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  1. Mike Sixel
    Why can't they just let the guys go, rather than retain them? I mean, if you are going to make a change, make a change. Organizational change management is very clear on this, changes where you keep the old stuff/people around are less effective. This looks like Ryan: "time to make changes" Gardy: "no way" Ryan: "yes, we are letting people go" Gardy: "well, keep them around some" This looks just half way to me. And, all the minor league people running the system still have jobs, right? How many impact players have come up the last 5 years? Impact, not mediocre, impact?
  2. Mike Sixel
    KLAW is not a believer in him or parmalee, BTW. Mentioned in today's chat.
  3. Mike Sixel
    So rather than have cuelleler work with young guys, he will now work with older guys that pitch 60 innings a year? Seems an odd use of a valuable resource. It also seems like scapegoating to me to fire the bullpen coach.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Appel is a pitch to contact guy? I do not think the scouts agree with you, not from what I read.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Is the question should the Twins give horrible AAA pitchers jobs as SP and RP, or call up capable guys from their system to fill the bullpen, while signing 3 legit free agents? Yes, they should do that. Why not? The Royals have a great farm system, the Astros and Pirates have been rebuilding forever. Either you think it is worth trying to win with Mauer, or you are flushing a ton of money down the toilet. How could it hurt to deal meh minor leaguers to fill a hole at SS or 2B? How could it hurt to sign a FA pitcher or three, given that maybe 1 or 2 guys are within 2 years of being a starting pitcher for this team? Who will it hold back if they sign 2-3 pitchers? Who will it hold back if they trade for a SS? "it will take 3-4 years to be good again"....really? you think they should punt on the next 3-4 years? What are the odds all those players work out at the same time? Signing free agents does not keep you from drafting and developing players, it fills in holes that you have not developed well.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Wow, that is a lot of optimism for a team 10th in runs scored, and 2nd to last in runs allowed in the AL! I hope TR doesn't agree with you all, because they need to jump about 1 run better (or more) in ERA, and up in runs scored. They are anemic at SS and 2B, everything went right in the OF and 1B and C, and they still were tenth in runs scored. They have no help in AAA for their weak positions at all. They need 3 or 4 starting pitchers, and they have maybe 1-2 internal candidates. To fix this team for next year, they either need career years from their best players and 3-5 free agents, or 5-7 free agents. And we all know they aren't going to sign 5 free agents that fill SS, 2B, 4 starting pitchers, and 1-2 relievers. I obviously am a fan, or I wouldn't keep coming here, but I don't see how you can think this team is on the rise when they have no help in the minors, and have lost this many games in two years. Do you really think they'll sign enough players to fix the starting pitching? Has any team not in the top 5 in payroll ever signed that many new starters in one year? And, if they deal people, we know they'll keep Arcia and Hicks down and your OF will be Mastrionni as a starter instead of one of them. I'm impressed that you are all so optimistic, but I hope TR is not in agreement with you.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Real enough that I would not bring in some 3b to challenge him. They need ss and 2b and starting pitching. Bringing in a scrub just in case is how a team loses more games than it wins. You gotta roll the dice on a guy like plouffe. If sano is legit, it should not take four more years for him to be up.
  8. Mike Sixel
    They need middle infielders and pitching. They are flush with major and minor league outfielders and first basemen. This would be an awful allocation of resources, unless they are adding 50 million to the payroll.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Nishi is clearly a man of honor. There are too few of those these days. This is the kind of risk you need to take if you are bad at developing players and will not sign big time free agents. Some risks work, and some do not. But, successful companies keep taking them.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Casilla? that doesn't sound good. Most of the other answers were pretty non-committal.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Why limit him to low leverage situations? That makes no sense, either he's healthy, or he's not....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Because the offensive triple crown is all done with the bat. It is the things that the Batter can directly control. ???? RBI is largely dependent on the number of baserunners on when you come up to bat. Heck, you get an RBI for hitting a routine fly to the OF if there is a fast guy on 3rd. Want evidence of that, check out Delmon Young's stats that "good" year he had here....it was about the fact that Mauer and others were on base when he came up to bat.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Why is RBI part of the "triple crown", but not runs scored or stolen bases? This is a center fielder that might be the best defensive player in baseball, and is surely the best base runner. All I am saying is that three statistics do not show the full story. I find it highly ironic that the triple crown is a stat, made up of three other stats, and people that mock stats ate using it to "prove"something as inarguable.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Defense matters. Base running matters. I am so tired of the "stat nerds" baloney from some posters and managers.....so tired and silly. I would say both are deserving, and either choice would be acceptable.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I use chrome, and it is happening right now. It is intermittent, though.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Wait, you do not trust the results this year, but you would trust spring training? Also, I answered bases on what I think the team will do, not what I would do.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Ok, ya, that was unrealistic....
  18. Mike Sixel
    Sure, if Ryan trades a legit prospect for a player, but what are the odds of that?
  19. Mike Sixel
    Sano for David price. Throw in random mediocre minor league starter if you have to.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Why sign an outfielder? Hicks and arcia are almost ready. They need middle infielders and starting pitching.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Assuming the payroll stays 90 to 110 million where will they spend that money if not on top pitchers?
  22. Mike Sixel
    It is mild agreed, but it really is old and tired, and like it or not, this example gets followed and taken to extremes in high school sports. I like frivolity a lot, bit this is pretty much just kind of lame at this point, imo. Ymmv.
  23. Mike Sixel
    LOCK. This is my opinion, and not based on fact, but this organization is impressed by small sample size performances, like signing hitters that beat up on them, or pitchers that are good in the AFL. Plus, they are not exactly willing to spend money. Deduno is a perfect storm for their scouts and money guys.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Ah, hazing a tradition that should die asap.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Few good pitchers will ever be free agents. Great pitchers, yes, because they are expensive. But good pitchers? Not super likely. If they want good pitchers, they will need to trade.
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