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  1. Mike Sixel
    Funny, one argues it is stupid to discuss because NO WAY TB would do it, while others argue it is too stupid for the Twins to consider. That's why it is actually worth talking about.....btw, I agree, no way TB does that trade straight up...... lastly, advice you can all take or leave, but calling people stupid is no way to have a conversation with them....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, neither Santana nor Liriano were starters when they got here day 1.
  3. Mike Sixel
    The issue is the gap between the veterans of the early 2000s, and today. Not one legit starting pitcher has come up since Garza/Baker. Most of the relievers are from outside the system. No SS or 2B has come up in years. We don't know if a 3B has come up for more than a month or year in over a decade. This year, they added Plouffe, that's pretty much it.* Last year they added Revere (who while a nice player, isn't a very good/great player) The year before, um, who did they add? The year before, um, who did they add? That's the issue. The gap. If you won't sign FAs, you need to bring up contributors (plural) every year. *in this list, I'm probably missing a relief pitcher or three
  4. Mike Sixel
    Actually, most believe the new playoff format hurts the trade market. If you don't win your division, and you are in the WC, you are now only guaranteed 1 more game, and that game could be on the road. Compare that to the old days, when you were guaranteed multiple post season games, and at least one at home. That's a big income difference. I will reserve judgement on TR until the end of this deadline, but I have super, super low expectations.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Price is under control for 4 more years, by then, pretty much every prospect with upside will be in the majors. By then, they will have hopefully signed a FA starter. By then, Morneau will be gone, and they'll likely use that money on a starter or a 2B/SS. This isn't about this year, nor is it about rushing. Sure, his value could rise, it could also drop. He could be the best HR hitter ever, or he could barely make it in the majors. There is risk in every move. What I would not do, is suck last year, suck this year, suck next year, and suck the following year, all because I would not sign legit MLB starters, or trade prospects for proven veterans. If you really think they should give up until 2015 or so, why not trade everyone over 28 right now?
  6. Mike Sixel
    David Price is under team control until 2016, that is not a 2 year rental. He is proven to be an effective MLB starting pitcher. I'm not sure how people dismiss trading a low A player for that as insane, stupid, mental, whatever you want to call it. It also isn't about "one pitcher". If you assume they'll sign one, that means they now have two legit starters, replacing the slop they've thrown up there this year. I'm not sure how people expect to build this team up, if they won't trade prospects for legit players, and they won't trade legit players for prospects...and we know they won't sign a bunch of FAs.
  7. Mike Sixel
    So much for accountability in the organization. The failed GM gets a new role. The scouts get to keep drafting. The coaches get to keep teaching Span how to run the bases. And the medical staff gets to keep their jobs.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Thank goodness they didn't trade him yet....this should really up the trade value.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I look forward to next week, when you (hopefully) rip the Twins for once again not putting a guy on the DL right away. Unreal on Plouffe (I'm assuming they'll DL him soon).....unreal on the training staff. Just unreal. Didn't TR talk about accountability throughout the organization? What does accountability mean, exactly?
  10. Mike Sixel
    Adam Dunn sucks, he strikes out too much. I mean, strikeouts are evil/bad...../s
  11. Mike Sixel
    100% of the time Liriano pitchers in late July against the White Sox with Butera catching, he sucks. Clearly Butera is the problem.
  12. Mike Sixel
    That's like saying I'm shopping for a $100K car....they want someone to take the whole salary, and to give them a legit MLB player also?
  13. Mike Sixel
    Great use of Occam's razor, awesome.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Because 67 games is not enough of a sample size to draw accurate conclusions using statistical analysis. Because you are ignoring all the data that does not support your conclusions (years of data prior to those 67 games). Because you are drawing causal relationships, where there is no evidence of causation, making perhaps the most common logical fallacy in existence.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I see no stock dropping, it's a matter of Low A player vs proven MLB starting pitcher under control for more than 3 months....and that might be a fair trade. There is great uncertainty about any Low A player ever making the majors, let alone being as good as a proven MLB starting pitcher. Plus, you get the return on the deal now, rather than the future.
  16. Mike Sixel
    John, this close, I agree. But why didn't Pittsburgh trade a month ago, and get 30 starts from Span, and 5-7 more from Liriano? That's a big difference in value. If a team starts of 20-5, why not go get 2 more good players, and protect your huge lead?
  17. Mike Sixel
    I'd consider Price and King Felix, yes. Sano might not ever hit (though I agree he looks like a future star), and those two are proving it in the majors right now. Everyone is tradable, you just need the right return.
  18. Mike Sixel
    How many threads on the same topic can we have? Unreal. And I agree with the comment above on sample sizes.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I've never understood waiting to the deadline. If Pittsburgh had Frankie and Span the last month, how many more wins would they have? Isn't there more value in having them early? This risk aversion, and waiting, is an example of some pretty old school, not so strategic, thinking.
  20. Mike Sixel
    You think 1 less year of Willingham has the same value as trading him now? That makes no sense. Would not 2.5 years be more valuable than 1.5?
  21. Mike Sixel
    Baker will barely pitch next year, so you are paying him that just to keep on him on the roster and hope he recovers and hope he'll re-sign with you after that. That is a much, much bigger risk.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I guess it was this sentence: " But defensively, neither comes close to Butera"
  23. Mike Sixel
    Stress is internal. We all control how we react to what life throws at us. I would hope that a multi-millionaire would find the proper perspective in life to realize that they have it easy compared to 99.99+% of the world, and that they should not get stressed about this. That said, it isn't that easy, and we have been conditioned by our society to worry about a lot of stuff that isn't really worth worrying about, so I would imagine that the trade deadline is stressful to these guys.
  24. Mike Sixel
    They are a lot closer than 2-3 years away, I think most of us can agree on that part. I see no reason to keep Willingham right now. They stink to high heaven again this year. They are going to stink next year, trade him and get players that can really help in 2013/4 and beyond. Seems like a good guy, does seem to like it here, I agree, that human element does matter. But what matters more, if you are the GM, is getting the best players into the system.
  25. Mike Sixel
    But he also gets 4-5 at bats, right? So his role does involve "hitting". So you are saying he's better than Mauer as a catcher?
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