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  1. Mike Sixel
    He's been less healthy than Buxton.....I get the idea, I really do, but he literally spent two years not playing and only played (less than) half of this last year. Are we really sure he'll be healthy? I don't know....It's a pretty big risk.
  2. Mike Sixel
    They just won the division and a playoff series, and you think this is a transition year? Lopez is here and healthy.....why would you NOT try to get better next year? I don't understand this part of your post.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I think this also guarantees varland stays a starter. They aren't spending huge money on a free agent, marking the guy they get is higher risk to be great, meaning they need the depth. That's my theory anyway. Typical Twins to throw cold water on the fans immediately after success. Sigh.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I'm guessing closer to 125, maybe lower, than 140. I'm guessing Polanco is dealt for a pitching prospect or two. I'd rather keep Farmer because he can play SS..... But he is traded soon, I'd guess. They'll deal prospects for a more veteran pitcher, since they have more prospects after dealing Polanco and Farmer. Max will remain on the roster.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Seems like this is bigger news than this part of the forum. This makes me think Polanco is traded..... But maybe not. They love depth
  6. Mike Sixel
    I'm really surprised how many people like this idea. Are we trying to win the WS, or win this division?
  7. Mike Sixel
    I can cherry pick guys that got worse.....what evidence/belief is there this one will work out? Do they USUALLY get better (I don't know, hence the question)?
  8. Mike Sixel
    If you are ok HOPING he's not a number 4....that's fine. But that's a lot of money to spend on a guy that wasn't even close to good the second half of last year.....why not just go with Varland at that point and use the money elsewhere (or so you can afford to add an expensive SP at the deadline)? No one, at least not me, is saying paying big money for FA pitchers always works....but we largely ignore extensions when looking at SP contracts past 30....but those aren't any different than FA signings, not in terms of how good a SP can be. It's fine if you want to make this bet, but it's a big bet on a guy that was awful for much of last year.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Aim for elite, or just use the guys you have. He's not elite.
  10. Mike Sixel
    This. I don't want to bet on a return to greatness, I want a guy that was great last year and the year before (as he's more likely to be so again this year). Note, more likely and risk .....we can't predict the future, but we have to try.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I feel bad for Hall.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Ya. What contender is trading for Polanco and giving up major league players? Get a couple really good prospects, or one elite one.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Do you think they'll move Varland to RP? I don't know.....I think they keep him in AAA as first man up.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Also, any of those pitchers would be great....and I think they might do this this year (but I'd say 50/50)
  15. Mike Sixel
    Fair. That's one hitter....and I don't necessarily disagree....
  16. Mike Sixel
    But he's the only good CF out there......I guess that's my question...where are you spending on hitters and not pitchers? This might be the year they break the pattern, given the needs and choices. Are you really spending BIG on a 1B if you have AK and Julien and Larnach and Severino as options? Maybe?
  17. Mike Sixel
    What position are they spending on for hitters? There is one good CF available....don't need 3B, SS, 2B or C. Likely not spending on DH. They might need a corner OF, if they deal Kepler, but that seems unlikely. So, 1B and CF? Where are they spending real money (assuming they don't sign Bellinger)?
  18. Mike Sixel
    and Wallner and Kepler and Buxton and Castro?
  19. Mike Sixel
    Meh....go with Martin as the backup for Buxton (and Castro).....put your money elsewhere. (LF or RF or 1B are about it, really, as options, and CF, but there's only 1 good CF available).
  20. Mike Sixel
    This isn't a hard choice at all. If someone wants to keep him on their 26 man roster all year, more power to them. Or, I believe, they can take him and then work out a deal with MN to put them on their 40 man......which, sure, why not?
  21. Mike Sixel
    If he hits and walks and plays D like he did, I don't care his outs are SOs and not weak ground outs. Not even a little. If he played a full year in LF, at the rate he did this year (unlikely), he's the 2nd best LFer in the majors in terms of fWAR. It was a great year for him, if only the FO had called him up and left him up earlier....
  22. Mike Sixel
    That makes sense, we just have different risk tolerance for this player.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I love the ideas.....but no way I pay Bellinger for more than three years......He wasn't all that good the last few years before this one. And, at some point, he won't be all that good in CF, imo. I'd rather spend that money and Polanco's on a top end starter and take my chances in CF with Martin.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Agreed. Too bad he got hurt, there might be a decent defense here....
  25. Mike Sixel
    I'm not signing him for three years, no way.
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