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  1. Mike Sixel
    Joe: Thoughts on the Hicks extension? Not a lot of money, but seems like Hicks is hurt quite a bit (including now). Keith Law: Yes but even missing a little time a year he’s extremely valuable, and a full year of him is going to be worth much more than he’s paid.
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    JC: Kimbrel would have a team by now if his agent wasn’t trying to convince teams his 2018 & 2016 didn’t exist & price accordingly Keith Law: Agreed. Also, the last time we saw the guy pitch he couldn’t throw a strike, and his manager used a starter to close out the last game.
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    Ron: Hi Keith-Thanks for all your work on prospects and all your baseball write-ups. You and Buster are the only reason I subscribe to Insider. Would it make sense for Minnesota to offer a 1 or 2 year deal to Keuchel if he would take it, or just let that horse leave the barn? Keith Law: Yes, unless there’s something so drastic in his medicals that they’re uncomfortable even at two years. Keith Law: The Twins are good. They’re certainly at a point where investing further in the 2019 team is likely to have a positive ROI. Jarrod: Hello Mr. Law, is Ryan Pressly one of the more under rated RPs in the game? Keith Law: Don’t know how to answer that. Underrated how/by whom? He’s good, a good example of how very progressive teams like Houston target players they think they can improve through R&D-based coaching, but they also gave up two decent prospects to get him. http://meadowparty.com/blog/2019/03/07/klawchat-3-7-19/
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    this is my feeling as well
  5. Mike Sixel
    There is an amazing twitter thread about how minorities and poor people who steal 100 dollars get more time than this....among other crimes that pale.....
  6. Mike Sixel
    I'm not interested in talking about what is allowed to be discussed in this thread, I'm interested in talking about actual issues. You can keep doing that if you want, but I'm interested in how the wealthiest nation on the planet joins the rest of the wealthy nations in providing basic healthcare as a right, not a privilege. Talk about brain washing by the wealthy and privileged! Convincing people that if you don't have money you don't have the right to healthcare.....
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    Nate Silver said this is terrible, its all demographics, and not related to geography hardly at all. But the overall conclusion you quoted is still accurate....
  8. Mike Sixel
    I still can't decide what's worse, a cat in the house, or a mouse...... But any plan that sends the cat away sounds like a good plan...... That was the point, right?
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    Isn't that because the media, whatever that is, is talking about everything? Or, the things most important to us? What, specifically, aren't we discussing? Just one example....
  10. Mike Sixel
    True. Or A. Not sure what kind of test, but I hope it is true or false or multiple choice, otherwise I got it wrong for sure.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Decades of teachers, churches, friends, politicians, everyone, demonizing Democrats.
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    I don't think anyone is arguing otherwise. Clearly defensive measures will always be behind offensive ones......
  13. Mike Sixel
    Gordon is 22 and played in AAA last year........I'm willing to give him more time to show what he is, or is not, still..... Lewis is the SS by 2021, I'd guess. Polanco or someone else is at 2B at that point. As for why they let Polanco play SS last year, and not Adrianza.....maybe they were actually investing playing time in the future! It is a nice fantasy of mine that bad teams do that......
  14. Mike Sixel
    I don't think "sadly" means what you think it means......
  15. Mike Sixel
    I don't think, based on actual evidence of how they behave when they get here, that immigrants are looking to be "taken care of" and not work hard. The data is 100% clear, immigrants work harder and commit less crimes than "natives". If they are looking to be taken care of, they are coming to the least giving of western nations, when it comes to governments.....
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    Admittedly, I was hoping for more specificity..... mike 12:47 The Twins just traded for the right to spend more money in IFA..... Is it useful at this late date? How so? Thanks Kiley McDaniel 12:47 Typically there's a player in mind, or a group, when a trade this late is made https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kiley-mcdaniel-chat-3-6-19/
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    There is a lot of good stuff in the athletic, if you like to read about sports. It's probably the best site for general sports reading right now. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, I have struggled in the past with how much to copy here. And yes, a PM would have been better!
  18. Mike Sixel
    I think that those that choose to play in this part of the site are more liberal than most, yes. I know I try to be polite and whatnot to those on the right, but mostly they have chosen not to participate on this part of the site. That's cool, and all, but it can be a bit echo chambery here (though, really, our disagreements on this part are pretty strong on how best to proceed, our goals are largely similar).
  19. Mike Sixel
    Sometimes covers are better......
  20. Mike Sixel
    In no way am I arguing Fangraphs' stats are perfect, but to say they are bunk and useless and not any good at all? Seems like teams wouldn't be hiring them then....
  21. Mike Sixel
    "Dan Szymborski: It’s not like I haven’t talked with teams about things, I’ve done something that involved me getting paid for nearly half the teams in baseball (and almost as many agencies)"
  22. Mike Sixel
    12:18 E. Coli: Kyle Gibson talked during the game yesterday about building up stamina…. Do you think he will be similar to last year or will regress back to a 5 era guy? 12:18 Avatar Dan Szymborski: He did have a bump in K rate despite longer stints, I’m more optimistic than ZiPS https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-3-4-19/
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    Well, a lot of the new execs barely have baseball experience........ Whatever, for some people, no amount of evidence will matter, WAR is dumb, etc.....
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    No. Not even a little.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Then why do they keep hiring the people from there? I really think people are looking for accuracy, in models of human based outcomes, that aren't realistic....
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