Mike Sixel
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They were terrible in the first half, and only a Hail Mary saved them from trailing.
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I'm pretty sure they were around league median last year, so it's a choice... When the season started, not after the trades. They were 16th, or exactly median..... So, it's a choice.
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The red Sox just won the world series, and the other two were two of the five best teams in baseball. Yes, they have more money, but that's not the point at all. The Twins could spend more, they choose not to. Heck, they sold a draft pick, to save money. They just don't care about winning all that much, assuming actions speak loudly.
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If they miss the playoffs, what changes come? I bet they make BS excuses, and nothing changes.
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Are we sure they don't have league median income? And, I guess it's a decision about how much profit (not if profit) you want, vs how much you want to win. We get it, you are all about capital over labor, and profit over winning. That's your right, certainly, but not everyone agrees with you.
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Kicking the Tires on Kikuchi
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I have strong interest in winning the lottery......- 56 replies
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Kicking the Tires on Kikuchi
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
My second most coveted FA this year, but he's going to the Dodgers, Giants, or Mariners, I'd bet. -
Agreed, terrible coverage, great throw and catch. But, wtf was Rudolph doing the previous play? So slow....
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How about league median payroll?
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This is not a playoff team at all. Pathetic. Third highest payroll in the game? Spent to the cap? I'd fire them all.
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It's hard to believe, after his college career, that he's this bad. Like, really hard.
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We're on Southwest in a couple weeks, I'll try to remember to let you know how exciting it was.....
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Non-Twins Off-season news, tidbits and transactions
Mike Sixel replied to ashbury's topic in Other Baseball
They are forty million under last year, maybe fifty. How many relief pitchers do you think they will sign? But I agree, they should sign some. And yes, there is risk, just as there is risk in doing nothing. -
Ah,, I thought it was specific to the reform....yes, well, it is somehow worse than I predicted, and I think I was the biggest naysayer on these forums. It is staggering, really.
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Non-Twins Off-season news, tidbits and transactions
Mike Sixel replied to ashbury's topic in Other Baseball
It was an example, not a literal proposal.....but sure, if I could trade Kepler for top 75 prospect (not sure I can), and then sign McCutchen, I'd do that. I'd also consider Pollack, sure. How are the Twins worse off under that scenario? They are 40MM below the median MLB salary, the money isn't an issue. Kepler is controlled for about the same amount of time as those two would be, and you get a prospect (assuming you trust the FO to ID the right prospect). Or, you keep Kepler and pocket the money? Because if you want me to provide a specific example, I'd like to know what you plan to do with the 40-50MM they have to spend this year. -
Non-Twins Off-season news, tidbits and transactions
Mike Sixel replied to ashbury's topic in Other Baseball
They are so well run. Trade for depth, then sign a free agent to replace what you traded. It's like buying another player. More teams should do this. Trade Kepler for a very good prospect, sign an outfielder. Boom. You bought a prospect. -
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I'll try again....if you don't sign FAs, and rely on your minor league team only....and don't make trades....see the "where does the talent come from" thread....you are going to rely on bad minor league players (or players not ready). How is that any better than taking a chance on a FA (not the highest, but how about the next tier?)? And, in one paragraph you say it doesn't matter how many holes they have, then in a later one you say they were bad last year because there were too many holes to fill (unless I misunderstood, which is possible). Again, having 7-10 holes, or 40% of your roster, makes it very, very hard to plan, because you don't know which FAs you can sign or not in the future.... Also, if multiple teams continue to sign FAs, that is the market rate. Multiple smart teams, like the Dodgers, Red Sox, Yankees, Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers. The ones that are winning, and lapped the Twins in their rebuilds..... This FO has added nothing of consequence to the MLB roster in three years. Castro is about it. Unless you believe in Odo or Reed, he's it for more than 1 year of help to this roster.
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Flo: Twins still in on Cruz? If they sign him, does Tyler Austin get DFA’d? 10:32 Jeff Sullivan: Or Cron gets moved again 10:33 Jeff Sullivan: No reason for them to worry too much about either one
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Maybe our current chief justice will move further left....
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How many in that list were added by this FO? Littel....I hope they aren't hoping on him. One guy, in three years, in that list.
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Concur. Attendance will only improve with winning. Though, if we don't trust the FO to be better than lucky on FA signings, they aren't the right FO.....Y'all know how I feel about last year's signings already.
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80 million. League median will likely be around 110-120. They'd have to spend fifty percent more to get there....
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Non-Twins Off-season news, tidbits and transactions
Mike Sixel replied to ashbury's topic in Other Baseball
Soria off the market..... -
I should have been more specific, as in, if they were in AAA to start the year. But that was really interesting! Thank you.
