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  1. Mike Sixel
    Weird, so is Fangrpahs.....so I can't tell if any of those guys had numbers like him (though Wood would not surprise me).
  2. Mike Sixel
    Ya, largely, this topic isn't going to get us very far in having an interesting discussion, sorry about it......
  3. Mike Sixel
    I agree with this
  4. Mike Sixel
    But, apparently, his bat isn't ready......so I guess we won't be seeing him soon.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I guess I don't get why it is ok to shoot someone that might be threatening your life, but not ok to abort a child (person or not) that your doctor says might (or is likely) to kill you.........I know that's an extreme example but there are US Senators who want to outlaw even that. If we can't even agree that a mother has the right to defend her life, we aren't likely to agree on anything about this topic.....and I'm going to side with the person that we know with certainty is alive in this case.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Send down the guy playing 3B in Rochester?
  7. Mike Sixel
    Ya, taking 2 months off from playing 3B every day is not, imo, going to cripple his career. You might get 2-3 chances a game....
  8. Mike Sixel
    you just described nearly every chemistry and cancer lab in the country......20 somethings not getting paid much.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Isn't that true of every minor leaguer, if he fixes his faults he's great?
  10. Mike Sixel
    If 20 teams decide to spend whatever they want......how will the Twins outspend the field, and sign more than 1 "elite" talent? I'm not sure how to make that more clear. There are maybe 10-20 "elite" guys a year, if 20 teams are going all in, each team is getting 1. You are the one that brought up the 2nd paragraph, not me.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Cool. Hopefully Sano, Polanco, and Kepler will follow soon.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I thought you were also saying judging defense today is by guesswork, apologies....
  13. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure anyone can even find a minor league comp, since, as I typed, most guys that have produced his kind of stats get promoted before they can put up a long list of counting stats......
  14. Mike Sixel
    Only 3-4 teams are likely to go over this year.....who would they be competing against? Also, if next year is the last year these are the rules, won't they be competing against like 20 teams that might go over? And, who is calling for the strategy that they are following, that is also complaining about them following it?
  15. Mike Sixel
    Not sure there is a good comp out there......people on this site have spent hours and pages and pages on trying to find one MLB that had strikeout numbers like him who succeeded at the MLB level, and can't. OTOH, it is hard to find someone that puts up numbers like him......that said, one reason he puts up good counting numbers is that he stays at a level for a full year, and isn't promoted fast like other guys that put up elite numbers. I would hypothesis is that he is not likely to be good/great at the MLB level. That's based purely on the stats, and the fact they Twins don't seem to be pushing him at all.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Is there any good reason he is not in AAA or MN right now? Same with Kepler (though I'd think he should be in AAA)?
  17. Mike Sixel
    It's no more or less guesswork than any scientific method based on observation, like physics, chemistry, and that fancy computer you are using to type here. Almost all science is based on observation and theory, not on proof of anything.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I agree, that in general, politicians aren't all that interested in fixing the world. We see plenty of actions on both sides that prove that. It was certainly my experience as far back as the 90s and early part of this century, when I used to spend a lot of time around them......they are interested in winning elections and having jobs. Why they choose that job, if they don't really want to actually fix things, is beyond me.
  19. Mike Sixel
    The concept of Span for Meyer was a good one, if you ignore that tall pitchers almost never work out......but the GM and scouts get paid to make the right decisions, not do what any fan would/could do. If they keep calling up guys from the minors, and they keep not being good, something needs to change, doesn't it? The Ramos / Capps trade was bad on every front.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Yes......stopping what was a successful strategy of going big seems odd, doesn't it?
  21. Mike Sixel
    Dodgers will sign "every Cuban " and three teams will go over slot. The Twins can trade for a 50% increase, I think. There is a fangraph article up.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Kiley says, once again, the Twins will not be going over their allotment........
  23. Mike Sixel
    Oh, and they have Berrios in AA.....soon for AAA, I'd guess. They can't score runs, either call up some guys (so they either fix this year, or are more ready next year), or trade for a C or SS. Too bad they didn't take Trea Turner, they'd have a SS next year.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Uh......why? They currently are doing fine with their starters, and are about to get Santana back, who they must love, because they spent 2 off seasons trying to sign him. The have no C, SS, 1B, CF, DH, and are missing 3-4 RP, and they might trade for another starter? Mind. Boggling
  25. Mike Sixel
    Maybe if some of them came up and were good...... Not saviors, just good........
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