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  1. Mike Sixel
    I think it is like this: I can throw money at middle guys like the Twins, year after year. Or, I can throw a bunch of money one year at the BEST guys (in my mind) and then take a year off or so. I don't think anyone is betting that the pool is gone, I think they are betting that getting 5-10 "top" guys in one year, is better than getting 20 medium guys over 3 years. I really wish someone had a study about how good the rankings are......
  2. Mike Sixel
    Not interested in signing a bunch of 35 year olds. It is time to move on. at some point, they need to bit the bullet and move on. I have zero interest in Willingham coming back, that is insane. He can't field at all. MAYBE as a DH, but then you don't sign Morales. At least Willingham has SOME positional ability. For the OP....interesting points on both sides, does this make it more likely people take offers, and then less likely they are made? No idea. I do think it shows the value of the more certain present vs. the possibility of a better future (to a player making money).
  3. Mike Sixel
    Oh, it's over all right. I did enjoy reading the thread today. Thanks everyone
  4. Mike Sixel
    I agree with you, SD Buhr, it is up to the teams to follow their own strategy.
  5. Mike Sixel
    They have been in the top five in pool every year, and have not once signed a top five guy. Signing top 30 guys is not being aggressive, imo. You can feel differently Brock. We will not agree.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Throw lots of spaghetti on the wall and see what sticks vs. sign the more likely to succeed (assuming the rankings have any validity). Stay in the pool vs go over pool. Sign more less expensive guys that are lower ranked vs sign a few high ranked guys. Like I said above, I am skeptical about their approach, but I don't think there is enough data to know if it will work or not. Sano would NOT be signed under this current approach, for example, since he was THE guy that year.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Btw, from what little reading I have done this year, I do like this signing. As for success with the approach, imo, it is too early to tell. Most of these guys are not even in A ball. .....for all the teams in baseball.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Right, I think I tried to say that.....there just are no good options, and it is lacking in excitement. Not "they should have done this instead", more "sigh, this is the best option still, no progress on anyone being ready for the MLB roster, 3.5 years into being awful".......* Like I said, an emotional response to a perfectly logical move. *and I also acknowledged that it was not good luck that Sano, buxton, Rosario had their issues.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    It has been a bad year for progress, yes. That post is about emotion, not logic......
  10. Mike Sixel
    That's my theory. I'd rather Plouffe be adjusting this year, even if we don't see Sano for 3 months or so next year. I think Plouffe could be Alex Gordon light in the OF. That has real value.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Right, I'd say I'm skeptical, but not convinced they are wrong. I'm curious how random the outcomes are, though. I don't know if we have enough data yet to know, given the likelihood that international rankings probably haven't been widely available for a super long time.
  12. Mike Sixel
    According to what I can find, Hicks out offensed Morales so far this year......he's not exactly building value just yet.
  13. Mike Sixel
    It was more an indictment of how uninspiring their options are, than of the logic of the move. Is anyone actually excited by this new shiny toy? The Astros have promoted 4 legit starters to the majors this year, including two that could be star types.....the Twins have new MLBPers, Santana, Pino, and Tonkin this year. Just isn't exciting at all. (not counting Polanco, since that was an emergency, and he's back in A ball, proving they don't think he's close to ready) Was a general lament, not a specific one.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I would not have an issue with your plan, but mine is different. And, mine probably doesn't happen for a few weeks while teams oddly wait a month to add good players, decreasing their impact, and decreasing the likelihood they are needed..... 1. Santana to SS 2. Escobar to 3B 3. Plouffe to LF or RF 3a. If RF, Arcia to DH or AAA 3b. If LF, Willingham traded 4. Nunez backup 3B, SS, LF 5. When Rosario is ready, to LF or CF (depending on what I did with Plouffe) 6. In the meantime, Fuld in CF (sigh) However, like I said, if they put Santana in CF full time, that would not bother me at all, if Esco was at SS instead. I can see that logic.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Agree.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Congrats to him.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Ugh. Where are the actual prospects? Just not exciting at all.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I remain skeptical of the approach of having a lot of money, and buying quantity over quality, I guess we will know more in a few years. I have not paid attention to the international stuff this year at all, under the premise they would be praying on the top ranked guys again. Good luck to them and their new players. I hope it works.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Rosario was not around for two plus months, that is killing them. Rochester has zero hitters, that is killing them. Hicks is only depth because he failed up here. There is a lot of pitching, which somehow cannot crack the roster, even though the team is one of the five worst starting staffs in the majors. I guess there is some depth, but it isn't being used, so how good can it be?
  20. Mike Sixel
    Cubs got jake arietta on July 2, 2013.....maybe the Twins will make a cool trade tomorrow!
  21. Mike Sixel
    yes, big fan of the Wild approach
  22. Mike Sixel
    Except, some of those are on 40 man rosters, as we know.....
  23. Mike Sixel
    If they acquire guys needing 40 man spots, that are not actual starting MLB players, I will be bummed.
  24. Mike Sixel
    This is why I do not buy the"wait until the minors are good argument" for not signing FA. This team is an example of adding a great player or two puts you closer to good, so there is no argument that you are not close. Increment your team every year.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Phew. So hard to tell on the Internet
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