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  1. Mike Sixel
    Oh, they'll sign some players......but they are more likely Lynn level than CC level at this point, IMO.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Sorry, missed that part!
  3. Mike Sixel
    they don't have CC or Urshela, and they are better? They better not be trading the player they pick #5. The team doesn't "save for next year". They run year by year. They've said that publicly, and acted that way. I guess you could just give everyone a raise this year, and a lower contract next year? But no team does that....... Which available pitcher do you think is even Morris?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Donaldson is worse than Miranda.....what would you do with him? Plus, man, he'd be mad he was traded back to MN. Hicks is a glass pistol. The ONLY way you trade for either is if NY is giving you one of their top 3 prospects for nothing in return other than cost savings.
  5. Mike Sixel
    There is merit in this, though I'm not sure Mahle is at a low point. They can have him throw and get checked out. But I get your point.
  6. Mike Sixel
    It was a great trade last year. They had the team, it just fell apart with injuries. Now? Now I'd do the reverse for Mahle (I think they can use an option to keep Gray). They don't have Urshela or CC. We know Buxton won't stay healthy. This team has a very nice floor, but the ceiling is way too low, IMO.
  7. Mike Sixel
    He's a great utility player or decent 3B on a team trying to win it all. If he costs any prospects, and your best case scenario is that Lewis plays SS this year at some point, I don't get why I'm giving up prospects? Why give up prospects for a guy you hope doesn't play half the year?
  8. Mike Sixel
    I agree with nearly all of this, except the last part about owners. Every GM acting the same kind of means the boss has an agenda, IMO. Also, I think the Mahle deal was going for it.....but otherwise, yes. Agreed.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I can't see any SP you want to extend for sure at this point. Gray already has an option, IIRC. The rest have had injury concerns.
  10. Mike Sixel
    the only one I want is Tatis.....but I don't think the Padres need to move him yet. Other than that? Yuck. I'd take back big deals to get better prospects when trading....but not just to get expensive players that aren't actually good that I want to keep.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Not "sometimes". Always when it comes to the elite players. That's why they should stop looking at them.
  12. Mike Sixel
    They don't care about the last 5 years.....they wanted to spread the money out. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/why-are-teams-issuing-extremely-long-contracts/ I agree with the premise of the article here and the one I just linked. There was ZERO chance he signs for less than Turner. Zero. Once he signed, the Twins should have pivoted to Bassit and, well, not sure who else. Xander is a much better deal, and I'd have been good with signing him for what he got. The Twins did this with Darvish.....and passed on every great SP last year. They have one, one, long term FA deal to an elite player in the history of their club. I think we have to realize who they are, and they need to also. The team must be built mostly from within, but when they do sign FAs, they need to aim at the second tier and get the ones they want.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I'd deal anyone they don't think will be here in two years. This team isn't great. They have one star, and he's going to play 100 games.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Swanson just isn't the guy you go massive for. He just isn't likely to be great long, even short term there are questions. They could have had Rodon last year for what looks like a bargain now.......I have doubts they sign him. But as pointed out above, they might be desperate.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I initially thought this was a good idea. Now I'm not sure. Imo, this team isn't a legit playoff team. They should not be dealing prospects away. If anything, they should be trading veteran players off. Sixteen million a year for a guy you hope only plays half a year seems like an odd investment for a team that won't sign elite players.
  16. Mike Sixel
    More than not having a great players at all? You want great players, you pay. Or somehow develop a bunch at the same time.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Why is it dumb to pay players? I don't get this. Where should the money go?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Syndergaard to the Dodgers....rumor has it. So, that's off the table. Also, y'all need an editor. Bassitt was signed a loooooong time ago.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, no way they take an extension mid-year unless it is a TON of money. Also, people here yelled all summer that trading for an injured Mahle was a mistake, now everyone wants to extend him? I'd be good with a Gray extension at this point, like 5 years at 20MM per.....that's what it will likely take.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Archer and Bundy aren't on this roster. If you can get Swanson for 5 years and 90 million, he'd already be signed in ATL or elsewhere. Even 7 years 126.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Neither is here past this year. Those are the players you trade in a youth movement. It is one plan or the other....
  22. Mike Sixel
    Thanks, I don't see them signing Rodon to a 6-7 year deal. They passed on EVERY great pitcher last year, despite it being the best FA class ever. And, for less money than Rodon will take..... Eovaldi? Is that really going to make them a great team with no SS? Which OF do you want? I'm not sure any of them are better than their existing options at this point.
  23. Mike Sixel
    If they want to give the youth movement a go, they need to be trading Gray, Mahle, and Kepler. None of them will be here when the youth take this team to greatness.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Like what team? What do you want them to do to be a legit playoff team in the next 2-4 years?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Why is SD paying most of Tatis' contract? Why would you want him if he's not good enough to carry the team (which is your argument for not signing CC)? I'm not sure I understand any of your post. Also, ballplayers pay pro-rated taxes based on where their games are played, so only about 60% (as he'll have to play SD and LAD) of his money is taxed at CA rates. But I doubt that matters much to him. Name a player they Twins should extend like ATL did, please. I'd bet the VAST majority of fans wanted CC signed at that price. VAST. They want winning, exciting, players.
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