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  1. Mike Sixel
    Man, sprialling into 52% talk range again...... the players are bad. That's the problem here. They don't have enough good players. And yet, most of the FO and scouts still have their jobs, right?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Would he DH in AAA? Or, would he catch 60% of the time, and how is that really different than catching half the time here?
  3. Mike Sixel
    It's hard not to comment on the job the FO did, when discussing why no one is stepping up. The issue is that they don't have enough good players. Their vaunted minor league system is set to graduate zero players onto this roster this year that will be starters, three years into being one of the five worst teams in the game. And, between 1 and all of the players that graduated last year might start in the minors. Until they have some actual good players, the FO should be lamenting what they are seeing on the field.
  4. Mike Sixel
    amen.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Why not bring him North if he's one of the 5 best starting pitchers?
  6. Mike Sixel
    Yes, it would be nice if they had good players.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I can't believe people think a cost controlled CF that put up over 2.4 WAR in his second year in the majors is "fringe". As for second guessing, I had no way to judge the trade at the time. They get paid to be right about if a guy is good or not. If they are wrong a lot, it is how you end up "winning" this many games.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I was pro "trade an OF for pitchers", but said we'd have to judge the actual trade when we see what happens. That's what scouts get paid for, making the right decision. So far, those scouts should have less influence imo.
  9. Mike Sixel
    If Pinto is your best DH option, he should DH. You pinch hit and run 1 time a game, you don't give up 3 at bats in case you might need to hit or run for him in the last at bat.
  10. Mike Sixel
    True, the Twins are not trying to win this year, that is clear. Who, exactly, will they be "aggressive in making roster changes" with? Who in AAA is even "ready" to come up? Hicks and Pinto? It looks like Escobar might be up. They aren't going to bring up Buxton "early".
  11. Mike Sixel
    Math and stats are useless against believers. That's how the world works Parker. Gardenhire talks like a believer. Doesn't matter what numbers you show him, he see what he sees. Let's see how long bad veterans stay in the lineup over younger guys before complaining. But if I were a betting man, I'd bet many here will be complaining this summer.
  12. Mike Sixel
    how'd they do wtih no one on base? worse? better? same? And, yes, there will be noise from AB to AB, month to month, and year to year. But it still doesn't tell you much of the whole story (like, 1/4-1/3 or so)......
  13. Mike Sixel
    Thanks for the correction. I am curious, wuold people be happier with Votto if he swung at bad pitches and struck out or grounded out more often, but got 10 more RBI or so? Because I'd guess if he would swing more, he'd make a lot more outs.
  14. Mike Sixel
    So, a guy gets on base, steals second, and the next hitter hits a single, and the first guy is fast enough to score from second. Who did most of the work? I didn't say he did "nothing", but he didn't come close to contributing even half the work to making that run score, did he?
  15. Mike Sixel
    This is a complex thing for me, personally....as I'm one of teh "52%ers" I believe..... I view this as a conversation in a bar. The rules for that kind of interaction are a bit looser than what I believe most here want, and I can respect that. Sometimes, (speaking for me personally), I just get caught up in the moment, and respond to posts people make quickly (while on a boring call, like right now), without regard to the fact I already said the same dang thing 5 minutes ago (probably because I'm multi tasking, tsk). But, mostly, I just want people here to enjoy their time here. If my harping on the same topic in multiple threads decreases that, I can live with being reminded by the mods to tone it down. I'm old enough to realize I'm not always right, and that a conversation requires two or more people to be interesting, and that won't happen if my tone is off, or I hit to hard sometimes. Remember "fan" is short for fanatic, not "logician". We are going to tend to have discussions that spill over into emotional hotspots at times. We just need to remember how to handle that.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    Here is why I think RBI tells you little about who actually contributed to a run scoring..... leadoff hitter gest a single leadoff hitter steals second secon hitter advances runner to third on routine ground out third hitter hits routine fly ball to CF, runner scores all the third place hitter did was hit a routine out, but he gets an "RBI", like he did something special. Guys get RBI for routine fly balls and ground outs all the time. It is the guy that got on base, in that situation, that actually did something of value.
  17. Mike Sixel
    It says no one was no base in front of him, is what it says. That's the whole point of it being over rated....
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'd say that if they have an offer for KC right now, not sure why they aren't taking it. If the offer includes a viable prospect at all, that's worth more than 15 starts from KC over 15 from random starter (this year at least).
  19. Mike Sixel
    Just curious, do you really think the veterans on this roster are that much better than the youth available? Kubel? Suzuki? Pressly (the CF one, not sure I spelled it correctly). Willingham as an OF?
  20. Mike Sixel
    "if", I love your optimism guys.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    A bit premature to be betting on Hicks, imo. But I disagree with Nick. If he can hit like a good CF, and field like the best corner OF, I think that is valuable. Is that as valuable as trading him for a legit SS or C? Not sure.....but I think Nick and others are undervaluing defense some. But, let's see if he can actually hit at all first.....I'd 100% rather he be in LF than CF, though. let's see what he can do at his eventual Twins' position, not his position for some other team.
  22. Mike Sixel
    ppearson50, that is fair. I'd rather see a young lineup with hope, but it looks like neither of us is getting our wish. We are getting old and medium aged guys, with little hope, and little current ability either (on offense....the pitching MIGHT be different).
  23. Mike Sixel
    Great post spycake.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Why sign Morales? They have no 3B, SS, CF, C....they might not have a LF (if you count defense). They might or might not have a 2B. What good does a 2 year deal do this team, at this point, with this roster? This year has to be about the future, imo.
  25. Mike Sixel
    100% this.
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