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  1. Mike Sixel
    More like waiting for Godot, except at least Sano is real...... No matter what you think of Revere, he was a valuable trade piece that has yielded much less than most of us thought. I thought Worley was a number 4, with occassional number 3 starts. I am really surprised by this. May, otoh, is exactly what every online scout/expert said so far. Right now, and it is too early, right now, the trade looks like a waste of a valuable trade asset. And I'm surprised by that. What would be really nice is more good pitching in the minors, but it seems like a lot of 8 run games against lately (but maybe that's just the last couple of days).
  2. Mike Sixel
    I agree, take lots of big gambles in round 4 and later, that's a good strategy.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Nice start by Walters.
  4. Mike Sixel
    And I think sometimes, you need to change your plan. Well, actually, since I do strategic planning for a living, I know you need to change plans often.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Good read. Thanks Seth
  6. Mike Sixel
    Affiliate relations are important, but are you saying only promoting 1 player would hurt those? And should they keep him in FTM for playoffs, to help them? Then next year, should NBs happiness take precedent over MN? Sometimes, you do things differently.
  7. Mike Sixel
    How is a professional scout offering his opinion irresponsible, or somehow worse that that?
  8. Mike Sixel
    In fairness, it is only a week or two now....3 weeks ago, it was a month. And we don't know if he goes up after the break, we are guessing. And, that has nothing to do with his ability, so he's not progressing based on his talent, but on a low-A title that has no impact on him or the Twins long term. All we want is for him to move up when he's ready, and not wait for artificial reasons.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I agree, he should move at his pace, not when All Star games are, not slower because CR is a new affiliate, not anything about the minor league teams at all.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Well, the next time a manager publicly criticizes the moves of another manager, will be one of the first 5 or 10 times it happens in the last 50 years.....so I'm not sure what meaning Torre's comments have.
  11. Mike Sixel
    But, the pitchers aren't good, so expecting them to be something "because that's how starting pitchers are supposed to be" is foolish, imo. They are NOT good (they being most of them), so trying to use them in the traditional manner is bound to lead to lots and lots of losses. You can use your AAA team as extra pitching depth. Just send guys up and down every 3-5 weeks, and have them pitch less down there. There are actual several patterns you could use, if 3 starters can go 6-7 innings, there are enough relievers to pitch a different pattern for the other 2 starts. But keeping starters in past their effectivenss, because, damnit, that's what starters are supposed to do, that's just bad strategy, assuming you are trying to win the games.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Wish I could double like this post. can I love a post?
  13. Mike Sixel
    I can't see the Twins doing this. Buxton will go to FTM this year, eventually. Next year he'll be in NB at some point. Beyond that, no idea.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Two years? Ugh. I do not blame Ryan, three center fielders are now hurt. Of course, none of those were any good, but that is another issue entirely.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Of course not, because now it is not doing it! I'm at work, so this browswer is not my fault: IE 8
  16. Mike Sixel
    If we now see Clete Thomas, I will be disappointed. Oh, and I agree with everything Shane said.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    But I was mot implying anything about the twins, that post was about this site, and how every week there is an article, or post, about why Gibson should not be up. It had zero to do with the twins.
  18. Mike Sixel
    That's why I didn't give a date...... I hope my prediction is wrong, I hope he's up when he's ready, regardless of arbitration or super 2 dates. They have shown, with Hicks, that the board worries more about this (again, one data point does not a trend make, but it is consisten with their talk, so I believe them), than the Twins do. So, it is certainly possible he's up opening day next year. I would be surprised (like, less than 10% chance) if he's up this year. But I might go to that game.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    Brock, did you change something? All the articles now come (web browser, at work) with a blue background and black font.....very hard on the old eyes.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    Baxendale was already moved to AA, unless I'm confused by this work meeting I'm almost listening to.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    I make more positive than negative comments, some people are just obsessed with the ones they view as negative. We hear, every day, that certain players need time in MLB, then to be sent down, then to come back up to succeed. Or, that it helps players to get exposure to MLB games, that the 2nd year they are more comfortable. We've heard it on player after player the last couple of years. so maybe I'm just jaded on this topic, maybe I am being a bit negative here, but do you really think it won't come up next year? We won't be reading here that "he only got 5 starts last year, we need to show patience"? Maybe I'm wrong, maybe we won't read that. Maybe I should not have assumed that. But every week we read a new reason why people here don't think he should be up yet. And, for those of us that want him up, it's tiresome for a new thread to be created every week explaining why he should not be up.
  22. Mike Sixel
    If you meant to put black font on teh blue background, it is really hard to read...... I agree on Meyer, he's not ready yet.
  23. Mike Sixel
    More name calling, rather than discussing the actual post.......
  24. Mike Sixel
    why even put him in a suit? What is the point, other than "people on tv wear suits"? Suits are a stupid waste of money. Oh, wish I could listen.....give us details, pls.
  25. Mike Sixel
    After the super 2 date in 2104 is my prediction.
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