Mike Sixel

Hawt take. I'd send Garlick down and call up Cave. I'd play him and or Contreras most games, and send Celestino down for a month.

It's largely not important at all. I'm not sure I understand the obsession with it, given all the data about how unimportant it usually is.

First, I'm hoping this doesn't turn into a whining thread. This team was terrible last year, and is competitive this year.... A month ago, I was all in for dealing for a legit starter and two RPs. While I don't think this is an elite team, it is a good to very good team. Unfortunately, they have really struggled and are much closer to .500 than they were. I still like the offense, as inconsistent as it can be. But, man, losing your second, third, and fourth best OFers for the year is tough to overcome. I think this is where I and many here depart. No team should be expected to overcome that, and yet many here are angry that they don't have replacements. I think that's unrealistic. This is part one of why my thoughts have changed. Part two is the starting pitching. Ryan has not been the same since COVID. Ober, who I figured for about 100 innings is out. Maeda is not here in relief yet, and may not be. And, if the Castillo package is the price, well, this team is too far from great to pay that price, even if they could. Miranda is untouchable for me, barring some insane offer. Archer can't go five, which I thought he would by now. Winder is out for the year? That leaves Gray and Ryan and three question marks. I just don't see it. So, I guess I'd pay small prices for a RP or two. But I just don't see the logic in making a big trade for a player with less than two plus years of control at this point. I'm not a seller, but I'm not an aggressive buyer anymore. That said, I think this year is a big improvement on last year, and am not at all disappointed with the progress they've made. Edit.... Apparently I'm wrong on Kepler being out the rest of the year. That makes me less likely to sell. I feel AK is out, no matter what the twins are doing at this point. And Larnach? September?

Fangraphs not nearly as high on Preilip (sp?) as this site is....

DFA if you can't get someone to take him, which no idea why anyone would. He's not part of this year or next year. Too bad, he looked so promising.

Every thread? Even about winning games. Even in draft pick threads? Every thread. Over and over. Which is different than skeptical.... It's the constant complaining.

He's not close to ready.

Like three positive comments in this thread about a win.

Well. Poop. I really feel bad for him. The twins are now down three starting OFers. Ugh.

I'm not sure your point.... If that's about Kepler, in saying he's a likely trade target, not that I'd trade him. If that's about Polanco, we don't know how arraez is. So, as usual, I have no idea your point.

I came to see if the thread got better, given they won. But all I see is more complaining. This site has really gone downhill in terms of logic and fun.

What a game thread. Ugh.

Are you complaining about a home run?

Is this a real take? You think this pitching staff should be twenty games over? There are five teams at that pace or better....

I'd consider dealing whichever of him or Polanco returns more near ready value. I agree Kepler is a very possible trade candidate.

To be clear, Cincy, Detroit, KC, etc are always playing for next year (pittsburgh is another).....so it isn't like that plan is guaranteed to work. And, there is a really good article online right now about trading prospects for elite players, the team getting the elite player often wins the deal.....because lots of prospects don't work out.

Not to mention very inexpensive.

I admit real surprise Beckham is up. Congratulations to him for making it back to the majors.

Colorado, is, um, not well run.

Good luck to him. Sigh.

They win the division three and two years ago, then were awful last year. So far, they are winning the division this year. I'm not sure the franchise is going in the wrong direction. But they need better pitching for sure to be legit contenders.

Didn't you ask me about 150 innings? I must have misunderstood,

The mariners gave up the top of their farm for Castillo. That's a lot of very highly rated prospects.

Yes, that wasn't about the twins matching that.... Just that he's not coming here.

I said a month ago this team desperately needed another starter. I'd hoped to be proven wrong by now.... Alas, it looks even more that way than I thought.