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Everything posted by Mike Sixel

  1. Mike Sixel
    Contract was not the problem, for me. The problem was not moving him off catcher to protect the investment. All my opinion, of course.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    So he just stood there?
  3. Mike Sixel
    They need courage.......
  4. Mike Sixel
    Is that a sports thing?
  5. Mike Sixel
    Are there pictures? And, do I really want to see them?
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  7. Mike Sixel
    Are we going to argue that he's actually even close to average for a 1B? Because that's really the point, he's closer to the worst 1B than the 10th best 1B on offense right now......that's a problem. If you don't agree, I'm ok with that.
  8. Mike Sixel
    And if you use this link, he has a -0.1 WAR using only the offense......with only 2 qualified 1B worse. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2014&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=19,d
  9. Mike Sixel
    Actually, I think it is about putting an actual hitter in front of your 1-3 hitters, and acknowledging your 5-7 aren't no base much......not about the pitcher at all.
  10. Mike Sixel
    You're old, wasn't sure you'd hear me otherwise btw, if you are old, I don't want to think about what I am....
  11. Mike Sixel
    Turning 40 is MUCH better than the alternative of stopping to age.......
  12. Mike Sixel
    he has a negative WAR on offense since the beginning of 2014, only 2 are worse......it can't get much worse really.
  13. Mike Sixel
    They've already spent the 23 million......whether he plays or not. Are they willing to acknowledge that sunk costs are not how you make decisions about the future, or not? I would bet not, but I'm not going to pre-judge them on something that hasn't happened. Because in a year or so, Kepler or Vargas or Sano could be better..... Ya, Joe will never catch again.
  14. Mike Sixel
    that strategy results in a TINY advantage, actually. Just wish Buxton was hitting 1.....then Mauer, then ?, then Dozier....
  15. Mike Sixel
    I'd like Kepler at 1B and RF, his more likely long term positions here, than in CF, frankly. I still think he's Justin Morneau lite v2.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    I think it is a "thing" for older players that are losing their ability to try to pull the ball for more power. Perhaps it is as simple as age. Perhaps not. I do feel that he should be moved from catcher sooner rather than later, because if it is the concussions, Joe and the Twins robbed him of several years of effectiveness by not moving him before they did. And I felt that way before all this, before the last concussions at catcher.
  17. Mike Sixel
    or move him to the pen and see if he can dominate lefties.....because on this staff, with the FAs they've signed, how much of a shot is he really going to get to start in the majors any time soon?
  18. Mike Sixel
    4. He's older and not as good...... Last year he was 15th of 23 qualified 1B (offense only part of WAR).......15th. It's not just where he falls, but how far he is from even being good. He was closer to negative WAR than he was the top 10..... Filtering on 2014-present, he actually has a negative offensive WAR for a 1B over the last year plus......
  19. Mike Sixel
    If this is Joe Mauer.....then yes, he will be blocking better players. I'd argue that Sano s/b at 1B right now, with Plouffe at 3B..... He's one of the worst hitting regular 1B in baseball......you owe it to the other players and the fans to put the best players on the field. I'd say if this is how he plays all year, you have to consider benching him next year. Or, you can just keep putting him out there, even though he is bad at his job, and not be trying to be the best team you can.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Free Achter!
  21. Mike Sixel
    They have specifically told him to lay off low pitchers, even if they might be strikes, for now. Maybe the pitchers know that, and are attacking him there?
  22. Mike Sixel
    Hate that he is batting ninth. But at least he s up.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Very good news. Very good.
  24. Mike Sixel
    The way they treat makes it clear they do not value him as a MLB RP.
  25. Mike Sixel
    It seems obvious, but lots of things seem that way......how far do you extend the logic? 8 man rotation?
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