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  1. Mike Sixel
    Reusse wants Gardy gone, so not sure what other motive he might have to say what he is saying, if I understand what little I have heard from 1500.com....
  2. Mike Sixel
    How's that going? Not so well.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    I say roll with Nolasco, odds of doing better next year are low, imo.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Ya, a C is a great asset, not sure how being a C/DH is a bad thing.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    ESPN recently wrote up on Detroit.....and said their defense was one of the worst in MLB, and specifically commented on how bad Hunter is...... What is more likely, people that watch every game and rank defense (or that are national writers and analysts) are right, or someone that sees Hunter about 5 games a year is right, about his defense? I'm going with the numbers.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Pitch to contact + awful defense = lots of runs.......hard to understand how that is not understood here (or, maybe it is, and unlike Pitts or KC, they can't figure out how to execute).
  7. Mike Sixel
    I don't see a good OF option for a multi year deal, other than Melky, and he'll be in NY or TOR I think. I could see another 4th OF/hope guy though...... As for pitching, we'll see. But I expect a middling guy or two to be signed, to a 2 year, head scratching, deal, and for them to be predictably bad. I don't see this team outbidding anyone for a really good FA this year. We need to wait for TR to be gone for that to happen, imo. And, I doubt they deal prospects(s) for MLB players, so I'm not sure we see the payroll even as high as this year. Whatever. This team is bad, really bad, and doesn't look much better next year w/o Sano/Buxton/Meyer being ready. I'll probably be living in Denver by then, so I'm likely to be jealous of how good the Twins are.....
  8. Mike Sixel
    It raises the question, to me, how can you have expanded rosters, have a lot of SP options, and have to start your long term reliever? How can a team that has traded for SP, signed 3 FA starters, "developed" SP, signed minor league AAA SP, graduated the only guy they've drafted and developed into a full time starter......how can that team be stuck starting a career middle reliever? Years into a rebuild, where you've traded two starting OF, drafted numerous pitchers, signed FAs, signed minor league FAs, and you still have a terrible SP ERA, and can't even find 5 starters........
  9. Mike Sixel
    It is also the issue with relying totally on your MiLB system.....Hicks and Benson were top prospects for this team (and Hicks in all of baseball at one point), and yet, they are are not MLB players yet (if ever). MOST minor leaguers do NOT become MLB players. Counting on that working all the time is not likely to work.
  10. Mike Sixel
    i was more replying to the other comment, saying how awesome the system must be if a guy that won an award is in the 40s.....I get what you were doing, and agree with you.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Murphy is 21 and was playing against HSers......he better be at/near hitter of the year. Not discounting his accomplishments, but saying that a college kid dominated HSers isn't that big a deal, I'd think. This is a list, imo, of guys that have talent, but we aren't sure how much talent really. They are either young, or very inconsistent.
  12. Mike Sixel
    How can a team with this many 4/5 types have Swarzak starting multiple times in September after rosters expand? Mind. Boggling.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Yes, it might not be as obvious as I thought. But, he went from low A to AA, and moved from "he might a be a 4" to "he might be legit" this year (in many minds). I think it is as much as about outcomes as expectations vs outcomes. May did about what was expected, I'd think.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Doug Bernier now has more starts in the last week, I believe......
  15. Mike Sixel
    Berrios was an obvious choice. Not sure how I feel about Vargas, given that he only spent about half the minor league season in the minors (give or take). I'd think he would have had to have been much more dominant to win in half a year.......
  16. Mike Sixel
    Unfortunately, I agree with all of this......
  17. Mike Sixel
    What evidence, beyond defensive stats, do you want? I can't really offer any other evidence than pointing out that the outcomes achieved are getting worse by the year......
  18. Mike Sixel
    It isn't just about Detroit. He isn't playing AT ALL. This isn't about three games. Since people ask "why do you think the manager isn't good with young players" all the time, it seemed like, I should answer the question with this as an example. It isn't that I want Pinto playing every day. It isn't that he didn't play vs. Detroit, he is not playing at all. That, imo, is no way to prep for next year. Part of his job is to teach young players, and make them better for this year and next year. If it is happening with Pinto, it is hard to see. If people don't want to know why some of us have doubts about Gardy......they probably shouldn't ask, or probably shouldn't read a thread entitled "Pinto or Gardy?". I have no idea if Pinto is any good or not, but I don't think the Twins know either. And before you say "you need to trust them, they have x job", they are the ones that planned on Hicks two years in a row, signed Bartlett, cut Worley for no reason, and signed Kubel. They are not w/o mistakes. IMO, in a lost season, not gathering in game MLB data on young players is one of those mistakes. YMMV.
  19. Mike Sixel
    By that logic, I guess Rod Carew could still be playing, after all, it was his intelligence that helped make him a great hitter, not just his speed. Torii is 38. His skills have declined. Eye test. Stats. They both agree on that.
  20. Mike Sixel
    You'd be ok with pushing back the rebuild for at least another year or two? That should have been the question I asked. If they give up MLB talent for guys 2-3 years away (and replace them with minor league guys probably not as good as them), people would be cool with that, or frustrated?
  21. Mike Sixel
    I think he stays. I think many people will be frustrated by that, and even his supporters will be more "meh" about it than excited about it.
  22. Mike Sixel
    How will you feel if TR trades for guys 2-3 years away, potentially pushing out the rebuild another year (by, say, giving up Arcia or Dozier)?
  23. Mike Sixel
    I'd want an OF (even a prospect) if I was AZ. I think they have a SS or two. The Reds are probably more "win now" mode than AZ, so unless they can convince them that Santana or Escobar is a SS today, not sure what they could send to Cincy.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Lots of players look great in practice, not in games. Lots look great in games, but not practice. I am no expert, but I'd think seeing a player in a game is very different than a bullpen session......
  25. Mike Sixel
    Is there evidence Cuddy is a good leader, or is he good with the press?
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