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  1. Mike Sixel
    This. So many fans here just hate on him (those fans probably loved him the first two years). The kinds of things people say are just mean spirited.....especially on this site.
  2. Mike Sixel
    They pretty much finished where non-fans projected them to this year. I'm not sure how they underachieved. And that was with assuming they wouldn't lose their top 5 outfielders all at the same time for most of the second half of the year.
  3. Mike Sixel
    The Atlanta team bunted 4 times this year.........Bunting is dying for good reasons. I do agree, their fast players (um, who are those?) should try to steal more. I'm hopeful Lewis and Martin are up at some point next year, and that number jumps. But, they have zero infielders that should be trying, and once Buxton was out, which OF did you want to try to steal more often?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Every word of this makes sense to me. I'm predicting Philly, SF, Boston, MN in that order of likelihood.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I'll be SHOCKED if they protect Smeltzer. Flabbergasted even. But then, Pagan is on this roster, after THREE YEARS OF BEING AWFUL, so, um, who knows.
  6. Mike Sixel
    He's a free agent....
  7. Mike Sixel
    This
  8. Mike Sixel
    I can't see them DFAing Pagan, alas. I also see no reason to protect Urbina. What club will keep in the majors all year?
  9. Mike Sixel
    Meh, I don't care if he talks like that, or in cliches. I don't listen to that kind of talk at all anymore. It just doesn't interest me. The games and the outcomes and the plays interest me. And for that, people should want him in MN.
  10. Mike Sixel
    You watch every game in all of baseball? Write down every play, and compare every player?
  11. Mike Sixel
    I think I keep him. But I wouldn't be angry if they didn't. I think either decision is defensible. He's Kepler, but at third. Interestingly, everyone seems to want to do the opposite with those two.
  12. Mike Sixel
    It doesn't have to go into every celebration thread. That's like going to a wedding and pointing out everything wrong with the couple. Given they posted here, it is clear they didn't completely jump ship. This site is a cesspool right now, frankly. Every single thread.
  13. Mike Sixel
    there is ZERO obligation to look at reality and occasionally enjoy life.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Hey look, we aren't supposed to be happy in a celebration thread! If we can't be happy that Gordon went from "bust" to slightly above average, I don't know what should make us happy.
  15. Mike Sixel
    They literally won the division twice. I don't agree there is any culture of losing. We are going to disagree on that. As for accountability.....how is it Rocco's fault they had 1 starting pitcher last year, and he was traded at the deadline? The FO? They might have issues, but no way that's on Rocco.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Blame, fault, those are not great ways to judge the world. Sometimes stuff happens.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Which minor league pitcher was good at all, or went somewhere else and was good? NONE OF THEM. Not one starter other than Wells. That was it. Gibson was awful his last year here. That left Berrios. That's it. People complain they haven't got any young starters other than Ryan (and Varland and Ober)....but who of those other than Wells is a good starter at all? None of them. I can't believe anyone is arguing they inherited anything other than a cluster, given teams need 8 starters a year.
  18. Mike Sixel
    If we can't be happy unless they win a WS, good luck to us all. That's just not my measuring stick, good on you if it is.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Given Buxton's healthy (and Larnarch and AK), I'd move him to CF right now. He can backup all the OF spots. They don't need more middle infielders at this point (and if they do because CC is gone and Lewis and Gordon and Arraez and Polanco are hurt, the season isn't going to go well anyway).
  20. Mike Sixel
    Other than AK and Buxton, none of those were likely to be hurt this year. I have no idea if they'll be healthy or not, but they lost Buxton, Larnarch, Kiriloff, Kepler (played hurt too much), Lewis all at the same time. No one said that core was good enough to go head to head, I said that's why the ranking is down. All of those were top 5 for the team at the beginning of the year, that's going to hurt the ranking. I'm not sure what an AL title has to do with winning during the year at all. Fans come if the team is good and entertaining. The ones that matter to how many don't care about AL titles.
  21. Mike Sixel
    https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/twins I believe the answer is yes. So, sure, why not (other than ending on a high note)?
  22. Mike Sixel
    Arraez is seriously contending for a batting title this year. Lewis or Martin will/can steal 20 bases if they want to do that. Wallner could hit 30 home runs in a year. That's without me even thinking for a second about anyone else. The farm system ranking reflects that the following top players aren't in the farm anymore: Miranda, Arraez, Ryan, Duran, Jax, Larncach, Jeffers, Kiriloff (even Gordon), Ober. Then there is Varland, that the systems rate lower than a likely 4/5. The last two years are a real downer. But anyone that thinks a team can contend when they play half the year w/o their top 5 outfielders, one of whom is their best player, is likely to be disappointed. Fans only care about winning. Whether it is this front office or not. Eventually they'll start winning, then the fans will be back.
  23. Mike Sixel
    If he can play CF when Buxton can't, the bat is not an issue......Even in RF, he's around league average when you factor in defense and offense. He's not great, but he's not bad. He's "just" an average RF. If Miami wants him as part of a package for Lopez, there is no issue sending him off, imo. If not, I doubt he's got much trade value with only 1 year left on his deal. I'm assuming Wallner will eventually be a good RF for this team, though he may struggle a bit to start next year.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Their top four OFers we're hurt. How much depth do you expect a team to have? Kiriloff, Larnach, Buxton, Kepler. Also, Lewis, who was part of the plan as a backup. So, five. Expecting them to have more planned than that is setting yourself up for disappointment. How many MLB regular OFers do you want in AAA on the forty man roster? They got more than 2 war from Gordon as mostly an OFer.... And Wallner may be for real. That doesn't count Celestino, who is still young.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Not sure how to answer, as I lived the show. But it does get more into the story as episodes go on. But it's a think piece show.....
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