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  1. Mike Sixel
    You didn't mention the Rays. The Rays are a magical org that no one else can emulate. If that's your standard, you will be disappointed. Unless you want them to trade Buxton (which TB would).
  2. Mike Sixel
    They also graduated Ober, Ryan (not really), Jeffers and Larnach this year. And Alcala.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Go look at fangraphs system rankings. Or anyone else's. They have a very good system. Wouldn't you expect awful teams to have great prospects? https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2021-in-season-prospect-list/farm-ranking?sort=-1,1&type=100&filter=&pos=&team=
  4. Mike Sixel
    Just curious....but if the pay is fair, how about we make them all free agents every year, and see what they are paid......
  5. Mike Sixel
    your go to resource..... https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/twins
  6. Mike Sixel
    HHH had such promise.....and was just ok at the end, imo. Smart people not being smart is tedious to me. And, while I don't really like horror, it needed more horror.
  7. Mike Sixel
    ? That isn't how most fans here feel about Berrios being traded. As for the clickbait title? No. There is no comparison.
  8. Mike Sixel
    One year deal. If they are good, great! If they are bad, he's traded at the deadline for a decent prospect. One of the easier decisions of the off season.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Maybe they should stop using high picks on these guys. Is there a dead horse meme out there
  10. Mike Sixel
    They had a well ranked system before this year. Jeffers and Larnach were still minor league players coming into the year. OF course they failed at the MLB level, but not every team added the kinds of guys they added. It isn't faint praise. They did a great job adjusting to the circumstances. Great job.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I get all that....but if I have a real shot to make millions, I want that shot. But then, I'm not an uber competitive professional athlete that thinks I can't fail.....Anyway, I think we mostly agree.
  12. Mike Sixel
    It was clear in the minors he wasn't a MLB starter, imo. That's where the decision should be made, much, much, earlier. These guys have limited time to throw maximum speed with their bodies, and many waste years in the minors in a role they will never have a chance at realizing in the majors. Jax, imo, was always destined to be a RP (if he was in the majors and successful). I'd guess A LOT of guys are like him. The argument that they should start for 3-5 years and learn to pitch is not, imo, correct. Throwing really hard 3 days a week is very different than throwing less hard once a week. They should learn the latter if they aren't likely starters (though how the minors would then have enough starters, I have no idea).
  13. Mike Sixel
    Are you arguing they are paid a living wage, or that they should not be?
  14. Mike Sixel
    Fair...and yet, they didn't really do that this year when they should have. I'm not sure I agree he has all the makings, but I'm not sure he doesn't. I've argued all along that if he has any shot, it is in the bullpen. I've also argued that NOT moving guys like that to the bullpen sooner (in the minors) does them a huge disservice. He has no real shot as a starter, imo, but he does as a RP....a chance to make real money. IF I was ever in that position, I'd ask to move to RP to see if I can make it there.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Kirk, or Zimmer's coaching (or both)? We don't know, but if I had to guess, I'd guess both.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I don't think we all agree on Stashak being there. I wouldn't protect Jax or Dobnak. I might keep Dobnak, but I'm not sure I would. Frankly, if someone will trade for all three I just named, even for 1 prospect only as good as they are, I'd do that.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Not exactly.....they don't have to pay market rate for several years, so we can't conclude from non-free agent salaries what free agent salaries are worth. That said, there is some merit in your second paragraph.
  18. Mike Sixel
    No one can live on the current minimum wage. Are you arguing that minor leaguers are paid a living wage, or that they should not be paid a living wage? https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/ben-verlander-minor-league-baseball-player-not-so-glamorous-life-behind-the-scenes https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2062307-an-inside-look-into-the-harsh-conditions-of-minor-league-baseball https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/even-after-overdue-salary-bump-baseballs-minor-leaguers-still-paid-far-below-nba-nhl-counterparts/1gpql94asy7a10uo5nvc3yp4k https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32172108/can-union-fix-minor-leaguers-say-poverty-level-pay-poor-housing-driving-mental-health-crisis that took me all of 3 minutes.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I really like Foundation, but damn, NOTHING HAPPENED in episode three at all. Those that were bored may not ever come back after that one.
  20. Mike Sixel
    IIRC, studies show that it is linear, but that teams SHOULD make it like you suggest.....but I could be remembering that wrong.
  21. Mike Sixel
    If he says he won't sign here, I trade him. No looking back at all.
  22. Mike Sixel
    So, the years before this one just didn't happen? I just don't get this thought at all. They have a great minor league system. Much, much better than when they came. They have Ober and Ryan, neither of whom is Berrios, but the two of them are better than anyone not named Berrios from the years before they came. My thought is they thought Shoemaker was a placeholder for a AA/AAA arm. That arm turned out to be Ober, but they didn't want to start with a rookie in April.
  23. Mike Sixel
    No incentives? Sign him. And hope he's healthy. If you'd trade him, for what? Not generically, but specifically. Would you then punt next year, and trade more? Those are reasonable decisions....just curiuos.
  24. Mike Sixel
    The data is all over the internet. The main reason poor people are poor is pay, not budgeting. players don't get paid for spring training, "voluntary" post season work. They have to buy equipment and training. The articles are all over the internet about why they live 4-6 people in a one to two room place. All over the internet. I'm not sure what the awful minimum wage has to do with this conversation at all.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Ya, Toronto totally didn't get better. None of the playoff teams spent in the top half of payroll. How did not spending money work out for the bad teams? We agree, you need to make smart decisions. But spending money on the right players is a smart decision.
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