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  1. Mike Sixel
    It's almost like, I don't know, thought experiments aren't allowed on a website where fans are sitting around a virtual bar shooting the breeze* about sports......... *family friendly substitution....
  2. Mike Sixel
    It's not a super realistic plan, but then IT WAS CLEAR in the intro that it was meant as a FUN exercise...... I'd not sign Grossman under this plan (any plan), thereby making the budget total somewhat more realistic........he just doesn't offer much to this roster. Teams with bad OBP up and down the roster do not benefit from adding one good OB player, they benefit more from adding more power.....plus, he just isn't all that good at much of anything other than hitting a few singles and walking. I'd replace him with Astudillo, who can catch or play 1B or DH about like Grossman. The following year, one or more of Gibson and Pineda is replaced by a $.5 MM player, making the following year more realistic also, if anyone is actually worried about that in a thread that is about dreaming for fun. Oh, and the 3B needs to be replaced. IF Marwin can legit play 3B, you maybe put him there, and not spend on a 1 year deal....and put Kepler or Wade or Kiriloff in RF (yes, you can actually promote players from AA, but I'd think he is possibly ready by June.....)
  3. Mike Sixel
    Nice! I rarely literally laugh out loud....of course, I didn't this time either, but I did make a laugh like sound....
  4. Mike Sixel
    There is real talent on the team...agreed. It needs to manifest itself better. And, I figured we agreed on that, btw.
  5. Mike Sixel
    People seem to have forgotten Eddie's 2nd half fall off. His hitting was actually slightly worse this year than last..... I'm not criticizing him, btw.....but people really seem to have forgotten. He was league median among LF in terms of offense. Which is fine, btw.....he's a good, if not great, player.
  6. Mike Sixel
    decades* ago...... *well, in how baseball has changed. The rules have changed, who gets protected has, etc......
  7. Mike Sixel
    Worst idea ever. Nothing is accomplished by this plan, short or long term. I will be disappointed if this is the outcome.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Interesting, tell me more!
  9. Mike Sixel
    What matters is speed and reads and arm strength. Handedness is over rated so much....IMO, of course.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure why we'd plan on them not doing so....At some point, the team needs to trust its processes (or drastically change them, which this FO is). Your other option is to pretty much quit, really.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Out of options? Not interested at all. They don't need another Robbie Grossman (though odds are this guy is worse) they can't move around to AAA and back. I'm also with van.....get some great players, don't clutter up the 25 man with replacement players. Like, you know, Milwaukee.....
  12. Mike Sixel
    So expose him.....if they lose him, they never had him. No biggie either way most likely.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Incredibly deep, deep, deep, deep farm system and young MLB, I'd guess.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    Buxton was awesomish in 2017, Sano and Castro were good, and the team won a whopping 85 games. With ESan being the best he could possibly be. Oh, and where is the Dozier season coming from on this roster? This team isn't close to being great, not even a little. All I want is a choice, go in some for this year, but with an eye on teh future (stop only signing 1 year FA deals......), or tear down more than they have. Nothing about last off season made me think this FO thought this was close to a very good team....all of their moves were short term, and on the margins. So, I could get behind this practice, under 2 conditions. first: They are SUPER AGGRESSIVE with promotions and letting young players fail so they can learn and get better. If Kiriloff is killing the ball, and not in MN, then this plan is not for me. Because there is talent enough to be really good in 2020, but only if some of it gets experience this year. second: They are aggressive about adding MLB talent in 2020 and 21, in FA and trades, to fix whatever holes exist. If they just sit on the money, well, good luck..... I would be better with this plan if they kept Gibson or signed Corbin (pipe dream, he's going to a huge market with a huge budget). But, I would be ok if they didn't do that, not thrilled, but ok.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I'd also non-tender Grossman. He's replacement level, is out of minor league options, and won't be paid the minimum. His late season stats are tainted by them being September based....I'd just look at what he was worth over the last three years and move on. It's really about the lack of flexibility......he has no options left, and those that replace him might. (or, if they sign/trade for a really good player to DH/1B/RF, they don't need him.....). They aren't winning anything major next year, most likely....move on from mediocre veterans. Take chances on unknowns or add better players.
  16. Mike Sixel
    We KNOW Wade has options and is younger, so he gives them a lot that Grossman doesn't, in terms of flexibility........and potential, but really it's about options. Gordon, Wade, Arreaz (sp?) for sure. Other than that, not sure it matters much.
  17. Mike Sixel
    You want Gray, who is only signed for a year or two, but not Machado, who would be signed for 5-8 years? I'm not sure I understand that logic. Signing Machado isn't about just next year, or even 2020..... that said, I don't want a dirty player on this roster, so no to Manny.
  18. Mike Sixel
    That's probably what I would do also.....as the alternative is a lot of work.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    I'd have liked to see Kepler at 1B more this year, to see if he can do it....to know what might be a good or bad idea for this next year.... I probably try Rosario at 3B once or twice, to see if he can do it, at least in spring training, if not a lost season. If I am the Sox, I think I try Betts at 2B during the year, since they were planning to WIN, and could use him at 2B in an NL park. But I would have tried it in the spring first. Just as I'd play a backup more often in a lost season, to see what he has.....which I know is different, and still doesn't happen enough for my taste.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Q: Is the handbook being update to reflect the new manager? Will it be updated for the new coaches? An idea....update it as they sign players, and add sections on what might happen next? That is about what you'd do in a blog post.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    it's clearly, at least to me, implied that if they can't play the position, then they won't. NO ONE is saying sign 9 DH types that can't field. That's not flexibility.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I had no idea they were playing last night! Glad they won.
  23. Mike Sixel
    donde esta el bano......might want that one...
  24. Mike Sixel
    I don't want to turn this into a Mauer thread.....so I'll bite my tongue. Sorry I started it, as this topic tends to take over threads.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I also scored 1300, but that was so long ago that it might be different scoring? And, I don't speak a 2nd language. I'm terrible at them....my kids are bilingual though. Immersion programs are great....
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