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  1. Mike Sixel
    based on years of evidence to the contrary?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Not a fan of older players with low upside being added to the 40 man.....we already saw pinto could not come up until the rosters expanded, right? Whatever, I see another 90 loss season next year, I am losing interest in this team.
  3. Mike Sixel
    It is all about the PTBNL......and I like that Justin has a chance at winning.
  4. Mike Sixel
    It was not one quote, St. Peter said it over and over.
  5. Mike Sixel
    it has no value to the fans....none. It goes straight on the giant pile
  6. Mike Sixel
    Why not do that for Morneau also?
  7. Mike Sixel
    But they would not do the same favor for Morneau?
  8. Mike Sixel
    I assume you are all opposed to josh Johnson and lincecum and every injured ML pitcher? They are rolling in money, what is the harm in trying? I will take this all back if they sign Tanaka, btw.
  9. Mike Sixel
    They are clearly leaving no stone unturned......not.
  10. Mike Sixel
    No win situation, imo. If he goes, he's a war monger, or someone that did not move fast enough. If he doesn't, he' soft and cowtowing to our allies. I'm not a big fan of violence and war, frankly. I do take some exception to my friend Mr. Brooks' statements.....I do think that sometimes there is a moral imperative to act as the world's police, even if we are not perfect ourselves. That said, I'm not certain this is one of those times (and Iraq certainly was not).
  11. Mike Sixel
    $4MM a year is too much to risk on a guy with upside, but signing KC is a good idea?
  12. Mike Sixel
    Can't wait to see these guys up here....I think on Fangraphs today there were a couple of questions from a mike wants wins and one other Twins fan...... "no" was the answer to moving Hicks to RH only for now and he did not think Buxton would be up next year
  13. Mike Sixel
    John, if he's turning up the heat, is anyone going to be accountable for this mess, other than "this starts and stops with me" but he keeps his (whomever "his" is) job? I think either he and St. Peter thought this team was good (in which case they aren't good at their jobs), or they lied to sell tickets (in which case I would like them fired), or they really thought they could sign legit FAs for pennies on the dollar and that they would get better (which seems delusional and I'd want Ryan fired for that also unless he's learned his lesson).
  14. Mike Sixel
    Asking for a team's #3 prospect for a guy that has been bad and hurt, and is old, seems a bit steep. We don't know that's what they asked for, but if so, I too would say no if I was them.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Puckett signed the 3rd largest contract in baseball at the time.
  16. Mike Sixel
    "It's obviously the No. 1 thing,'' Greinke said. “I could play for the worst team if they paid the most … .'' Y! SPORTS
  17. Mike Sixel
    Ptiching, pitching, pitching. Unless you are convinced that college SS is legit.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I never said it was that easy.....do people expect paragrahps in every post? I do agree, it is possible, maybe likely, he does not want to come to MN. But Reggie White went to GB when they sucked. Greinke said he would go to wherever they paid him the most money. Heck, Greg Jennings just came to MN with Ponder at QB. I think people over rate how much titles and rings mean, when we are talking about 10s of millions of dollars. Is there an effect? sure. But money comes first, imo, and that "o" is based on years of watching players hold out for a few more dollars, or sign with bad teams, or whatever. But, we don't really know, maybe for Jacoby, the ring is more important. not sure it matters, I don't see Ryan doing it.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Twins aren't signing Garza.....but some of those other names intrigue me. Most of them are coming off bad years, or injuries, will they really require 4-6 year deals that preclude signing other playrs of value? we are just going to disagree on the "glut" of Twins' OFers....since Hicks can't hit (imo) and Arcia can't field, I think there is plenty of room for a good player out there.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I can't see anyone picking MN for it's possible goodness....money is going to be the only thing that gets players here.
  21. Mike Sixel
    What pitching is available next year (and if you think it is unrealistic to sign a hitter long term, what makes you think they'll start doing that with pitchers)? And, I've also said get a 1B. Who, exactly, is playing CF, LF, RF next year that is better than Ellsbury? Who the following year? Who is the SS they can sign that is actually good? You can only sign guys that are available, as I've been reminded over and over. Hicks can't hit, Willingham, Doumit and Arcia can't field, Thomas is bad all around..... If not Ellsbury, who would you suggest they sign?
  22. Mike Sixel
    A wise man (or several) once said "follow the money". Just to be clear, are you guys giving the team another excuse for not signing FAs, they just won't come here? I never said it was realistic given how the Twins operate, but I'm told over and over money is no object, and that Ryan will now start spending money.....if that is true, I'm offering my opinion on how to effectively do that, given teh FA choices next year. If they choose not to sign expensive guys, well, that's their choice. I'm suggesting what I would do.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Well, the Twins and their fans were optimistic about Doumit, Fangraphs predicted he'd be bad and part of the problem with the Twins this year..... I guess the part I struggle with is that this team has lost a lot the last three years, and people seem to be proposing keeping the same team together....that seems unlikely to lead to much improvement, imo.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Ellsbury could play LF when Buxton is up.....and he's good, and not slowing down. And they have the money, I'm offering options for the team to be better, if they choose to cut off one channel for doing that, that's their decision. And, the cuban is going to want a lot of money for a lot of years.....They don't have a GLUT of OFers....we don't know if Hicks can hit, Arcia looks bad in the field, Kepler is going to be a 1B/Dh over time (if he's even good, he's in low A)....there is plenty of room for a proven veteran that contributs 3 WAR a year, both on the field and in the budget. Ellsbury makes them better next year, and for several years beyond. They won't sign pitchers to long deals, maybe they should spend that money on hitters.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Miami has been very successful in the past with this approach. Before people judge them, let's see what happens over the next three years......Houston had no farm team, no MLB players....not sure what people wanted them to do. Both teams traded their only assets (other than Stanton) and reloaded their systems as best they could. Just as people argue it is too early to judge the Twins' rebuild, it might be a bit early to judge either of the other two teams. But I do agree, I see no evidence the Pohlads want to spend money to make this team good. I continue to hope I'm wrong on that front.
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