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  1. Mike Sixel
    Didn't Darren tell us they were "in on" the last three?
  2. Mike Sixel
    But he's not as good, either. he's expected to make more because the last few guys worked out so well. this is what happens at the end of the market inefficiency cycle......formerly low cost items become high cost items when followers finally figure out it works (but then, it has lost its value, because now you are over paying). Given all that, it is MORE likely the Twins mess up and overpay this guy, having passed on the previous market inefficiency, IMO.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I've lost interest in Mientkiewicz completely. He is as old skewl as they get. The Twins need to embrace the concept that you can learn how to be better at what you do from almost any angle....and Dougie is 100% not there from what we can tell. And, ya, a guy that starts a fight as your leader? Not a fan. Pass.
  4. Mike Sixel
    80% of the starting pitching last year was FA or the best SP they've graduated in years, and they were the worst SP staff in baseball. 60% were FA that Ryan signed. According to all the former front office people on line, you judge a GM by trades, FA signings, and overall results (not the draft, that's the scouting director, though that person is hired by the GM.....). They traded two starting CF, and had no one to replace them. They signed 3 FA SP, and were the worst. They signed Kubel and Bartlett and put them on the roster. They keep thinking Hicks can play, with no backup plan at all. Their OF consisted mostly of infielders or AAA guys the last two years. Other than losing a lot by fielding a terrible team, so they are more likely to draft well, what has this GM done to really make the team better? Don't forget, the reason there are no players to pay right now, is that no one acquired in Ryan's last tenure was good enough to make the roster and stick and earn big bucks......
  5. Mike Sixel
    Zero chance. They were "front runners", "interested", "players" in all the recent Cubans, except for the part where they actually spend the most......plus, Tomas is not as good as the last three, from what I hear, and will be paid more because the last few have been so good......I don't see it.
  6. Mike Sixel
    It is clear they use them, it isn't clear how, or how much influence they have. As long as this leadership is in charge, that will remain murky. I don't care if they talk about it, I care that they produce better results.....that's why I'm pretty sure they aren't the best at scouting and math use, the results stink.
  7. Mike Sixel
    The post I was responding to basically said "never sign FAs in a rebuild, because you are automatically blocking someone". I don't agree. There is no replacements level LF in AA, AAA, or the MLB roster right now. A 1 or 2 WAR player would be an improvement......
  8. Mike Sixel
    No one knows how much they use, and they won't really talk about it. Sometimes their stats guy comes her and talks to us, but not often. I'd like the Twins to be the best scouts and stats users. I don't think they are either right now.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    They need to win. They need the Cards to lose. Then they play a tiebreaker against the Cards. What are the odds that all works out? I would say low.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Meyer did not snuff MLB this year, despite the team being awful at pitching. They are already hinting he needs more time in the minors. Something isn't right.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Who said every year? How about half the years as a start? And while Buxton and Sano would sell tickets, maybe, they are not ready.
  12. Mike Sixel
    that's the exact (nearly) slash line the number 4 player in WAR put up this year.....now double the defensive value, and add more for BsR, and you have one of the 4 or 5 best players in all of baseball for a decade or more. So, I don't agree.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Which prospect is going to be blocked in LF or CF? Which SP is being blocked at the beginning of next year? None, unless you think they are changing their mind on Meyer. There are plenty of holes in AA, AAA, MLB to add FAs to this team.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Think about that....they'd need the third best starter to play in the tie breaker, which they probably lose, then they have to use their 4th best starter in the elimination game.....think about that. Bad, bad strategy in game 162
  15. Mike Sixel
    Right, taking the risk was good, but as I said at the time......if the scouts are wrong more than right, there is an issue with the decisions, not the concepts.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Teams win by having above average players all over the field with a sprinkling of elite players. Teams lose by having gaping black holes on the field. A slightly above average player is worth 8-10MM a year in FA, where would you find more of those, if you trade them away?
  17. Mike Sixel
    Their window is closing(ed).......IMO, they either need to spend more money, or start over.
  18. Mike Sixel
    If they trade Plouffe for a MLB player that fills another hole, that would be ok with me. If they deal Plouffe for a guy in A ball, or 2 years away or more, I will not be happy. Not sure they can get a legit LF for Plouffe right now.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I don't want to trade high anymore, I want them to try to win. Dealing Plouffe with no replacement is a punt on the year, I am not interested in another year of 90 losses......zero interest in it. zero.
  20. Mike Sixel
    If Meyer turns out to be a RP....that would be a very bad trade. Very bad.
  21. Mike Sixel
    They were the number 1 O in all of MLB, and traded minor leaguers and 1 hitter for two excellent SP. That seemed to be the right move at the time.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I'd hate to punt on next year, before the season starts. Dealing Plouffe and starting Sano in AAA would be an admission, imo, that they aren't even trying next year.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Eighty sounds about right to me, Jay.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Put Sano in RF (get it over with), and trade Arcia and something else for something else.......but I'd like to give Sano a shot at 3B in AAA before I made that decision.....but I'd make it sooner than probably the Twins.
  25. Mike Sixel
    If they can't find a high upside SP......I'd much rather they concentrate on OF defense than OF offense right now (assuming they can't find both......).
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