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  1. Mike Sixel
    Uh......I'm typeless on the Suzuki thing. All I do is make sure his option doesn't vest, and let him go. I'll take the risk that if he's awesome, and his option vests, fine, he's on my roster another year. Dozier, I agree, I'd have done that last year. But, now there is less value in the buyout, because he is closer, so the discount is less (imo). At this point, I let it play out 1 more year, and see what Polanco is or is not in AAA. But, I'd at least consider this one, and not just say "are you kidding me".....
  2. Mike Sixel
    That's pretty much Alex Gordon....so, ya, all star if his defense is that good, which it might be in a corner.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Uh, that was in response to him dominating AAA......what are you discussing? One of the Fangraph's authors is really, really down on Rosario, btw. I don't share that, but it is out there. As for Kepler, I think he has a shot to be quite good. I look forward to him being out there for a long time.
  4. Mike Sixel
    If he's in FTM, I don't expect many HRs, frankly.......
  5. Mike Sixel
    Buxton has an immensely high ceiling, but I think concerns about the hitting are still legit right now. That said, I'd start him in MN this year, and let him learn here (and help the defense here). Kepler....been a fan since day one, no idea why, since clearly I had never seen a HS European play. Of them all, I think he is the safest, for some reason. I've said all along he reminds me of Justin Morneau, but really, he is faster. Gordon....I was pretty sure he was going to be the pick, and given how hard it is to find SS, I liked the pick at the time. I am still a believer.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Big fan. YUGE, as they say.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I'm not the best "loser", but I'm getting better with all this practice, sigh.......and if being bold is bad, I might now know my problem.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I'll say this.....Cribbage is a card based game. There is a lot of luck. But, my wife beats me 90% of the time........therefore, I can only conclude that there is some skill she has, that I do not. The fact that the Twins won 1 series in that decade, to me, implies there was a FO skill missing, not that they were unlucky every year. Implies being the key word, we don't know....
  9. Mike Sixel
    Well, I can't in 1000000 years see the Twins getting him to the majors as fast as Sale did. They'll baby his arm (innings limit), and he'll be shut down by late August. Hopefully, he's in AA at some point, but I'm not holding my breath. He clearly has a shot to be a legit MLB starter, I just think some people need to temper their timeline beliefs some.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Really needs a breaking ball to make me a true believer. Right now, I'm more of a true hoper, with a mild case of believer.
  11. Mike Sixel
    There are ton of reasons to be excited about the prospects* for this team *both the people that are prospects, and the prospect of this team doing well.
  12. Mike Sixel
    You should care about his age. As he ages, he loses velocity. "prime" years are dropping, for whatever reason.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Ya, because NONE of us were clamoring for a trade during the 2000s, this is all hindsight.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea what to think at this point. Good luck to him.
  15. Mike Sixel
    1. No place did I, or anyone, I think, say gut the entire farm for a 1 year rental. But, trading 1 or 2 of your top prospects, how about that part happening when they had no DH? 2. Sometimes, you get lucky because you tried to win, rather than settling for what you had.......the 91 team tried to win. Did they get lucky? Sure. Of course. But, they tried to win, and it worked. IMO, it is more likely that you get lucky and win, if you try to win, than if you don't try to increase your odds of lucky carrying you far. Not everyone agrees.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Whichever dials we want to look at, I'm not convinced they are turned to 11 when they should be, just based on what little data we have from the outside.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    You actually have made me different here.....even if we don't likely agree on everything.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Still haven't answered the question, though....when they are in contention, and great, should they close an obvious gap, or keep the prospects around for the future?
  19. Mike Sixel
    I have to say....I have no idea what Rob is good at, or not. But Jack is right. If people are going to argue for the Twins to be more advanced at math.....then you will have "non-baseball" people in the org, who become baseball people. There are things I don't agree with at Twinsland, where people start their careers is not one of them.
  20. Mike Sixel
    bummer. what I liked about the Stewart pick was that it was an upside play. I prefer upside plays in the first round of the draft over risk averse "high floor" plays.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I'm no expert....nor do I get to see these guys....but some of us have been consistent that it would take time......how is Ball doing?
  22. Mike Sixel
    My thought is consistent: 1. I'd have liked to have seen more strikeouts, however 2. This is the year where I think we go from "he is pretty new to full time pitching and was a football player" to "well, he's been full time baseball long enough to form a meaningful impression", and, I still think that impression will be a good one. Still a fan.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Well, I'm not proposing trading part of the immediate run for a rental......I specifically asked, when they are in the thick of being the best team in baseball.....should they, or should they not, go for it in FA or trades? They were competitive for 8 years, and won 1 series, right? They couldn't part with ANY money on a FA to DH? They couldn't part with Aaron Hicks? People here ALL THE TIME, tell me this runs in cycles....and that past 5 or so years, you are on a decline in farm system....wouldn't that be the time to trade the prospects you do have, for legit players, since those prospects WON'T be on a winning team, if you believe the cycle theory? On Kepler......if you think the core is legit now or in 2 years: How does trading Kepler make them NOT competitive for 8 years? Is he the lynch pin to buxton, Sano, Berrios, et. al. being on a winner? Really? That ONE prospect is going to make or break it?
  24. Mike Sixel
    As for "plenty of time"....this is a young man's game, more and more, as teams decide that athleticism trumps veteraniness currently. So, he has time, but years, or whatever? Probably not to maximize his contribution and his income.
  25. Mike Sixel
    You can care, and try, but it is a scale, right? Not an on/off switch, it is a more like a dial. How far are they willing to turn the dial to 11, instead of 6, when they have a real chance to win?
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