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  1. Mike Sixel
    no kidding? who knew? Putting aside my sarcasm.....last year was fun. I'm good with more fun this year, but I don't feel it coming.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Right. I mean, they absolutely could win the next 6...but so what (other than its more fun to watch them win), they aren't legit contenders. I guess luck could happen....
  3. Mike Sixel
    I don't bet on sports, but I like SF to cover....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Wallner put up 1.5 fWAR in 44 games in left field. So, no, not even close. Not even a little close.
  5. Mike Sixel
    They think they'll win 5 or 6 of the next six, which, ya, doubt it, but so what? they aren't a legit SB contender by a mile, or more.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Over on a Vikings site, someone is arguing that even if they lost tomorrow, they'd still be in good shape to do something in the playoffs.....I have no words
  7. Mike Sixel
    There are threads about making the team better. This thread is about catcher
  8. Mike Sixel
    Which has nothing to do with first base. Nothing.
  9. Mike Sixel
    This offense is brutal. Glad I only watched parts
  10. Mike Sixel
    This.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Except you can't just get a random better hitter. They have to play a position too. You aren't changing third, short, second or catcher. You're keeping Wallner in left or right. That leaves first, center, and DH. Maybe another corner OF. I'm not sure how that's controversial. The only great player they have with real flexibility is Lewis. Everyone else is pretty settled.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I agree.... My point is more that people underestimate how nearly impossible it would be to replace his productivity. I have no doubt he's top ten.... That's not a place to decrease talent.
  13. Mike Sixel
    What's the point of this? It's done. In the past.
  14. Mike Sixel
    If you think you can improve on Jeffers, I don't think you're realistic at all. Go look at the stats. Give me a name. Kepler? I'd replace him, I said they won't..... I'm trying to be realistic here. You can choose not to believe in Wallner, but then you have to believe in someone else for some reason. It's easy to say, go get better players. It's hard to actually find those, be right, have them be healthy, available, and acquire them. The twins were actually quite good offensively once they installed Wallner and Lewis..... Want to get rid of productive players with lots of control left? Good luck finding guys.
  15. Mike Sixel
    the biggest issue with the FO for me this year was demoting Wallner and Julien, and not trusting them to play earlier (and more in Wallner's case). In fairness, Farmer was signed as a placeholder until Lewis took over SS when they thought CC was gone....and Castro was a good utility player, which you need. Vazquez? That was his worst hitting year in some time. If he had been normal for him, he's a great 2nd C, again, they didn't trust Jeffers enough to play him 90-100 games like a starter. No idea how much of that is the FO vs manager.... The refusal to play Wallner over Gallo after May was mind. boggling.
  16. Mike Sixel
    CF, DH, and 1B are about it among the hitters.....you aren't replacing Lewis at 3B or either Polanco/Julien at 2B. CC isn't being replaced. Wallner, if they play him 120 games in LF is a top 5-10 LFer. Kepler, like it or not is staying. Jeffers, if allowed to catch 100 games like the best catchers, is top 5-10. CF? Buxton, Castro, Gordon, Martin, other? And if you say other, good luck finding one (you aren't in FA) that is likely to be great. DH? Buxton, Julien, Larnach, Miranda, other? 1B? AK can't be relied on any more than Buxton can, imo. But giving up long term assets for a 1 year rental makes no sense, this team isn't THAT good. Severino, Miranda, Julien, Polanco, Buxton (ha, but still), other? In pitching, I'd target one of the top 4 FA starters w/o doubt. Gotta get one of them. RP is so random, outside a few guys, that I have no idea what to do there. The biggest improvement from last year is Wallner over Gallo for the year, Jeffers playing 90-100 games at catcher. Julien up all year. Lewis being healthy (fingers crossed), and someone reliably good at 1B. Those three things alone are worth 4-10 wins.... So, the big issue is, how do you, as you and @Riverbriansay, raise the ceiling more? I think it's going to require luck (on the hitting side someone stepping up, like Miranda or Martin).
  17. Mike Sixel
    Zero chance I trade Jeffers. If he catches 100 games he's a top 5 catcher in MLB last year. Zero chance you get back a player that is that much better than who he'd replace (like, who are you getting back that is 2-4 wins better than who he replaces, and why is that team trading that star?)? Zero. Nada. Nil. No chance I deal Jeffers. You're literally giving up 2-4 wins with any of those replacements you mention, how is the team better by getting below replacement level at catcher? Castro? I'm not sure you get much value back for a utility guy. I'm not dealing him for a random RP, for example.
  18. Mike Sixel
    What does this serve at all at this point? How is it relevant to this thread? Move on. Please. Or start a new thread where you post it over and over.
  19. Mike Sixel
    High school pitchers almost never work. It was a good trade for the Twins regardless of what Petty becomes, though.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Paddock is not at all, he was literally signed to an extension that gets them value of he's healthy. Nor is Maeda. Kepler might be, but they were right.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Wallner and Kepler aren't going anywhere, where are you finding a really good CF? And are you paying him big money with Buxton around (or trading a lot to get him)? I can't believe I have to type this gain, but Wallner played 44 games in left and put up 1.5 fWAR.....or, at that rate, the 2nd best LFer in baseball if they just let him play 140 games out there....
  22. Mike Sixel
    Solana is a backup. He should not be plan A. I'm not interested in trading for one year of Alonso. I am interested in taking a chance on upside..... Miranda Severino Julien Polanco Buxton Larnach
  23. Mike Sixel
    Players don't try to strike out either. I was merely giving an example that strikeouts are not always the worst outcome, nothing more or less. But assuming others are acting in bad faith is cool too.
  24. Mike Sixel
    If they don't extend him and don't trade him, I'll be bummed. You can collaborate, and disagree sometimes. Those aren't mutually exclusive.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I mean I posted about it twice....
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