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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'll take the bet Nolasco makes 30+ starts and has an ERA under 4.3. I'll take the No side.
  2. Mike Sixel
    No Trevor May anywhere? Not a starter, not the bullpen, not traded?
  3. Mike Sixel
    That's just hard to believe, given his age, health, and the draft pick. wow.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Wow.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Except people aren't saying opinions, they are saying factual stuff, like "he never asks to play". You have been clear here that it is your opinion, but others are clearly stating "facts" that are not so. I'll just let it drop. we have no idea.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Well, Pefrey hasn't been healthy for most of his career, so he fails your test.....
  7. Mike Sixel
    1. Every team has contracts tied up in ST assets, it's how time works. 2. I'm not sure why trading for a 1 year guy is better than signing a 1 year guy. That seems 100% backward, unless you are going all in, or getting rid of a guy you don't want. 3. The Dodgers are not trading for Nolasco, not even to fee up money. 4. Brandon McCarthy, or trade for one of the Reds pitchers if you can get a deal worked out ahead of time. 5. Random other guy (assuming they won't go for one of the big 3/4) that wants a 1 year deal. 6. Big trade for a minor leaguer, but I just don't see it happening.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Massacre. Very nice.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I'd argue those saying he isn't tough have no idea. They aren't in the locker, they aren't trainers, they don't know if he's asked to stay in games. But, they are certain he's just not tough. I'd guess he's tougher than most here are giving him credit for, but I don't know that.....and I have no faith that Souhan is a reporter. That's not his job.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I'd prefer more likely to be good over offers flexibility.....but I'd prefer flexibility over signing likely to be bad for 3 years.....so I guess this list is ok for second best option. Maybe someday we'll have reason to believe they take the first, best option. There are a lot of questions about Meyer, I'd prefer they work hard to get those answered this year, so they have a better plan.....but I suspect he'll be in AAA, and they'll sign a guy like this and sign Hunter. And the OF defense will continue to be the worst in baseball, and whomever they sign will give up more OF hits (or XB) than they should.
  11. Mike Sixel
    From the writeups on Berrios and Meyer, it is pretty cleat to me that he thinks Berrios has a higher floor. That leads to the ranking. And, trying to distinguish between the number 3 and 4 guys, as if that is a big deal seems a bit like arguing over a 15 or 17% tip......
  12. Mike Sixel
    Having broken my leg 16 months ago, I can say the pain varies a ton. Some days I feel none, others I can hardly walk at all. I felt no pain after the first two surgeries, the third was a bear.......I've watched my son be totally stoic with a broken wrist, and almost cry with a mild sprain....
  13. Mike Sixel
    Hunter can't play defense. It is only going to get worse.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    I actually wish she wasn't so frugal sometimes, I bet the Pohlads are that way sometimes.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I don't think I needed any kind of indication that was humor......
  16. Mike Sixel
    As long as I keep getting older....and can still hike, ski, bike, golf, whatever....I'm willing to get more cootier, as it were.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Buxton is like Robert Smith....except I think he'll play longer. He's only injury prone until he's not. Or, maybe he plays hard like Bryce Harper, and he will be hurt a lot. that would be a bummer.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Thanks for this....not a fan of "bunting early to score first", but we don't really have any idea how that will play out. Hopefully, Goin has influence on that also. Interesting that a "SABR" guy would be the expert on lineup construction, since it supposedly (other than high OBP guys first) has so little actual effect on how an individual hits.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I can't speak for others, but here are some guesses as to why the meme exists: 1. Not everyone believes it. 2. St. Peter says stuff that contradicts that. 3. People like TR, and want to blame someone else 4. It is a combo of TR and the owners, but people don't say that every time they talk about it. 5. That did not appear to be true in the past, and it is hard to change an reputation once it exists. 6. People are just angry a lot in this country over stuff that doesn't matter, so they say stuff. 7. They believe that the owners know TR won't spend a lot on FA, and so they can give him any budget they want, knowing he won't spend it. I tell my wife all the time she can buy whatever she wants, but I know she's frugal....
  20. Mike Sixel
    So it is Vargas that is a future HoF? Ok, I'll buy you dinner if he's a HoF. Or am I still missing the point about not trading a possible HoF for a second time? I admit it, I'm confused right now. Maybe I should go back to bed, and just not work today. On the topic.........I don't think we know with any certainty at all that Esco has a significantly better glove than Santana. And no, he's not close to Gagne. Not. Close.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Uh, was this printed last year, or the year before? Because what we have ALWAYS been told was that the owners don't restrict the spending, if TR wants to spend it, they say yes. This is all on TR, unless they have been lying to us for the last few years.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Athletes, ime, try to play through pain because their coaches are generally macho idiots that think they are soft if they don't. Not all coaches, but I've seen it in grade school, middle school, HS, and college. I've seen it in kids that have real futures, and kids that just want to play sports for fun. I'd guess Souhan has it 100% backward, given the experience I have. If anything, the trainers and coaches need to protect players from themselves.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Given the number of people saying Sano and Buxton will be ELITE STARS in MN, maybe starting next year, and that they should not be traded for anyone under any circumstances.....i don't think this board is filled with people underestimating them. I'd guess they are overdoing it.
  24. Mike Sixel
    The Force Awakens? that's pretty schlocky, with plenty of double entendre meanings available...
  25. Mike Sixel
    If Arcia is a HoF, I'll buy you dinner after the induction (assuming I'm still alive in 20 years).....
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