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  1. Mike Sixel
    thrylos, I recall that from that draft, on Span....
  2. Mike Sixel
    From Law's insider column today.... "Other than its ties to "Moneyball," the 2002 draft is probably best remembered for the massive gaffe the Pirates committed with the first pick, choosing (apparently at owner Kevin McClatchy's behest) a safe college arm, Bryan Bullington, over the high-upside high school player atop most draft boards, B.J. Upton. " Telling me I'm an idiot. Well, I doubt he's reading my comments....but if he thinks the hitters are that much better than the pitchers, then he is....
  3. Mike Sixel
    i would respect the BPA strategy a lot more if this team would EVER trade multiple prospects for a legit, proven, MLB player, or sign legit FAs in their prime to fill holes that aren't filled in the draft. But they won't, it isn't in their DNA. And, do you really think there is no difference between guys that are likely to go top 5, and guys likely to go after 30 other players are picked? I find that hard to believe. I'm cool with the BPA, but only if you are then actually willing to make trades and sign players that the draft can't fill.....but as long as you refuse to do that, you have to draft for position scarcity. And nothing is more scarce than starting pitchers, since you need 5-7 of them at any one time.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Um, I did say that I was wrong, and that wasn't the case.....that I had misread it.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    He's just not very good....saves are like wins, to me, in terms of their value in assessing a player's performance.....Signing a guy that you know was not good last year, supposedly because he was injured (even though I think he's had as many bad years as good years), for more money than anyone else likely would, kind of leads to the outcomes we are seeing right now.....I'm not disappointed because he's worse than I thought, I'm disappointed because he's as bad as I expected, and that money could have been spent signing 2-3 other relievers...or maybe combined with money spent on Marquis and Carroll and signing a legit MLB starter not 38 years old.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I guess I'm surprised to see college juniors in extended spring and below A....but again, I don't really know what other teams do. But in re-looking at your list, I think my comments were off anyway, and that isn't the case as much as I first thought when I read the list. Maybe I should concentrate more on this business meeting, where we are repeating ourselves, again....
  7. Mike Sixel
    I think it is an exaggeration to say that Parmalee is holding his own. A 703 OPS from a dh or 1B is pretty weak. Lots of recent draft picks look to be on the older side for their level, but maybe my expectations for college players are just too high.
  8. Mike Sixel
    So how do you ever get good or great pitchers if you never draft them high because they turn out less often . That actually means you should take even more pitchers. All the hitter people here cannot answer where they ever get pitching if you always pass on it due to riskiness
  9. Mike Sixel
    Capps is not a very good pitcher, but Ryan compounded Smiths mistake by keeping him around.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Another thread degrading into ripping fans for being the kind of fan they want, instead of talking about the points being made, as if there is a right way to be a fan..... For those in the thread saying TR needs more time to fix this, remember that the young players in the majors (um, who?) and the old players in the minors were drafted under the previous TR regime. This isn't all on Smith's awful trades. To those questioning jbiowa, any organization needs new thinking to come into it, or it develops groupthink and other negative processes and outcomes. It's organization development theory, anyway, that that is true. For a rebuilding team, I can't find many first or second year players on the roster....if you are rebuilding, Revere is a starter, not Clete Thomas. If you are rebuilding, Plouffe actually plays every once in a while. I see no evidence of rebuilding at all, I see a team trying not to totally suck, but also not going all in to win either (cutting your payroll and signing Jason Marquis is not going all in). Teams that sit in the middle like this tend to get worse, not better.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Insane to trade a top 10 MLB CF for a relief pitcher, insane. The only way is to get a legit, big time starting pitcher prospect, or maybe a legit 2B/3B who will be here and above average for years....
  12. Mike Sixel
    And do what? They have no options, the minors are barren of guys ready to come up the last few years, and this year is no exception. Just cutting him does nothing, and they won't sign free agents that are great, so what is the option? Awful trades and bad position player drafting has set this team back, and there's no fixing it unless you are going to change the philosophy of this team and sign legit FAs, or trade prospects for legit MLB players. Not quickly.
  13. Mike Sixel
    How long will they wait on Casilla? He's not young, he has a lot of MLB time and at bats, and he's shown over time that he cannot be trusted to be an effective, every day player.
  14. Mike Sixel
    A Twins' message board is for talking about the TWins, not just cheering them on. I can't believe anyone would think Bonnes is anything but a huge Twins' fan.....I appreciate an honest discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the team, and I hope this site never turns into just a cheerleading location.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Guerra should be moved to AAA, and up with the Twins this year.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Gardy is now saying he will probably have three catchers next week? I do not get it. They have these airplane thingys.....I do not get it.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I am disappointed in that quote from Ryan. Is he in charge or not? If not, go find a gm that will be.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I would bet on an infielder.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Since I never see them trading for or signing a starting pitcher that is great and in his prime earning years, yes, I want a pitcher with the highest upside.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Comparing to last year is odd. It is considered the deepest draft ever. That said, if they pass on a pitcher, I have no idea how this team will ever get one.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Nope, and I'd not come here to pitch either.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Willingham is their largest FA contract ever. They have never traded for or signed a big time, legit player, in his prime earning years to a bigger contract than that, and that's the only 1 I can even think of. Why would you expect them to sign a legit MLB starter for big money next year, given over 40 years of history suggesting otherwise? Does anyone think that is Terry Ryan's approach? I have zero issue with the cut in OF salaries, as Willingam is better than Cuddeyer and cost less, and Kubel is somewhat replacable. It's the lack of spending on the INF and the pitching that convinces me nothing has changed in Ryan's approach from his previous tenure. And, there was plenty of money to sign better pitchers than Marquis this year, they just didn't. There was money to have a better bullpen, and they didn't.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Does anyone really think they will make a bigger signing next year? Why would you think that?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Anyone doubt one of them gets hurt tonight.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, this is just stupid. They need to figure out how to change his thought process.
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