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  1. Mike Sixel
    this. 100% this.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Basically, as long as they are in the minors, you can keep arguing that giving up on them is not ok. Basically, I can never win this argument, no matter how many fail or don't make it, because there will always be more minor league RPs.
  3. Mike Sixel
    wowsers.
  4. Mike Sixel
    IIRC, he's one of the guys that decided swing plane and elevating the ball was more valuable than hitting down on it, and that's why he changed, but that could be a lack of sleep thing causing me to imagine things.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I bet if we searched not that hard, we'd see that we were told "just wait, in 2016 you'll see these RPs up, and we can judge the strategy then". I assume some guys will get hurt again, and some will be blocked by mediocre veterans, and we'll be told to just wait until 2018.... Also, Wimmers was a SP, not a RP, when drafted. I'll acknowledge the wins when they actually occur for more than 1 year in the majors, that seems fair.
  6. Mike Sixel
    It can be the "right" choice, and still be disappointing. If they passed on him Benintendi due to other players in the majors, that would be bad. I do agree, he'd be in low A right now, maybe high A.
  7. Mike Sixel
    it's almost like you missed the point on purpose.....people here keep typing that prospects don't develop in the majors, that's what the minors are for. Maddon disagrees.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Funny, I don't think "fun" is the word I'd pick.... But, this is what you get, imo, when being not bad takes precedence over rebuilding, you get bad.
  9. Mike Sixel
    There is some discussion, and even a "ranking" of the "Andrew Miller" change in bullpens here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2017-positional-power-rankings-bullpen-16-30/ don't go if you want to be happy about the Twins' bullpen....
  10. Mike Sixel
    Let's see what fast track means before we get all giddy.....
  11. Mike Sixel
    I agree with Seth, while there may be some small shifts in who is used in the 7th or 8th, I don't think anyone has really changed bullpen usage all that much in the regular season.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Joe Maddon, who knows more than any of us, says that development has to continue at the MLB level, and that you shouldn't wait for perfection for pulling guys up. I'll go with him, on this. And no, it's not like your analogy at all.
  13. Mike Sixel
    It's still baffling how badly that one went.
  14. Mike Sixel
    That could be partly because Dozier hit 42 HRs, meaning he wasn't on base 42 times when he did get a hit....and he hit in front of Sano (not that moving Dozier to 3rd changes that).
  15. Mike Sixel
    Once per game, is, what? 155 at bats, or 25% of at bats? That's a lot of at bats.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I'm not saying they could have gotten anything, my comment was that if Nunez can fetch a legit SP, that I'm surprised they couldn't get anything for anyone (other than Span and Revere). I had forgotten about Milone, frankly. No idea what Willingham would have fetched. Perkins is the only sure fire miss on the list. On topic: The Sox could be really good fast, if the pitchers they got from WAS work out, and they can finally find a few hitters. But then, that's true of most teams (if it all works out, it would make them good).
  17. Mike Sixel
    This just shows, imo, what an awful job they did drafting and developing the end of Ryan's first term....and no, I'm not blaming RYAN, I'm talking about the entire organization there. Willingham, imo, isn't hindsight. Many pushed for him to be dealt, and I recall reading on mlbtraderumors that the Twins wouldn't because "we aren't a farm team for others teams" or something like that. Or maybe I dreamed that, but I think not.... Perkins was a classic no brainer move, they didn't make. I still have no idea why.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Agreed.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I more lament not just calling up the young RPs and SPs sooner, and letting them sink or swim over two years, than not making trades. But, if you can get a legit number 5 starter for Nunez, you should be able to get something for others in the last 7 years, I'd think.....so, I'm not sure they had no one to deal.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I'd probably move Moncada to CF already....and have him in AAA nearly all year, unless they are good somehow. I predict they are bad, and Quintana and Robertson are dealt. Maybe Abreu, but if he's good, then maybe they aren't bad enough to sell it all off.... They'll pick in the top 5, imo, and their minors will be loaded. They'll just have to be good at development for this plan to work out.
  21. Mike Sixel
    There is no guarantee he'll hit at that level if he hits leadoff, either. And the data is clear, it is fairly random. I'd prefer Dozier hit 2nd or 3rd, but I'm not sure how much it really matters, as long as he's in the top 3-4 in the order so he gets more ABs than others....
  22. Mike Sixel
    Amen, preach it. This 100+ loss team just got older, and it's FO and manager spent the whole year trying to get even older and talking about veterans. Not once did we hear about young players and hope for the future. Until they decide to just roll with the youth, and they turn out good (or bad, but at least you know), this team will continue to be bad or maybe mediocre.
  23. Mike Sixel
    That's what everyone said last year, and here we are, and he's back in AAA. At some point, it actually does become a trend .... that some teams just refuse to go young and rebuild, and think staying mediocre is more important.
  24. Mike Sixel
    There was recently an article on ESPN that teams that commit to rebuilding get better faster than teams that just keep trying to stay mediocre. Also, attendance is not helped by not rebuilding.
  25. Mike Sixel
    IMO, the best true hitters hit the ball hard, with elevation, and aren't worried about faking the bunt. Or even trying one.
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