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  1. Mike Sixel
    Except he isn't a 4th OF....at age 24, while Hicks was putting up negative WAR at that age, he put up 3 WAR. Last year, while injured, he put up .9 WAR in only 88 games. If he puts up 2 WAR as a starting CF, that puts him around league Median (if you count all the CF teams, not just those that qualify, since about 1/3 of the teams don't even have a CF that qualifies as a hitter). All that aside, I do agree, the accountability seems low. They fired two old bench type coaches, but the real leaders of the team are still here. You don't lose 90+ games for 3-5 years in a row by being good at your job......players, coaches, front office.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Great article. This country (and many) are driven to achieve, not to enjoy the journey. I hope you get a chance to enjoy the journey more. I hope you get to live in the moment, not always looking to the future and what it will bring. Life is too interesting, imo, to worry only about the goal, and not the journey.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I'm not hand ringing over this deal....and my comment about money was meant to be humorous, but that didn't work, obviously. I'm still mocking the trade for Worley and May....that is the one that hurts.
  4. Mike Sixel
    This team makes it hard not to mock them over their financial moves......but I'm sure the scouts that said they should trade a 24 year old cost controlled 2+ WAR CF for him and a minor league pitcher there is not consensus on (in terms of upside) will get the next one right..... edited, since I somehow lost part of the post the first time
  5. Mike Sixel
    Do people expect other teams to be worse, even though they gradutated guys from the minors, traded for players, and signed free agents? Or, could some of those teams also have gotten better in the off season? Are the Twins so far behind, does it matter if they are better, or does it matter if they are A LOT better?
  6. Mike Sixel
    So Zips is negative for all the teams....meaning they could/are in the right order.....or are you trying argue that Zips has a bias agains the Twins. To me, the absolutes aren't the key....they key is, are they league median, or close to the worst. That's the question. I can't see how they can be projected to be league median. If they are, it proves money can buy wins, btw.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Just for the Twins? Are they only down on the Twins, or everyone? Do other systems predict them to be anywhere near the median?
  8. Mike Sixel
    Zips projects the Twins to be tied for the 3rd worst SP in the majors this year......what do we mean by "league average"? http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP
  9. Mike Sixel
    LEN is great on the radio, but in print? I don't even get the STrib anymore.....they largely report what sports teams and big companies tell them. And no, there is no hierarchy of purity in sports reporting. the NFL reporting is not worse. Heck, the play by play guy for the Vikes rips them during games. When have the Twins announcers ever done that?
  10. Mike Sixel
    Giving up 50 less runs is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. OTOH, if you are going to use runs scored to project more wins (i.e., pythag), you should acknowledge they over achieved their pythag last year..... I think they'll win a few more games than last year, the pitching was so bad last year than a marginal improvement just puts in them in the bottom 5-10, not the bottom of the league. The real question for me this year is about youth. Will this team finally commit to youth and learning what these prospects have or don't, or will we see old guys with no future trotted out there instead? To me, the issue is about their commitment to their own stated strategy, building through the minors. Kubel, Suzuki, Pelfrey, Willingham....those names don't make you think they are committed to their own strategy at all. Add in Tonkin sitting in AAA, and maybe Arcia going back down, and you wonder.....what exactly is their strategy?
  11. Mike Sixel
    I actually think this is fairly likely. And it makes you wonder what they rebuild strategy is, if they are going to not play young players.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I enjoy reading them quite a bit. usually because I read about players on other teams I'm interested in, not from scrolling to the bottom and reading the Twins' results. Actually, I generally find Fangraphs to be entertaining, if not always something I agree with. The articles are generally well written, and the chats are usually quite fun.
  13. Mike Sixel
    So Tonkin is not one of their 6 best RP right now? I find that hard to believe. I admit I will be bummed if the OF is Willy, Hicks, Kubel, with Arcia not playing out there. I guess I don't understand what their strategy is. They didn't go out and sign good veterans, so they weren't really trying all that hard to fix the offense and defense. Yet they are looking like Arcia might not start much? I don't understand the plan.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Well, if it is not just about wins and losses, then yes, I think this year they will finally start to see some guys come up from the minors that contribute. Maybe not as fast as I'd want, but I think it is inevitable.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Who would have thought it was possible they'd have a shot at Rodon? Unreal. Just like no one thought the Vikes would have a shot at Bridgewater, and now he might not even go in the top 10.......
  16. Mike Sixel
    Didn't they outperform their pythag by 5-8 games? I am still going with "no", not the worst of the last 4 years, but I still think they are looking at 90 losses, again. Pretty depressing, with Sano out....and now not likely to start up here next year either. The defense might be the worst it has ever been, if you think this is a fly ball pitching staff and Willingham will play in the OF.....that's a lot of extra hits/runs.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Hicks should be in left. Random place holder in Center. Willingham DH. I don't understand why this is hard. They could have traded him during his good year, they were quoted as saying they weren't a farm team for others. How's that working out?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Worley had negative WAR last year, and even hurt, Revere put up positive WAR. And, he can at least play D in the majors. RIght now, it is unclear that Worley ever pitches a MLB game again. I don't know how you can think that. edit: Revere was 24, had just put up 2.1 or so WAR, and was an elite defender. He had value. Doesn't matter "how many more wins" they would have had last year. That's like saying I should give away my car because I can't win the Indy 500......
  19. Mike Sixel
    But they should be judged on risks. I could make a trade of an OF for a SP.....they are paid to make good decisions. This one looks pretty bad right now.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Good.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Bummer on how this has worked out......real bummer.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I thought it was all in Gardy and Ryan/Antony's hands. Pinto can play well all he wants, but if Gardy wants a vet, he'll play a vet if he's available.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Can't he gain that experience in MN?
  24. Mike Sixel
    I hope they measure consistency differently than they did last year with Gibson....
  25. Mike Sixel
    So basically, he doesn't "catch every day" in the minors either. So what's the point of sending him down to "catch every day"?
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