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  1. Mike Sixel
    and all the other stuff I mentioned? So, you are in the 2016 camp. I have to wait two more years before I can judge him? And if one or two guys get hurt between now and then, does he get two more years? At some point, you have to have contingency plans (see CF for two years running now). Anderson has his job precisely because this team is about a good old boys club, where almost no one is brought in from the outside to offer a fresh voice. I would imagine group think is rampant in that FO.
  2. Mike Sixel
    This. 100% this.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I agree with everything you just said. I can't name a name, but I'd look for this: 1. Someone that embraces both scouting and numbers/big data 2. Someone that can say what they want in a manager, in terms of bunting, pinch running, use of relievers, pinch hitting, use of starters and pitch counts.....all those things a manager does on field. 3. Someone that believes in signing a legit FA a year, while the team is bad, in an attempt to get better. 4. Someone that can tell me how he would/would not change how MiLB players are fed, housed, coached, and otherwise prepared for being MLB 5. Someone that can tell me where the maket inefficienices are in the game today, and how we can be competitive with teams that spend twice as much money as me (and talks that way) 6. Someone that can name other GMs and coaches/managers he admires, and what he likes about them. That's off the top of my head, I'm sure there is more.
  4. Mike Sixel
    How long should I wait? When I asked that question last year, people said 2014/5. I'd bet those same people would now say 2016 before you can judge his work. How long should we wait? Should we just accept the awful job of adding players in FA over the last few years? Should we accept they had NO PLAN for CF this year if Hicks didn't work? Should we accept that during a rebuild they use veteran RP with no options left, rather than young players? How and when should Ryan be held accountable for the success or failure of this team? btw, I'm ok with people saying be patient, but there has to be a timeline for goals, or they are not goals.
  5. Mike Sixel
    didn't I actually say that in this thread?
  6. Mike Sixel
    After four years of mistakes? I don't know what I'd do.....but then, I've never thought Ryan was good at the MLB stuff, but is good at the minor league stuff..... I don't routinely have guys that don't improve their outcomes for four years (look at the FA signings, which is one of the things the GM is accountable for, he is not accountable for the draft). Bartlett and Kubel and Pelfrey for two years?
  7. Mike Sixel
    That is a 17% increase in a pitch that doesn't work well......some awesome strategy there.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Talk, imo, is cheap, Brock. Is his pay cut? Are his responsbilities decreased? Does he have a deadling to actually put good players on the field? Look at the FA pitchers this FO has signed over the last 5 years or so, and ask yourself if you think they know what they are doing.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Given that they have signed NUMEROUS FA pitchers over the years, and only 1 has worked, you do have to question something about what is going on. Or, you can just accept that they have the jobs, therefore they deserve them, and we should never question them. Either one is a reasonable approach, imo.
  10. Mike Sixel
    They spent the entire first decade of this century a DH or LF away, and did nothing at all to add players in terms of FA. You can blame the dome, or you can blame the GM who once said he didn't sign Knoblauch to an extension because he thought salaries would drop the next year.......
  11. Mike Sixel
    Come on, there is no accoutability here. The entirety of the actual coaches still have jobs, after three straight 90 loss seasons, and the chances of a fourth pretty decent. I just don't agree that there is a culture of accountability at all. YMMV.
  12. Mike Sixel
    It is a conundrum for sure. If you aren't willing to buy a team (or even a good FA every year), like the Dodgers and Yankees, how do you balance having a team people will pay to watch with the need to trade players to stock your farm system?
  13. Mike Sixel
    Well, we've never seen TR plug a gaping hole via a legit FA when the team is good, so we don't KNOW that is his strategy in his return. I certainly hope it is.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Awesome for him. I was a believer when they traded for him, but I trusted the Twins' coaches did what they could for him, and he was bad. Guess I was wrong. I remain convinced this is not the FO or staff to win with.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I was happy they took the chance, but I'm pretty sure I preferred other guys for sure. The thing about taking a chance is that you need to be willing to admit you were wrong, and move on. That's the deal with throwing spaghetti against the wall, you have to be ready for some not to stick. Are they willing to do that?
  16. Mike Sixel
    Why can't you option him? Or bullpen him? A terrible move by the front office.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Eno going to be there? Better have good beer.......
  18. Mike Sixel
    I have always preferred comparing ages of top prospects, not averages across leagues with all the not prospects included. Either way, he is young for his level, and I hope he good at AA this year.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Meyer will be 25 next year, options should not be an issue ......
  20. Mike Sixel
    Maybe that is the issue, the minors can't produce players that can crack this awesome team......
  21. Mike Sixel
    Congrats.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Congrats to them both.
  23. Mike Sixel
    People are arguing old, bad players with no hope, is more fun than watching young guys that might be good? This team is a mess, no one up from the minors, no one in AAA or AA that can crack one of the worst rosters in the game, and terrible FA signings other than one this year. Bring on the youth and hope already.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Option or bullpen, no more scholarships.......
  25. Mike Sixel
    Does Nolasco have options? If not, bullpen. If so, send him down. No more scholarships.....
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