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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'm glad they went pitcher, SS. NO idea on if either individual is the right choice, but I like the positions. I'm hoping for more defense and pitching as they go, and certainly at least one catcher.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Agreed. It's not even close.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Because a lottery ticket is better than nothing.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Concur.
  5. Mike Sixel
    To be clear, I'm not in love with the FO and pitching development either......but I think we can't judge their work on one player this fast.
  6. Mike Sixel
    It's not even one year......I think we have to realize that no human knows everything, and that they need to adjust to success and failure. I think saying they've failed with this player this soon is jumping the gun. Or do we expect perfection in the first two months of new MLB players now?
  7. Mike Sixel
    It is good when they win....
  8. Mike Sixel
    I'm no fan of the Pohlads, but this ownership group has shown NO need to go cheap since they fully took over.
  9. Mike Sixel
    So, teams that take pitchers are just all wrong? I mean, other, successful, teams do draft pitchers in round 1 (like Tampa, even).
  10. Mike Sixel
    they really think that pitchers are just lying around in late rounds, and hitters aren't.....they've also devalued defense with their selections....how's that working? I guess we'll find out how right they are in the next couple years. I have my doubts it is a sustainable path.
  11. Mike Sixel
    How do you plan to acquire said players, if you won't deal guys on expiring deals? It is likely they get nothing, but they 100% get nothing if they don't re-sign them. And, there is almost no way they are re-signing most of them after this year.
  12. Mike Sixel
    If people think the Twins' FO had a bad off season....the Cubs. Ugh. I blame the owner, given his comments, but man. Anyway, I'll say it again. It is the FO's job to make the system better. They will have failed if the don't deal some of the expiring contracts.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I prefer a SS, CF, or pitcher over another corner bat. Catcher would be OK, but not my fave. Fangraphs has them taking catchers in round 1 and the supplemental (one of whom you name).
  14. Mike Sixel
    I doubt any team cares about his season long ERA.....if his last 4 starts are good, he MIGHT be worth something. I have my doubts he's moved, though.
  15. Mike Sixel
    They are losing 90 games with those players, on expiring deals (not Donaldson).....I'm not sure what you want them to do? Keep them until they sign somewhere else next year, and get nothing, and still lost 90 games?
  16. Mike Sixel
    I am looking forward to the trade.
  17. Mike Sixel
    It will be a mistake to deal Kepler. I bet they deal 2 - 3 expiring deals for not much obvious return. Certainly not near ready players.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure how that Escobar trade is anything but an A at this point. It was an expiring contract in a year the team was going nowhere. My issue with all of the "buy" trades was they aimed low. Like they were hedging their bet, instead of really going for it. I recall the angst many here had about trading Ynoa, and how those people were pretty much ridiculed for thinking the Twins couldn't afford to deal a low A prospect for a legit MLB pitcher. The Pressley trade is the only one that I think (of the sales) you can really question. That said, the two guys they got should be better at some point. Getting anything for Diaz was good. Signing him in the first place was VERY questionable. They had the most or near most international room that year, and signed a 1B. Mind. Boggling. So? Inspiring? Not really, yet. Terrible? The only two you can question, and one of those is pure hindsight, is Ynoa and Pressley. Mostly they deal guys with not much value for guys that have not yet (and maybe never will) provided much value. Really, the issue is NOT being more bold. Trading off good/great players for better prospects, or trading better prospects for better MLB players. Much like the last FO, pretty much very conservative.
  19. Mike Sixel
    How is the MLBPA dysfunctional? I'm curious.
  20. Mike Sixel
    well played. very well played.
  21. Mike Sixel
    NO ONE HAS EVER SAID THAT.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea what that has to do with Tatis Jr?
  23. Mike Sixel
    Tatis wasn't this highly thought of when dealt. Had he been, he wouldn't have been dealt. The key is to pick the right players, regardless of how everyone else feels about them. As for the game......Rodon is pitching great this year. But you still have to score more than 1 run...... As for trading Berrios, I don't think anyone WANTS to trade him. Some of us think the Twins won't/can't sign him after next year, and it is better to get something for him other than a comp. pick (yes, I know he was one, but it's a rare comp pick that turns out this great). Personally, I'd like them to sign both Buxton and Berrios. I just don't see it as likely at all.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Harbor? Maybe should be tolerate? Broker?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Certainly a promising list for a team that won't pay for top pitching. I only know what I read, but Duran reads like a RP and Winder like Berrios, so I don't understand the rankings.... But that's nitpicking. Let's hope at least half work out!
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