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  1. Mike Sixel
    I agree with Spycake, go hire a mid-guy, and see if he works out and grows. Don't spend huge dollars at this point. But, if they do spend top dollars, it better be for a proven guy.
  2. Mike Sixel
    i would not offer 1 player for Profar, probably Morneau, Arcia, Wimmers, something like that. The Rangers just signed AJ, but have no real 1B right now. Arcia gives them a player at a position that reguires 2-3 players, and Wimmers is a flyer. That might not be enough....but it should be.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, I see no reason to nibble at the edges with older players that just aren't that good. Not sure what that does for this year, or beyond. I'd rather they trade for Profar, since the Rangers look to be signing Andrus to a LONG term deal.
  4. Mike Sixel
    How is it impatient to want a good product, if you are paying a lot of money to see that product? Never understood that, frankly.....as for Gardy, there are studies in the NFL that show that most coaches' records really start to fall off after 10 years (and yes, you can site plenty of anectdotes where that is not true, does not matter, if you look at the entire sample, it's true), but I"m not sure there is or is not a similar study in baseball. I've always felt Gardenhire must be good at the non-game aspects of being a manager, because the Twins generally have a clean clubhouse, no major issues, and were generally successful under his tenure. So, he's probably doing something right. I've always felt he was a mediocre in game manager. Sacrifice bunts early in games, "productive outs", batting guys second that had no business being there, refusing to move Mauer up to the 2 hole.....he always seems stuck in a world of the past to me. Also, it seems like few young guys come up and really grow under him and his coaches (I know some of you will disagree on this, I'm not interested in arguing over it today). All in all, he seems like he's a good guy to work for, seems like a super nice guy, but who is just ok at the strategy part. I'm kind of indifferent on his future. I'm much more interested in Ryan's future (if we are talking off the field stuff), because it is his philosophy and approach that will either build this team quickly, slowly, or not at all.
  5. Mike Sixel
    HTC Rezound, bule skin, love it. BTW, on my iPad, when I first go to the site through Chrome, I get some kind of error "something is not right here, admin requests higher level of something....", then I hit back, then reopen and it opens.....
  6. Mike Sixel
    Choosing papa johns....is that about the customer?
  7. Mike Sixel
    I would ask the Pohlads if they told Ryan to cut costs. I would ask why smith was let go. I would respectfully ask a lot of questions.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Great low risk signing, as long as you are not assuming it works. I hope he makes it back someday.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Huh. If you get anything of value for a middle reliver, you made a great move.
  10. Mike Sixel
    What warrants increased spending, just curious?
  11. Mike Sixel
    Trout will put up great numbers, but not as good as last year, and people will say he slumped, even though he is the 3rd or 4th best player overall.... Verlander will get hurt, it is inevitable now that he's signed this obscene contract. Nationals will be awesome this year in the regular season. I don't predict the post season. Torono will win the East, but not be as dominant as they hope.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Brad, I think the conversation has been great, no issues with me at all. We reach different conclusions from what little information we have available to us. No biggie to me, I like the discussion. Siehbiscuit makes a good point, and my frustration over passing on Appel is also high. He would be in their rotation this year, as a number 1/2 type guy. This year. Buxton is what, 3-5 years away, if he makes it? The also passed on Gausmann, who would be their best starter later this year, when he's ready. They appear to not want to sign a big time FA. Rule 5 draft has changed, and they are unlikely to find a legit pitcher that way now (unlike the past). That leaves luck and trades. They also do not trade prospects for proven pitchers, meaning it is luck, and luck in trades. I don't like relying on luck as a strategy, frankly.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Papa John's is exclusive? Um, um, I agree with Parker on that decision.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Oh, and in honor of opening day in a couple of days, I'm probably done with this thread. I dont' want to be all pissy and negative for the next week or two.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Also, I really hope I'm wrong. I really hope he does sign a legit FA some day, or trade prospect(s) for great players that make money. but we have over a decade of experience to show us that is unlikely to be the case. I also agree with Nick. Ryan took to the airwaves and said he'd sign legit pitchers, he also complained when he could not sign them. Well, it is his job as GM to make the team better, regardless of how hard that is. Just like it is Butera's job to hit Verlander and other pitchers. We've learned Butera is not good at his job, let's hope we do NOT learn the GM has been passed by in the last 15 years. As for the minors being a mess, who was the GM when all the young players in the majors the last few years and AAA players that are not there were acquired? Ryan was.
  16. Mike Sixel
    By the way, it only partly rubs me the wrong way. It isn't some kind of deal breaker. I like Ryan, and I think he has talent as a GM, I just think he's 100% wrong in his approach to FA and spending money.
  17. Mike Sixel
    So what was the philosophical difference, in your opinion? Ryan messed up both the Hunter and Santana situations, then bailed instead of handling the problems he created. He also bailed before having to sign Mauer, then came back after those hard decisions were completed. That rubs me the wrong way, big time.
  18. Mike Sixel
    This.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Bill Smith spends big, then he is replaced by Ryan due to philosophic differences and then payroll drops....coincidence?
  20. Mike Sixel
    I hope you are right.
  21. Mike Sixel
    i agree...the food and beer changes are way better than the player changes.
  22. Mike Sixel
    why would you think TR will ever do that?
  23. Mike Sixel
    I do agree, we could lose a third of each book and characters in the books......hydraesque, love that one
  24. Mike Sixel
    Crap, yes. Not sure I can blame auto correct on that one!
  25. Mike Sixel
    You rank hitters on RBI? hmmm.....
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