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  1. Mike Sixel
    Once they've signed a full roster, they aren't going to sign more free agents. Unless you think they'll cut a veteran FA pitcher. Or, you mean they only bring back Odo and 1 other FA pitcher, and then wait......and maybe end up with two rookies in the rotation.
  2. Mike Sixel
    That second to last sentence is silliness. Are they more likely to win if they add as much talent at the beginning of the year, or less likely to win if they add less talent at the beginning of the year? Cruz is off the payroll in 21, probably Rosario. Definitely Cron. they'll have plenty of space in 21 almost no matter what they do this off season. Odorizzi will make less money in 21, or be off the roster.
  3. Mike Sixel
    So, next year, when there are LESS good pitchers, sign more than this year to long term deals? That seems unlikely to me. A team can't, imo, sign multiple good starting pitchers year after year. If they could, the Yankees and Dodgers and Astros would be doing it. Odo is now under a 1 year deal. That's now one spot not locked up for 2021, most likely.
  4. Mike Sixel
    thirty million under their easily reachable budget, and that's for arb increases and in season moves? They'd have to acquire almost 60 million of salaries at the deadline for that math to work out.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I'm not so sure of that. He gets nearly 18MM, and is a FA next year, in a bad class, and he won't have a QO next year. This might be a "bet on yourself" play.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Good news. And, imo, good decision. Next year's pitching FA class is pretty meh, and he won't have a QO, and he'll be 18MM dollars wealthier, give or take.....
  7. Mike Sixel
    I'm saying we can only look at what they've done, as an indication of what is likely in the future. Of course I'm not speaking in absolutes, that would be ridiculous.
  8. Mike Sixel
    and you have to hope the player you need is available, and for a price you want to pay....
  9. Mike Sixel
    They didn't make that kind of trade this year......even after cutting payroll from the previous year, and knowing they would need that kind of pitcher going forward. Why would you think next year will be different? His second plan guts the payroll to 106MM....they could make 3 Greinke like trades at the deadline with a payroll that low.....
  10. Mike Sixel
    What is financial flexibility, besides double speak to not spend money? It means.....don't spend money today, so you can have money to spend in the future....but in the future, that will be today, so you won't spend there either, because you need the flexibility in the future, etc. If now is not the time to spend money, when they have $50-70MM in space in payroll, and Cruz coming off the books next year (and probably Rosario and Cron), when is the time? Cruz coming off more than covers every arbitration raise next year, and probably an extension or two.......
  11. Mike Sixel
    This. Cole won't sign until after Strasburg, most likely. And unless Stras re-ups early with Washington, it will be January .....
  12. Mike Sixel
    This does create an interesting dilemna for the FO. If they can't get him to negotiate a longer deal, do they sign another guy to a one year deal? If so, that sets up next off season to be potentially (likely) needing to add 1-2 new SPs again (and that's assuming that 1-2 of their minor league guys step up). I hope that "forces" them to be more active for the first or second tier types....
  13. Mike Sixel
    No, but again, that was not the post I was responding to.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I am always amused at posts that love financial flexibility, but insist actually using that flexibility to sign good players is a bad idea...... A payroll of 106MM would be awful messaging, not to mention likely not all that good a team. The window isn't open next year if they don't have any good pitchers...... Odo can get 18MM for 1 year. Unless he thinks he's going to get injured, he should be pretty confident of around 15MM a year after that, given he'll have no draft pick tied to him after 2020. Why would he take such a small deal?
  15. Mike Sixel
    The post I responded to stated one year deals are exactly what the TWins should be doing....not one, one year deal...... I have no issue with one, one year deal. I have issues with multiple one year deals. Nothing more or less.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I like this option, as long as they also acquire two starters on multi year deals. They can't afford to be in this position again next year, only having 1 year deals on 80% of their rotation....
  17. Mike Sixel
    It's hard to argue they need payroll flexibility in the same post you argue they shouldn't sign players to long term deals.....what good is payroll flexibility if you won't use it? How do you propose they fill four-seven rotation spots this off season, without spending money (and still be a great team)?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Not committing to the future is how you need four new starting pitchers going into a new year....they don't need more of that.
  19. Mike Sixel
    You think it is LIKELY that a minor league pitcher will be better than Berrios? I don't even know how to respond to that.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Odorizzi isn't on the roster right now, which is what the post I responded to was talking about.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Nineteen qualified hitters hit over .300 last year... Expecting Arreaz to do that seems suspect. Could happen, but I'm not sure it is likely.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Five and two thirds would be more innings than the average MLB start last year. I don't think people realize how few innings starters are throwing.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Also ditto on this one.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Was going to type up a long reply, but I'll just say ditto to this one.
  25. Mike Sixel
    People should look at the lists of free agents out there, and see where national sites have Gibson. Remember, most of those articles are written with anonymous team input.... There aren't a ton of great options, which is kind of a problem when you don't have anyone on your roster but Berrios.
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