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  1. Mike Sixel
    From 2011 to 2013, 21 players had 1000 at bats that were catchers.....Mauer is 18th in defensive WAR over that three year span. now, that is largely driven by him being awful in 2012, but even in 2011 he was (of the 26 catchers with 300 ABs) 20th in defensive WAR. So, ya, he was really good in 2013, but awful in 2012, and below average in 2013. Until 2013, his defensive WAR had dropped every year since its peak in 2007.
  2. Mike Sixel
    for chiildren it includes essential health benefits, of which vision is one. btw, those nations with universal health care spend a lot less money, not more money, than the US......and, they get better outcomes. That data is out there, has been for decades.
  3. Mike Sixel
    The risk aversion on this thread is amazing to me. When would any rookie coming into the league not have stuff to prove? And, there is not a lot of evidence that mauer is a great or even very good defensive catcher anymore...... And, people state opinions like they are facts so often, it is hard to have a nuanced, actual, discussion.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Sure there is downside. If he's not going to be a SP, he delays his income by a lot staying in the minors as a bad starter* rather than moving up as a good reliever. *I'm not syaing he is bad, I'm saying there is certainly downside risk to staying a starter.
  5. Mike Sixel
    No, because Hunter didn't play the most dangerous position in the game. But I gotta say, the stats from your post are pretty enlightening......and they point out just how valuable Mauer has really been in his 9 years. My belief, since we can't know the future with certainty, is that he's more likely to play more games, and longer in years, if he moves to 1B/DH sooner rather than later. And, I am willing to roll the dice on Pinto more than on random 1B from the system. I'm not certain I'm right, but I'm more confident in him moving than staying.
  6. Mike Sixel
    The government removing regulation, giving freedom to coroporations, is not the government doing something that makes the companies act one way or the other. The people that run those companies made those choices. I really don't understand your stance at all. On topic of the ACA......and this is my opinion as a person, not an employee of UHG..... I think health care is not like potato chips. You don't get to choose if you are sick or not, and the basic premises of capitalism fall apart in this area. Therefore, while I am generally a capitalist, I think universal healthcare is the most efficient and effective way to do HC. That is clear from the outcomes achieved around the world. We have decades of experimentation around the world, and the nations with universal healthcare produce better outcomes with less resources. This isn't really even debatable. The facts are there for everyone to see.
  7. Mike Sixel
    So two of the last three years, he's had injury issues? Isn't that what happens as guys age, and isn't that an argument for moving him? Also, if he's the 1B/DH, and Gardy doesn't play him more than 150 games, then I'm looking for a new manager......
  8. Mike Sixel
    I see no good reason for Sano and Rosario to be in AA. Few, if any, prospects are perfect at a level before moving up. No one in AAA is better than them, and they were plenty good at AA. I think Buxton should be at AA, but if he spent 1 month at Ft. Meyers it wouldn't crush me. Meyer s/b in AAA, if he's not, it is a bad sign about him helping at all in 2014, imo. May, no idea where he ends up. I think they'll move him to AAA because he's already been in AA for two years, and it's time to move on up.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I disagree with thrylos, he certainly belongs on prospect lists because he stil has upside, and isn't in the majors...... Not a fan of picking and rewarding players that act like Navarreto, but he was a kid and racial stuff can escalate. I hope he's on a short leash. Of this list, Melotakis is the most likely, imo, to make the majors. I think it will be as a reliever, but letting him start this year is not a bad idea. But I hope they make a decision faster than they have with some others. At some point, the guy can be a MLB reliever and be set for life financially, or he can spend years more in the minors. I don't know what will happen here, but I hope they decide this year, not 2 years from now.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Sure it is. Ban them. If a catcher blocks the plate with anything other that his glove, toss him, and call the runner safe. If a runner changes course to run over a catcher, toss him, call him out also. In a few months the world will be better. Not really that hard. Rules change all the time in sports, this is a good rule to change.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Actually the post I responded to stated it was the governments fault because they removed regulation.......I would argue that it is de facto evidence that it was caused by the private sector.* in the absence of regulation! the private sector did things they were not previously allowed to do that at least partially contributed to the problem. How is that a government cause, and not clearly a private sector cause? *no idea if I used de facto right! but I liked typing it.
  12. Mike Sixel
    What is better, Mauer at first and pinto at catcher, or Mauer catching and random guy from the system playing first? What is better, more at bats from Mauer, or less at bats from Mauer? Who gets hurt more, first basemen or catchers? Is Mauer more or less likely to play longer if he moves off catcher sooner, or later?
  13. Mike Sixel
    I really have no interest in continuing this discussion. I laid out things I would change. You disagree. Neither of us is going to change the others mind.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Thanks everyone for making me feel younger today.
  15. Mike Sixel
    The government removing regulation is somehow the government causing problmes? Isn't that actually evidence that more government oversight was needed, not less?
  16. Mike Sixel
    Actually, attendance usually really jumps the year after success, not during the year of success. That's been shown several times in studies. Though, there are likely exceptions, so those could be exceptions.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I think having him at first/DH 160 games, is signficantly more valuable than 80 at catcher and 40 at 1B/DH. But I dont' think anyone is going to change anyone's mind here.....
  18. Mike Sixel
    Um, I said I'd change processes, which is pretty much what I listed, other than 1 spot. Not sure what you expected, given that.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Do we think the Pohlad's primary concern is whether the posting fee is part of the 2013 or other years' tax calculations? I don't.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Then add 50% to your number....I agree, this could get ugly. The Lincecum deal is insane, imo.
  21. Mike Sixel
    What a great thread. Thanks everyone.
  22. Mike Sixel
    It will take 4/50 or so, imo. I'd do that. What else are they spending the money on? My sig is a dream, imo. edit: 4/60 is my new prediction, 2 minutes later
  23. Mike Sixel
    the team has already stated that the posting fee is not like the payroll.....they don't count them the same way. At least, that is my recollection.
  24. Mike Sixel
    1. Embrace math and science as helpful things, not things to be mocked. 2. Hired people from outside the org, with different ideas, to reduce groupthink 3. Realized the good players cost real money, and spend it 4. Fired the scouts that recommended the same old tired pitcher types, that he trusts so much, that appear to be wrong over and over, not listened to them more 5. Hired a coaching staff that believes in shifts, and other "new ways" of thinking, that so far have proven to be effective 6. Looked hard at my development processes, and wonder why they have turned out so few good players. Without doing that, I can't say how I'd change them. 7. Embraced better nutrition and training in the minors, not trusting young adults to eat well based on low pay. that's off the top of my head, without having time to give it more thought.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Has he admitted that how they scout and develop players is wrong, though? Or has he said "we've done a bad job"? There is a big difference. If you keep your same processes, and blame it on the execution, you are likely to get the same process outcomes.
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