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  1. Mike Sixel
    apples and oranges.....since Berrios has an influence on every opposition AB while in the game......but you knew that.
  2. Mike Sixel
    All the more reason to promote faster......Or not. But if not, good luck getting much help in MN early next year.
  3. Mike Sixel
    While I have my doubts* about him.....I agree. Let's see what he can do. *doubts = I don't have as much confidence he's a legit MLB players as I do some others.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Too early.....but if they don't have one of Duran, The B pitcher whose name I don't know how to spell, or Winder in the majors this year, so they are ready next year, I will be ready to look closely at removing them. They have zero to show on the pitching front, other than maybe Ober, so far. Zero. If they don't have 2 good starters from their minors in the MN rotation next year, I don't think I'd keep them around. 5-6 years is enough time to develop 2 good starters. So....too early, but next year is the deal maker/breaker for me (unless they all get injured, you can't control injuries). And, they do have responsibility for developing the players that were here when they got here....the process was supposed to be better, not just the scouting. As for FA and trades? I'm not in love, but I'm not in hate, with what has been done there......
  5. Mike Sixel
    Berrios is 100% worth 5/100, and if he'd sign for that, I'd bet he'd be signed this summer.......I'm thinking he's looking for 6/140+. Buxton, of course, is much trickier. He's just not been on the field in any season for close to the full season. Not once. On the other side of the coin, he's a great player at this point. Some wealthy team can take the chance he's hurt again....I'm not sure the Twins can. Also, it is much easier to find CFers than SPs......Frankly, I have no idea what I'd do with him at this point. I don't think he even considers 5/100 at this point. He's looking for at least $25MM per year, I'd guess. IF they can get 2 prospects they really believe in for him, I'd consider dealing him (SP, SS, CF types only....no more bat first corner players, please).
  6. Mike Sixel
    If he's not in Minnesota for six starts, he won't start here next year most likely.... So, yes, he should be moved up now. Unless he gets few starts in St. Paul....
  7. Mike Sixel
    How do you propose they acquire more players, if not by trading off any of their existing good players? I'm not saying I'd deal him for sure, but people saying not to trade any good players....I just don't see where they get enough good players for 2023 and beyond.....and I see almost no way they have enough pitching next year even if they keep Rogers. If you see a path to that, I'm all eyes and ears, because I think they have enough fielding and hitting....
  8. Mike Sixel
    3/20? No chance. Zero. Why would he do that? He's looking at 7.5MM next year. That means the two years after that he gets around 6MM a year. That isn't what he's aiming for. No way. 3/26-30 or so? Yes, that would do it. It really is all about if they think they can compete next year or not.....which right now? They have 1-2 starting pitchers and maybe 2-3 relief pitchers. That's not good enough.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    You 100% need a car to travel MN. Like Brock said, drive north of Duluth and visit the north shore area. It is more scenic than the lakes areas. Note that it will be REALLY busy on the weekends....
  10. Mike Sixel
    Robert Smith says hello.....at some point, Buxton will stop having bad luck (I hope) and then we'll all get the joy of watching him play some full seasons (hopefully as a Twin).
  11. Mike Sixel
    I had not even considered this......if they feel next year is retooling, and not CONTENDING (i.e., might happen, but not likely), it makes sense to deal him. But, ya, I'd want a really good prospect in return (pitching or SS). As for quality over quantity....I wonder if they can deal (never happens, but it is like a 3 team deal) for quantity, and deal some of those and some of the existing ones for a smaller number of higher ceiling prospects? I doubt it, more likely a 3 team trade (which, really, is the same thing, but prospect for prospect deals almost never happen).
  12. Mike Sixel
    I agree it is unlikely.....but he was once considered a very good prospect, and he's healthy, and well, I'd like to see him get a real shot in a lost year. They could use some prospect luck......
  13. Mike Sixel
    Polanco has 2nd locked down, so I'm not sure where Gordon plays in the MI at this point. Third? I'd be ok with that. But that's a trap. At some point, Donaldson is healthy (is he the DH next year, or is Sano?). So many bat first no real position guys on this roster.....just bad roster construction.
  14. Mike Sixel
    If Jax, Dobnak and Ober are 3/5 of next year's rotation, this team is in trouble. Jax is a great story, but he's probably not an average MLB starter. He's probably not even a number 5. I doubt we'll agree on this, and I'm ok with that. This team 100% needs at least one GOOD starter from this year's minor league teams to be in next year's rotation (or, to spend way more money on FAs or trades than they've shown they are willing to do). That won't happen if that pitcher isn't in MN for 7+ starts this year, imo.
  15. Mike Sixel
    We don't know Gordon isn't a CF.......plenty of players have moved position. We do know Gordon has hit this year, and has shown some of that first round promise. It is a waste of a year not to see if he's potentially a useful player. That's what this year should be about.
  16. Mike Sixel
    The slower to AAA, the slower to the majors. If they aren't there this year, this team is just a bit short on pitchers next year. Just a bit.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    Every one of those players was great at 22........or younger. No comparison. But yes, it would be great if he stays. I don't see it happening, though.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Jeffers, Lanarch, and Kiriloff look like they might be legit. Now go find some dang pitching. You put a ton of draft capital into hitting....and it might be paying off. How do you plan to get pitching? that's what I'd ask if I was a reporter....which is one reason I am not.
  19. Mike Sixel
    The justices basically saying "keep coming, we'll side against them again" really is something ....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I mean, sure, why not roll a die? Just cut one of the current bullpen options, and put him there.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    It would seem odd, though, IMO, to trade a near ready pitcher for one. That said, Berrios is proven....and has 1.5 years left.....so maybe? I've scoured the prospect lists, finding a good trading partner with AA / AAA starting pitching is HARD.
  22. Mike Sixel
    100% this. It is not an even playing field at all. And a rich team can totally take the risk he's going to be healthy.
  23. Mike Sixel
    That's what I've been trying to say since they got here.....you can't replace 3 starters every year. You just can't. And, right now, no one looks like a near term savior down in the minors.
  24. Mike Sixel
    No one said that. Not one person. I'm sorry I made you angry.
  25. Mike Sixel
    And, if they won't sign here? And, if you don't have enough minor league players to do that? How do you fix it? How do you expect them to find 3 or 4 new starting pitchers next year? And a SS? And 4 new relief pitchers?
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