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  1. Mike Sixel
    I agree with that. 100%.
  2. Mike Sixel
    I am not saying it will happen, I was trying to say that if it did happen, that would be depressing, and an indictment either on the scouts, the minor league coaches, or both.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Hard to say what I'd do if the Twins offered me more money than anyone else.....btw, I don't expect that to happen, but I'm saying there is no reason it shouldn't, imo. It is cool with me if you disagree that they should spend money on elite players, neither of us actually get to make that decision.
  4. Mike Sixel
    So no team has done, so no team should do it? I have never believed that in any part of life.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Yes, it would be a good idea for them also
  6. Mike Sixel
    Meyer and May to the bullpen? Ugh......and people wonder why some of us want the Twins to pay for elite players, rather than try to develop them.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I did the same exercise last year.......I agree, if they sign a legit LF (um, you might want to re-think Cuddy as an option) and a legit SP, they can win 10-15 more games than this year, given they got rid of some terrible players. Good luck with that.....this is the team that signed Kubel and Pelfrey and Bartlett last year, no purpose, and told fans that WE were stupid for caring about all 25 spots on the roster.....
  8. Mike Sixel
    Other teams have figured out the idea........get your pitchers up earlier, before they get hurt. I also found the article depressing about Meyer. I have no idea if Berrios can be great or not, but if we now think Meyer can't, well, that's depressing. So far, the Span and Revere trades have produced negative WAR for the Twins......just great.
  9. Mike Sixel
    100% agreed. This is what a losing season is for, seeing players. Like, when your starter only goes 3.2 innings, you get a chance to see the RP you brought up, like they did last night........
  10. Mike Sixel
    Not sure what people expected..........he was demoted to AAA and traded for a 4th OF. Though, I admit, he has been even worse than I expected.
  11. Mike Sixel
    this conversation has devolved to one of my points......baseball fans are indignant when people state their FEELINGS about what they like or don't like (or opine on why others don't like it). Logic used against emotion does not work, that's not how the world works.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Players go where the money is. If they Twins offer more money, they have a chance. If they low ball the players and "can't give their money away", they won't.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Almost wish I could watch this sometimes, for the comedy.......
  14. Mike Sixel
    Good thing they called up all those young guys to get a look at them.....I'd think your "starter" going 3.2 innings would give you room to see some of them. I'm not convinced Gardy understands the concept here....
  15. Mike Sixel
    But KC lost the greatest prospect ever, and can never recover from that. /s I agree, but when we've suggested that, people have said the prospects (other than Sano and Buxton and maybe Berrios) aren't worth much in a deal (while also claiming the Twins will rely on those prospects to be successful).
  16. Mike Sixel
    So the answer is to sign none of them, and hope you can pick and develop the right 18 year old? Think of it as a 4 year deal with a 1 year retirement plan. Does that help?
  17. Mike Sixel
    I disagree with the statement that no team should sign a pitcher for 5 years or lots and lots of money. What should the Twins do with that money? I'd say they should spend it on elite players to get better. Mauer is off the books in three years. Not one other player on the 40 man roster is likely to make the kind of many we are talking about, certainly no one on the 25.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I wanted to be a US Senator, then I spent time in DC on the Hill and in politics in MN.....and I didn't want to be an elected official anymore* *plus, I'm sure I've now posted enough stupid stuff on the interwebs that I'd not be electable because I'm not goofy out there, just out there.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    I would have paid to see Maddux or Bonds.....I am not as interested today (partly because they've decided MLB should not be on free tv anymore for the most part). That's another delta between MLB and others........I don't have cable......If the NFL was on cable other than 1 game a week, I'd not watch it either* *I watch way less sports than I used to, so many other ways to spend my time.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    Well, it didn't say we should be dead......it said we'd hurt ourselves badly if we tried to play baseball* *it didn't really say that, for those of you that think I actually meant that
  21. Mike Sixel
    Here you go, it won't make most people here very happy...... "In the past few seasons, hitters no longer improve once they arrive in the majors. Instead, their performance is constant until they begin to decline, which, on average, is at 26 years old. Improved training and development is probably behind the shift. If fans are hoping for a young position player’s performance to peak, they might be sorely disappointed. Chances are the player is likely producing at his career-best already." http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/hitters-no-longer-peak-only-decline/ Remember, this is what to expect to happen, not will for each player. And, a team should plan on what they expect to happen......
  22. Mike Sixel
    this actually isn't true anymore, if I recall correctly. Peak age has come slightly earlier rather than later, now that teams are calling up players that are younger. I would have to dig a bit to find the research that was done last year on this....... I'd guess the Rochester complaint is that if they are in AAA still, and 30, they probably aren't that good. At least that's what I would say, if I was saying anything about Rochester.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I'm not convinced Santana and Vargas will improve next year, they are producing at a level much higher than I think most expect to continue. They are likely to not be this good, imo. That kind of leaves Pinto and Arcia on the position player side, doesn't it? Plouffe is not "young", nor is Escobar. They probably are who they are this year (or worse, given their previous records, but I think they will be about what they are this year, not worse). Dozier probably is this player. One guy that I think will product more is Mauer. I just believe he'll be healthy next year...... I have no idea what to expect out of Milone or May or Nolasco, frankly.
  24. Mike Sixel
    i'm not sure what that has to do with my post, since my post was in reply to you posting about how often Dozier has been in the three hole.....I was not posting about the offense at all. People do realize that they can't complain about the D, say it needs to get better, and then argue that the Twins should make no changes on offense, right?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Really? they replay ever single play (except in hurry up mode) in the NFL, they don't usually show the same pitch over and over between pitches. But maybe I'm wrong, maybe MLB does fill the time between pitches with replays of the previous pitch.
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