still disagreeing they did the right things at the deadline, can't we?
  12. Mike Sixel
    What if is stays that high all year? Just sit on him? Next year, can you promote him if he never had it drop in AA, or does it need to drop next year, and we wait some more? I understand wanting him to work through a struggle, but there is a point where that logic breaks down, what's that point for you?
  13. Mike Sixel
    I'm not arguing over skipping AAA or not, he should have been in AAA a month ago......but he's not for some bizarre world reason where they don't put hitters in AAA, but insist every pitcher go there for months at a time.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    You can't trade guys that bust.....if you wait to see who has value, you can't trade the other guys.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Here you go......third hardest remaining AL schedule: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/estimating-remaining-strength-of-schedule/
  16. Mike Sixel
    There are many things to enjoy about this season, much better than the last few.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Good luck, sir, good luck.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I thought this thread was about his obsession with bunts, not just last night's bunt...... and, last night happened, imo, because he thinks sacrifice bunts are a great idea. There is 2/3 of a season worth's of evidence of that.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I really think Turner needs half a year to adjust......let's hope that trend continues. IMO, they should not have tried to change what worked with Burdi......indeed, the "progress" from all the RP makes me question their entire approach to coaching RP in the minors.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Again, you don't have to fix every hole to fix one hole......Tulo went for pennies on the dollar, that's a national consensus. He isn't a 1 year rental. Again, it's a straw man to suggest that anyone here suggested they try to fix EVERY hole. No one here is arguing that. The OP is arguing that not really doing anything, other than giving up assets for 1 player we ALL agree won't move the needle was a good idea.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    John, if it was an isolated incident, that argument would carry more weight, but we've seen him sacrifice in the third and fourth innings......haven't we?
  22. Mike Sixel
    Is he? After this long, are we convinced he's really new school at all?
  23. Mike Sixel
    ya, don't agree at all. Standing in place, and not calling up Duffey to the bullpen, or Berrios is not good thinking, imo. Trading for a mediocre RP? Not a good decision, if that is all you do. Keeping Duensing and Boyer on the roster is a good decision? Keeping 13 pitchers, and not having Arcia up is a good decision? we won't agree on this. Straddling the fence is never a good strategy. How are they launching for next year, with one of the older rosters in baseball, exactly? May starting yesterday would have been better than Duffey......they decided not to have him ready for that.......they decided that.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Not me, Hicks' success was always driven by walks and passivity. Kepler has a .540 SLG. They couldn't be more different, at that age, imo. I have no idea if he's ready for the majors or not, but I also don't think he's like Hicks at all......
  25. Mike Sixel
    Scoring and driving in runs are about other players.........if a player hits well, then he's valuable. Put a guy with a .400 OBP into this lineup, you have made a huge improvement. It's not even a question, really. I doubt he's a .400 OBP player, btw.
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