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  1. Mike Sixel
    Interesting article on Fangraphs today about how maybe teams a: don't get elite players like we think; b: reactions may be highly biased based on "prospect names". No real conclusion is drawn, it's just a talker piece.
  2. Mike Sixel
    I think it is milquetoast. Which is a much cooler spelling.
  3. Mike Sixel
    It does seem odd they'd not go younger, or from within, agreed. I am just glad we can go back to talking about players for a while now....
  4. Mike Sixel
    so, when the bullpen is exhausted in August, and the RP are all veterans.... They should have traded "high" on Burton, Duensing by now....and also Fien and Perkins.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Relief pitchers, not starters. I think there are guys that could be up here now, and not older RP that won't be sent to the minors (that was their issue last year, imo). Jokin and I were talking about RP.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I admit to not understanding how those two events match up either, TheLeviathon.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Is Hunter an OF though? In another large stadium? I wouldn't do that. I'd totally sign him to DH if I was a contender, or close to contender.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I'm not derailing the thread to talk about other GMs. Was just talking about Beane.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Well, $30MM ain't what it used to be.......and yes, he did sell high. That is what Beane does a lot. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. But, he doesn't usually hold assets until they have no value and then just DFA them. That's not his style.
  10. Mike Sixel
    The compelling reason to dump Duensing is to use the RP as a way to send players up and down to the minors, when they inevitably get tired (given the current SP rotation, that is likely). Plus, he's just not that good. At some point, you have to actually use your minor league system. It's time to stop relying on old guys that have no future with this team, and start using the minor league system.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Good point, SD Buhr....which is why, imo, you don't wait to sign FAs until "you only need 1 more player", because there might not be any around you like that year. Add talent on multi-year deals when you need talent, and when it is available, that's my belief. If Hunter is the best FA OF, go with Rosario, Hicks, Schaefer.......Hunter isn't going to be here in 2 years, and they aren't winning anything next year w/o other major additions.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Ya, really a two to three year deal in terms of any effectiveness probably.......but spreading out the money.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Retaining Donaldson with the money does not add players, though. That's clearly what the GM wanted to do, degrade at 3B, and add prospects. But, not a fan of the Butler signing at all.
  14. Mike Sixel
    No, but that wasn't your point at all. Your point was that the age curves are different, so therefore they don't mean much......that's not what the delta in the two lines is about at all. It is clearly about changes in training and physical make up. My point in the last part was that this is a data point you'd use. Maybe my signature should add "this post might include a discussion on the use of data. That does not imply it is the only piece of data to use".
  15. Mike Sixel
    The age curves are different due to drugs, training year round, and all the other stuff that is about how different peoples' bodies are (and training is) than it was in the old days. The delta in the lines isn't anything about what you are implying in that last bit at all. How else would you predict how well someone would age, other than looking at control charts? Just guess? That's not a good way to run a business.
  16. Mike Sixel
    And that's why the bullpen gets tired every year, they refuse to be "uncomfortable" with young players. It is maddening that a rebuilding team won't give RP roles to guys that are dominating AAA or even AA, and yet feel no issue giving CF to such a player.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Walker is in A ball.....the Twins have NO LF or CF on the roster....and Tomas might be able to start in LF right now.....not sure what the two have to do with each other right now. Even IF Walker works out, it will be 2 years at least, I'd guess, what should they do in the mean time?
  18. Mike Sixel
    The problem with keeping Duensing is options, and the willingness to send him to the minors......a team with numerous questions in the rotation needs to be able to send pitchers up and down to get them rest. There is no reason for a team this bad to pay a marginal RP $3MM. None at all. Plus, it would be nice if they actually used their minor league system, instead of talking about how great it is.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    There was a recent graph showing what an outlier this nation is, when it comes to believing in creationism.
  20. Mike Sixel
    What?
  21. Mike Sixel
    The As added three minor leaguers in exchange for degrading at third base......this is precisely the kind of Trade this board would love if the Twins made it.
  22. Mike Sixel
    It's all about the future, just like Hunter and Santana said, it is always about the future. If the Cubs sign or trade for an expensive player, does that now mean one team has done so, so now it would be ok? I think the Red Sox just spent a boatload of money, does that count as one GM that spent big after a terrible year?
  23. Mike Sixel
    The As are not having a fire sale, not for sure. They also signed Butler.....maybe there are more moves to come, but I don't know if they are in fire sale mode.....plus, the Twins would have to give up prospects......
  24. Mike Sixel
    Thirty years? What does that time frame have to do with TR or Beane? I am just curious why you chose that time frame.
  25. Mike Sixel
    There was less than 4 minutes in the game, and they needed two scores. Yes, punting was wondering omg there.
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