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  1. Mike Sixel
    don't forget, they get meal money, and in lower minors some live with families for free. And sorry, but lots of people pay for gym memberships/trainers. Really, people are still arguing a million dollars isn't a lot of money? Really?
  2. Mike Sixel
    If you draft a hitter with a pick, you are pretty much 100% guaranteed not to get an ace, right, and what percent are you likely to get a number 2 or 3 type pitcher if you draft a hitter? And really, the next 15-20 best pitchers on the planet are easy to find past round 1? Then why haven't the Twins done so lately?
  3. Mike Sixel
    I'm not asking for an Ace.....you are setting the bar higher for pitchers than hitters. Because Ace=MVP candidate for hitters. Do people think Meadows and Frazier are MVP candidates?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Who all did they sign last year, and did they spend the 2.9? I'm more interested than who than how much....
  5. Mike Sixel
    Alex, I'd say end of May. completely PoA, with zero thought.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I would spend at least half of this year giving Dozier every opportunity to succeed or not. Gotta find out if he is at least a stop gap to Rosario (assuming he stays at 2B).
  7. Mike Sixel
    Just another reason to move to Seattle.
  8. Mike Sixel
    BTW, I kind of hate we stopped talking about Buxton and his great start.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Really? I read about holes in Meadows and Frazier's game in every write up. I don't see them having a likely outcome of All Star OFer. Do you? Because a number 2 pitcher is an All Star pitcher.....
  10. Mike Sixel
    Oh, and I have a HS senior, and make good money. AFTER help from schools and whatnot, we are looking at $35K+ per year for the schools he wants.....
  11. Mike Sixel
    From a financial perspective, agreed. The college experience is potentially more fun than the MiLB experience though.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact I'm sort of defending Gardy, therefore, I'm not sure I can continue to make cogent arguements in this thread....
  13. Mike Sixel
    Why is the measurement ACE? Are you measuring the position players as likely MVP candidates? There are like 10-15 Aces on the planet.
  14. Mike Sixel
    your definition of good wages is way off. You are suggesting 110K after taxes is a "good wage"? That's nearly double the median, pre-tax, income for a family in this country. yes, they get rich off getting $1MM in one check. That's 10 years of 100K per year pre tax. Around 20% of US households make that in a year. College educated (or higher) does not "average" that until a male is in 35-44. Assuming they can generate 8% in the stock market off of 500K, they can get 40K per year. If they then work a regular job, even as a HS graduate, they make significantly more than the 80% of US households. Oh, and they still have $500K in the market if they need it, instead of tens of thousands in debt. If a minore leaguer makes 30K per year, and they get 40K per year in investment income, that is a lot of money. A lot.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Not to mention you need 5-7 pitchers, and if they get hurt a lot, you need to draft even more of them! Think about it, if you need 20-30 pitchers in your system to produce 5-7 good ones, shouldn't you be drafting even more of them? An individual hitter is probably more valuable than an individual pitcher, imo. they play "every day", instead of every 5. But, to a team, getting pitchers is more valuable, imo, because you need so many, and because their performance has a huge impact on every at bat for the otehr team, not just 5 at bats (or 4). I'm not arguing passing on Bryce Harper here....I'm arguing that if it is not extremely obvious, you need to take team need into account. by team need, I mean from A ball to the MLB roster, not just the MLB roster.
  16. Mike Sixel
    You'd think they'd say "hey, if the come in earlier, they buy more concessions", and open the gates early. Guess that's not happening.
  17. Mike Sixel
    As for the "just trade them" camp.....which number 2 starter did the Twins acquire this offseason that is as likely to be as good as Appel or Gausman? Because none of the guys they acquired are rated as high as them right now. And 2 are in the minors, not immediate help.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I was responding to Roger's post about the money, not indicating one way or the other what someone should do. I am not sure I get roger's post at all, frankly. That's nearly 20 years of income for a family in the US, in one check......
  19. Mike Sixel
    Of course I've seen starters pulled while they still look effective. I've also seen sacrifice bunts in the third inning.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    $550K after taxes.....compared to the median FAMILY income in the US? Yes, yes they should be excited by that.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I don't see how one hit means pull a guy that has kept a team scoreless. It's one hit.
  22. Mike Sixel
    They must think so, otherwise why do it? It's all about money in the stadium.
  23. Mike Sixel
    And when it is not black and white who the best player is? It just is not that black and white usually.
  24. Mike Sixel
    A couple of thoughts: 1. I have no issue with leaving Correia out there. He had been great so far this year, and had a reasonable pitch count. That said, I did not see the previous innings to know if they were figuring him out or not. 2. Ryan did not set up Gardy to fail. He cut costs and built for the future, like he always does. I think that has nothing to do with Gardy. 3. I never try to figure out what Gardy, Dickbert, or the radio guys are saying. It is unlikely anything they say really matters all that much, frankly. Best to ignore them.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Now that I understand what you are talking about with the RF standing area, I am baffled. It was one of the selling points in the design, that big open area. But I guess I should not be surprised the FO and owners are more interested in more money than a cool standing area.
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