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  1. Mike Sixel
    I admit to being bored with starting pitching right now.....none of them excite me a lot. But, there aren't any hitters left that excite me on the FA market either (that they might sign). For the right price, I could see it happening, and not being annoyed.
  2. Mike Sixel
    I am totally fascinated with the ads being pushed to me now. More so than most of the actual Twins talk: flights to the caribean came up right after I typed that here...... FREE BEER (let's see if that works)
  3. Mike Sixel
    Yup, that one......
  4. Mike Sixel
    Great move. Now enforce the rule you have to actually try to touch 2B when breaking up a double play, and the game is much better in one year, imo. I'd rather watch great players be healthy, than a random take out play that causes someone to miss time any day.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I have been searching for caribbean vacations during boring meetings. Is that why I get it? Trust me, I don't shop for women's clothing.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Well, teams (businesses) in general don't front load anything, because of the present value of money......which is ludicrous now that inflation hasn't existed in a few years. It is about taxes, and other stuff too.....that and players have an odd thing in their head about annual numbers, rather than total numbers.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Another anectdote (and I admit, anecdotes are just that, not proof of anything).....of why teams should love proven MLB players more than prospects, and be willing trade prospects sooner rather than later sometimes: from Fangraphs today: A couple of years ago, Logan Morrison was one of the best prospects in baseball. Before the 2009 season, Baseball America rated him the #18 prospect in baseball, and before the 2010 season, he was rated 20th overall. Then as a 22 year old rookie in 2010, he hit .283/.390/.447 in his debut, good for a 129 wRC+. He took walks, he made contact, he hit for some doubles power, and he looked like one of the game’s best young hitters. And it’s been all downhill since then.
  8. Mike Sixel
    They are like a drug addict.....signing Hart and trading for Morrison. Not sure Morrison does much for me. Signing Hart is a decent move, depending on the price.
  9. Mike Sixel
    No, not even close.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Not sure everyone gets this ad.....but there is an ad that is for a game (I think) that basically scrolls through bikini pictures. Are you trying to keep me from coming here while at work?
  11. Mike Sixel
    Oops, Imissed theh 2015 and beyond part, I also picked Willingham, but not under 2015 and beyond. None of the above, is my choice.
  12. Mike Sixel
    If they could land Garza or Tanaka, I'd be curious what their thought process is on spending all this money, only to have your OF be Wilingham, random AAAA player, Arcia and your DH be Doumit. There is no good reason to sign a SP to a 1-2 year deal, if you are not going to fix the offense also, unless your plan is to flip him.......
  13. Mike Sixel
    I disagree with the premise that you have to see progress before you count on progress. That seems to be the basis for your argument. Based on that, the Twins should do nothing until they see Sano and Buxton and Arcia up, and making progress, right? Or is there more grey in your argument than I am giving credit? The Twins have less hitting than KC showed the year before last on their current roster. And yet you seemed to argue they should go out and sign some FA pitchers. Why not just throw the guys out there they have, and see if any of them swim? Clearly, I don't think you believe that. Is the delta that the Twins are signing free agents, and KC dealt a prospect? What if KC had traded a pitcher that might or might now work out, for a proven pitcher, would that be more acceptable?
  14. Mike Sixel
    And if KC makes the playoffs, does that prove it was a good decision? What if they don't make the playoffs because NYY and Boston and Detroit make a lot of great decisions and buy themselves into the playoffs, should KC just sit back and suck because they don't think they can win it all? Or, should they try to get better, even if it costs something of value in return? I think they overpaid for Shields. But I don't think we can know they would have been any closer this year, w/o Shields and with Myers, and then you'd be arguing "they weren't close last year, they are still 1-2 years away, they should not trade prospects". At some point, imo, you need to try to get good for the present, not just for the future.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I'd rather have more upside than what Arroyo brings, but I can understand the case for signing him. I'd rather they find a good bat somehow, than a mediocre starting pitcher.
  16. Mike Sixel
    The guys on the Fangraphs chat last night are not in love with Drew.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    could you specifically point out which parts are unrealistic? I am genuinely curious which parts are unrealistic in your mind.
  18. Mike Sixel
    And the further implication that MN is a good place for soft players, an indictment of the Twins' approach, frankly.
  19. Mike Sixel
    In 2-3 years, Willingham will be gone, Mauer will be approaching his mid-30s, Hughes contract will be expiring, Nolasco will be in his last year.....what was the point of signing those two pitchers if you are not going to put other good players on the roster with them? Why not just keep waiting for prospects to come up?
  20. Mike Sixel
    Did you rad my post on the percent that do work out?
  21. Mike Sixel
    A problem he created by not acting sooner.......
  22. Mike Sixel
    IF the player works out. Heck, the Twins have wasted top 5 picks, let alone second rounders.
  23. Mike Sixel
    My post was mostly to debunk the "omg, they might lose a 2nd round pick" argument in general.......I'll just assume you meant Stephen, not JD.
  24. Mike Sixel
    A class A pitcher, and a former top prospect who has been bad in the majors......more teams should have been willing to do that price, imo.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Are we sure he was hamstrung, or was it his choice? McPhail signed players to some of the largest contracts of their time. Why was his time different than Ryan's? I have no idea, but there is evidence (in McPhails' work) that this was not necessarily the owners. We don't know, but people give him a pass, while forgetting Jack Morris and other large deals.
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