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  1. Mike Sixel
    Sigh, where has anyone in this thread said "trade him for 70 cents on the dollar". No one has said that. What we've said, is that he should be dealt if they can get a fair return. We've also repeatedly pointed out, that even with him, they stink, just like last year, even with a healthy and awesome Mauer.....Look, I spent years saying the Twins should deal prospects while they had great teams to close holes, I'm not a play for the future that will never come kind of guy, but this team isn't 1 player away, or even 3 or 4. This team is one of the worst teams in baseball two years in a row, with no immediate help in the minors to close their weaknesses. Their only strength in the minors is in the OF, a place where they are already pretty good.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Trade, trade, trade. They stink, they stunk last year, they'll stink next year. Why NOT deal him?
  3. Mike Sixel
    Yup, in looking, not a fan of this deal, unless they Twins pay zero dollars, even then I don't like it....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Not exactly their top prospects, according to pre-season rankings at fangraphs...at work, can't check how they are playing this year...Not sure how I feel about Belt, frankly.
  5. Mike Sixel
    A 70 point difference in OPS is massive.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Hermsen is a great trade candidate, if you can find a team that believes in success w/o good/great stuff.....
  7. Mike Sixel
    Managers are super important...they are the leaders of the whole team. They coach, they fill out lineup cards, they keep guys working hard day after day (and much more I'm sure). They are no different than any other manager in a business. Some of us, clearly not all, think that he's failed at coach and lineup/strategy for a few years now. I've never questioned their effort.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Ah, well, see, I'd have fired him last offseason for the lack of progress in building young players up, and in playing fundamentally sound baseball. I'm ok with him keeping his job through the end of the year, but I can't think of a good reason to keep him after that.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Tough call, I'd say that Arcia is closer to Sano than many of us thought he'd be. Success at a higher level (and it is really 2 levels, not 1), is a big deal to me. That said, Hicks may be back to number 1 by the end of the year. Between Hicks and Arcia (and hopefully Benson), that's why I'm more than willing to trade Span and Willingham right now (because I don't really care about this year anymore).
  10. Mike Sixel
    How is it "knee jerk" to fire someone who's teams have not been fundamentally sound for years (howard and seth's words), and who's team will lose 90 games two years in a row? This isn't a one time thing, this has been going on for years (not the losing, the lack of sound play). You keep typing those two loaded words, but this isn't "knee jerk".
  11. Mike Sixel
    Hamilton is not being traded, I just don't see that at all....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Terry Ryan has specifically stated that the offense isn't nearly good enough....I trust him on this one, frankly. That said, if one or two of Hicks/Arcia/Benson is legit next year, I think they are better than Revere, and maybe Span. But that still leaves no SS, no 2B, an inconsistent 1B, and a big question mark at 3B. Frankly, I'd deal Span and Willingham, and just suck this year, with two of the above (or Bigley or whomever) in the lineup to start next year. This team is awful, really, really awful. Having them here this year doesn't help this year, and probably doesn't help next year. Time to move on.* *unless you really believe they'll sign 2-3 legit starting pitchers (which no team has ever done in 1 year, I don't think), and 1-2 more hitters (and that Plouffe and Morneau will join Mauer as being big time again)......but hope is not a strategy
  13. Mike Sixel
    Agree, what is the plan? Not one young player has been acquired in the last year. All their signings were older players.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Nice change
  15. Mike Sixel
    This is not knee jerk, this isn't just about winning and losing. Seth and Howard have for several years pointed out that they are not fundamentally sound. If that is not on the coaches, what exactly is their job? Kc joyner did some research, in the NFL admittedly, that showed that the majority of coaches that were around a long time lost effectiveness ariund year 10. That seems to be the case here also.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Yes, they should blow it up. The minors are devoid of pitching, middle infielders, and power. No way they are good next year unless they open up the checkbook in a major way, and almost no one thinks that will happen.
  17. Mike Sixel
    They throw to the wrong base, they lose count of outs, they get picked off, they just don't look professional. Either Gardy or the minor league coaches, or both, need to go.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'd take that if you swap out an OF for a MIF. If that was my best offer, yes, I'd take that. They need to go get more minor league quality and quantity. This team is awful for the 2nd year in a row, and it looks like nothing is on the horizon to change that next year. You have to go get some players, even if they are "throw them against the wall and see what sticks", average prospects, you have to go get some players.
  19. Mike Sixel
    And to think, there were people arguing here just a month ago that this team was just a player or two away. You have to do what the Marlins do, and deal all the vets and get lots of young guys.
  20. Mike Sixel
    If every time someone is injured, you underestimate their time out, and don't use the DL correctly, yes. This is about lots and lots of things, not just this one time.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Why do they need a veteran free agent at all for a utility guy? They need to commit to rebuilding, not this going half way thing. That does not work.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Agree with thrylos, they are trying to get better, not remain not bad.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Nothing changes, and no one loses their job...... They should have put him on the DL and called up Burroughs or Valencia right away.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Unless he is a super mentor, I would deal him for whatever I could get. This team needs starters, not expensive backups.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Very cool. I would hope ftl is coming soon for him.
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