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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'd prefer that they promote their RP very aggressively, and use them in the bullpen. But that is a major delta in philosophy with me and them.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Most ML clubs have no one in the majors, AAA, or AA at CF?
  3. Mike Sixel
    Plenty of high upside RP in the minors! Let's actually start promoting them, and use them in MN, rather than a failed starter that the fans are tired of seeing......Lots of teams promote RP fast, to get them up in teh majors before their arms start decreasing in health/ability.
  4. Mike Sixel
    True, but Sano should be in MN, meaning there would still be no one in AAA. And Rosario would give you one in AA, and not sure where Buxton would have started the year (I think A for 2-3 months was their plan). So, I guess they could have 1 in AA and one more in high A right now.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Would love to see the Twins cut bait on teh old RP in the majors, move these guys up, and rotate them in and out of Rochester/MN to keep teh RP fresh, and have 12 pitchers in MN, not 13 or 14......this is a very nice list. Add in Tonkin as a young guy, and some SP in the minors that should be RP, and they should be able to rely more on their minors for RP.
  6. Mike Sixel
    No hitters in AA either.....that's a problem too. And, no hitters in AAA either, that's a problem too.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Can I just say, that I appreciate Brock and I can disagree civilly on this thread? No one is name calling here at all. Apologies to anyone that is bored with our back and forth, but I enjoy "talking" to Brock on this site.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I admit many of my opinions on this site are dumb at time.
  9. Mike Sixel
    To me, the issue wasn't having Hicks up, the issue was the backup plan (or lack thereof), given his level of success last year. I am glad they gave Hicks another shot. I am hopeful that at some point, everyone will say "you know, it couldn't hurt to try only batting RH", and that he figures things out. But my skepticism is growing. And while I don't get to watch games anymore, I read the comments here on his fielding every day, and those are not exactly glowing (6 years into his professional career, for a guy that is supposed to be an above average fielder).
  10. Mike Sixel
    Gotta admit, May is significantly increasing my hope for him. His progress would be great news for the Twins.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I'll take that bet....there is one more year of drafting in the top 10 coming, I think. But yes, going under slot is a bad idea imo. Go get the best player.
  12. Mike Sixel
    didn't say he was a bad player. Said you couldn't give them credit for him coming up, if he's not up here. I think he's legit. But you can't say the minors sent him to the majors and he fixed a position at this point, that was our point.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I actually do understand this. doesn't decrease my disdain for what it is producing.
  14. Mike Sixel
    that's my point, the minor league system is not producing enough guys fast enough. I get that it takes time for the minors produce....and I get the Sano injury. But, my point is, if the minors can't produce 1 starter at the beginning of the year (3 years into being awful), then maybe the minor league system isn't that good. I hope to be proven wrong, I really do.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I expect changes to occur, if you are one of the worst teams in the league for 3+ years. Big changes. In leadership. In strategy. I am confused that I should not expect one minor leaguer to come up at the beginning of the year. I guess I don't know why they can't find room for 1 guy before June (for more than a call up). Do we know Arcia is up? There is talk of him having to be in AAA to work on his swing. Hard to count him as up right now. If you have no LF, CF, RF, 3B, SS, C, DH....and no SP, bringing up 3 guys isn't fixing much. But really, the big things the FO has done (since they are only tangentally in charge of the minors) is not trade Willingham at his peak, sign KC and Pelfrey to multi year deals, and have no plan for CF or SS for the last two years. Like I said, I don't think we'll agree.
  16. Mike Sixel
    DFA him. Just move on with life, and admit you are rebuilding, and give the young guys a chance. Admitting this mistake would slightly increase my confidence in this FO.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I agree with this.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Math is hard.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Brock, we probably won't agree on this FO. If you don't understand what a sunk cost is, you shouldn't be leading a billion dollar business. If you don't understand that RP are fungible, you probably shouldn't be GM of a MLB team. If you think Floriman and Hicks are good MLB players, you probably shouldn't be GM of a MLB team. If your plan for CF is to not have anyone in the majors or AAA or AA that can back up Hicks, you probably shouldn't GM of a MLB team. I won't even touch on the fact that they didn't trade Willingham, because they refused to admit they were in rebuild (ok, I did), or that they apparently are not willing to spend even 40% of revenue on the MLB roster, let alone 50, or that they won't sign Cubans, or that they appear to like quantity in FA over quality. The vaunted minor league system has produced Pinto and Gibson and maybe Arcia in the last two years, with not one new guy coming up this year so far. This on a team that has lost 90+ games for three years in a row. They are one of the older teams in MLB, and are projected to be one of the worst teams again this year. That's a bad combination. Signing actual FA SP looked like it might be a change in direction. But, that was, imo, a mirage. They did not go out and sign big time, elite players. They actually cut payroll as a percent of revenue (since they got $25MM more revenue this year), again. Until something changes, I don't think anything has changed.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I agree with all five of your choices. Good move, committing 2 years to Pelfrey. Hicks is NOT a MLB hitter, and appears not to be that good a fielder either. He needs to be in AAA, hitting only RH until he proves he can hit. SS, well, that's a disaster, like we knew it would be. None of this is surprising (the bad parts, there have been a couple of nice surprises, but those are 1-2 yeard things).
  21. Mike Sixel
    90+ losses three years in a row.....so far. What, exactly, looks like it was fixed over the winter for more than 1 year?
  22. Mike Sixel
    the continued mishandling of CF and SS....well, I don't know how people keep defending this FO. Wasn't Hicks supposed to be these great fielder, who only had to hit a little? And really, the bullpen is tired? Maybe Tonkin could throw more than 5 pitches an outing?
  23. Mike Sixel
    great line
  24. Mike Sixel
    Do we think they'll actually do anything with his next start? What's your prediction?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Wow, that is an amazing stat for Burton!
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