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  1. Mike Sixel
    How is Polanco number 1? There is zero evidence they'll find a way to play him and Julien together. Lewis by far is number 1. Their 3B are not good at hitting ..... Stewart and Thielbar are tied for 2nd for me. Polanco is 4th (if I thought they'd get him and Julien in the lineup, and keep AK there and keep Lewis there, he'd be second) Gordon.....I mean, is he any better than the utility guys they have? Maybe, I think so.....but they won't put Wallner in the OF, they aren't putting Gordon there, and if Polanco, Julien, Lewis are up, where do you even put Gordon (with Castro on the roster especially)?
  2. Mike Sixel
    That last sentence is prescient for sure.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Come on. Are we really going to keep complaining about the Gray trade? He's been what the Twins need......for more than 1 year in the bigs. It is a good, fair, trade. Or should the present just be punted for the future all the time? Seriously this line of thinking really confuses me. As for the picks, maybe they could take a look at the one dimensional guys and see a pattern in outcomes? Suggesting Rooker is "good" or whatever by mentioning he's an All Star ignores he's been awful since April. Simply awful. He's an All Star because every team has to have one. There is some stuff to like in these picks, and some stuff not to like. The Lewis/Greene/McKay picks? None of them have worked, and they were nearly the consensus top three that year, so not sure how to judge the FO on that one. The Cavacao pick? Good golly miss molly, how awful is that looking? It looked bad at the time.....now? Worse than bad. I don't know anyone cannot love the last two top picks, though. Sure helps to have a top five or so pick........
  4. Mike Sixel
    Byron is not playing well. I think everyone knows that. They clearly aren't putting him in CF any time soon...... So, now what? Options: Sit him against rhp, and put Julien at DH (I don't see this team sitting any vets) IL stint until he can play the field (I don't see the team doing this either) Move him down in the order but keep playing him (the most likely on the list) Reach an injury settlement (no chance) Other ideas? I think they might move him down the order, but let's be real, they haven't done that yet. No idea why we think the FO and Rocco will make that change now.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Correct. They will sign Nola and a backend guy......And promote some random player who will instantly be good.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I'm guessing the Cards deal a pitcher or three.....and not much else (they have some on expiring deals). I can't see either the first or third baseman being dealt. But, stranger things have happened.
  7. Mike Sixel
    but not trading the two hitters the Twins need....
  8. Mike Sixel
    This. They aren't dealing one of the two players the Twins need.....move on. Nothing to see here.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Disappointing. The stats on teh Twins record with Gray starting is one reason some of use want to deal him...... Buxton cannot bat in the top third of the order anymore, and should be benched for a few games. Julien 100% needs to be the DH. I have no idea what to do with Buck at this point. In any event, they scored a lot of runs, so that's good.
  10. Mike Sixel
    But, I've made my point, and want to focus on the game at this point......
  11. Mike Sixel
    Because they don't think they are good players.....isn't that what I responded to? That the FO does not think they are better than Gallo or Kepler.....so, ya, that means the FO thinks they are bad at baseball. If they don't think they are worse, why aren't they playing? He's only been up for 2 games (3 now) because they don't think he's better than Gallo or Kepler.....clearly. Or he'd have been up.
  12. Mike Sixel
    If they don't think he's better, they should trade him. And, they are in real trouble next year if Wallner and Larnach aren't even as bad as the two corner guys on teh roster now. They literally start 3 backup / DFA Ofers right now......that's not a recipe for post season success.....and will be apparently even worse off next year when all three of those guys are gone.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I'd argue that a starting OF of Gallo, Taylor, Kepler is a crippled roster....is there any WS winning team with that bad an OF in recent years?
  14. Mike Sixel
    How about a 3B? And, they have chaffe on the 40 man. If not, then just DFA the AAA guys they won't call up and start promoting guys from lower levels. We know Kepler isn't good. hasn't been for 3 years. We don't know if Wallner is better or not, but he's been better this year (in a tiny sample size).
  15. Mike Sixel
    My tirade isn't aimed at Rocco......mostly.
  16. Mike Sixel
    It's clear they should trade Wallner at this point, since they refuse to play him.
  17. Mike Sixel
    So, no Wallner. Why is he up? Seriously? Why is he up? this is 100% why I said they wouldn't call him up to replace Miranda, because it would be a waste of his growth / time. Why is Buxton still batting 3rd? At least Jeffers is playing....
  18. Mike Sixel
    How about one of them, even? You know, for a corner OF that hasn't hit in three years?
  19. Mike Sixel
    What youngsters? Who does Polanco replace? I agree, the FO thinks this O will be better w/o doing anything.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I'd deal from their deep pool of 40 -45 FV guys.....like Severino (who they won't promote) or Larnach (who they won't promote) or Kiersey (he's not exactly young) for him. I don't know if that is enough. But if this FO won't promote guys, and seem to love veterans so much, they might as well get value for those guys while they can.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Right.....you have Lee (if Lewis is at third, Lee has to be your 2B of the future) and Severino (I think he's traded for a RP this deadline, or as part of a bigger deal) and Martin (who should only be a LF or CF at this point, but maybe his arm can't take that right now) and Schoebel (too far away to worry about). Julien has to coexisit with Lewis and Lee in the near term, whether Polanco is here or not.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Great stuff. The draft coverage here has been truly impressive. I have no idea other than what I read, but I really like the top of this draft a lot. And the middle rounds are intriguing.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I disagree that no one acknowledges that prospects are risky. Of course, so are veterans (Mahle and Motas come to mind from last year's deadline). No team is built w/o using prospects....the more you have that are likely to be good, the more good MLB players you'll end up with. They could end up with something like Cincy did for Mahle or Castillo......(not that good on the 2nd one, I'd guess). They could end up with what the Twins got for Berrios (which is still more than they would have got if they didn't trade him).
  24. Mike Sixel
    If I was him, I'd want a 3B that was hitting like a mad man since moving to AAA, not ANOTHER LH corner OF........so I get his frustration. This team doesn't need to add Wallner to Gallo and Kepler...... Also, still not sure how Polanco makes the team any better if he replaces Julien. Certainly not offensively.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Where does polanco play, and what happens to Julien in your scenario? Because it's very unlikely polanco his better than Julien has. I'd listen to offers. If you can get a guy in AA that is a 45+or better, I likely make the trade. This is driven by my belief that they have three starters as good as him, for the playoffs, and that this FO refuses to take a chance on fixing the hitting issues, meaning I think they have little to no chance in the playoffs. All that said, if they keep him, it's not an awful decision......
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