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  1. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea why the Twins would do this. They are trying to compete this year and next. What could TX trade to MN that would help MN now, that TX wouldn't want?
  2. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure what you want me to do. I have read up on him over and over.....and some writers aren't sure he can stick at short....heck, FG said they listed him at CF because IF he fails at SS, he'll be a good/great CF. But, like I said, I have no idea what you want from me at all........ I was responding to statements about them being "sure" and "black and white", when none of them are.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    Agreed on the SS part for sure.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Humorously....they all still rate him as one of the 10-20 best prospects in baseball, and the Twins' best prospect....and yet people seem genuinely angry that they suggest he a: might not stick at SS, and b: isn't the best hitter he can be right now and he needs to make an adjustment in his approach........
  5. Mike Sixel
    Two were scouts for teams. They also talk to scouts and coaches to do the analysis. Also, if you actually read their write-ups, there is nothing black or white about what Fangraphs says about Lewis. I have no idea what you are arguing.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Incomplete. That said..... I don't think you can judge the trade as Ynoa for.... Those are two different trades, unless this was the plan all along. Getting anything useful for Garcia at that point is a good trade. The fact you may have paid too much for Garcia is separate. Unless, as I said, this was the plan all along.
  7. Mike Sixel
    So, pocket the money? I'm not sure what you are suggesting to improve the team.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Fifteen of Fangraphs top twenty free agent starting pitchers are signed, plus a few others. Two were brought back to Minnesota. They have not acquired any of the other top twenty.... Is anyone excited about the remaining guys at this point?
  9. Mike Sixel
    I believe Chief's point is that it seems unlikely that every high priced FA ever didn't want to be in MN. Also, Target and UHG and other companies attract top talent. It is the job of the FO to fix the Twins so that players and coaches and scouts and others want to come to the Twins. Or, maybe that wasn't his point, hard to say for sure.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Right. On.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Are you saying you would not trade Lewis for the number 1 pitching prospect in the minors?
  12. Mike Sixel
    It is a numbers game, and I feel a lot better about this list than at any time in recent Twins' history. But I hope the rotation isn't Berrios, Pineda, and three of those guys in 2021.......
  13. Mike Sixel
    I do think the CBA issues might be an issue, but hard to say.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I share those, but I'm not sure I have a better, realistic, option at this point....
  15. Mike Sixel
    You might want to read his later response and note the sarcasm part.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    You don't think the MLB ERA leader is a good pitcher? I mean, you can think he's not elite, but you think the ERA leader is not good?
  17. Mike Sixel
    Given this FO has not signed a FA to more than 3 (and that is only 1 FA, and an inexpensive player) years, I'd call that evidence. Admittedly, the sample size is small.......and that could change.
  18. Mike Sixel
    It is a good example, though I'm pretty sure most of what I read said he was a bad bet..... that said, if you won't ever go the extra year, you may as well give up on FA as a strategy to get pitching that is for more than 1-2 years....in which case you need to be right year after year in your acquisitions. Which is fine, but then you need to do it year after year (even in years when there aren't clearly good pitchers available).
  19. Mike Sixel
    Why would CO do that? They get worse right away, and in the long run, for 1 ok prospect? No way. You'd have to add 2-3 top 10 prospects to that get the conversation started.
  20. Mike Sixel
    It does seem odd. I'll tweet and ask, but not expecting a reply....
  21. Mike Sixel
    There is no evidence Cleveland is selling out. They traded a guy that didn't play last year for a relief pitcher they love now. And cleared money. As for the article, what should fans want, if not for the team to succeed at adding talent? Fandom is not rational, but once you are a fan, shouldn't you be upset if your team fails to add great players using one of the avenues to do so? If there are barriers to people coming to Minnesota, it's leadership's job to create a team and culture that overcomes those barriers. Just like UHG, Target and other Minnesota companies do who still attract top talent.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Also, if I have to choose, I add a major league pitcher. They are a legit playoff team, this year. They need one more good starter this year.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Somewhere between five and ten million more in the first four years, I'd guess, but it's a guess.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I'm not going to dig thru posts, and the main point is..... None of these guys are as likely to be a major league pitcher as an existing major league pitcher, so they need to add at least one more pitcher. And next year they lose Odorrizi..... So they'll be in this position again. And Pineda the next year. They have one major league pitcher under control for more than two years.....
  25. Mike Sixel
    Which I believe the Twins said last year was possible, even likely. No real surprise I don't think
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