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  1. Mike Sixel
    Not to mention the top of stairs and escalators.......
  2. Mike Sixel
    How is that different than the draft, other than the money part? The key being, once they decide it was a mistake ( and I am not saying they should do so already), they need to act appropriately, and not worry about sunk cost or loyalty to veterans or whatever. They were great at that with Blackburn, btw.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I almost agree with you....but we don't have the reams of data and the job responsbility to be right about who we sign, the Twins do......and other than Hughes and Morris, it is hard to find a time they've been right about FA SP signings making a difference to the team in a positive way. I am almost sure I typed something like this: "I am glad they are finally opening up their pocket books, but I have no idea if this move is a good one or not specifically. We won't know that until he pitches here, but at least they are tryting to get better. But, we should judge them on whether or not they are right." I could literally have signed two SP this offseason, anyone could sign two FA SP each offseason if they'd spend the money. Succeeding at doing that more often than not is what should suggest success or not....shouldn't it? To a point on this thread or another, the process for making a decision is often more important than the outcome, in determining if you should continue to make the same kind of decision. We don't know what process they followed, and we never will. Since we don't know that, all we can really do is judge them on whether they are right or not. I guess the other way is to look at how the "experts" you trust react at the time of the move......did they like or not the deal? If we had perfect information, or even close to it, we should judge moves primarily when they are made, but we don't......
  4. Mike Sixel
    2014 Twins starting pitching: WAR rank: 20 ---- 9 place jump ERA rank: 29th----1 place jump runs allowed per game: .625 from being median---that's worse, runs are down across the league 2013 rankings: WAR: 29th ERA: 30th runs allowed per game: .5 runs from median in the league *the last calculation was done quickly, hope I didn't mess it up......but you need to compare the Twins not only to each other, but the rest of the league. Distance from median is a good measurement, imo.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I have no issue with the Stewart approach, for Stewart. He was a two sport guy, that did not concentrate on pitching. This should be a transition year for him. I think their approach makes sense (in terms of pitches per game, I have no idea if their approach on not using his slider much makes sense).
  6. Mike Sixel
    Or, leave Worley in AAA, and ahve him work with that coach, and gain value for a trade? I will admit, if they thought he was bad, and they could not work with him, this is not the worst decision ever. OTOH, if players are more important than coaches, and several players have been unable to work with Anderson, maybe he's not the right coach for that reason.
  7. Mike Sixel
    btw, I've been corrected, Worley was sold for no reason other than they gave up on him, not to clear room on the 40 man for three guys that have no place on a rebuilding team.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I think some other GM (the one I'd hire) would have signed at least one legit, big time, FA last year, and the year before. That would make them closer than they are now, probably. I think the GM I'd hire would have not signed Nolasco, given he is more of an innings eater/mediocre guy, than an upside guy, which is what I'd look for. So, I guess yes, I do think a different GM with a different approach could have this team closer faster. Not with certainty, but with some odds in their favor, yes.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Ugh, thanks for cheering me up. ...
  10. Mike Sixel
    Sorry, that seemed clear. ....I am saying they should do something, and that signing him was a bad move. Morris was signed by a different GM, in the dome, for a huge contract, even though I am told they were not able to do that.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Ouch.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I hope this is clear..... 1. Ryan seems like a great human, and I'd rather have him succeed than fail, or even be average. 2. The Worley thing is a great example of my issue with this rebuild...... a. It isn't if he is good or not going forward b. They sold him because they needed room on the 40 man for Bartlett, Kubel, and Matty G, none of whom had upside, none of whom will be here when they are good, none of whom should be part of a rebuilding team c. That, to me, is a great example of how the rebuild is being handled wrongly d. A player with upside, that had cleared waivers, that could be in AAA or here right now, was sold for nothing so they could add 3 guys over 30 to the roster, two of which have already left the game.
  13. Mike Sixel
    They needed room on the 40man for Bartlett and Kubel, that was more important than keeping a guy that was the centerpiece of a trade they had just made, who was young and had potential. I was ok with giving up on him, but not ok with giving up on him to clear room for guys that were old and had no upside. That is the miss here, a miss squarely on the FO, whether Worley ever pitches well again or not.
  14. Mike Sixel
    And if they aren't?
  15. Mike Sixel
    Congrats! Good luck to all of them.
  16. Mike Sixel
    ya, because KLAW never goes sees players....why are people obsessed with KLAW? One guy can't go see everyone, but it his job to talk to people that do see the guys he can't, and to process those conversations.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Not to mention I think the NL has 5 RPs.......and is missing several great starters.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I don't share the belief that it is acceptable to win less than 72 games a year three or more years in a row, I don't believe the cycle should be that deep/bad. Others can have different expectations of course. How long would you give them to be good again?
  19. Mike Sixel
    I wouldn't call three of those actual beers....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I find the whole discussion on accountability a bit frustrating here........ 1. It isn't absolute that any one person is the cause of success or failure here, no one is saying that, contrary to what people on either extreme say about other people 2. But, people who lead and make decisions need to product good outcomes, consistently, or they aren't good at their jobs 3. When the scouts have early picks, they do well (most teams do), and when they have middle picks, they don't do so well.....doesn't that make them not too great at their job? If they just perform about as well as any other team, is that really enough when your strategy is BUILT upon building from within? 4. The GM DOES NOT do the draft. He should be judged on FA, trades, roster decisions, and general W-L record over time. yet, everytime we have this discussion, people fall back on the draft 5. Some people seem to believe, it seems to me maybe I am reading it wrong, that it is wrong to question the performance of anyone else, and seem to get mad when other's do. I guess I'd question why those people participate in discussions that anger them
  21. Mike Sixel
    I agree, but you can make judgements, that's what leaders need to do, decide who is doing a good job, and who is not. I guess you could look at the starting pitchers ERA or FIP or your favorite stat, and decide if, as a whole, they are good or not, year after year? There has to be a way to judge not just process, but also outcomes. To me, "anyone"* can coach a great player. It is the coaches that can help bad or mediocre players succeed that matter. I just don't see a lot of that happening here, year over year.
  22. Mike Sixel
    It is the coaches job to make players better......not sure how to not put blame/credit on them when things go badly/well. That is their job, to make players better. I doubt anyone here is absolving any pitcher from having "blame", but saying the coach is not at all accountable, and it is only the player? What is the coach for then?
  23. Mike Sixel
    How do you propose they get more good players, if not through trading good players?
  24. Mike Sixel
    It might be unethical, but I have not decided if it is or not.......but I'd concede that it might be.
  25. Mike Sixel
    He is not in charge of the draft, though he does hire the scouting director. They are having good drafts because the team is terrible right now, when they drafted later in the draft, they did not have much success (see their lack of young talent right now as proof). So, is it that they are drafting better, or that they are just terrible, and therefore getting good prospects?
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