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  1. Mike Sixel
    The early season FG projections contain assumptions about moves teams will make, and ABs for guys in the minors, and other stuff. Not sure about the specific projections you are discussing. The easiest way I think about it......if you thought they were a .500 team, and have banked 7 extra wins, then you probably should think they will finish 7 games over (unless you think this much of the season should change your thinking on being .500, even with the still SSS).
  2. Mike Sixel
    I'd ask Mauer to consider early retirement and a settlement. He'll never be worth that contract at this point, imo. I'd keep Plouffe, and keep him at 3B. He's good at his job. No idea why you deal a youngish, good, player. Sano could still be a year or more away (though I doubt it). I'd consider moving Sano to RF or 1B. If they are in contention, I'd call him up to DH after the ASB, assuming he is hitting. I do think he should be getting reps at 1B and RF in AA, but they aren't doing that. That, to me, indicates they either plan to do something with Plouffe, or just are not planning well, again.... Kepler, imo, is your RF or 1B, assuming he works out, in the future (again, another reason to try to get Mauer to consider retirement). Then you have Vargas and Arcia, neither of whom should probably be in the field. Really, given Mauer's cost and production........... But, bottom line, I have no idea why anyone wants to move Plouffe this year at all. He's youngish, and good.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Or, maybe, he just doesn't have good control. Wouldn't be the first person to have that issue. For those saying he should stay a starter, how much longer would you continue the experiment, before trying the bullpen?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Unfortunately, as thin as the Twins' list is.......this draft might be thinner. I have zero confidence that anyone in the minors will be both an average hitter and defender, right now.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Luck.
  6. Mike Sixel
    My poor eyes!
  7. Mike Sixel
    Really? They have no minor league managers, or a 3B coach?
  8. Mike Sixel
    Keep him in AAA until you decide one of the other number 4/5 guys isn't there.....and move that guy to the bullpen. But I agree with the watcher of birds........I'm not sure it matters if it is Milone, Pelfrey, or Nolasco (it might matter if it is May, since he is 25) as your number 4/5 guy. The bullpen does need help, of all the options, moving him to the bullpen where he can pick up 2-3 MPH.....and DFAing Deunsing makes sense to me, if you think they are winners this year.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I don't get why people come into threads to say the thread is not worth discussing........this is a thread about the Vargas decision, wouldn't it make sense to discuss the Vargas decision, even if it is "much ado about nothing" or whatever else people want to discuss? Let's hope the speculation that there is another move coming soon is true.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Funny, I thought you were saying it would take the long for all the OFers to get here....... No idea what Mauer is doing 2 years......early retirement?
  11. Mike Sixel
    Sorry, but again, if Vargas fixes whatever the "issue" is, where does he fit on this roster at all this year?
  12. Mike Sixel
    Not Cameron, please. If he can't hit where he is......
  13. Mike Sixel
    Thanks for the writeup!
  14. Mike Sixel
    Ugh....hiring ANOTHER white guy with ZERO experience for the job. How does this keep happening in MLB?
  15. Mike Sixel
    I endorse this order, and it saved me typing time.......Maybe I flip Gonsalves and Hu though....
  16. Mike Sixel
    If it takes that long......
  17. Mike Sixel
    Plouffe is a top 10 3B. I also don't get the dislike of him. I totally get the Suzuki and Escobar questions though.........
  18. Mike Sixel
    Still expect 75-78 wins. Fangraphs had an article last week pointing out their luck/timing......
  19. Mike Sixel
    Oh, wait.....Arcia is not on the roster, and there is no NEED for Escobar to play the OF, so I got nothing.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I fail to see how having Vargas in AAA helps them win this year.....I also fail to see how having him in AAA helps him this year. He should be playing, here, in MN. But with Mauer and Arcia and Hunter and Escobar on this roster and NEEDING TO PLAY, where does Vargas go?
  21. Mike Sixel
    I've been predicting 1B for years...... Buxton, Rosario, Arcia, Hicks, Sano (maybe), ABIII, all have a chance to be in the OF. He reminds me of Morneau.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I don't know.....we had an article on Mauer's new approach showing how much better he was (hasn't been), and Hicks new approach fixing his game (hasn't)......I think we can not make a conclusion about Rosario just yet. Me? I'd let him play all year in LF, and see what you got, they used to do that around here (mid and late 80s, leading to WS).
  23. Mike Sixel
    Won't Vargas still be a DH/1B in 2-3 weeks? Where does he play then? As long as Hunter is on the roster, with Arcia and Hicks and Rosario....there is NO ROOM for Vargas. What changes? Even if they send down Rosario, where does Vargas play most of the time (given their love of Escobar in the OF)?
  24. Mike Sixel
    The more I think about it, the worse I feel about this FO. That has to be the worst bench in the majors.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Chris Herrman over Pinto. Nunez over anyone. Deunsing over anyone. I am baffled.
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