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  1. Mike Sixel
    They have a plethora of guys in AAA and AA who need a look, because they have one guy under contract past this year. Perez means they will gather less information, all for the upside of a good number five.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Money quote: For teams, though, free agency is becoming a better place to shop for wins, particularly if your team is currently competitive, as it reduces the present value of any picks surrendered in the signing process. There’s an opportunity for a team to zig and spend on free agents while other teams are zagging into austerity. https://theathletic.com/793317/2019/01/31/sarris-is-free-agency-becoming-a-more-cost-effective-way-to-improve-a-team/
  3. Mike Sixel
    Eno Sarris @enosarris Damn just said on radio today that Twins should’ve been in on Miley. They frustrating.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Yup, that makes sense. thanks to you and spycake!
  5. Mike Sixel
    why the Marlins won't allow teams to negotiate an extension. that decreases their leverage, and their likely return.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I've been trying to figure out why they'd do this, and can't.
  7. Mike Sixel
    only a few bucks? Here are Turner's WAR the last three years: 3.3 2.8 4.6 His projections for next year are for more than that. The odds of any player in the minors doing that are low, let alone Gordon.
  8. Mike Sixel
    and i'm agreeing with you....
  9. Mike Sixel
    Parker should be replacing the guys behind Pressley......they need 7-8 RPs. IMO, of course.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Buxton is less valuable at 1B, than in CF......the defensive adjustment shows that. You can easily replace Cron/Austin's defense with the other (or Kepler, or Sano or lots of players), but how do you easily replace the defense Buxton supplies? Certainly not with Cron or Austin........
  11. Mike Sixel
    A great set up man, followed by a better catcher, followed by another good RP.....moves aren't in a vacuum. Your question seems to be: should we care they don't add one more good player, if one more good player won't help them win it all. IMO, we should care if they have good players, and are always adding more good players. Maybe in 3 years these guys will matter. In the meantime, the FO decided not to sign FA RPs, and I'm guessing we'll see 3-4 guys throw negative WAR innings, all of which Pressley could have absorbed.
  12. Mike Sixel
    It's a very good article. Average? In the last 6 years, they've never been higher than 18th, and in five of those six years, they've been 20th or lower. That's fine, if you care more about how much money you make (we aren't talking about losing money, but how much you make) than about winning...... This year, ,they won't crack the top 20 most likely, though they might, since so many teams are not trying to win this year. But just because other teams are not spending....does not mean the Twins are also not spending. There might be many reasons for this. They might think the upcoming labor issues are going to be bad, and so aren't signing deals past that date. They might think revenues will drop (which has never happened in the history of the big 4 sports in the US, but hey, it might happen some day). They might think Martin Perez is actually a good pitcher, and the guys that cost more aren't. They might be saving all their money for next year (a song we've heard over and over). They might not believe in this core at all. They might be waiting to see which of the core need replacing next year (like, somehow, the perfect match will be there, and will sign here). Who knows? All I know is that they had lots of money come off the books, and they likely won't spend 45% of revenue on players. And, there were good players available (it's their job to pick the right ones of the available pool).
  13. Mike Sixel
    I find it hard to believe anyone signs anyone, on any team, much between now and the next CBA......
  14. Mike Sixel
    It isn't the money, it's the roster spot, and not gathering information on the four or five guys now behind him. And if four teams were bidding on him, his agent did a bad job getting money.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Given that first base, DH, types barely get paid, and up the middle players get more and aren't out of work as much, I'd hypothesize that teams place more value, and find those players harder too replace.... Which is the point. How hard are they to replace? It's much harder to replace up the middle defenders than first basemen..... Hence, they get an adjustment in the calculation.
  16. Mike Sixel
    This
  17. Mike Sixel
    They could use a good RP this year, on a team projected to win 82-84 games. When do they play for the present? Take their worst relievers, and replace those innings with Pressley...
  18. Mike Sixel
    I'd bet a lot of money none are, so don't worry about seven.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Revenues and team values are growing faster than spending. That's a very sustainable business model. The data is publicly available. But I guess labor is somehow greedy.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Got it, and yes, definitely a different ranking! I wonder where FG will have him. Keith and the FG's guys are former scouts....
  21. Mike Sixel
    DFA DeJong......that lasted about as long as their Rule V pickups....
  22. Mike Sixel
    nice try!
  23. Mike Sixel
    DeJong DFA to make room for Perez. One heck of a trade.....
  24. Mike Sixel
    But but, we were told they were filling the minors.......already DFA. Nice trade.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I don't recall who I liked more, but I predicted the Twins would take Gordon.
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