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Everything posted by Mike Sixel

  1. Mike Sixel
    Ya, also, as I sort of pointed out, they don't need another starter for five days
  2. Mike Sixel
    Not Alcala? I really don't get this FO. Unless he hasn't been down long enough.... Otoh, SWR up in five days to pitch, so a RP goes down then...
  3. Mike Sixel
    There is some belief it is a dead ball this year
  4. Mike Sixel
    Don't spend money on backups. Start the youth. That's been my request for two years. Is rather they pocket money than sign zero upside veterans.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I never said it was a good plan. Also, see the next reply
  6. Mike Sixel
    Hoskins was about it, iirc, of what was really available. But that was when I thought they'd spend on a pitcher.... If they weren't doing that? I don't know. As you say, they weren't planning to bench any starter from last year.... And yes, Wallner deserved the chance, as did Julien and Lewis. For me, it was much more about just trusting the youth to be the backups..... I'd rather roll the dice on young upside, than have low ceiling veterans. It's hard to see any position other than first or DH being acquired. But I certainly didn't want Santana. As for your post, I don't get your point. I'm saying that the guys they brought in stink. You're not arguing that, so I'm not sure your point.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I think they hoped he started ten or so games before someone in AAA was ready. Then they'd cut bait out he'd be hurt or moved to relief. I have no inside information, clearly...
  8. Mike Sixel
    Truth
  9. Mike Sixel
    No one said it would, but those guys not producing doesn't change the reality that spending money on backups and not starters is bad strategy, for a team cutting payroll.
  10. Mike Sixel
    It does seem every other year works....
  11. Mike Sixel
    Agreed. I didn't like this strategy then, and I hate it now. I hated it last year, but it worked. Why they refuse to trust the youth to be backups is beyond me. If they really don't trust their minor league system, they should resign. The system is their only hope for long term success. And, as predicted, they won't cut bait for months. At least Rocco has benched Santana. But spending this percent of a limited payroll on guys you want to be backups is awful resource allocation.
  12. Mike Sixel
    It's based on nothing.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I'm starting to lose confidence. But then, I didn't like nearly anything they did this off season, and so far, I'm disappointed to be right...
  14. Mike Sixel
    Less than ten at bats and you've decided? I have no idea, but this seems premature. He's going down when Kepler comes back anyway
  15. Mike Sixel
    Nothing on Jenkins either? I've been asking for three weeks....
  16. Mike Sixel
    I mean, I'm not defending Rocco, but these are the players he was given....
  17. Mike Sixel
    Utterly shocked!
  18. Mike Sixel
    Let the youth play
  19. Mike Sixel
    Good luck to him in his recovery!
  20. Mike Sixel
    Nothing? Are there reporters in Minnesota?
  21. Mike Sixel
    Or Camargo. No reason for Vazquez to see the field right now.
  22. Mike Sixel
    yes
  23. Mike Sixel
    They can only do what they can do.....so I'm not sure how to judge them?
  24. Mike Sixel
    I'm so done with their obsession with mediocre veterans....so done.
  25. Mike Sixel
    None of whom should be on the roster, let alone playing (ok, on the roster for two of them, I guess).
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