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  1. Mike Sixel
    This is great John, thanks,
  2. Mike Sixel
    One of the reasons "we were not going to be good anyway" was because instead of trying to be good by signing 1-2 legit MLB players a year in FA.....they didn't. What if instead of dealing Span, they sign a big time elite FA pitcher? What if Buxton and Sano are healthy, and Span and that pitcher are still here? And, they sign one more elite player last year or the year before? That team is good, potentially. Instead, they half committed to the rebuild, didn't sign big time FAs to fill likely holes (LF, C, SP) in the last two years......
  3. Mike Sixel
    How can you not trust him to back up Suzuki, one of the worst defensive catchers in the game? On a team that clearly doesn't value OF defense, they are going to keep a legit hitting catcher down? Mind. Boggling.
  4. Mike Sixel
    This part, to me, is the issue. At the time, I'd hope they still had confidence in May and Meyer, and they had Berrios tearing it up and were honing in on Stewart already.....and they still signed Nolasco to a long deal, then doubled down on Santana (after having Hughes). They had Gibson. Basically, they locked in 60-80% of their rotation, when May, Meyer, Berrios were in AA/AAA......that seems odd. And, if they really had that little confidence in Meyer, why not move him to the pen or deal him this offseason? It's not one decision, its the accumulation of the decisions that seem odd to me.
  5. Mike Sixel
    From what I'm reading Aiken is dropping far, far down the list.....since the issue was "not the normal" issue. Go get a hitter, best hitter in the class.
  6. Mike Sixel
    ha, we have a draft thread, how about starting an International signing day thread? Ok, really, I couldn't figure out where to link this awesome article: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-international-signing-market-part-1/
  7. Mike Sixel
    I agree, brats and sausages of all kind are awesome. And, nice job on the intro.
  8. Mike Sixel
    And I think your's is also, we just don't agree. but yes, I can see the timing differences argument. i'll keep saying it, TR has forgotten more, and remembers more, about baseball than I could ever hope to know. He seems like a very good human being. I just don't want him as the GM of this team any more. And, it feels a bit mean spirited to type that, but this is a thread about it.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Why can he spend money now, but not 2 years ago? The budget is much higher, right? If part of the argument was he couldn't spend to be better in 2012 or 2013, why does he have the resources now, when ticket sales are worse? You are correct, imo, the half-measures are the firable offense for me. Going half way rarely works well, or quickly, ime. Quit buying bad, mediocre players in bulk, and buy a great player or two. Would you rather have Nolasco and Santana, or an Elite pitcher and May?
  10. Mike Sixel
    sadly, that is actually true
  11. Mike Sixel
    I don't agree on Hicks....he has a track record here, imo, and should be in AAA. He can't hit against RH pitching, and his fielding has been effected by that up here. If he could REALLY FIELD, I'd call him up, but that has not been the case. I'd give him time in AAA. Oddly, if he doesn't figure out how to hit, but does field, i'd call him up and platoon him, and use him as a defensive OF, but I'd make that clear to him, and have him working on fielding like crazy. He should be a very good fielder with his speed and arm. If he can't learn to hit, make sure he can field.
  12. Mike Sixel
    If I was an owner, that would be too long to not have an embarrassing record (and worse, an embarrassing lack of fundamentals). But, I'm not the owner of this team, probably thankfully for everyone .....
  13. Mike Sixel
    He is in charge of putting the players on the field.......how long would you give him to fix the product? This isn't scapegoating, this is his job. And yes, he traded for Meyer. He did.
  14. Mike Sixel
    It sure looks like Josmil Pinto is healthy.......unless he had no idea how far back to set up when catching, why is he not up yet? Is there a rule of some kind? How long do you think the Twins will wait?
  15. Mike Sixel
    I would play every player on the roster under 25 every day.....so I would keep putting Arcia out there, working with him on all parts of being a MLB player. Same with Gibson, just keep sending him out there.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure. Right now, and for the past couple of years, my answer has been no, I think it is time to clean house......but I'm not the owner, nor do I have access to all the information they and Terry do. But, given the info I have, he'd be gone. the list of really bad moves outweighs the list of good moves, and the record speaks for itself. The disdain (that's how it come across to me) for math and science, well, I have no tolerance for that in any part of life......
  17. Mike Sixel
    The bullpen should never have been filled with no options guys in the first place, so, 2 months ago......but you can't go back. Now is the time for action. Just move on from no upside, mediocre, old players now. Or not. The upside of not changing is that maybe after this year they will realize group think has set in, and it is time for new leadership
  18. Mike Sixel
    Was on the Gordon train early. Was, and remain, happy they chose him.
  19. Mike Sixel
    This cracked me up: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/whats-already-happened-in-the-al-central/al-central-playoff-odds/
  20. Mike Sixel
    Why care about losing Stauffer and Boyer........this fear of losing bad players continues to baffle me.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Admittedly, the Sano and Buxton injuries have had an impact on the timeline.
  22. Mike Sixel
    My favorite part. ....booing is good, because it shows people still care. Which is another interesting conversation.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Thanks Johm. I respect the man. He knows more about baseball than most any human. I think he is generally forthcoming. I just think in this case.....he fudged the answer. I just cannot believe anyone thought Hunter would be close to average. I also don't want to believe it, because it would make me concerned about their ability to assess talent.
  24. Mike Sixel
    John, you think that smart baseball people really thought Hunter wasn't a bad defender? Or, what? I don't think Ryan is a liar....I think he lied about that thing. Those are very different things, btw. I understand not everyone agrees with me, and think that honest people never lie, but we all know that's not true. You can be a great human, and sometimes not tell the truth. I think that was the case here. Others disagree, but in no way am I saying Ryan is a bad human being. It is clear, from the likes, that some people do agree with me. Much like not believing they believed they'd be competitive last year, or play meaningful games in the fall, the year before, or any of the other things they've said about much of this team the last two years. I respect Ryan, I did not respect that answer, that action. I don't know how anyone an not see the distinction.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I don't know, I probably would have pinch hit there.......but I think we should expect some growing pains with Molly, and show some patience. He's a rookie, we should expect him to struggle early, and get better during the year. I don't know how good/bad he will be, but I expect struggles right now, and I expect improvement during the year. Just like any rookie......
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