Jump to content
Twins-Angels game thread is live — talk the game with us! ×
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Mike Sixel

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    48,312

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    337

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Mike Sixel

  1. Mike Sixel
    Motley Fool has one of their advice/sales calls on Wednesday talking about marijuana companies. I think they believe lots of money is there, lots. I'll let you know...
  2. Mike Sixel
    100% agree.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Because you don't wait until all your ducks are in a row to add talent. Ramos is probably a three year deal....so he's here and good when those young guys are here and good.....Or should they just sit on all the money this year, and next year, until the moon and stars align?
  4. Mike Sixel
    This one seems to show the other! https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/28506/baseball-therapy-is-there-a-times-through-the-order-penalty/ https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/22156/baseball-proguestus-everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-the-times-through-the-order-penalty/ this one rebuts the first one, politely... https://mglbaseball.com/2016/02/29/does-familiarity-breed-contempt-or-is-fatigue-not-the-best-pillow/
  5. Mike Sixel
    Research shows it is almost totally familiarity, and not fatigue. So, rigid. Plus, they got what they want/need.....6 innings from the primary.
  6. Mike Sixel
    If your strategy is to mostly build thru the draft, and not spend big on FAs or trade minor league stars for veterans.....you MUST be better than other teams are, or you are destined for mediocrity. So being "just like other teams" isn't good enough for this kind of team. It just isn't.
  7. Mike Sixel
    The data is pretty clear....there is very little difference in scooping ability between legit 1B......now they need to find a 1B (or Austin needs to field better). Mauer, in his prime, was a treat to watch hit. I miss those days, and I hope he retires so he stays as healthy as he can be for him and his family.
  8. Mike Sixel
    It certainly isn't luck based, not entirely. I think people confuse predictability and variance with luck a lot.......but there is some luck even in the models, as it were. Early picks consistently outperform later picks, indicating that it isn't just random at all....Of course things are quantified, I suggest visiting Fangraphs' new prospect page, where they talk about how they rank minor league players....that gets into both the scouting and the statistics that are used. Jay being this bad is a shock. I thought he'd at least be a good RP by now....I don't fault the Stewart pick at all really. And no, you can't just trade for them a year later. No one is trading a guy 1 year into the minors that looks like a star, not unless you are giving up a very good/great MLB player. How many of those can you give up. Of course you have to pay draft picks....
  9. Mike Sixel
    FIFY......
  10. Mike Sixel
    Not after we knew, no.
  11. Mike Sixel
    You want to root for a wife beater? I don't. If they trade for him, they lose me.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Kepler was league median in RF among all teams.....I don't understand why people don't like him as an OF.......Of course, that was largely driven by very good defense, so I understand why people want more hitting......but I'm not sure replacing him with a bad fielder who hits more is a better idea. I'd rather they just let him try to keep hitting.....and he can play CF, just in case Buxton can't hit at all again....
  13. Mike Sixel
    Very well written and probably mostly correct article. Nicely done.
  14. Mike Sixel
    The Rockies are not trading Gray. Why would they? I had that dream this year, when they sent him down, but it isn't happening. But I wish it would!
  15. Mike Sixel
    two more years of not trying to win? I hope not. I hope that is not the plan. If so, just trade Gibson this off season.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I have read that before.....but when Amazon was "too hot" about 1000% ago, people were very wrong. Buy the best companies, with niches and moats, and make money......no matter how "over priced" they may appear. IMO, of course, this is not actual financial advice....
  17. Mike Sixel
    There are reasons for optimism, but then "everyone" thought the Twins would hit this year, and pitching would be the question.....so I'm not sure I'm as far as Ted yet. Let's see how healthy Pineda is, then we can dream.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'll post this here..... Gus Johnson 1:31 Aside from Kershaw (who will probably resign with the Dodgers?), Patrick Corbin looks like the only high-impact FA pitcher. Would you give him a Yu Darvish-type contract (6 yr/126M)? Keith Law 1:31 I would. I agree on Kershaw, and that Corbin is the best 'real' FA pitcher on the market.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I too hope we don't hear again next year about what great bargains, and low risk guys, they signed, and how smart it is not to actually improve your team for more than 1 year at a time......
  20. Mike Sixel
    What is left to tear down? Gibson? The OF is not old, Sano, Polanco and Garver.... Austin. I mean, what is left to tear down?
  21. Mike Sixel
    What expiring assets are left? And why not buy one really good free agent, that will be here for the next four or five years, so you aren't trying to fill as many holes when Lewis and kiriloff are here? And, I don't think I said I'd try to buy a whole team..... That's not going to happen.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Great job by Gonsalves! And some of the hitters I want back too.....
  23. Mike Sixel
    Heh, reading comprehension fail!
  24. Mike Sixel
    On Corbin....MLB.com is predicting around a 150MM or more contract....since he's younger than Darvish....
  25. Mike Sixel
    Why would you want Santana? Like, I have no idea why.....why would you want Dozier? Seriously, bringing back the same roster isn't good enough, not even a little. If they aren't going to add serious talent, just call up Rooker and Wade and Gordon......and start the process.
×
×
  • Create New...