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  1. Mike Sixel
    The problem was just stated, they haven't had many top prospects. Hicks has never been viewed in the same way as Buxton and Sano. Heck, some teams wanted to make him a pitcher. Same with Arcia. Sano could be hitting in AA or AAA or maybe even the majors right now. They'd rather have him practice being a 3B. That's their choice, but it does not mean people can't be frustrated by that. NONE of this fandom stuff is rational.....none of it.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Really? I think #4 is optimistic right now......
  3. Mike Sixel
    Well, somone posted that 52 or 62 players are in the majors from the last four drafts.....and not many are Twins.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Good chance he goes back to school, agreed.
  5. Mike Sixel
    JD Drew was a great player, if they get JD Drew with the 4th pick, you should be happy.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Or they could move Sano to RF or 1B, and promote him. Or, they can just keep his power in the minors while they try to make him into a 3B. And, Buxton and Sano are both top 10 in the minors for prospects, that's pretty much the same thing as Machado. Again, if the process they use is working so well, where are all the players in the majors?
  7. Mike Sixel
    Appel, Gausmann, Zimmer, Buxton.....for me.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Agreed.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I think you missed the point....Buxton and Sano sit in A ball, while Machado is up. Name the great Twins they've developed in teh last 5 years, the process is NOT working.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Jeremey, you say the bats in Rochester "did not do much better" than the pitching. They scored 5 runs, that's A LOT better than the pitching.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Clearly trying to see if he can come up and play RF/DH/1B, and not just sit on the bench.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Like I said, I hope you are right.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Agreed.
  14. Mike Sixel
    gunnarthar, you had me until the last line. You made some good arguments, with some great humor. But that last line, you lost me. I was willing to consider your arguments, then you dismissed any counter arguments with name calling. Bummer.
  15. Mike Sixel
    cmat, I hope you are right, but the odds of that are pretty low. by 2015, I assume you mean a September call up. Buxton will be in A ball all year this year. He might be in AA next year.
  16. Mike Sixel
    He's better than his numbers.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I'm too lazy to look, but I'd guess Thielbar had more strikeouts yesterday than the starters have had in more than half their starts......but that is just a guess.
  18. Mike Sixel
    /s someone missed that part....
  19. Mike Sixel
    As for serious changes, I don't see it. A player or two will move around, but nothing will change in scouting, minor league development, or major league approach until this GM is gone. And does anyone think that is happening anytime soon?
  20. Mike Sixel
    Machado would be in high A right now, with a bunch of people saying "once he's been through the league twice, we'll see"; "the Twins are only keeping him down until the all star break, he'll move up soon enough, what's the hurry" and other stuff, we all know that. Hicks is not ready to hit MLB pitching, certainly not from the left side. But having him try not being a switch hitter is apparently insane. I'd send him down. He's clearly not ready. It's not "punishment", it is about development and who can most help the team win. Right now, there are guys that might be better options, so promote them and send him down. He's just not ready at all.
  21. Mike Sixel
    John, love your work, but you are wrong on our thoughts on Gardy. These thoughts are based on a decade of post-season futility, the inability to grow young players, the fact they do NOT do the little things well, these thoughts are based on a lot more than a few games in 2013. His job is to coach, and help these guys do more things well than they did before they came up. Do you see that? I don't. I don't see a team that has done the little things well in years (and Seth and Howard have been typing that for at least 2 years). I don't see a manager that nurtures his young talent, and helps them grow. I don't see a guy that understand shifts. I don't see a guy that understands that the save is a stupid stat that influences his behavior in bad wasy. I don't see a guy that can change as the game around him changes at all. Oh, and it is not all his fault. The GM has decided that NOT spending money is the way to win, and saddled him with an awful pitching staff, among other issues.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Meadows is not even in the top 7, let alone top 4. And, while Buxton has been great in low A, Gausmann is likely to pitch in the majors this year. And he looks even better than people expected. While Buxton slowly works his way up over the next three years, the Orioles will be winning games that Gausmann starts, starting this year. Meanwhile, Mauer will be getting older and older. So I think we are counting our chicks a bit here before the egg has even hatched. It doesn't really matter how good Buxton is, if Correia, Worley, Pelfrey, Marquis, Blackburn, et.al. are your pitching staff. I'll be very disappointed if Meadows is the pick.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Just plain mean to bring that up.....
  24. Mike Sixel
    Is Caleb second on the team in strikeouts yet?
  25. Mike Sixel
    I may only pay attention to the minors now.
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