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  1. Mike Sixel
    That's how I've felt about the board the past two weeks.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Move DeJong to relief! He'll never be a starter here, given the minors here
  3. Mike Sixel
    The big delta being bullying someone for being over weight or gay.... Is very different than telling people not to be mean, bad, awful..... It's like not tolerating racism, by being intolerant of racism. There is no other choice. Did that mean everyone doing this is being altruistic? Of course not
  4. Mike Sixel
    Probably had to take dejong back for some reason
  5. Mike Sixel
    But the front office doesn't have the same luxury we do. And, I clearly said that was an example, and that you might not actually be saying never trust models. Not sure how to be more even handed than saying that....
  6. Mike Sixel
    They aren't trading him for less than what I'm typing, imo......so that's the price. I don't think they deal part of next year (a key part) for less than that. I could be wrong.....but I could be right. I doubt we won't find out in the next 24 hours....
  7. Mike Sixel
    I agree this is the most likely outcome, except I have no idea the price.
  8. Mike Sixel
    If you never trust a model because the odds don't play out 100% of the time, you wouldn't fly in an airplane ever, or drive a car, or ride a bike, or ever leave the house. You wouldn't eat food that you didn't grow yourself. Now, i don't THINK that was your point......but the FO needs to make a decision on a direction. They looked at the data, and the team, and the other teams, and made a decision based on likely outcomes. I think that's what we would generally want a FO to do. Like they did at the beginning of the year, when they spent so much money, and tried to plug every hole on the roster.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I agree, they were well positioned to extend Sano and Buxton (though, imo, neither would have done it if they had a very good year).....but now they won't be doing either this off season.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I'd very much like to be wrong.....and have you rub my nose in it for years.
  11. Mike Sixel
    That part is very bad......but I think you were saying they were never really going to try to win, and always trade FOR prospects.....which is the point of what I posted. Maybe I was wrong?
  12. Mike Sixel
    Not one top 100 guy? I, hmmm, I don't even know how to respond to that. I'd be shocked if he returned less than 2, or one high one and two more guys near the top 100. Shocked.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Brian Dozier: Is there a middle infield market left? July 30: Do any contending teams still need an infielder? We're about to find out, with Dozier still on the market as Sunday night turns to Monday. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-deadline/c-281084458?tid=282421090
  14. Mike Sixel
    hmmmm... mike sixel 2:41 Twins punted the season/Twins barely traded anyone/It doesn't matter, there is almost no chance it matters.....which one is the most true (in terms of baseball, not existence)? Dan Szymborski 2:41 I don't think they screwed up - patience made sense. They've had a lot go wrong in the offense. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-7-30-18/
  15. Mike Sixel
    they literally upped the payroll to its highest level ever, signing 5 pitchers and a DH. I don't see any indication they are all about the future, given that. I think this trade deadline shows they are willing to adjust plans if the team does, or does not, perform as expected when the year started. edit: ooops, they actually traded a prospect for odorizzi, not a FA....so, um, hmmm, I got that wrong, but it actually strengthened my disagreement!
  16. Mike Sixel
    I thought about Berrios, but he's a pitcher with, what, four or five years of control left? Too much injury risk for me there.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Certainly need a top 30 type, and another in the top 100, and then another high upside guy. Need A LOT to trade Gibson at this point.
  18. Mike Sixel
    That's fair. Of their players, I might extend 2......Rosario and Gibson, but I'd probably just wait on Gibson and QO him next year (or extend him next year). I'm not even sure there is another option.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Has any team ever spent 70MM in one off season, let alone a team with a 130MM payroll? That's more than half the payroll!
  20. Mike Sixel
    I don't know how smart Molitor is......and I hope you are right that he'd do that. given how he handles the team, I don't have as much confidence as you.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea what those responses have to do with giving the guy a standing ovation? I'm talking about the fans, not his tweets......how can giving him a standing ovation be positive? If social media is powerful, I'd guess RT offensive lyrics has power. Just turn the telescope from the masses to the tweet they are responding to (and the millions of tweets like it). I literally posted that teenage boys do this all the time, and that they do (mostly) change and not even really understand what they are doing when they say/tweet this stuff out in the first place. I think we are closer on that part than you seem to be implying.
  22. Mike Sixel
    It might have been fair, but if they don't spend that money, it is a net loss (unless people think a 21 yo catcher repeating rookie ball for the third year is an actual prospect.....)
  23. Mike Sixel
    Where and how often, are both Sano and Escobar in the lineup going forward (if Esco was here)? Who is Molitor benching to get them both on the field at the same time? Polanco? Mauer? Morrison (we could only hope)? Dozier? I do agree with others, Sano is still down if this doesn't happen, and it is possible (likely) that for this year, Esobar is better (wow, that sucks). I do agree on the RP trade, but I'd call that a pretty soft sell so far.....maybe they should call up May to replace him. Or pitch Mejia in relief. Or Odorizzi?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, big delta there. I'm still not convinced they sold this year, it's all about Sano now (well, in re the Escobar trade).
  25. Mike Sixel
    and plenty others said it was a good trade for SD. They literally weakened the system, to save 7MM next year, in a year they can't possibly spend as much as they did this year. It was a money move, plain and simple.
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