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  1. Mike Sixel
    Well, in fairness, you judged him on ops in this thread.......we all disagree on that one, clearly. Since the yanks have infinite money, the cost is really irrelevant. It is about how he does. That said, on topic of the twins......not top five, not bottom five. So far, they have not fixed the offense, and again effectively cut payroll, rather than going all in. For those that say they should just pocket the money because they are not close, if you sign a good player two years ago, and then two good ones last year, you are "close".....and then your argument is moot. At some point, you should apply your resources. And right now, they are not fully doing so.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Not sure how it bottom five, but the allocation of resources to Pelfrey and KC both, when the smartest GM ever just traded for Worley and you have Gibson and Deduno, and your offense is terrible, well, it is not an A offseason for me yet. and, judging Ellsbury on OPS is pretty lazy Brock.
  3. Mike Sixel
    ground ball pitchers? Which staff is that? TR has, effectively, cut payroll again this year. Let's see what he does now. And, a 2nd rounder? Really? Ugh. The odds of a second rounder contributing to a MLB roster are very low.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Great stories. Happy that each of them lived their dreams. Not all of us get to do that. Good for them.
  5. Mike Sixel
    This mean willingham is in the field......I assume. Great plan, signing fly ball pitchers, with this defense.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I don't know, you think there is a pretty good chance a guy that has not played above A ball will be up by July? You think Hicks is a legit starter? I don't know about either of those being true. But if they are, then surely Hammer should be the DH....
  7. Mike Sixel
    yes, they have no offense. If you are not playing your second or third best offensive player, why sign a stop gap pitcher?
  8. Mike Sixel
    The board? Really?
  9. Mike Sixel
    Willingham for sure, with good defenders in the OF. This is a fly ball staff. If you are just trading willingham, no reason to sign Pelfrey, IMO.
  10. Mike Sixel
    So, they deal Doumit, sign a guy that fits better, and get a AA / AAA pitcher that was well regarded two years ago. That's a nice couple of days, imo.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I agree, if they feel Dozier can play SS, go find a 2B if they want.....more and more, I'm thinking Rosario could be the LF of the future, if Dozier stays at 2B or they find another 2B.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I think that's all fair, JB, and I understand why people think I'm on crack in thinking with one or two big moves they were a contender this year. I was pretty surprised to come to that conclusion myself. It might be the NFL fan in me, since you can turn a team around there so fast....
  13. Mike Sixel
    I would have signed an OFer, not another 4/5 starter. Now, all the good OFers are gone. I still don't get the idea of a stop gap starter, if you are not going to fix the offense. That's the part of the strategy I don't get. Also, the comments I made were about the whole "chemistry wins games" part of the article......since I think that is somewhat bunk. Great players wins games, chemistry can help, but it isn't THE thing, imo.
  14. Mike Sixel
    But where would you play Franklin? I''m not opposed to dealing Hicks, I'm opposed to dealing him for a 2B when you have Dozier and Rosario. No, I think Arcia could be a corner OFer. But past next year, I can't name an OFer on the 40 man I am convinced (since Arcia might prove to be a DH) will be up in 2015 and beyond (though I believe Buxton will be, that would still be quite fast). But this isn't about Hicks, as I keep trying to type. It is about Nick Franklin.....and what role he would fill here.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Really? I'm stuck trying to name an OF other than Buxton, who has never played above A ball, btw. I get we are all excited about him being the next Eric Davis....and I share the optimism. But Arcia is a DH. No one (maybe Rosario?) is in LF. And who is in RF if Arcia is the DH (or vice versa). And, as I pointed out, no one thinks Franklin can play SS .....
  16. Mike Sixel
    I would argue that successful Twins teams won because they had good and great players, not because of "magic beans" around chemistry. Santana, Radke, Hunter, Puckett, Hrbek, Liriano's magic year, Knoblauch, Gaetti, Mauer, Morneau pre-injury.....it was about talent.
  17. Mike Sixel
    He's about as good a SS as I am, from what I read online from scouts.....why would you want him? And, trade Hicks? Who plays LF/CF/RF/DH over the next several years then? I don't understand this concept at all. Dave Cameron: Scouts have never liked Franklin’s glove. "He's not a shortstop, and while he could conceivably become an outfielder, he isn't one now and there's not a lot left for him to do in the minors," Sullivan writes
  18. Mike Sixel
    Could have been such a nice opportunity to congratulate a man on a promotion. There are likely years of opportunity to assess the job he does. I'm bummed this community couldn't take the chance to just say congratulations to the man.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I agree it will take time, heck, there were (are?) hockey players that did not want to wear helmets...
  20. Mike Sixel
    YOu can go to tools, and uncheck compatability mode....
  21. Mike Sixel
    What browser? I had this issue, found out it is realted to IE going into compatability mode....
  22. Mike Sixel
    I do agree, they should automate it. And, I disagree with your belief that in a split second they are not influenced by many things other than "did the pitch actually cross the plate". If they are graded and rewarded on performance, why was one of the worst ones working the post season this year, other than seniority?
  23. Mike Sixel
    I don't, and here's why......runs are discrete activities that happen within an inning. You can't add up .1 run over 10 games, and come up with a run. It is the issue I have with this particulary analysis. I might be wrong, maybe you can do this, but I have my doubts. Look at it this way, if he gave up 1 strike every three innings, what are the odds that one strike leads to a run? I guess you could argue that 1 missed strike an inning increases the odds of a run scoring that inning by x%, and therefore you can make the kind of argument you are making over 99 games.....but I think framing's impact is being over rated. that said, I could be totally wrong, and this is the exact kind of analysis that was done. Frankly, it is kind of why I struggle with all the stats that peanut butter pitching effectiveness over a season......there are just some days where a pitcher is awful, and some when a pitcher is awesome. I'd rather have the guy that is awesome 2 starts, and terrible one start, than the guy that is mediocre every start......but again, maybe I'm missing something, and maybe starts aren't discrete.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I thought the cheif scout ran the draft, not the GM...... Would be cool if this thread was about Rob Antony, and not another debate about TR....
  25. Mike Sixel
    Congrats to Mr. Antony!
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