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  1. Mike Sixel
    I have re-thought things, and would be good with Bryant or Stewart or Manaea. Really, any of those three would be acceptable to me. but, they thought of Bryant and Sano in the lineup, with Hicks, Mauer, and Buxton on base in front of them.....that's a nice looking offense if it all plays out. That said, I want a pitcher if the Twins think one of them is a legit number 2, or even a number 1. But I've never seen any of these guys play, I can only go off what I read on sites.
  2. Mike Sixel
    ESPN has an article today on the managers with one year left on their deal....but no discussion/mention of Gardy....not sure what that says. Man, I love that movie, major guilty pleasure. Or, it was over a decade ago last time I watched it....
  3. Mike Sixel
    Sigh....the lack of young talent the last two years is on Ryan, not on Smith. It takes 3-6 years for a draft pick to make the majors......so, ya, this is not all on Smith. That aside, so if Gardy is not accountable for bad teams playing badly, why is he considered a good manager for when they had good players? I don't get that. Certainly running the bases correctly and throwing to the right guy is something a manager can/should teach. They have not done that well for a couple of years now.
  4. Mike Sixel
    How good was he, really, before the injury? I think he's here until Gibson is ready, then they have a choice to make. Until then, I don't see him coming out for at least a month.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I predict they deal one of the picks to buffalo or the Jets to move up to take a QB. The Vikes get their 2nd this year, and 2nd and 5th next year. The other pick will be used on defense.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Manaea or Bryant are the picks for me, with the HS pitcher right behind them.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea what the medical staff is good at or not. that's not the issue for me. The issue is that they have spent the last two years going short on the bench because they wait too long to DL marginal players. Just DL them, it's not like Mastro missing two weeks greatly weakens the team, but it could help him a lot...... So, it isn't the medical staff, it is the FO not changing its process that bothers me.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Nope. There is research in the NFL (Not MLB) that coaches fall off after 9-10 years with the same team. There are exceptions, but the rule in the NFL is that eventually it is time to move on. I'd guess that it is the same for MLB. There really is little evidence that the team is doing the little stuff any better this year. I'd think that is one of the things a manager actually has some control over. Let's see how they look after May.
  9. Mike Sixel
    sorry, I think I got us off track.......................I'm going to do my best to ignore most threads for awhile that aren't about specific players or games, I think. I feel like I (and others) are running in circles.
  10. Mike Sixel
    What's the risk in signing bargain basement players every time you sign a guy? How's all the pitching working out they have signed as FAs the last decade? You gotta play to win. If they really aren't interested in playing, they should not have asked for my tax dollars.
  11. Mike Sixel
    The FA list upcoming years is going to be really sad, expect payrolls under 70MM for years, and that's with one guy making $23MM....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Take kris bryant if you don't believe in teh pitchers.....
  13. Mike Sixel
    So, picking the wrong ace, then. Much like, I don't know, picking wrong at number 4 this year, or using all of your draft picks on relief pitchers? Where, exactly, do you see them spending the money, if not on a FA over the next 6 years? The entire roster outside of Mauer will be near the league minimum, and they get $25MM for free next year. And, even if they totally guess wrong, and the player is bad, they still have plenty of money to pay 95% of the roster near the league minimum.
  14. Mike Sixel
    How does investing in an Ace kill a rebuild?
  15. Mike Sixel
    Why is he "not a reliever"? He does not appear to be a starter right now.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    As soon as Gibson is ready, at the earliest......
  17. Mike Sixel
    I don't think we know at all yet. Parmalee killed, killed AAA. I'd like to see him play for a full year before i "know" anything, and even then, I think we'll still not "know". I like Arcia a lot. I think he has great potential, but I don't think we know he's better than Parmalee with any certainty at all.
  18. Mike Sixel
    So, if .500 is in reach, how much better off would they be if they signed a legit FA or two? This is why Dave Cameron says teams should never punt on a season.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    I hope it is accelrated. I have no interest in 5 years of futility...... But I think the margin for error is tiny. Every prospect has to work out. An actual good FA has to hit the market, and they have to sign him. There just isn't a lot of backup plan (and in some cases, there is no real primary plan). Let's hope they do somehow accelerate things. It would be more fun that way.
  20. Mike Sixel
    End in AA this year, and if Plouffe is bad and Sano can play D at all, up in mid-May of 2014....that's the optimistic side.* *well, optimistic for Sano, not Plouffe.....I do think there is a small chance he is moved to RF or 1B this year, accelerating his climb to MN.....I see Pujols, why hold that back?
  21. Mike Sixel
    Who do you cut? Look, the early start is nice, but they really need to see what Hicks and Arcia can do up here, imo. I guess one less MIF would be ok with me.....but I just don't see it happening.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I did not know BA had them both that high. yes, I guess is the answer then.
  23. Mike Sixel
    After less than 1 month? I'd have to look at the lists of prospects again, but probably not yet. I'd guess that Sano does not move into the top 5 until scouts are convinced he can stay at 3B, but I could be wrong about that. How often does anyone hit this well in the FSL? I guess if he hits like this for 2 months, it won't matter what his position is. Buxton, I don't know. They haven't played many games, and his SB numbers are pretty bad. But, the fact that he plays good defense and is hitting like this should see him rising up the charts. I don't think there have been enough games to change anyone's mind one way or the other just yet. I'd say they are both cementing their already lofty spots....and I have no idea if others are falling or climbing. Either way, very exciting start. I hope they are promoted aggressively, if they continue to deserve it.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I agree with glunn, best part of the site. Thanks everyone.
  25. Mike Sixel
    If he had been good the last two years, you could totaly brush this off as SSS.....but that's not been the case. I admit to having some concern, which bums me out, I love Morneau.* *as a baseball player.....and member of the community, but that's as far as it goes
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