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  1. Mike Sixel
    Kind of how I feel about the NBA......the dimensions are the same as when 5 9 white guys were all the rage.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Buxton, followed closely by Sano. I'm not sure how anyone else could be the choice, frankly.
  3. Mike Sixel
    That gives us a good idea of his value....
  4. Mike Sixel
    Golfed with a proud Trump supporter today.....they aren't changing their minds no matter what. The only way the Dems win is by actually showing people a reason to show up.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Of course, Obama was POTUS during much of this time......so, ya..... No one has an answer, because there is no good answer in a society that is this capitalist based for small towns......imo, they are not compatible with what capitalism would say happens over the long term (not a value judgement, I like small towns).
  6. Mike Sixel
    compared to other available pitchers, and for the last year since he made an obvious change in approach, yes. And yes, I'm mind boggled I'm typing those words too..... the and last part was with a ?....and probably wasn't an issue, but we'll never know how the world is different. It certainly would be this year for them by now, I think.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I think we'll disagree.....look at the Dodgers. They went cheap on 2B last year, and paid the price this year (and last?). Now they are supposedly dealing 5 players for Machado. If I'm a team like the Brewers, I want a very good pitcher, not a cheap/meh pitcher. There was a study released this week that said trading for elite players at the deadline is a better idea than we think.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Uh, no, didn't know this was a thing. Always love Koskie and his desire to make the world a better place. The site I plan to launch this fall has a similar idea or two.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    Not sure which thread this goes in..... https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/7/18/17584660/manny-machado-trade-ripple-effect-orioles-dodgers-yankees-phillies-brewers
  10. Mike Sixel
    Wow. From Numlock newsletter I get daily: Total U.S. farm profits are at their lowest level since 2006, which means that for the people who grow our food this may not be a super great time to pick a trade war. Farm profits are projected to be less than $60 billion this year, down from $123 billion in 2006. New punitive tariffs will fall heavily on Farm Belt states, particularly regions that backed the President in the 2016 election. Every one of the 30 congressional districts hardest hit by new tariffs on soybeans broke for Trump.
  11. Mike Sixel
    FG also has a writeup, though the first part of it might make some people uneasy.... https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-futures-game-was-black/
  12. Mike Sixel
    And, he makes twice as much money as some of the other choices, which, as we saw with the twins giving a way a draft pick for 7.5MM in savings, does matter.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I think Miami extends him, btw. Which, I'm not sure they should do, as they NEED more talent.
  14. Mike Sixel
    None of those three names is listed in FG updated top 131....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Twins OF Alex Kirilloff and, shockingly, Padres CF Buddy Reed had opposite-field-heavy approaches during BP. Kirilloff’s feel for airborne contact, which he has displayed since high school, is remarkably consistent https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-futures-game-was-black/ The article is about the futures game, and race.....with that blurb at the end.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Check out the MLBT list of likely pitchers to be traded.....Gibson is better than every single one of them.
  17. Mike Sixel
    My sister lives there. I see a lot of Facebook posts from her left wing friends. They hate the socialists...
  18. Mike Sixel
    At his word? he didn't apologize to the intelligence groups, and he said it might also be other nations too, maybe.....he didn't backtrack at all.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Should they be trading off anyone not signed past 2019? I assume you don't think they are real competitors next year either. I could understand and accept that path, as I've said in this thread.
  20. Mike Sixel
    If they are hot in teh first half of next year, that's enough evidence they should now go for it and build around them? Or, longer? I guess I would want more than half a year from Buxton to have any certainty at all, given what he's done in his career. But that could just be me, for sure.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I too have doubts, plus his defense (if he has a position) is a major issue, imo. But, he looks like he can hit some, and that's always good. But, the Ks....they are a concern.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Isn't that what I said? I don't get your point with this post..... yes, they should pick a path now, because Gibson has A LOT more value now than he does in 12 months. and, yes, if you wait until you "know" if Sano and Buxton are good or not, you've burned more of the window waiting to know..... I'm not sure what isn't clear there. Either assume they are good, and act that way, or assume they aren't, and act that way. It really only impacts the Odo and Gibson decisions (assuming you are dealing any 18 FAs) and maybe ESan....on the sell side....but it really changes things if you are on the buy side. Of course, they can wait for the off season to add players if they want.....with the up and downside that everyone has more information on the value (or lack thereof) of the prospects being dealt. But, if you pick to add, then are picking NOT TO TRADE Odorizzi or Gibson right now.....and not ESan either. So, ya, waiting is an opportunity cost, and decreases the value of Gibson for sure. I don't think anything in this post is controversial.....
  23. Mike Sixel
    Been pretty clear that I'd only do this if you believe in the Sano / buxton window. fixing those other things takes time....considerable time. So, as I said above....pick a path.
  24. Mike Sixel
    yes, people have been saying over and over that they would not deal "the farm" for an elite player unless they were the missing piece. Sure, there is a difference between a pitcher and a catcher and individual games, it's why we have WAR and other measures.....so we can sort of get an idea of relative value. No catcher catches more than about 120 times in a year......more like 100 or so for a lot of them....and in that time, JT puts up more WAR than most hitters and pitchers, then you add the WAR from your backup, and you have a huge advantage on other teams. That, imo, is the goal. To be better than other teams at more positions than you are behind. The secondary goal is to be less behind where you are behind. It is very reasonable to say the price is too high in context of this particular team. It is also, imo, reasonable to say that acquiring him is part of an overall plan to be great during Buxton's and Sano's time here. It is also reasonable to politely disagree on either side of that.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Who said anything about deciding on the FO already? I pointed out that if you aren't going to acquire outside elite players, you have to be elite at drafting and developing....and that the TWins haven't been. I am assuming everyone here knows that the FO changed recently.
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