Mike Sixel
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Article: The Case for Stephen Drew
Mike Sixel replied to JP3700's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
How is saving millions a good idea, if those millions are just pocketed? Why do people care if they pay Drew, if the alternative is pocketing the money? -
You clearly mean Gibson, and I agree.....KC or Pelfrey blocking Gibson, ugh. As for Hicks, his struggles were historically bad. I believe Fangraphs looked and could find zero players that were that bad their first month that ever turned out good, but that might have been an offhand remark in a chat...... The bigger issue for me last year was that his defense looked a lot less impressive than we had been led to believe. That should not have been effected by being in MN at all.
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Article: The Case for Stephen Drew
Mike Sixel replied to JP3700's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
If you are worried about losing a second rounder, just look at all the second round picks by the Twins the last 25 years.......If you think they shouldn't sign him "because they aren't close", then why sign Pelfrey, why even try to get better at all......If you think they should not sign him because it will tie up resources for next year, they lose KC and Willingham off the payroll, they are still WELL below the 50% threshold, and they just got $25MM more EVERY year in national tv money. There really isn't a good reason not to sign him. OTOH, if you aren't punting the season again, there are plenty of good reasons to sign him. -
Ya, didn't want to google that at work....
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We know they aren't going to win now? We know it is because of these contracts, and not because they made a bunch of other bad decisions? 'tis better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all......
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It is also the featured ad on the vikings' forum I go to......does anyone know what the league of angels is, other than bad cartoon stuff.....
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It has been three years of patience already....and next year people will say "they only wond 75 games, why would you spend on FAs when they aren't one player away" again....
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Article: Rumor Mill Round-Up: 1/6
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Homer Bailey may be available..... The Astros might make their catcher, Castro, available......I'd trade for him for the right price. -
I find it fascintating people want to trade for players, but are afraid to give up a 2nd round pick for a proven player.
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What is an albatross contract? Teams are floating in unspent money. The income will continue to go up. Contract prices will continue to go up. SF signed Zito, and won two WS after that. The only contracts that are albatross like are the ones where you sign an awful player because you are too cheap to sign good ones. Remember when the entire board said Hunter would never be worth his contract in CA, and he'd be done before that contract expried? You are good with signing Nolasco for 4 -5 years, but not Garza, who is younger by a year?
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Better to pocket the money? Not sure what that does, other than not help the team be better.
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If he embellished the quotes, I've lost all respect for him, and Preifer should sue his ass. OTOH, if Preifer said that, then good for Kluwe for saying so, though he should have done it right away.
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great satire. truly well written.
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He really made one choice onQB though......you don't kill Ponders career before this year.......I say he gets one more shot. But if the ST coach said what Kluwe alleges, that is bd for him. And Henderson is clearly an idiot whose time has come.
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I think Dman hit the proverbial nail on the head.....
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If they had signed good players to long term deals 2 years ago, and been better, then signed a good player or two to long term deals last year, and been better, they'd be closer to a .500 team. Then there would be no "they are not close" reason not to try to win this year. But, since they refuse to do this, they are not really getting any closer. I guess, to me, not trying to get better than .500 is punting the season. We clearly disagree on this point. For my long treatise, you convinced me, I was wrong. They aren't close. So now I want them to go out and get close. If I was a multi billionaire, I'd be giving my money away to charity and trying to win baseball games, not trying to milk the baseball team for more profit. Assuming things about other posters' values is probably not a good idea, MLR.
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So why are coaches paid so much, if they do nothing? I don't get this line of reasoning. There is research in the NFL that after 10 years, a coach loses effectiveness as a general rule, actually (the research is older, so I don't know how it holds up). If a player does badly, he's cut. If a GM drafts crappy players, he's (usually, not here) fired. Why are coaches immune in your world, Seth? I'm genuinely curious what you would do with a coach/manager that isn't good at his job (if you felt he wasn't good).
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Number one depressing story for me. No accountability at all. If they lose close to ninety again, does anyone think Gardy and Ryan will be gone?
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I acknowledged there is evidence of change, but we cannot be sure yet, didn't i? For me change would be Ryan increasing payroll, signing a guy that costs a second round pick......since second rounders rarely even contribute to a MLB roster, trading prospects for proven major leguers. Maybe MLR is right, maybe they should just punt the season, again. As a fan and taxpayer subsidizing the profits of billionaires, I have little desire for that to be the strategy again this year. can anyone explain how signing Pelfrey is about building for the future?
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To be clear, I am happy they spent better, I hope, on free agency. My comments are about whether it shows that Ryan has really changed or not.
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Best move of the offseason, IMO. Nothing is more important to this team than Mauer being on the field for 100 more at bats, given their investment in him and his awesomeness.
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no, and you know that is not what I am saying. I am clearly saying that Ryan has not demonstrated any change in his willingness to spend money. The payroll is effectively down again, third year in a row since he took over. Until he shows that he is willing to go for it, there is no evidence he is willing to go for it. I continue to hope he will prove me wrong. And if they are rebuilding, what is the point of a two year deal for a mediocre.bad pitcher? How does the Pelfrey deal help with rebuilding? Adding him, and blocking one of Gibson, Worley, Meyer, May, Deduno, how does that help with the future?
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Then they must be spending near a record low on their non-free agent players, for the modern era......
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Correct, with the new money coming in from the tv contract, they have effectively cut payroll again. All they did was take money freed up, and spend it. Nothing new here at all, yet. There is still time to prove the naysayers wrong.......
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have you seen the Yankees be limited recently? You do know they have a billion or so in revenue? Two or three useless contracts won't stop them from doing what they want. Only a self imposed limit will......which would surprise me if true.