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  1. Mike Sixel
    But I've beaten that horse to a pulp, but it bugs me when people rip Smith for what he inherited.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Or had Ryan signed Hunter when he warranted an extension.....that might have helped some too. Or had Ryan been willing to trade some of the prospects that did not work out, for legit MLB players, that might have helped. Or, if Ryan had traded vets for good, elite prospects that might have helped. Not really sure how you can hold a GM accountable for an old team, that has no assets in AA or AAA, and with an owner that wants to not spend a lot of money (well, that's how they act) and that was only there for a couple of years.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Would love them to try.....and be successful.
  4. Mike Sixel
    And, nick, that player has to be availalbe 3 or 4 years from now, when every prospect has worked out, and they have only 1 hole to fill.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    Name the young players on this roster, that come in while Ryan was GM........The minors are/were barren at the AA and AAA level when Smith took over. That's why this team is bad, there are zero players in their peak years right now, none (maybe Dozier, but I need more than 2-3 months to think a guy is good with any confidence). It boggles the mind how much people think this is on Smith. And, when Sano, Arcia, and Rosario are 1/3 of the lineup next year, Ryan will get all the credit for making the team better....
  6. Mike Sixel
    Platoon? This is Gardenhire we are talking about....
  7. Mike Sixel
    Shocking, shocking I say.
  8. Mike Sixel
    29-30 is not the peak, that's 1970s thinking......actually, the peak years are younger. There are many articles on line about elite talents, and when they should be up....and 23/4 is LATE for elite players.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Shane is correct, 100% on that post above. Doumit has negative value, not sure why you'd keep him on the roster frankly. Someone actually typed Morneua is league average for 1B and told us to "look it up"? He is not league average. He's actually closer to zero war than he is to the median 1B on Frangraphs. He is delivering .9 WAR this year, after deliver .3 WAR (again, one of the worst 1B in the game) in 2012. Not sure what "average" means, if it means worse than the median, way worse than the average WAR, and closer to exactly replacement than to median. In exchange for $13MM per year.....
  10. Mike Sixel
    Ellsbury games played: 2008: 145 2009: 153 2010: injured 2011: 158 2012: 74 2013: 122 so far Yup, he got hurt two years. But he puts up legit WAR when healthy. Or, they could not spend any money on players, and keep waiting for Hicks to learn to hit, and Arcia to learn to field and Buxton to come up and be successful.
  11. Mike Sixel
    It is hard to think of a GOOD reason they will not be promoted. I can think of lots of reasons I disagree with.....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Nice interview, thanks to Hicks for doing it.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Arcia is the future 1B, not just DH.....he'll cycle through DH/1B with Mauer, and occasionally play the OF to give otehrs a rest (and, your OF should read: Ellsbury, Buxton, Hicks/random guy).
  14. Mike Sixel
    Except a catcher that is likely to be starter is worth more than a rental on a "proven closer". That's they kind of guy you build a package around for a legit SP. If, you know, you are willing to pay for a legit SP.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I am certan we will hear that the FA crop is bad, and they don't want to block Meyer, May, Hendriks and random guy (see , I mentioned Liam, so it's on topic.....). Hendriks is 24, it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early to give up on him, imo. He should be up here, now, pitching. He should have been up here as soon as he was healthy this year. People do remember how the careers of other good starters sometimes start, don't they? I am not sure why, with a team with this little pitching, would not give this guy more time to see what he has. What are the actual alternatives?
  16. Mike Sixel
    Brock, there have to be 5 guys you could cut from teh 40 man right now, and Sano will be on it next year, so you need to plan for that anyway, but ya, I don't see them doing that at all. Not their style. They didn't call one prospect up last year (of course, that could be because the AAA roster is/was barren of prospects).
  17. Mike Sixel
    Sign Ellsbury.....put him center until Buxton is up, then move him to left. Put Arcia in right or first. Eventually another OF will be ready if not Arcia.
  18. Mike Sixel
    If win loss records aren't how you judge a GM, I have no idea how to do so...... Now, the team was a mess when he inherited it, but a lot of that is from when he was GM. The minors have not produced players for some time......not enough legit MLB players, and not enough elite ones. The people that should be 2-4 year vets right now would have been acquired during his first tenure. So, unlike others, I hold his first term more accountable right now than Bill Smith's tenure. But that's not the point.....the point is, if you can't judge a GM based on how well his team wins and loses, then there is no way to do so.
  19. Mike Sixel
    100% agree, even if you just cut Doumit.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Do I need to list all the teams that scout, and their failures? Neither of these (scouting or statistics) will always be right. This argument that anectdotes prove stuff is depressing to me.
  21. Mike Sixel
    So he should also get no credit when they have good teams, right? If that is the case, why not hire Dave to be the manager for a lot less money.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, it is not "either or"....it is both.
  23. Mike Sixel
    if you think this is the dumbest thread ever, you haven't been here long..... And, the thread is not about why they are losing, but about "is gardy making the players that come up better or not" "is gardy putting the crappy players in the best position to succeed or not" "is gardy preparing players for the future or not". This thread is not about why they are losing.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Who said those other teams are not cheap? I haven't read that anyplace on this thread.
  25. Mike Sixel
    No, Sunk Cost get you in trouble when you make a decision about the future based on either costs you have already incurred, or are currently obligated to incur. Keeping Morneau because you owe him money is a perfect example of sunk cost thinking. Same with not just cutting Doumit and eating his salary. Doesn't really matter, if we want to argue if it is a sunk cost or not.....the point is, they owe him $3MM. They can either pay him that for the rest of the year, and then watch him walk, or they can pay him that, and get a prospect. So, what is the best use of that $3MM?
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