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  1. Mike Sixel
    That's what you said last year, and this year. I bought it. Now? I don't buy it. They'd rather trade prospects for guys with two years left on their deals. Year after year, because they won't sign pitchers. Which, alas, is what I've been saying they have to do. At some point, you run out of prospects....
  2. Mike Sixel
    I agree..... But weren't we taking about the market for elite players?
  3. Mike Sixel
    You think they can afford 28.5 million for ten years, but not for thirteen? Swanson isn't near the player CC is, but he'll get seven to ten years at over 25 million per ..... They can afford that?
  4. Mike Sixel
    They've signed one elite free agent to a long term deal in the history of the franchise, and he was traded after two years. What evidence is there that this isn't who they are?
  5. Mike Sixel
    For one year. That's not even close to what we are talking about. The real market is what we see. That's what's real.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Bull. They had plenty of money, they chose not to spend it. What about the beginning of the deal, they would not have that either had they not signed him.
  7. Mike Sixel
    They passed on all the great pitchers last year...... Why would we think they'll sign one next year?
  8. Mike Sixel
    I think your anger is misplaced. Regardless of the GM, this team does not sign elite players, other than Donaldson, whom they traded after two years. I'm pretty sure that isn't on the GM. That said, the idea it is somehow better to trade prospects for pitching than sign it seems off for a team that refuses to sign great players. Your only chance is to develop them.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    It would be worse if it was ten and 350.....
  10. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure it is the front office..... regardless of the GM, this team has never signed an elite free agent to a long term deal, other than Donaldson, who they traded after two years .... As for SS? Whatever is cheapest and get Lee or Lewis up fast. Because eating playing time in a mediocre player won't help this team next year or in the future Farmer is the starter for me, at this point.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Trade him. This team isn't good enough to win. Start over.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Another option? Blow up the roster. They've already dealt from the farm like crazy..... And their drafts are suspect. I think, not that I want this, the best option from a baseball perspective, is to blow it up.
  13. Mike Sixel
    You don't think Swanson is getting ten years? He's not close to the player the other three are. Why would you sign two cheap starters? They have plenty of back end starters.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Like who? Who can they sign that is a difference maker? Last year was a record year for free agent starting pitchers, the Twins passed. Instead they dealt prospects, and still had nothing to show from two of the deals This year was a record year for short stops, they passed They've signed one long term deal with an elite player, and they traded him after two years. Nothing has changed. They won't pay market rates for great players.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Front loading is a terrible idea. Money will be worth about forty percent or less in that many years, than it is now. You always want to pay more later.
  16. Mike Sixel
    So what? That's better than ten years 350...... Much better. They can just cut him after eight or ten years. Well, that sucks. They had the money, chose not to spend it here. I think I'd bliw the team up now.
  17. Mike Sixel
    People never seem to take into account the value of certainty, or the short term winning in posts like this Anyone can judge a trade years later..... I'm not what the value in that is.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I don't think only looking at FA deals is a good measure of risk taking....but I get your point.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Money is way easier to recover than good prospects. I'll be VERY surprised if Rodon signs here, slightly less so if Correa does.
  20. Mike Sixel
    The Yankees have held their SS prospects for two years now. I can't see them dealing one for Kepler. Volpe is the 10th rated prospect in all of baseball, by Fangraphs......ya, no chance. I'd guess you can get someone else in the 5-10 range on their list. https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2022-in-season-prospect-list/summary?sort=-1,1&team=nyy
  21. Mike Sixel
    Minor league deal, right? I'm ok with that.
  22. Mike Sixel
    To quote myself, there are some that agree with you .... But they are free and far between in this trade. Doesn't make your general theory wrong
  23. Mike Sixel
    Or, everyone saying the As made a terrible deal are right?
  24. Mike Sixel
    I think he'd move Tatis for that. Gives them room to sign the guys they really want.
  25. Mike Sixel
    That's an understatement. It's mind boggling what the Brewers did. But fine, if that's your bar for an A, I'm glad you weren't a teacher of mine. I'm not arguing what the Twins did was an A or not......
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