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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'm with spycake, it is about money, plain and simple. Either that, or they are really bad at scouting Cubans....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Another reason not to slide head first. I'd bench every player that did it until they stopped.
  3. Mike Sixel
    He's 24, not 19. He'll be 30 when they would lose him, not 26. But I expect them to keep him down "to be more consistent with his changeup" before coming up. I expect Pelfrey to continue being awful (as he has been the majority of his career, btw). I expect the value of Meyer's future starts to be low, since they'll cycle through much worse pitchers and start losing more. But hey, in the future they'll have the best players up right away, really.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Not only are the Marlins doing a classsic tear down, they are one of the younger teams in MLB. The Twins, OTOH, are one of the older teams.... Two predictions that really say "these guys will be what we thought they were": I would bet a lot of money that Mauer is better next month. Similarly, I have no doubt Plouffe and Collabello will be worse. Willingham will come back up, and be bad. And we'll watch him for weeks before he goes back on the DL. They will continue to carry three catchers, and these boards will continue to hate that. Nolasco will be better, but that's not saying much.....I don't know how much better. They won't win as many games in May as April.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I just re-read the entire thread.....kind of a depressing read actually. very little actual discussion about Abreu...... oh, and..... Inner half fastballs seem to tie him up some, but apparently not everyone can throw those consistently. I wish this thread had not come back.....it depresses me.
  6. Mike Sixel
    what is this warmer weather you speak of? You do know winter is coming....
  7. Mike Sixel
    I think that's fair, Brock. It wouldn't be my approach, but it is their approach. We'll know if it works in about 4-7 years.
  8. Mike Sixel
    The Cardinals. The Rays. The Marlins (who have more WS wins lately). And I was not comparing Polanco to those guys, I was commenting on the philosophy that a guy has to play in the same league until June (their words, according to Seth) before he gets promoted. Sorry if that was misunderstood, I thought it was clear.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I'm not yet convinced he's a lesser talent, though I admit I don't follow these guys as closely as you do. As for those trades, only Ramos was a trade of a prospect for a proven* player. They clearly are willing to trade MLB players for minor leaguers. *their words, not mine....
  10. Mike Sixel
    Well, they probably also view Mauer's move to 1B as inevitable in a couple of years anyway, so why not move him to his eventual (pre-DH) position sooner rather than later (esp since there was no 1B on the 40 man that they could reasonably predict would be even close to as good as him). Can't blame them, imo, for the Mauer to 1B decision. (man, I just agreed with mgmt......sell your stocks now!)
  11. Mike Sixel
    One market ineffiicency is to pay for the highest ranked non-US prospects you can, and to overpay for a year to get more of them. You know, like Sano......but that's not their plan either. Neither is trading prospects (or a 2nd round pick, that isn't likely to ever do much if anything at the MLB level) for a proven player. Not sure how to get out of this pickle, actually.
  12. Mike Sixel
    kab....that dismiss statement wasn't aimed at anyone, but I can see why you thought that. It was a statement that the Twins, whomever cares, whatever, probably shouldn't dismiss the possibility of drafting him. Sorry for the confusion. On your other statement.....Let me know the next time the Twins trade prospects for a legit player, then I won't worry about what position they draft.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Except now they are over .500 a month into the season....this isn't the beginning of the year anymore. Now, they need to decide if they are going to try to win this year, or wait for a future that never comes*. This isn't just Meyer.....it is contributions from unexpected people, and Dozier showing he could be legit, not a one hit wonder. Agreed, they should have signed Santana and not Pelfrey (but they don't understand a concept taught in business school since the 70s), but they didn't. The question is, what should they do now? *copyright Santana/Hunter
  14. Mike Sixel
    Like when the Angels delayed Trouts, and missed the playoffs? And then signed him to an extension anyway?
  15. Mike Sixel
    I agree, it appears that way, jokin. We'll see in a few weeks (assuming Pelfrey continues to bad) if that is true or not. We'll also see early next year with how they treat Buxton and Sano.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Why? Why not just put Escobar back there? Mauer is not going behind the plate. MAYBE if both catchers and the emergency catcher go down in a playoff game....
  17. Mike Sixel
    Not sure what you mean by "all tools". Given his stats line, he looks like production and tools to me, not just tools. I would think every guy drafted might "never make it". I'm not saying they should take him.....just that dismissing seems like a really bad idea. If he's a top 10 SS, that's certainly worth number 5.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I think it is more important to have the best players up. Every bad start makes the value of a future good start much lower.
  19. Mike Sixel
    a short excerpt from ESPN today: "To me, it's not even close [that Gordon is the best shortstop in this year's draft]," an NL West scout said. "And that includes both the college and high school side. The swing isn't perfect, but he's got quality bat speed and his bat-to-ball skills are well above-average. Add in the defensive ability, and you get a guy who has a chance to be a top-10 shortstop, maybe even better if everything goes right in his development." http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mlb-draft/post/_/id/1613/carlos-rodon-makes-a-statement
  20. Mike Sixel
    Hope you are right, sir. Hope you are right.
  21. Mike Sixel
    There is no knock on Gordon, KLAW has him 9 or 10 overall.....last I checked. He has put on muscle this year, and is no longer a slap hitter like he appeared to be last year.
  22. Mike Sixel
    By june, how many innings will he have left on what is likely an innings' limit this year?
  23. Mike Sixel
    Slow and steady.....it has worked so well the last 10 years that this team has lost 90+ games three years in a row, but don't change anything......if this team had drafted Stanton or Fernandez, would they even be in the majors yet?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Pinto behind the plate more, Suzuki on the bench more. Arcia is part of the future and present, they should really bench him for Kurt Suzuki? Really?
  25. Mike Sixel
    What is not fair about getting millions of dollars, and being made a fre agent?
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