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  1. Mike Sixel
    It would be cool if Buxton was ready day one, what odds do you give? I'd say about 5%.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Aren't players in the majors more likely to be good in the majors than guys in A ball? I think he's talking about that, but i'm not sure.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    That would be sweet for sure.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I like the guy fine, from what you can tell from afar. yes, it is speculation, hence my use of the word "opinion", not fact, or even stating it like a fact. It is my opinion, nothing more or less. I've even typed here that I have no shred of evidence to support it.
  5. Mike Sixel
    That's not what Ryan says, that not what any talking head on the internet says. Ryan does not approve the picks.
  6. Mike Sixel
    THE GM DOES NOT make the draft picks. The scouting director does that. The best way TR has contributed to the draft is by fielding awful MLB teams, giving the team a shot at more elite players.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I share this opinion 100%. I've even typed it here before. It is not a popular opinion to hold.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I actually think Ryan is a very good scout. I think he is a good people person. I think he's pretty good with the public. I think he does a lot well. I am not convinced he does enough well, nor is he embracing the changes in the game (though that's based on outcomes and on field, not on anything more) in the last few years actively. to me, this is a big year. If they make progress and add talent (not the draft, every team adds talent in the draft), and they don't go all cheap, I'm ok with him having his job. But I'm skeptical.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Who was on the 07 list? Who was on the 06 list, and did they graduate to the Twins? The guys on the 08 list doesn't include anyone from 07, or they graduated? Two guys on the 08 list in the top 52 were acquired by Bill Smith for a guy EVERYONE knew would not sign here. Sounds like a trade Ryan would be lauded for.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure I was clear, in my post.....I think he has a shot to be quite good. I don't think we know that he is yet, and he should play. I'm not convinced something changed, but if it did, and it worked, great. But the story that something changed is used a lot, so I am always skeptical.
  11. Mike Sixel
    It is all the information we have......I guess we could just say "doug is younger, ergo a better candidate" since that is all we really KNOW at this point.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Which is the new practice, since hitters have been taught to hit the low pitch for the last 5-10 years, they aren't as good with the high pitch (that's the meme I read on line anyway).
  13. Mike Sixel
    It has been more than 1 poor season, hasn't it? I wouldn't fire someone after 1 poor season. That's my question, how many poor seasons does it take?
  14. Mike Sixel
    I HATE the phrase post-mortem with a passion, and I am in IT, so I see it a lot.....can we find another phrase that isn't about death? I don't think September tells us much, people claim that changes were made all the time, after a hot streak. No one says, "here is the change I just made" and then sees what happens. He's young, they have no chance of making the playoffs next year w/o major changes, he should start in RF until they determine he isn't good enough and it matters if he's good enough, imo.
  15. Mike Sixel
    It seems unfair to say "Its too early to cast judgment on Ryan's second tenure." without saying what isn't too early, doesn't it?
  16. Mike Sixel
    How many years of 90 + loss seasons before I can judge him at all?
  17. Mike Sixel
    If you never sign players for big money, as a philosophy, it is pretty hard to tie up the team with bad contracts. Who cares if he spends too much money, other than the Pohlads? They are now on year 4 of 90+ losses, and somehow that's not on Ryan at all? I'm. Baffled.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Managing is all about playing the odds.......not sacrifice bunting in the third inning, not IBB, not a lot of old school stuff, so we'll disagree on the importance of stats in managing and coaching. We can only go off the information we have, the only information we have about Dougie and his thoughts on the fact this is 2014, and not 1990, is what he said in that interview.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I've lost interest in Mientkiewicz completely. He is as old skewl as they get. The Twins need to embrace the concept that you can learn how to be better at what you do from almost any angle....and Dougie is 100% not there from what we can tell. And, ya, a guy that starts a fight as your leader? Not a fan. Pass.
  20. Mike Sixel
    80% of the starting pitching last year was FA or the best SP they've graduated in years, and they were the worst SP staff in baseball. 60% were FA that Ryan signed. According to all the former front office people on line, you judge a GM by trades, FA signings, and overall results (not the draft, that's the scouting director, though that person is hired by the GM.....). They traded two starting CF, and had no one to replace them. They signed 3 FA SP, and were the worst. They signed Kubel and Bartlett and put them on the roster. They keep thinking Hicks can play, with no backup plan at all. Their OF consisted mostly of infielders or AAA guys the last two years. Other than losing a lot by fielding a terrible team, so they are more likely to draft well, what has this GM done to really make the team better? Don't forget, the reason there are no players to pay right now, is that no one acquired in Ryan's last tenure was good enough to make the roster and stick and earn big bucks......
  21. Mike Sixel
    Their window is closing(ed).......IMO, they either need to spend more money, or start over.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I think there is no reason to hold back Burdi also. I was 100% wrong on that pick for sure. His pitches are ready right now for a bullpen role. As more and more teams are doing, call him up before he gets hurt.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Garza Young was not like this at all. The Twins didn't give up a slew of prospects for a proven player, just like always, they gave up proven players for a prospect/1 year guy......in other words, the Twins were on the OTHER side of that trade. No one in that list for Sano looks like even a certain MLB player other than Sano. Odds are, less than half the guys in that list will deliver even 4 WAR in their career. That's the nature of prospects.
  24. Mike Sixel
    It is clearly a skill....and it is clear pitchers have control over it too. No one is arguing with Suzuki on that. I bet he doesn't like that stat partly because it hates him as a catcher.
  25. Mike Sixel
    It is more likely Sano, who has never played in the majors, will turn around a franchise, than a guy that has proven to be one of the best hitters in the game? Can you explain that belief?
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