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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'd put Polanco in the lineup, and have him bat leadoff for 2 weeks straight......but since Mollie won't play youth (other than Santana) consistently.......there is no good option. The team is filled with 3-7 (and lots of number 9) hitters.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Not being a 90 loss team year after year is unreasonable? I don't agree.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Well, no one predicted a 41 win pace......that's true. But, all of what is happening is all of the bad things predicted (other than Park) pretty much all coming true at once, and to an extreme..... No true OF on the roster Mediocre veterans with little upside and serious downside risk No leadership Bad bullpen Rookies that might, probably, will regress Buxton looking over matched last year, will that continue Leaving your best SP from last year in AAA to start the year No backups in AAA if things go badly for the OF Trading for a backup catcher, instead of trying to go big (or even average) Moving Sano to the OF Rosario likely to regress offensively etc...... Every decision but Park has seemingly turned out badly.
  4. Mike Sixel
    And no real proven corner OF either......for a generally risk averse organization, it was an odd decision.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, that post was very slanted and does not, imo, accurately reflect the feelings of the board. The team is bad. It has been bad for years. It has largely failed to draft and develop players. The players they traded for have not worked out. For years, I was told that was because they drafted so darn late that no one could expect them to develop good players. Well.....now what? What has caused them to be wrong about Meyer and May? What has caused them to have almost nothing to show for their early picks (so far)? Other teams in the same situation have some playerS that they have drafted come up and be good/great. Multiple players. The Twins have Duffey and ???? Not all is lost. Not all of the guys that have failed to be good so far are lost. I believe in Buxton, Berrios (picked after round 1, but still good, which I was told was not possible), and others. What I don't believe in is the Twins' ability to develop them, and to put them in a position to succeed once they get here.
  6. Mike Sixel
    It is a strange way to run a business.
  7. Mike Sixel
    ellipses and mind boggling....you, sir, are my hero.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I have an insatiable love of ellipses......
  9. Mike Sixel
    Why shouldn't the Twins cut Mauer? IF the team is better w/o him (say, Sano at DH, Park at 1B and whomever in RF).......why not cut him? I'm not saying they should, but why not? They are spending the money whether he plays or not. His replacement on teh 25 man roster would cost less than $500K a year most likely (since it is most likely a rookie).
  10. Mike Sixel
    They should be able to get one gem in there......I hope.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I agree, draft the BPA. It's not clear they've done that, though. Then, when you do, actually develop him. It's not clear they've done that either. I love Berrios and Buxton......no doubt about it.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure either, hence the maybe. But, something isn't working for this team. Consistently not working for this team. Until one of these guys comes up and is actually good, it is hard to say the Twins are doing it more right, right now for me. You kind of under sell Bryant a bit there, imo. And, Schwarber could clearly hit....and I think you are underselling him also. Benintendi is already in AA, right? He'll be in the majors this year probably.
  13. Mike Sixel
    He never mentions sources, that would make it even harder for him to get any information. I think it likely he has better connections with some teams than others, and that some teams are more honest than others. But, he has previously stated that if he works with people that end up not being honest often, he stops working with them, even if that limits his access. It should still be taken with a ginormous amount of salt, though
  14. Mike Sixel
    Ya, I think you need to re-think this post. Santana is one of the 5 worst players in all of baseball. Buxton is an immense talent, that needs to work on pitch recognition. Even if he never hits much better, he's about 4 x better than Santana will ever be. I have no idea why you have faith in Rosario.....given his track record. And Kepler? I love him as a prospect, but he's had a handful of MLB ABs. I have no idea why you'd believe in him over Buxton right now.
  15. Mike Sixel
    KLAW's mock is 100% based on conversations. It is not what he'd do, but based on his (and his team's) discussions with teams, scouts, etc.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Thanks, who are the college RP they plan to take in rounds 2-4 this year? sorry, that was mean spirited....... I have not paid any attention this year to the draft, other than what you are all putting out here right now. Thanks for all the information. I predict more pitching in round 1. There is a team just east of here that keeps taking the best college hitter (or nearly best)......they seem to be having luck. Maybe the Twins should try that, but I don't think there is a hitter like that a: in the draft; b: that will drop to 15.
  17. Mike Sixel
    So sad, but true.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'll answer that. He could be in the rotation in 2017, for an aggressive team. He could be in AA soon. then a bit next year, then AAA later in 2017, ready for a promotion. Of course, he could top out at AA this year.....but an aggressive org would move him up, and would have him positioned to be in the rotation next year if he's ready. Instead of worrying about keeping a guy off the 40 man, to save space for bad players, I'd like to see them be aggressive and have guys just waiting for their turn. I don't expect this team to operate that way, but I'd like it. edit: The Twins are terrible. They should be trying to get new players in MN sooner, rather than later.
  19. Mike Sixel
    It's not a tragedy that they aren't up yet......I just don't agree with Wade and Gonsalves being where they are still. It will be a tragedy in a month or so......if they keep this up. There is no on the level above them that should be stopping them from going up. It's a matter of disagreeing at this point....not some national emergency (see my sig.....).
  20. Mike Sixel
    Cool read, thanks to all parties for doing it!
  21. Mike Sixel
    The only guy I'd promote for sure is Gonsalves, the others can use more time.....imo.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Why not? Being in a pitchers' league doesn't matter if your results are based on strikeouts and ground outs........
  23. Mike Sixel
    I have no issue with the Mauer deal. It pretty much had to be done from a PR perspective, and from a profitability perspective, and almost from a baseball perspective. The only mistake was keeping him at catcher too long, imo. That deal is why TF exists, so you can sign your stars and keep them. He was on a HOF path.......I just don't get how people question the deal. Could they have spent 3MM a year less? Maybe. His money is not keeping them from winning......it just isn't.
  24. Mike Sixel
    This is not consistent with what we've heard quoted about mid-season call ups for teams that play in split seasons, or with comments on other teams near the ends of years. We have heard several times that the minor league playoffs matter. From Seth quoting the Twins......so, ya, I don't think we'll agree on this. And no, I can't find links from previous years with those quotes, I don't go around saving stuff for fun..... As for the high A staff.....how long would you wait to promote Gonsalves? How many more starts? What is the he learning right now, by completely dominating and not having to adjust?
  25. Mike Sixel
    I think a lot less trades happen than people think......and has any team traded 3-5 players mid year? I doubt it.
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