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  1. Mike Sixel
    Why?
  2. Mike Sixel
    I'd guess Tonkin is somehow mysteriously in AAA at some point again, so he's a contingency for when their other RP fail.....I agree, the SP depth is 100x better right now. Still not sold on May, but still hopeful.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Who is panicking about what? Pedro was awful last year as a hitter, I don't think anyone is basing their opinion on the games so far this year alone.
  4. Mike Sixel
    How about....every team makes the second season. I have a writeup on this someplace, but the idea is simple. Top x teams get byes. Bottm x teams have a one in playoff, followed by the winners vs the next tier (winners need to win 2 times, better teams 1 to advance, or something like that), followed by playoffs as we understand them today (give or take a round where the teams moving on from earlier rounds need to win more games). That is, make the winning in the first season count for a lot more, but have everyone play meaningful games in September (ahem.....).
  5. Mike Sixel
    Nick Gordon....I know, not BPA probably, but still intriguing to me. If he's 10% less "BPA" than Jackson....and you think Jackson is moving to the OF.....I think you take Gordon, since it is more than x% harder to find a legit SS than an OF.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I also agree that they are not "loaded" with sure fire OFers.....I'm still not sure Hicks is a MLB OF at a corner. They have pretty much the same number of 2B prospects as OF prospects, imo.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I like Willihammer's plan a lot, but no way they get that innovative. They just figured out Shifts.....
  8. Mike Sixel
    I'm not shocked by Kubel's d.....but I am by his O. It will be interesting when Willingham and Arcia come back......Willingham should be the DH. He should have been at the start of the year.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Matty G.....is, imo, just the kind of move a rebuilding team should NOT be making. They have plenty of young guys that could be in the bullpen. I just don't get it. Why NOT use young guys in the bullpen? It seems to be working for other teams. I remain a Wimmers' backer. I predict he's on the MLB roster by 2016. Either in long relief or as a starter. I remain a May disbeliever. I hope to be proven wrong there someday.
  10. Mike Sixel
    This isn't like Hicks, since Floriman was never good in the minors, and not good in the majors. He's just bad at hitting. The question is how bad, and how good is his defense? I have no idea, but if he hits around the Mendoza line, there is no amount of defense that can make up for that, imo. There is no real optino at this point, so keep him here, I guess.....but I'd not be upset at all if they tried others at some point this year.
  11. Mike Sixel
    A: I would not build a team this way, but the Twins are....hence my belief trading him would make sense for THIS GM. B: I don't think Boston is trading for him. C: I would not deal him w/o getting 2 very good prospects/MLB players in return, minimum. D: In an ideal world, I'd keep him, and sign more expensive FAs.....
  12. Mike Sixel
    "two months into a watchable season, and people want to trade Josh Willingham? He's part of the short and medium term future. He's the only source of power on this roster. Need to hold onto him to increase his value".....those were the days.....
  13. Mike Sixel
    halfchest.....in order not to hijack the thread.....I'll just say I hope you are right.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I don't get how Hicks can be bad at that. Six years of professional coaching.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Hence my "cut a RH RP" statement.......a MLB system should be embarrassed they can't field a legit OF at every level, let alone have backups at every level.
  16. Mike Sixel
    For all those wanting to contend in 16 or 17....do you really think they'll sign a FA or two, to fill in gaps? They have still cut payroll every year (assuming you measure this year based on the new $25MM baseline), and still have not traded a young player for a legit vet. I guess they won't do that, because "who would sign here to play x with such great prospects behind them". Do you really think adding a bunch of rookies next year, assuming any of them are healthy and emotionally stable, will have them be good next year, or even the next? I just don't see it, and at that point, you might as well "only play for the future" as Johan and Torrii put it.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Does anyone think this will happen though? Why do we care about losing Mastro, if this guy is just flat out better than him? How about cutting an older RH RP, and leaving Tonkin up here permanently?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Huh, my bad, I though Hardy was hurt last year. thanks, makes me feel a bit better about their options....I guess.
  19. Mike Sixel
    BTW, Escobar was already signed to an extension by the Rays.....so scratch him off your list.
  20. Mike Sixel
    If I thought Hardy could stay healthy every day of the week, I would too.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    Well, if the young uns don't work out, there is no SS on FA next year that is all that good, or healthy, or even as young as Drew is.....so they young uns better work out.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I don't know why they wouldn't roll the die on Beresford. Could he possibly hit worse than Floriman?
  23. Mike Sixel
    Under, but that KC series was fun. I wish they'd be willing to DH Pinto when they have only 2 catchers on the roster. That would help long term. I also hope they keep Tonkin up, he's clearly better than at least two of the other guys. There is zero reason to keep him down, for fear of losing an older RP. There are lots of good reasons to have him up.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I think he's a legit, long term, MLB starter. It's been a while since we can say that about a guy they drafted and developed, so I'm happy about that. If he ends up a 2, awesome. But I'd guess he's a "3" long term, which is a good thing, imo.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Hey, I'm with you, Brock.....but Ryan hasn't shown that in his past. Heck, when contending he's traded off players. My point was, if you are going all in on a rebuild, go all in. Don't go halfway, like the last three years. As you know, I would have tried A LOT harder to make this team better on the offseason, since they have 20-40MM sitting in their budget doing nothing, but that is NOT the choice they made. So, if you aren't actually going to try, then really go all in on your actual strategy.
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