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  1. Mike Sixel
    I do agree, there is risk here........but I'd still consider it.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Which is more than Santana has shown this year.......lots of guys get traded that don't look like much until they actually play. I'm not saying Escobar is awesome, but he is better than Santana right now, imo.
  3. Mike Sixel
    there is a delta between "not throwing him under the bus" and "praising him like he's really good"....and using catch phrases that you just don't read from 2015 based FOs. You can say they don't "need" to find a catcher this year, but you are then just punting that spot in the order, defense and offense. They technically don't need to find a SS or RP or anything else either, unless they want to increase their odds of winning.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Have you looked at his away splits, and compared those to other SS? They are still very, very good. And, remember, this is a bump of some kind for all home games, but yes, coors makes that even bigger.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Hmmmmmm......I guess the question is, how much do you believe in Berrios? Enough to deal Gibson? do I want Gibson and Berrios or one of them and Tulo? clearly, other players move as part of this...... I would have no issue including Polanco in any deal that includes Tulo. Would I do Berrios and Polanco and something else that is actually valuable? I don't know. I am more inclined to keep Gibson, since he is succeeding in the majors.....
  6. Mike Sixel
    why not just use Escobar then?
  7. Mike Sixel
    Zunino is really, really, really struggling. He seems to be getting worse every year. Great example of why sometimes you trade prospects...... I'm not sure if I trust him enough to give up much of anything for him. Meyer for him straight up, in a trade of "wt# happened to him".....I'd do that, probably.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Wow, that is one depressing read, quotes form the 70s and 80s, or maybe it is an Onion article just copying things FO and manager types said 30 years ago? He may or may not be great prepping pitchers before the game, but on the field, he's not good. Offense. Defense. Running. Nothing is even close to median, let alone "ok".
  9. Mike Sixel
    What would the Yankees want for Gary Sanchez? He has supposedly improved his catching this year, and could be an average catcher if things work out......It likely helps more next year than this year.....but they are leading their division, and could use some things. Admittedly, I may be reaching here....
  10. Mike Sixel
    MLR, good to read from you again...... I would be very hard pressed to trade Dozier, very. I think he's a top 15-20 or so player right now. You rarely win in the elite for numbers game, and I don't know what C I could get that is even close to Dozier. I'd have to think long and hard about it (there are a lot of players I'd trade him for, but they won't be traded....).
  11. Mike Sixel
    I wouldn't dump them both, but I also probably would not keep them both at this point. I don't agree that ABW doesn't deserve a shot at AAA, or Kepler for that matter, but I can see the argument for keeping them down for the rest of this year, but next year? If they continue this pace? They should be in AAA. What do you do for them, the real prospects, at that point? Worry about the org guys, or worry about them and the Twins? Those choices aren't always exclusive, imo, but next year? Those two should be in AAA unless something changes. It is a hard choice, imo, because these are people who deserve to be treated well (like any person).
  12. Mike Sixel
    I love Buxton, that wasn't the question.....I would love Lindor or Correa or Seager too. I would not trade Buxton, without some kind of INSANE package coming back. So, no, I would not deal him for any catcher I can think of right now.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Right, either they continue to go well below talent level at catcher, or they have to deal real talent to get it (I don't see a FA catcher they would sign next year).
  14. Mike Sixel
    Will Ortiz or Farris every play for the Twins at this point? It seems a bit unlikely.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Give the job to Escobar, demote Santana to AA (or Polanco to AA). Normally I'd say play Santana, to get the young guy time.....but, Escobar isn't that old, Santana is not a super prized prospect (imo), and they are contending. Give the team the best chance to win, please. Frankly, I think Polanco is a 2B, and he should be dealt, but that's a different thread...... I don't like any of the targets Seth listed all that much.
  16. Mike Sixel
    It wasn't the talking him up, it was the really braggy way people were SO SURE he was better than Correia and the Astros were IDIOTS for passing on Buxton. That attitude was (is?) all over this site the last year. this wasn't about "control" or "cost"....it was about how good a player he is compared to others. I didn't even look at guys drafted in the last 2 years, so there may be more.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Carlos Corriea for one. All that bragging on this site about Buxton over him looks silly so far, just as it looked silly last year, and earlier this year. Possibles: Lindor Seager Gallo Giolito guys I thought were 21, but are now 22: Harper Machado Betts Look, Buxton is one of the best players under 22 out there......but it's not hard to find names that are close to him in potential.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Not to get off topic, but yes, I can name several 21 year olds with bigger upside.....
  19. Mike Sixel
    I'm no sure fire believer.....but when an OF gets hurt in AAA, shouldn't ABW move up?
  20. Mike Sixel
    Patience? He is out of options after this year. .....I believe. You can't wait until he is 25.....he is either here, or gone next year.
  21. Mike Sixel
    No way it happens statement: I'd rather have Plouffe at 3B and Sano at 1B, and Mauer DFA, than Plouffe traded for a prospect that might not ever work out.......* *I'm not sure I believe that, but I am seriously considering it as a real opinion....
  22. Mike Sixel
    then why do they care if they keep him, if he's not good?
  23. Mike Sixel
    Really? I think if they just used Graham it would be fine, but they refuse to use him for some reason. Then next year, they'll put him on an innings' limit, since he didn't pitch much this year. Then, in 2 years, they'll be turning him into a RP, since the SP will be full.......that's my prediction anyway.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Fair, but I don't believe in Santana or Polanco at SS.....and Gordon is 2-3 years away, so I'd consider it for the correct SS (no idea who that would be). but, if you could get a legit catcher, I'd prefer that, agreed.
  25. Mike Sixel
    My bad, those RP trades are on other threads.....
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