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  1. Mike Sixel
    Again, the real hard lesson is that to get quality, you have to give up quality.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Also not sure why the Mariners would do this.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    I basically agree that his best role is as a backup. For me, I would want those guys making the minimum, so I could put money into closing holes in the pitching. I would rather have one of the AAA players up here next year as the backup. And I think that is what they will do.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I am all for it....trade from strength and age, for pieces you are lacking.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I am happy to have discussions based on facts, anytime you want to have them.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I also find it odd how unwilling teams are to trade A level guys for the more certain current MLB player. Teams in the NFL do not like to trade draft picks for known commodities either. Malcolm Gladwell wrote an article about this bias a few years ago, it is in the interwebs someplace, if you are interested.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I hope they trade some good players, because I want them to be better next year and beyond. They have a lot of very good AA outfielders, I would hope they trade Span and Wiilingham for pitching.
  8. Mike Sixel
    So it proves that if you want to get good players in trades, you need to trade good players, and also not wait until they are only 3 month rentals. The question is, has Ryan come to the same conclusion?
  9. Mike Sixel
    I think they'll sign 2 pitchers, both of whom are willing to take a 3 year or less contract. Not sure who that is, but that's my guess, for good or ill.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Nice list...
  11. Mike Sixel
    I also meant to post I do not care he was dealt inside the division. It does not matter at all to the outcome for the twins.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Looking forward to Rosario going back to Beloit soon. Guy can hit. Benson has maintained his hot hitting, do most think he'll stick at AA this year, or move up to AAA (or maybe the Twins)? I think they'll leave him in AA for the year, but that's a total guess. That's a real nice outfield in AA, all three guys will see time in the majors, and I think at least two will be regular starters.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I agree with those saying that Liriano was not going to be offered arbitration, and there would be no pick to the Twins (or, if they did offer, he'd accept). So, if this was the best offer, so be it.
  14. Mike Sixel
    raindog, it is not my intent to kill every thread. On most of the prospect threads, I'm quite positive, even admitting that Hicks is getting me excited again. But I can see that my posts this last week have been pretty harsh on the major league team. I didn't see this before posting on the Sox trade, but I can tone it down for a bit. No problem. I do find it odd that people come to a Twins' discussion site, and complain that people offer opinions in general (note, this is not aimed at you, I thought your post about me was pretty civil, given your message). Tell you what, I'll go the next three weeks w/o posting a negative thought (which may lead to less posting about the ML team, but oh well). I do find it odd that anyone would say that I don't use facts, or back up my statements. I try very hard to do that, and not just say stuff....
  15. Mike Sixel
    So much for only moving players for high upside guys. At first glance, this is a pretty mediocre trade. Having read the STrib article on July trades by Ryan, my hopes are pretty much dashed at this point. Clearly both players were rushed. The Sox were considered to have one of the worst systems in all of MLB, and I can't believe they couldn't get one upside guy for Liriano from someone.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Not sure I agree, I think Plouffe is comfy at 3B, and Valencia showed over more than 1 year whether he was good or not....
  17. Mike Sixel
    Really? You think questioning Marquis and Capps signings is hindsight? I don't think that word means what you think it means* *if you don't know what movie that is from, I feel bad for you...
  18. Mike Sixel
    No, the current state of the team comes down to not having any impact players come up from the minors in the last 3-4 years. Not one pitcher, and a bunch of maybes in Valencia, Revere, and Plouffe. Yes, the trades were awful, but the farm system has been pretty much useless. This is due to awful drafting and developing, not just bad trades. Also, they signed Marquis and Capps, instead of using that money to sign a legit starting pitcher. Also, they didn't trade veterans last year when they had the chance. So far, it sounds like they are being unrealistic in their demands this year, we'll see in a few days. But this is largely a problem with drafting (and the Garza trade, which is the worst of all of those trades).
  19. Mike Sixel
    What? They are going to lose 90 games again, and didn't get any younger. Willingham and Doumit replaced guys they let leave, they did not sign one FA that successfully upgraded a position they didn't let leave other than the bullpen, which impacts less than 33% of the innings played. They did nothing (successful) to make the team any better at all. Nothing. Of course he wants him back, the fans never blame Ryan for anything, even when they cut payroll in the third year of a new stadium. He's teflon.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Not move Plouffe, he's finally comfy.
  21. Mike Sixel
    The Brewers controlled Grienke for 2 years when dealing for him, not 2-3 months.....
  22. Mike Sixel
    What? They traded a rental player for 3 top 10 prospects from another system....what are you expecting?
  23. Mike Sixel
    The Rangers will want to do something bigger, like Josh Johnson or Garza (not likely) or even Dempster (though I'd bet he says no).
  24. Mike Sixel
    Who cares about the "value to the lineup" when you are going to lose 90 games? You DL the guy, so he stays healthy for the long term. The lack of strategic thinking in the Twins front office is astounding.
  25. Mike Sixel
    So are the teams that want to trade something legit for a pitcher....
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