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  1. Mike Sixel
    The front office signed shoemaker and happ as starters in a year they thought they would compete. Either they can't judge pitching, or they never thought they'd compete, or they aren't going to spend what it takes.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Tampa would trade him. The Twins should also. This team is toast this year.
  3. Mike Sixel
    6-8 weeks maybe....isn't major? Gah, too bad, I wish him luck in his recovery!
  4. Mike Sixel
    You looked at international drafts, but not the data about the likelihood of early draft picks being good compared to late picks?
  5. Mike Sixel
    People are really struggling with context of stats this year for sure....which is understandable, given what is happening. But it makes conversation here less than ideal much of the time.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I want DeGrom regardless of the individual win stat in a team game.....I think that's the point here. But, man, it would be great if that wasn't what this thread was about....
  7. Mike Sixel
    He's more likely to succeed there than as a starter, IMO.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I asked a Fangraphs writer (and former front office member) a question.... mike sixel 1:23 At what point should the Twins start calling up minor league pitchers to get them experience for next year? Or, is that over rated? Kevin Goldstein 1:24 That is NOT overrated, but I don't think they should start thinking about that kind of thing until after the AS break.
  9. Mike Sixel
    The previous post said they should consider calling up the Cuban because he was 27.... Seems that logic applies to a 26 year old whose upside is back end starter.... No place did I imply it was a negative he had not debuted yet.... As teams have learned, most pitchers don't throw harder in their late twenties, most being the key word.... If his upside is back end starter, and he's 26, maybe he should be a relief pitcher, so he can go more all out.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Sounds like a bullpen arm to me.... Given the other starters and his age.....
  11. Mike Sixel
    Jax is 26.......shouldn't he be up soon too?
  12. Mike Sixel
    Jax will be 27 by then.....how long does anyone think he'll be good? I'll believe they might have a successful pipeline when they have even 1 guy be a good SP for at least a year. As I've said, they deserve until the end of this year to be judged as a FO.....so we'll start seeing this year, I guess, how I feel.
  13. Mike Sixel
    The Rays are the least foolish team in sports when it comes to evaluation and trades. Cheap ? Yes. Foolish? No.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Do you think they'll sign Berrios AND another high priced starter? This year they signed Happ and Shoemaker......two number 5 types, in a year they were supposed to compete. I'd love it if they did, but I have strong doubts.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Berrios is only here two more years.....by the logic of your first paragraph, they are looking at a full on rebuild after 2022, if I read that correctly, anyway. Why not start with more assets? If a team wants a very good pitcher now, not in 2 years, he's more valuable to that team than someone that will be ready in 2 years. That said, I'm sympathetic to waiting until the middle of next year....which given their ability to develop pitchers, and willingness to spend real money on them, doesn't look all that promising either....
  16. Mike Sixel
    Even with Berrios, then, who is pitching next year? I think everyone here knows this pipeline isn't ideal.....everyone.
  17. Mike Sixel
    This isn't really "their" core though, so I think they could survive it. But, it surely is a consideration.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I said I was conflicted, and if he says he won't sign, you don't have a choice (either this year or next) to deal him.
  19. Mike Sixel
    That's a reasonable stance. It all depends on IF they can get young SPs up here that produce this year. Otherwise, I see no path to serious contention next year given the SP and RP they have right now. OTOH, he's worth more with 1.5 years of control than .5 years, I'd think....... I'd want the best SS or SP prospect they can get, plus a middling prospect, plus a flier pitcher prospect.
  20. Mike Sixel
    They'll have even less if Berrios won't sign an extension. If he won't, they should deal him. 100%.
  21. Mike Sixel
    In what I'm sure some will view as a sign of the apocalypse, I agree 100% with this post by MLR....
  22. Mike Sixel
    How do I block a user so I can't see them? Never asked for this until today.....
  23. Mike Sixel
    Apparently Gore can't throw strokes anymore for some reason....
  24. Mike Sixel
    I'm highly conflicted. Clearly, if his side says they won't sign here long term, you deal him, and I think you deal him this year. If there is a chance to realistically keep him, I try to sign him by July. If that doesn't get done, I likely deal him. This team looks very far away right now. ZERO starting pitchers in AAA that look like even number 4/5 types. Who knows about AA and health...... The big issue is their unwillingness to pay top dollar for great pitching, so Berrios might be the best they can hope for anytime soon (and, so far, their inability to develop even a decent starter). If you deal him, where does pitching come from?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Did people say he'd be fully replaced this year? I don't recall that.... That said, if Kiriloff is healthy, he's probably as good.... But to your point, he's not. Now, the question is, can you predict injuries?
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