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  1. Mike Sixel
    Darn, I was sure that Ryan would finally go for it and trade prospects to close that one hole we had in the lineup..../s
  2. Mike Sixel
    Guess I was right the first time, he's not traded for anything of use at all. The Angels are off the market, and TX will now counter by getting Josh Johnson.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    hahahahahaha, the more things don't change, the more they stay the same. But really, no problems with how they handle injuries, it really doesn't hurt them at all how they handle them, over and over and over.
  4. Mike Sixel
    We agree on Erin for sure.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    As long as he's not in Elizabethton past June of next year.....but if they slow track him, I will continue my disgust at this "process".
  6. Mike Sixel
    I don't get the hesitancy to trade a 33 year old, given the state of this club, but whatever.... As for Morneau, if they can deal him, it would be great. I love his game, and his involvement in the community. I will miss him greatly, he's everything we should like in our sports people. But they need the money for pitching, and you can move Benson or Mauer or someone to 1B if you need to....or even Parmalee could step up despite my doubts. I'd certainly agree to pay 100% of his salary this year, as that is sunk payroll anyway, if that helps me get better players in return.
  7. Mike Sixel
    The Twins didn't move away from relying on their farm system, their farm system is/was barren of immediate help. These are not some kind of either/or thing, like so many threads here seem to imply. You can draft well, and sign free agents. The job isn't so hard that you can't figure out how to do both. Can the OP explain why you can't both draft well, and sign free agents? Plus, if you spend a ton of money in 2011, instead of bringing up prospects, those prospects would have been draft in 2005 or or 2006 or so. So I really don't get this at all. But I'm willing to read your logic, and if you make a great argument, even change my mind.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Nowhere, because "we didn't think any of the offers were fair for a player of Liriano's stature and abilities. We hope to re-sign him, as we look forward to building a better rotation in 2013. Go buy some tickets". But then, I'm having a crappy work week, so maybe I'm just jaded.....really, I think he ends up in Anaheim/LA/whatever they are called. And we'll go "that's all he could get"....
  9. Mike Sixel
    There is no evidence that Parmalee is a middle of the order bat. He's not on anyone's top 100 or 150 prospect list. Casilla is not league average by any stretch of the imagination. How do you conclude Dozier looks like he'll be a league average or better player, based on how he's actually played? Plouffe has 2 months of production, so did Valencia his first year. Look, all that could go 100% the right way, but what are the odds of that? They are going to lose 90 games for the second year in a row. They have historically bad starting pitching. They are 9th in the AL in runs scored. They are not a couple of players away. Terry Ryan has clearly stated that the offense is not good enough as it stands now.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Man, I just read this week's Callis chat on BA....he's not expecting gibson in the rotation until the END of next year.....I hope he's wrong on that.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Please don't remind me about the Garza deal.....it just reminds me of everything that is wrong with this club.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, the Santana situation was almost unwillable....that said, they should have done better. Also agreed, Ryan quit rather than handle the situation that he created. I got no problem with that, if you are burned out you are burned out. But let's not pretend Ryan didn't create the situation by not taking care of it in a more timely manner. Same with Hunter.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, the part that he actually did was awful. Just awful. Those trades were awful. Ryan of course compounded the problem by signing Capps again.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    I don't they'd sign those guys either "well, tehy got 5 year deals, we just don't want to give pitchers 5 year deals, they get hurt and stuff....". Then they'll sign the guys that are willing to sign for 1-3 years, you know, 38 year old has beens, and 28 year old never weres. I'll believe they do something different, when they give us evidence they will do something different. So far, they've signed old guys for less money than the guys they replaced made. Classic Twins.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I can't see teh Sox getting him, they don't have the high profile guy(s) in their system. But, yes, that is the ideal location for the Twins, as they won't be trading Liriano there. I could care less if he does well or not, once he's there, as it doesn't really matter to the Twins.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Gibson is #6, he'll be in the majors next year as a 4 or, moving to a 3.5...... As for the strenght of the system, I find the love for Ryan and hate for Smith hilarious, given that the system nearly died the last few years Ryan was the GM, and nearly all the strengh is from the Smith era (Not that the GM makes the picks.....). When Ryan gets all the credit for the team in 2014, will anyone remember that nearly all those guys are in the system from teh Smith era?
  17. Mike Sixel
    Well, they are full of junk when it comes to high level MLB prospects, but that doesn't mean they are full of junk relative to AAA or AAAA. This is a veteran laden team, full of guys that have played in the majors, and not quite been successful. Not sure if I should be impressed with the manager or not.
  18. Mike Sixel
    When Ryan makes a move that helps this team, then I'll be convinced that I should be happy he's back. So far, notta. He's signed old players, and the team still stinks. He's cut budget, just like before. I see nothing yet that should make me convinced that this is a new Terry Ryan, with a new approach. I'm reserving judgement until April of next year, when we see what he does at this trade deadline, and next offseason. Right now, I'm neutral, and I don't get how anyone can be anything but that. As for denying Liriano is being traded, if that is what is being reported, whatever. If anyone believes that, or anything else a GM says at this point, they are being silly, imo.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Given that they cut payroll this year, I see no evidence that they are willing to pay the price in dollars and years to sign big time, or even average, starting pitching.
  20. Mike Sixel
    He is an awful MLB hitter. The data is quite clear on this.
  21. Mike Sixel
    No chance. The O's are not dealing Bundy. I don't think there is a Twins' package that can net you bundy, outside trading their top 5 prospects and Span.... You have more chance to get Tallion from Pittsburgh, I think, if you are going to aim super high.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Um, they won't be spending $20MM no draftees, not even close. They'll spend a lot less next year than this year, as they won't have as many picks, not even close.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I really do love Seth's optimism. I don't always share it, but I really do appreciate it. one of the reasons I kept going to his site....
  24. Mike Sixel
    Ah, well, I'm no Bowden fan, so I get that.....
  25. Mike Sixel
    Yup, after checking Fangraphs, I'm even more sure the difference is massive. Not to mention Denard has a very nice contract. Put him in a smaller stadium, and he's even better, offensively and defensively.
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