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  1. Mike Sixel
    Nice first round pick.....he was a college reliever, right?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Baker will not pitch before June, right? So if he is a big part of their plans next year, I assume they are punting on the season.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Is that list any worse than the last 5 years, though?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Cool. He always seemed like a good guy.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Awesome post twinsnoeth49
  6. Mike Sixel
    The snarky comments about ads and the handbook are uncalled for. These guys put up this site, they can run it however they want. You know they have ads, you know they are selling their book. Yet you choose to come here. Why complain? On topic, if this pitching market is thin, what would a thick one look like?
  7. Mike Sixel
    Love all the personal attacks. Just. awesome. as for the topic, no. Without pitching, signing a 29 year old fielder makes no sense.
  8. Mike Sixel
    One team has been able to do it, and the Twins do not show a willingness to trade veterans until too late. Also, that team stunk for years, picked in the top five over and over to build up their system. They also run the team differently in terms of how they platoon and shift their defense. Nothing is similar other than budget. Like I said, it leaves a tiny margin for error.
  9. Mike Sixel
    If your owner and GM want an $85 million budget, Mauer's contract is an issue. Mauer is probably worth the money in a vacuum, but is he worth it if his contact leaves you only 60 million or so on the other players. If one pitcher and one other hitter make, say, 10 million each, that leaves you around 45 or so million for the rest of the roster. That makes your margin for error extremely tiny on those other 20 plus players.
  10. Mike Sixel
    In an effort not to be negative....I will just say it would be great if they signed him.
  11. Mike Sixel
    How did the cardinals get that one expensive outfielder they have?
  12. Mike Sixel
    I would never endorse trading all prospects, but occasionally trading one, yes. Like earlier this century, when they were a DH away.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I think it is funny that people feel being the 45th ranked prospect in all of the minors is some giant fall from grace. He will climb back up, agreed.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Eventually, sure, but in exchange for what? They are exchanging a future that may never come for a more certain present. That is what Hunter and Santana complained this team never does. It is what the White Sox GM said this team should have done.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Delmon Young was not good during the season. He was paid what Willingham was. Which would you rather have? They have a surplus of outfielders, if they trade one or more and they are successful, that does not mean they should have kept him. You really only need 3 or 4 at a time. I agree that being willing to trade veterans and prospects to fill holes is a good strategy.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I would be willing to have a couple of bad years in exchange for being the best team in baseball for several years, but only if I would rebound after two or three into the best again.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Is there any evidence that easing a pitcher in is better than having him pitch?
  18. Mike Sixel
    I understand the risk, but I see no other path. You rarely win by only doing safe things. Baker will not be ready for several months into the season. If signing one free agent is a good idea, why is signing two a had idea?
  19. Mike Sixel
    What are those stats?
  20. Mike Sixel
    Where is that minor league depth other than the outfield? When is the next pitcher ready after Gibson? Middle infielder? Third baseman? Catcher? This is not a one year trend.
  21. Mike Sixel
    If hicks and arcia replace span and Willingham in the next year or two, you free up another 12 million in salary. Why not spend that on pitching? Free agency cannot fix all your woes, agreed. Waiting 4 years for this system to be fixed cannot either. I still do mot understand the long term risk point. You will have minimum wage guys at two outfield positions, and probably first base.....where will all the money go if not to free agents?
  22. Mike Sixel
    They have what, one guy in the minors who looks legit as a starter for the next two or three years? If you do not sign any free agents, where does the pitching come from? They will not trade their top prospects, we know that. They refused to trade Willingham at his peak value. So, if you will not get starters this year or next, what is the plan?
  23. Mike Sixel
    Slama? I would like every potential reliever at AAA to get some time in the majors. That is the cheapest way to build the bullpen.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Do we have any context for these? That is, is he facing a bunch of scrubs? Or is he facing top pitching? Also, don't these guys ever get tired and need rest?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Ask the Angels if they regret not having Trout up at the beginning of the year....if the player is ready, they should be up. Not promoting a player to a new level during the year means they "have to" start there and spend some minimum time there the next year. To me, the only recent issue I have, since their drafts have been so mediocre, is that college pitchers go and compete against 18 year olds, instead of going to A ball. That does nothing for their growth or the team's understanding of their ability.
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