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  1. Mike Sixel
    Sure did. 5 weeks of greatness, followed by another trip to the DL, does not cancel out years of data on him and others.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Buxton is not a top five player in baseball. He's great, but no. Pineda had the most value, by far. Then the relief pitchers.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Bummer. Good luck in your recovery!
  4. Mike Sixel
    I said that players can't control hitting it to right, not at the fielder. I'll say it again, people really underestimate the role of luck in hitting the ball not at a fielder. It just isn't easy to hit the ball where you want, or more guys would do it. And we wouldn't be complaining about offense. Do people think that the same FOs that figured out to improve pitching aren't working on doing it for hitting, and would teach "hit it where it can't be caught" if they could?
  5. Mike Sixel
    These sample sizes are pretty small....I'm not sure what we really KNOW right now....other than when he's healthy, he's quite good.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Sure, but that's not what the post I responded to said, at all. He said ballplayers should all be like Carew, one of the greatest hitters of all time, at controlling the batted ball. That's just not realistic.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure what other options were realistic, but to me, the biggest mistake was signing two number 5 pitchers to be your starters on a team that was supposed to contend. ..... with no real immediate backup plan in place. Some of that is a bit out of their control due to the lost year last year. But it is their job not (IMO) to have two bad starters locked in place for 1/6 - 1/4 of the season. So, I think you can sign EITHER Happ or Shoemaker, but not both, to be starters on a contender.
  8. Mike Sixel
    ? No, if you go to Fangraphs or other places, that is not what they would say about BA with RISP. They'd say that sample size is smaller compared to overall batting numbers, and that that those numbers are 1000000x better at predicting the future.
  9. Mike Sixel
    We all would, but the data tells us that a hard hit ball is more likely to be a hit.....If you want to know what is likely to happen in the future (say, if you ran a team), you'd want the data that tells you what is likely to happen in the future, not the luck that happened in the past.
  10. Mike Sixel
    If hitters could control where the ball went, their batting average would be ridiculously higher. I really don't think it is as easy as you think. As a matter of fact, I'll bet you anything that if we ask players, coaches, and analysts, they'll back me up. Maybe you can try to hit it to right, but to hit it to right and not at the fielder, or where the fielder can catch it? No way.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I think a lot of people assumed this FO would be good at the pitching side of things, with no evidence that they would be good or bad......but this year sure makes me worried. By the end of this year, we should have some idea if they can develop pitching, hopefully they'll show a willingness to add good starters in a year they think they'll compete (unlike this year, when they added two number 8 pitchers).
  12. Mike Sixel
    I hope to be wrong.....
  13. Mike Sixel
    Fangraphs has an excellent article on their predicament.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    Shouldn't the fans do that? Shouldn't they not give them money for a terrible product?
  15. Mike Sixel
    If you want those pitchers to contribute early in Minnesota next year, they should be in Minnesota part of this year.
  16. Mike Sixel
    No interest. He's a AAAA player.
  17. Mike Sixel
    and, because I saw this elsewhere on Fangraphs (maybe I should resurrect my "elsewhere on the web" thread").... rossredcay Any thoughts on Jhoan Duran? He would seem to fit into this bucket as well and his stuff looks insane so far in his couple starts post injury. Kevin Goldstein Stuff looks really good, and he was definitely a candidate for the piece, as were about 20 others.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Here is what Fangraphs had to say about Barnes start: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/daily-prospect-notes-6-3-21/
  19. Mike Sixel
    If none of them are going to be good next year....why do we care if Pineda is here? They showed this year they wouldn't sign legit starting pitchers in a year they were supposed to contend.....what are you expecting next year from the starters?
  20. Mike Sixel
    yes, I totally said call him before they think he is ready.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    He could be up next year as a CF. Almost no chance as a SS. But I guess we can wait two more years to see him.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Traded. Though after I posted that, I began to have doubts..... I'd trade for a shortstop, and move Lewis to center. But I don't know they trade Berrios and Buxton both....
  23. Mike Sixel
    This year: Buxton then Celestino for most games Next year: Celestino then Royce Lewis for most games After that....Royce Lewis
  24. Mike Sixel
    As am I.....Not sure they've developed a fielder that can field either.....but then, if you keep drafting corner OF in round 1 or 1a....
  25. Mike Sixel
    One of the reasons they do is they trade their vets....
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