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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure why we are worried about cost effective for a 2-3 year deal for a RP.....they are flush with money, and every single veteran on the roster (3?) is a FA after next year. It's about picking the right 1-2 guys, not about money. Even for a mid market team, given the context of their current players, they can afford 1-2 "expensive" RPs imo. As for variability, that is largely driven by sample size issues. It doesn't take many bad breaks, when you only pitch 40-60 innings, to have bad outcomes. I'm happy to read someone that thinks they can develop RPs (based on what history), and that those players will somehow be more consistent and better than guys that have been successful. Or, do they need to pick all new RPs every year, since it is variable?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Now we are really far afield........and in the weeds too..... I predict Polanco is the starting SS next year. 70% likely. 30% likely the starting 2B.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Just as we'd accept a bad but not horrible hitter if his defense was in the top 10 or 20 in all the league..... But, the players we are discussing aren't that at all.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Then I either read it 100% wrong, or your post isn't as clear as you think...because it read like don't promote guys faster.....at least to me.
  5. Mike Sixel
    For some reason, ABC is punishing the PNW, and making us watch Nebraska v Northwestern.....
  6. Mike Sixel
    Seems to be working for the Nationals, and Astros, and others....maybe the problem is here, and not with the strategy itself.....
  7. Mike Sixel
    A fan of both players to be sure.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Help me understand how bringing in 1 year deals helps a team that lost 84 games be competitive? And if it doesn't, what is the point? I'm genuinely asking, what is the point of spending a lot of money on adding 1 hitter to this lineup? As for the rotation, Odo, Pineda, and Gibson are free agents next year. How do you propose having a good rotation in 2020, if you don't add anyone this year? Even if you are lucky, and 2 new guys work out, you are still 2 starters short in 2020. Again, I'm genuinely asking, because I don't see the same path.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    Actually, the league is getting younger and younger, the exact opposite of what you are saying. why? Because teams are realizing that players start aging earlier than thought, and they are realizing none of them are finished products when they come up, so get them up earlier. Literally the exact opposite of what you are saying. Stars are coming up earlier and earlier too........and no, don't try the "not everyone can be Harper or Trout" strawman. The stats are clear, the league is much younger now than it was.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Then why not trade Gibson at this point? I don't know what you mean by moderate, but he's a top 20-30 starting pitcher right now....that has real value. And, go big for some of us is add 1 legit player this year, to a longer than 1 year deal.....then see what happens next year.
  11. Mike Sixel
    KLAW with some thoughts: first link is my Twins' excerpt, second link is the original post.... http://twinsdaily.com/topic/30723-twins-stuff-from-around-the-web-fangraphs-twitter-athletic-non-local-news-sites-etc/?p=799618 http://meadowparty.com/blog/2018/10/11/klawchat-10-11-18/
  12. Mike Sixel
    It might do good things in 2020....signing/trading for guys with 3-5 years of contract time left isn't JUST about next year......whether Buxton and Sano are good or not, they need to add talent that is around for more than 1 year.
  13. Mike Sixel
    The Yankees aren't even close to out.......
  14. Mike Sixel
    Like I said....it was more a question....but for all the love Eddie gets (former MIF, btw)....he barely outhit Polanco.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Sure, I agree with that......but the question is what to do with Polanco and Kepler and Rosario......Also, do people really think a team with Rosario, Buxton, Kepler and Cave is going to go add a .900 OPS hitter? btw.....how many of those are FA or going to be traded, by the way? Rosario and Polanco, btw, were nearly identical in wrc+ this year....... Polanco would be league median as a corner OF as a hitter....not ideal, but not some kind of crime against humanity either. edit: needs more btw..... another edit: You don't think they are counting on Kiriloff being in MN in 2020? I do. Oh, and Rooker. And Lewis. Do people really think they are going to go get a legit corner OF with more than 1 year left on their deal?
  16. Mike Sixel
    Other than being a better hitter than Kepler, and maybe Rosario......you don't see how they might be better that way?
  17. Mike Sixel
    I'm all in. should have signed him one of the other two times they could have.....
  18. Mike Sixel
    I too was wondering about this idea. I actually have more confidence in Polanco to hit than Rosario.....maybe some team LOVES Eddie more than Max?
  19. Mike Sixel
    NVIDIA seems like it has really dropped a lot, but that might just be me looking at the wrong times. Basically, for times like this, you should have a list of 15 stocks you really like, and buy more when you want. I'm also going to start investigating marijuana stocks .....but I don't have any idea on those yet.
  20. Mike Sixel
    You left off commit to the rebuild as a path.... By trading Gibson and Castro and, um, the other veteran on the roster
  21. Mike Sixel
    Several big spenders didn't last year, so they could this year. They'll pay top dollar for the best players. Will the rest of the players settle, will the rest of the clubs try to go low? That's the league wide intrigue, imo.
  22. Mike Sixel
    One one side, you have to find 1 run, and the other 5? That doesn't seem like a fair comparison.....People don't trust defensive stats, but they put more value on defense than offense. Seems odd to me.
  23. Mike Sixel
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFpgwyHHQTA
  24. Mike Sixel
    Probably not....but that's not the point. The question is how best to use those two players. Maybe trading one is the answer, maybe playing them both is the answer......I don't know. But if you think Gordon is destined for 2B, maybe you try Polanco at SS another year.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I've thought about this more, and I'd also keep Polanco at SS. It isn't ideal, but none of the alternatives are. I'd look for a short term solution at 2B, unless a great option comes up, and I'd move Gordon to 2B at AAA. And, like Thrylos, I'd be aggressive with Arraez in AA.....if he lights it up, and Gordon isn't, I'd promote him to MN in the 2nd month or so.....
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