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  1. Mike Sixel
    They need to make a decision on some point on Meyer, before he's 30......will they trust him to be a wild starter, or make him a RP? Will they live with the balls, in exchange for more SOs, or not? My prediction is that someone will have success with Alex Meyer, I just don't know if it will be the Twins or not.
  2. Mike Sixel
    My theories: 1. Baseball was stuck in the dark of ages of "there is a right way to do this" for a long time. Then they started hiring different kinds of leaders, and those people did some math, and figured out that young players were more athletic, better, and cheaper than older players. I think this is number one, a different type of leader has emerged that isn't in love with "proven veterans" and experience are needed to win. 2. They are cheaper than older players, and owners like money. 3. More international players? I don't know, but I would guess that the there are more international players, those players debut younger because they sign so young. 4. More willingness to promote players faster in the minors. 5. Teams are afraid pitchers will get hurt, so they promote them faster (especially RP) so they get value out of them before they are hurt. I've read this is true, but that doesn't make it true.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Art the expense of international players.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I agree, fans and minor league players and international players will get screwed. That is inevitable.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Why? Who is the Mets' proven starter?
  6. Mike Sixel
    Cannot wait to see him play defense.
  7. Mike Sixel
    It is hard to see him in that role, but then I have a hard time envisioning him as a good SP, and yet he is......I just think we all under value him.
  8. Mike Sixel
    If those were my choices, I would agree......
  9. Mike Sixel
    I don't think ERA is even close to a good measure of a RP effectiveness. I have no idea if he'd be good in relief or not, other than that SP usually make better RP, and he's been a good, but not great, starting pitcher. I do agree, though, he's under appreciated as a SP in this league. He just gets the job done, not great, but better than most that try.
  10. Mike Sixel
    You can't compare their ERA.......RP are put in positions to succeed way more often than SP (facing 1 batter or 2, only guys with the same handedness, etc). Also, since they only throw 60 innings, they can throw harder, etc. The vast majority of RP are guys that weren't quite good enough as starters, not the other way around.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Thanks for taking the time! I have been moving more and more to the "he'll find a way to succeed in the majors" side lately.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I don't get the "he's good enough to get 15 - 18 outs, but not good enough to get three outs" argument at all. If you are good enough to be an average starter, you are certainly good enough to be a better than average RP. I like Milone, have no issue with him in the rotation.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Great interview. You can feel the enthusiasm and love for the game in every answer. Good luck sir.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Given everyone else in the system, he had to start someplace. The key is what happens in the next couple years, imo. I think one of my kids almost applied to Seattle University, but it didn't make the final cut...... Good luck to him, and thanks for doing the interview.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Great stuff. Thanks to you both for doing this. Nothing wrong with tearing up over your dreams!
  16. Mike Sixel
    At first I was scared he was Joe Benson like, with the beating up of himself for his start. But I don't think that's how I read it when I re-read it. Seems like a pretty smart guy. Good luck to him.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Heh....I find this happens a lot to posts here. I am on board with your entire plan, sir.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'd like them to choose a strategy. Either go with the young guys, or acquire veterans for a run. Going halfway just slows down the progress of the young guys, and gets them 83 wins. Not Burdi? Then Rogers, or Milone, or pick someone........
  19. Mike Sixel
    cutting Nolasco and bringing up Burdi and moving May to the rotation would cost the Twins around 400K next year. Will that really hurt their profits?
  20. Mike Sixel
    I am in love with this post.
  21. Mike Sixel
    It is pretty unlikely that May moves from short person to starter during the year. So, if he starts as a short reliever, he likely (not certainly) is a RP for the year, regardless of what any other starter does.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I endorse the message of this 100%. They are in this position because they won't either: 1. commit to the young guys they have (NONE OF WHOM got a tryout last fall) 2. Sign good RP FAs. That's no excuse to put a guy with #2 upside in the bullpen this year. Maybe in a year you were going all in, but they aren't doing that this year at all.
  23. Mike Sixel
    If they don't expect to win the WS, or be serious competitors for it (which their moves so far do not imply they do think they are, imo), isn't this year kind of irrelevant, and shouldn't May be where he belongs? If they do think they are serious WS contenders, shouldn't they be doing more to improve the team?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Not much room left in AAA for Buxton.......or ABW or Kepler with all these guys. edit: I've always been on the "give the youth a chance" bandwagon. Hell, I may as well be one of the horses pulling it. If any of these three is in AA next year, to make room for the above players......well, I don't know what, but something bad will happen.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I'd bet AA isn't mostly guys that have the talent, but aren't ready.....I'd bet it is about half that, at most. Most of those guys don't have the talent to get past AA, I'd guess. Sure there are the elite talents that are in AA and maybe not AAA, but that is a tiny percent.
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