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  1. Mike Sixel
    I agree, Brock. That's what I said in the 2nd paragraph, isn't it?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Which is the case next year too, how old do you expect FAs to be in any year? It is true, of those left, there aren't a lot of great options. The good players (other than Drew, imo) have mostly signed already unfortunately.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Doumit is bad. Him being on the team, for 1 more year, should not stop them from signing a DH. There is no LF on the roster after this year (heck, maybe this year), unless you think Hicks will learn to hit righties anytime soon, which I do not. There might or might not be a catcher on the roster. A good hitter, in LF, would start a lot of games the next 2-3 years, imo. Not sure why signing one seems like a bad idea to them or the Twins. Willingham can DH (for a year)....are FAs really afraid of competing with Hicks, Presley, and Mastro? If so, then I probably would not want them on the team anyway.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Because there are already 3-5 candidates for that spot, and they have no LF, CF, SS, DH on the roster, and maybe no C......that's the biggest downside for me. Brock, he has three years with an ERA over 5, one with a 4.74, and two with an ERA under 4. What are the odds he pitches better than Gibson, Deduno, Meyer, Diamond, Worley....asked another way, what are the odds he pitches so much better than them that it matters in the outcome of games? If you have limited resources, how to best spend your money is an issue......or maybe we think they don't have limited resources, and this signing is not what is keeping them from signing any offense.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Nice analysis tobi.
  6. Mike Sixel
    The owner has said that a payroll of over $100MM is acceptable (esp. now that they get another $25MM in revenue, with no increase in expenses, it is all gravy)......so this whole line of arguing seems off to me. They clearly spent less money than they had available last year. So far, they are spending less money than they have available this year. All the other stuff is people arguing on message boards with insufficient information to draw rational conclusions (which was the whole point of the thread, ironically).
  7. Mike Sixel
    fangpraphs predicted doumit would be awful, with foresight. So did others.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Uh, yes, they need an OF/DH a lot more than another number 5 starter, but what is done is done. Lots of 5-3 games in their future, imo. The fact you have to write an article titled this, kind of shows what he's really worth, doesn't it?
  9. Mike Sixel
    I don't care if they try, I care if they succeed. Last year, they did not. Hopefully this year, unlike last year when Ryan revamped the rotation and made it worse compared to the league, he will have succeeded at making it better, substantially better.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Just now on Fangraphs: Dan Szymborski: I'm kind of amused that Pelfrey got a 50% raise for a 78 ERA+.
  11. Mike Sixel
    It only matters if it keeps them from: A: starting the best pitchers for some reason B: signing/acquiring position players (which I think is the actual risk right now)
  12. Mike Sixel
    For a team with limited (self imposed or not) financial resources, it does make sense, though, to question signing more and more pitching. If you now go out and sign a 4th starter...couldn't that money have been used on an every day player? BTW, wasn't the argument last year that NO TEAM could ever go out and sign three free agent pitchers in 1 year and be successful? I do wonder......is it his plan to undo last year? Last year he signed bad FAs (imo), and traded the present for the future (though Worley was for the present). Is it his plan this year to sign a bunch of pitching, and deal some combo of Worley, Gibson, Deduno, May, whomever for hitters?
  13. Mike Sixel
    If Worley and Gibson are healthy, I think they are both as good as Pelfrey. And then next year Meyer will be up (if not this year). So I think it is possible. Certain? No. but again, I don't see the point, unless they think Sano and Buxton are up this year. They could have just rolled those guys (the pitchers) all out there this week to see what they have (or don't) because this offense was awful last year. Adding a great pitcher, or great hitter, that makes sense to me. Adding a stop gap? Not so much.
  14. Mike Sixel
    From what I read, Bridgewater is falling, but now that they've won, I doubt they have a shot at him or Carr. At this point, I'd just as soon take the best CB (or LB is they switch to a 3-4), use Cassel for a year or so, and draft a project type QB (I think this is what I'd do).
  15. Mike Sixel
    The issue will be if others are better in AAA, but stuck there because he's "acceptable" enough. I don't particularily like this deal. I also don't know how they plan to score any runs next year, and if you aren't, what is the point of signing a stop gap pitcher?
  16. Mike Sixel
    Makes no sense with this offense to sign stop gap pitchers. But whatever. My condolences to those that have tickets to games he starts. Unless you like a minute between pitches. I do not understand why they would be willing to do this, when they have plenty of mediocre starters, but no LF, no DH, no catcher, no CF they can count on.
  17. Mike Sixel
    This is true, we know that. Simple facts. And of course, last year was not high.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Same day as the winter carnival beer dabbler, we'll see how I feel after beer tasting oustide for hours ..... but I guess I'll have to decide before that, as I suspect this could sell out.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Actually, he was right for one year....what if Marcum is healthy this year, and good? Will you all come on and say he was wrong? And, man, this went off topic to the same old arguments fast....it had the chance to be a fun thread.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Agreed. Garza might be really good. Even in his best years (in the NL), Pelfrey was not that good.
  21. Mike Sixel
    The Star Trek Next Generation episode on lenses/perspective/truth where Riker is accused of murder is a great episode to watch for a philosophical view on truth (remember when TV used to have philosophical discussions?).
  22. Mike Sixel
    Rumor is they offered a two year deal to the slowest pitcher ever.....I don't get it.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I noticed the projections for Mauer when I wrote my "overly optimistic" thread....and was mind boggled at them frankly. I just don't see him being below his norms. I don't share thrylos' general disdain for all things Fangraphs, which he shared on nearly every thread.....it is just more information/entertainment that is available. I generally enjoy reading the site, especially the chats. Others disagree.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Pass. Another of my favorite Twins, but it is time to move on. Either get a high upside hitter, or try the guys in the minors, imo.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I think it is funny that at least one poster has stated he knows the truth already...... McPhail had no problem handing out huge (for the time) free agent contracts. Ryan never did until this year. We really have no idea what has or has not changed. What we do know is that instead of dumpster diving, TR has decided to spend real money this year. We should all be thankful for whatever caused that to happen, and hope it continues. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is both a good and bad book, imo. I enjoyed reading it, but I read it when I was in a spot where thinking about important stuff was important to me. I remember wondering about some of the writing, but mostly I remember it making me think. Maybe we should have a book thread someplace around here.....
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