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  1. Mike Sixel
    And?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Ervin Santana was supposed to be ready by May 1.....and Castro isn't young, exactly.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I think MILW is looking for Kyle Gibson or Lance Lynn more than Brian Dozier....but I could be wrong.
  4. Mike Sixel
    The Dodgers show, imo, one of the issues with "efficiency"..... Sure, they have more / better prospects since they didn't trade for Dozier, and spent less, but to what end, exactly? What could have been last year, or how would this year already be different, if they had acquired Dozier instead. IMO, it shows how efficiency should not be THE measure of every decision for a MLB team. It's not like they are short of resources....but they are of 2B.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Have you looked at the FA list for 1B and SP? Good luck with that. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/12/2018-19-mlb-free-agents.html
  6. Mike Sixel
    Certainly started off like Buxton..... He's the kind of C that people here have been saying the team should target, near ready according to minor league stats. Just don't look at his offense so far this year in STL....
  7. Mike Sixel
    you don't think the team feeds columnists at all? I know that other companies in MN do, having talked to them about it.... We don't know, but it does seem an odd coincidence. Like I said, I hope they don't sit out FA completely.
  8. Mike Sixel
    money sure, but people here all the time say no to players that age....that's why I'm asking the question. I would....not sure everyone would be.
  9. Mike Sixel
    ramos is 30 and Grandal 29.... Are people good giving three year deals to catchers over 30 at the beginning of the contract, at 10-20MM per year?
  10. Mike Sixel
    only worrying about the future is a good way not to ever have a present, also. I don't think anyone is saying sell the whole farm. I don't think anyone is saying sign every FA, or trade for a guy that is only here this year. I'd guess that once they "know" if Buxton and Sano are good, no 2.5 year elite player will be available in the time that they "know" that. So, you are then trading real assets for half a year, most likely, and we'll get to read about how that's a terrible idea. Which I know, because I've read that here over and over.
  11. Mike Sixel
    not sure how that matters at all......does it matter at all in your mind?
  12. Mike Sixel
    I hope the FO isn't looking at these two series as anything other than win padding....these two teams have a chance to lose 120 games this year.......They aren't good.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Started talking about this with Jeff Sullivan and some Athletic writers last night, but we got interrupted before I could finish my point. It's most likely inefficient, sure....but who is the alternative to Morrison when the season started in AAA? Really? Or three RPs. Or Lance Lynn and Odorizzi (not sure how FA is worse than trades). NO TEAM is built 100% from the farm. Imagine the TWins last year without ESAN.....and instead, Slegers.....or, um, who?
  14. Mike Sixel
    Bad spot for what? They have Romero, Gonsalves, and whatever AAA pitcher you want available to replace current players. Waiting for September means you see, what, 2 starts? Unless you bench some veterans.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I'd rather get mediocre returns, and see the young pitchers up here. It's also about their opportunity. What do the Twins get, next year, out of watching Lynn pitch this year? Nothing. Which you sort of addressed....so, every pitcher not named Berrios or Slegers, on the current roster, is available (maybe not Gibson, maybe Gibson). Including all the RPs. That leaves Esco and Dozier as the only two not currently blocking someone (maybe Grossman or Morrison, if you want Wade up). Gordon isn't ready.
  16. Mike Sixel
    They've shown no desire to add elite position players in FA or trades either....so I'm not sure how that matters. I'll ask again, where do people expect this team to get A LOT better in the next two years if you won't trade for players?
  17. Mike Sixel
    As a reminder, the FGs guys like Jeffers a lot more than some others did, and had him 77th overall. They also had Sands 78th overall. If FG is right, using those picks that way was impressive.
  18. Mike Sixel
    You and I have talked about him from the beginning! So yes, I was. Thanks, as always, for your awesome work, sir.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Had they not spent money on those pitchers....would they have won more games with cheaper alternatives from their minor league system? If not, then really, the argument is that it is better for the business not to sign FAs, than the fans....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I have very strong doubts about this team......but I won't criticize the FO for waiting a few more days before deciding on a path.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    Did they look at the 1991 team? And, super. But, hey, selling that draft pick for money they won't spend was an awesome move! Let's hope it isn't going this way. If it is, they really need to trade off the assets they have, and reboot. edit to add: This is, imo, the issue with acquiring "meh" players, and not elite players.....
  22. Mike Sixel
    It went down for "meh" players....but there is no evidence it is down for good players. Having money, and winning bidding wars is very different. They spent a lot, but NONE of it was in the bidding war zone at all, which is maybe why they are "meh" for the most part.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Veteran Leader? Who is he leading?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Certainly reasonable options. Given position scarcity, they'll cost around 15-20MM per year....ready to pay that?
  25. Mike Sixel
    Btw, Lewis won't be in Minnesota until 2021... He's in low A ball. By that time, most of this core is one year from free agency, give or take. I don't think it's the same window ...
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