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  1. Mike Sixel
    Doesn't stop the fact he said it.......that's all I said.
  2. Mike Sixel
    do you have that list, of the height of all the good pitchers, and think the data shows it isn't true?
  3. Mike Sixel
    Even Ryan mentioned Berrios' size as one reason he wasn't up this year......probably more about stamina than effectiveness, but still.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Arms are probably shorter too......do either of you have evidence that the scouts who believe this are wrong? Remember, it is a rule, not a law. There will be exceptions to rules.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Not sure if it is a self fulfilling prophecy or not, but there just aren't many shorter pitchers that are great. We can always name exceptions to the rule, but that doesn't prove much. Maybe just more elite athletes are taller to begin with? Who knows, but I think there is some selection bias here....
  6. Mike Sixel
    Very true on that point.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Sano? teams would pay more like $75-100MM for him right now. Look at what they are paying international free agents. As for your point, it misses a point that people seem to ignore a lot. Only 25 guys are on a roster at a time. Only 8 SP pitch in many years. Only 1 at most infield positions in a year. IMO, it's not as simple as saying "you can't give up 2 WAR from these 5 people, for a guy that only gives you 5 WAR back", since those 5 might not be able to play at the same time (and might be replaceable themselves with 3 WAR guys). Generally, the analysis works, but specifically, not always.
  8. Mike Sixel
    How's that ace making going over the last 30 years?
  9. Mike Sixel
    So, if they are going to worry about FA timing......they need to sit him for more than half the year? Oh boy, that should be fun on these boards. OTOH, Ryan has pretty much ignored that, as far as I can tell, so I'm not sure it matters.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I have major doubts about Minier, but that probably goes all the way back to them signing him, and not one of the much higher rated guys. As always, I hope to be proven wrong when I'm skeptical. I really hope they keep Yanda in the bullpen. He seems like the exact type of guy that could move quickly and help the team and himself.
  11. Mike Sixel
    On topic......I really, really hope that these catchers can step up, and be set up for success next year.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I thought you were rather cool about it, Steve. Others weren't, but those are deleted now, as is my post.
  13. Mike Sixel
    The number 1 goal for a leadoff hitter is to get on base. Speed is over rated relative to that. Imo.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Wait, in one thread we read that the Twins won't go over 120 million, and in this thread we read that his contract isn't holding them back from signing "anyone they want'. Which is it, do we suppose?
  15. Mike Sixel
    What happened to the defense? This season looks like a big step back.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Wasn't Bard hurt before being drafted also? I remember not liking this pick for that reason, but I could be remembering incorrectly. Frankly, more of these guys should move the bullpen sooner, imo. They have almost no chance to be starters, and we now know guys lose velocity a lot earlier than we thought. Lots of teams are calling up pitchers younger and younger.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    What is interesting about the spike is that NO ONE ever accuses him (with no evidence, like with many others) of taking PEDs leading up to his contract year. People accuse others of that all the time, but not him.* *note, this "rant" is about the accusers, not Mauer.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Seth, thanks, this is one of my favorite things on the interwebs, thanks,
  19. Mike Sixel
    I really wish they'd make Rogers a RP already. But, I don't see it happening any time soon.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I can't speak for others, but I didn't mention Hicks because it seemed like piling on at the time.
  21. Mike Sixel
    as for dismissing Hicks 35 good games (compared to how many awful games) and Plouffe's hot vs cold streaks, I don't know, one of them has actually been good over a whole season, and one has only been good for 35 games out of his career (give or take). I'd think it is reasonable to say one of these is not like the other yet.
  22. Mike Sixel
    For all of his issues, I agree, Walker is intriguing.
  23. Mike Sixel
    By the time you know what you have, they have little value unless they all worked out. Some of the value in these guys is upside uncertainty.
  24. Mike Sixel
    All good points. I would have blown up the team, even more than they did, so yes, I would have "wasted" most of Mauer's deal (but then, I would have Longoria'd him, and this would not be an issue).
  25. Mike Sixel
    I remain a Hicks skeptic. 34 good games does not offset all his bad games for me. I think MLR is correct, Hicks starts in CF until Buxton is more ready. It would not surprise me if Buxton is up at the beginning of the year, but I don't think he will be. I also think Hicks is a CF for some other team someday. I'd even be willing to trade him before the year, for the right piece, and have Rosario in CF, Arcia in RF, and placeholder FA in LF to start. But, I would bet it is Rosario, Hicks, FA/Arcia in RF to start next year.
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