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  1. Mike Sixel
    Athletes, ime, try to play through pain because their coaches are generally macho idiots that think they are soft if they don't. Not all coaches, but I've seen it in grade school, middle school, HS, and college. I've seen it in kids that have real futures, and kids that just want to play sports for fun. I'd guess Souhan has it 100% backward, given the experience I have. If anything, the trainers and coaches need to protect players from themselves.
  2. Mike Sixel
    If Arcia is a HoF, I'll buy you dinner after the induction (assuming I'm still alive in 20 years).....
  3. Mike Sixel
    It was a mistake....but every trade carries that risk. Being afraid to trade a possible future star is going to mean you almost never trade anything of value at all.
  4. Mike Sixel
    that was kind of funny, actually
  5. Mike Sixel
    1. They didn't trade Ortiz, and no one claimed him for months. 2. Yup, every trade involves the risk you trade the wrong guy for the wrong guy.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Good point....if they are wrong about Santana as a SS, it would be great to have a backup plan that they have some confidence in. I see no reason to move Esco right now, none. They won't be blown away with a great offer, and he has good/high value to them. It is time to stop only playing for the future....and play some for now.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Well, certainly, moving Sano to RF and trading Arcia is also an option, but I don't see that one happening. either way, I'd keep Escobar, as the utility guy.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Maddon is not the manager....time to move on and root for Molitor (and for him to make good choices on coaches and FA and how he runs the team).
  9. Mike Sixel
    Huh. I don't know.....but here is what I would do: 1. Santana at SS 2. Sano in AA, but as soon as he looks good, to MLB roster 3. Plouffe gets time in LF in spring training to see if he can handle it 4. If Plouffe can't play LF, start with Plouffe at 3B, Santana at SS, Esco as the utility person, play him 2 or so times a week, giving guys time. 5. If Plouffe can play LF, move him there, and put Esco at 3B until Sano. but, I don't know if any of that is a good idea or not.......but I could see Plouffe as Alex Gordon like.
  10. Mike Sixel
    In rereading the comments, I do like how specific they are.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Shocking, shocking that players whose livelihood is largely controlled by Molitor would say positive things about him in the press. I'm not saying they aren't true, but I am saying I am taking them with a HUGE grain of salt.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Listening to much of the pressor........while they said their was a process, all the other answers to all the other questions made it sound to me like it was Molitor's job to lose all along. No idea if that was true, but that's how it sounded to me. It really, really, sounded like the good old boys club to me.
  13. Mike Sixel
    My theory is that a HUGE percentage of the time when you need a long man, you are very likely to lose that game anyway......so I'd rather not spend MORE money on that. I don't see them cutting Pelfrey, no.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Pelfrey should be the long man, imo. Maybe Milone.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I'd be ok just handing the job to Rosario at this point. Unless they go out and really try to compete this year, I'd rather they just go young. New manager has time to indoctrinate the players in his approach.
  16. Mike Sixel
    So it is ok to hire FA players to take jobs, but not FA managers? That's not how business works. I'm ok with Molitor. I would have been ok with the other guy whose name I can't spell. I would have liked Maddon the most. But at this point, I'm glad they have a manager before FA starts, so the manager and GM can be on the same page.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I think 4 years of 90+ losses earns some cynicism from the fans. I have no idea what the process was, but Molitor being the front runner and everyone else having to "outscore" him by 10 runs to win, does not seem preposterous to me. So, ya, some here are cynical. But, I don't know if they are right or wrong. Also, they are posting "I think", not statements of fact......
  18. Mike Sixel
    Gotta go with young guys with options....on a team with so many questions at SP, imo, you need to be able to move relievers up and down.....I wouldn't care all that much if none of them came back.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Good luck to him and the team. I'm not at all surprised by the choice.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I'd think teams rank their players like crazy......if you don't have to give up a better player, then who calls first doesn't matter. So, do we really think calling first means you give up appreciably more than waiting to be called? What if no one ever calls you? You never make trades? I just can't believe this is an actual practice of any sports team.
  21. Mike Sixel
    No, I'm looking at it from having been in negotiations in businesses, not from a video game perspective. And, there might be "some" effect, but really, how much effect? Should it really be some kind of principle a team actually follows? (not saying they do, but others have said that, I have no idea)
  22. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, Rosario has a serious advantage right now....
  23. Mike Sixel
    How much better of a player does a team have to give up if it calls first, instead of takes a call? Do people think it really makes a difference? If the Twins call first, do they give up a guy 5 - 10 spots higher on their list? I just don't buy it at all. I could be wrong, but it seems......not likely.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I don't think it is lazy at all. I just think we don't agree on whether it really matters all that much in the end.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Bunk on the leverage thing. The moment you ask for a guy, the other teams know you want him, even if they call first. IME, negotiations don't work that who calls first is at a disadvantage. Maybe in baseball it's different than what I've experienced in other lines of work, but I find that hard to believe.
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