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  1. Mike Sixel
    And, probably 1B and RF too....once Morneau is dealt....but yes, 3B is just as bad as SS. Heck, who is the 2B?
  2. Mike Sixel
    those of you saying don't trade him, how do they get better next year if they don't trade players? Look at AAA and even AA, where will any players come from, if you don't trade for them?
  3. Mike Sixel
    I usually look at WHIP and K rate for some reason.....not a lot of strikeouts here, which makes me nervous. Not sure how old all of these guys are for their level, so it's hard for me to say a lot about their futures. The WHIP is a bit high on several of them, but again, more mediocre than bad. Not one of these guys looks like a sure fire #3, let alone a #2. That part is pretty scary to me, and points out why they need to take about 100 pitchers next week, because they just don't have many/any with serious upside. If you keep passing on pitchers, "because you can get them later in the draft", this is what you end up with. I'll keep saying it, find a way to get AZ's 2nd or 3rd best minor league pitcher into this system.... All that said, there are some very nice numbers and outcomes here, and these guys all pitched very well in May. I look forward to their progress.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I had forgotten the Kelly thing, much like with greenies though, people just don't care for some reason....
  5. Mike Sixel
    Again, Seth, your work on this stuff is amazing. And, I think I agree on the top 10...not sure on the order, but the list looks right/good. Thanks again.
  6. Mike Sixel
    The secret to Hicks is to give up on the switch hitting, but they refuse to pull the plug. That's another year in the minors where he doesn't practice hitting from one side down the drain.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Career minor league relievers have no trade value. His only value to the Twins is either up here and succeeding, or up here and traded after succeeding. I cannot understand why they don't just give him a shot in another lost season.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I don't want to derail the thread, but this team has to be better at drafting and developing. The best players to come up the last three years are Valencia and Revere.....it's too early to tell on Dozier, but he's not going to help them much this year (as an individual he's mediocre for a SS, I'm not talking team success). Not one starting pitcher in three years. Not one legit 2B or 3B. Maybe a SS. Maybe 1 OFer. That's not going to cut it, when you refuse to sign free agents as a general rule. No DH/1B.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, there was no way I was going to read the long of an article today, but I could not stop. Agreed also on the abuse, just an awful thing to do to another human being.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Why don't they pound away at the beginning of the process with young players? That seems to be the answer for most hitters anyway. I don't get MLB "strategy" very well....
  11. Mike Sixel
    I think I read online that the incidence of early death is no higher among sportsmen than the population at large, we just hear about the sportsmen, but I also I think I heard on the radio that the study was a bit flawed. However, it would not surprise me that the incidence of young death isn't that much higher, but that we think it is because we hear about it when it happens....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Wow, that was powerful. Doesn't exactly paint the Twins nicely, in the one sentence where they are really mentioned....Great, great article.
  13. Mike Sixel
    When do they finally move Sano to RF or 1B? It "appears clear" he won't be sticking at 3B.....This top 10 list is pretty nice, with lots of ceiling (but some bad floors too....). For some reason, I'm a big Rosario backer. I just read a future 2B in him.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Great update, thanks. It must be fun.
  15. Mike Sixel
    agree with thrylos,,,,,,these old guys with little/no chance, at higher levels, keep the young guys at low levels, meaning you take longer to see what they really have. There are only so many roster spots...
  16. Mike Sixel
    Morneau might be my favorite player. I like watching doubles and the potential for home runs in my hitters, it's entertaining to me. But, if you can get legit prospect(s) for him, you have to consider it, do it. This team is not likely to contend next year, frankly. Not unless they go out and sign 3+ players in FA that are legit MLB starters. So, at that point, everyone should be available for the right price.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Why do teams need to play the same schedule? The "team" they play at any given time is not the same team. They don't face the same lineups, they don't face the same pitchers, there are likely to be injuries altering the whole roster.....the fairness issue is not really an issue, not across 162 games. If it is all about fairness, you should be proposing eliminating playoffs, as they are AWFUL at determining the "best" teams.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Can someone explain why I'd not want to watch Strasburg pitch live and in person? How is it more entertaining not to watch interleague games? I really, really, don't get that one at all. Oh yea, all uniforms have to have names on them....why would you have a sport where if you are a casual fan, you have no idea who is in the game? It really does not help the game at all not have names, but it certainly doesn't help the game. I get it is tradition, but really, how would it negatively impact anyone to have names on shirts?
  19. Mike Sixel
    He should be playing every day, so they get a better sense of what he can/cannot do in the future. But this team has not really committed to either winning, or playing the youth, imo.
  20. Mike Sixel
    There are some future MLB players in this part of the list. Not sure what to think about Michael. I wasn't thrilled with the pick when it was made, and so far, well, I'm with Seth, just not that excited by him. Let's hope they figure out what to do with Wimmers' elbow sooner, rather than later. If/when healthy, he's still a legit MLB starting candidate, imo. Boer is the one that I'm bummed on so far. I don't think he'll stay this bad, but I'm bummed on his outcomes so far this year. he and the other recent sandwich and "first round/2nd round" picks at pitcher remind me why I want a pitcher with pick 2....
  21. Mike Sixel
    There are not 30 aces on the planet. Not picking a guy because he cannot be an ace makes no sense to me.
  22. Mike Sixel
    well, it's still here, so clearly the owners of this site are cool with it. I'm likely out of this site for a while if that's true.
  23. Mike Sixel
    They won't win anything this year, and if they wont' trade valuable pieces for the future, they won't next either. Why would anyone be untouchable at this point?
  24. Mike Sixel
    yes, I think pasting something you have to pay for (so, you know, Law and others have jobs) is wrong. So yes, freakin' ESPN too. Why is their intellectual property not worth protecting?
  25. Mike Sixel
    So, as a runner, once the pitcher has thrown over 3 times, I can get as big a lead as I want, right?
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