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  1. Mike Sixel
    I don't think it is lazy at all. I just think we don't agree on whether it really matters all that much in the end.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Bunk on the leverage thing. The moment you ask for a guy, the other teams know you want him, even if they call first. IME, negotiations don't work that who calls first is at a disadvantage. Maybe in baseball it's different than what I've experienced in other lines of work, but I find that hard to believe.
  3. Mike Sixel
    He's hitting .237 in winter ball? Man, I hope he isn't option 1 in CF next year.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Letting Cuddy and others go, and replacing them with cheaper alternatives, while significantly lowering the budget? No, that doesn't really count to me. YMMV. That's not any kind of fact, just my feeling on the matter.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I thought you did a great job on the interview. And I'm thrilled he gave it. We got about what we should/will get on payroll.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Detroit went all in. They lost their bet. At least they made their bet. I'd rather that happen than wait 29 years to make the playoffs. Or even 6 or 8 years. Sometimes bad things happen even if you do good things.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Until last year, it was. Last year they broke their mold. One point does not a trend make. If they do it again, then I'll go from wondering if they'll sign "expensive" FAs, to analyzing more how well they do it. Until last year, they pretty much went cheap/not at all. Last year they tried. I don't quite yet know how to judge last year. They got 1 medium/long term asset, one short term asset, and a bunch of really bad players (one of whom is signed for several more years, and could turn it around or not). I will disagree with you on one earlier point, I don't recall them signing a Cuban in the last few years, while some 15 clubs have* *someone posted that number last week, don't know if it is true or not
  8. Mike Sixel
    No, playing young guys in a lost season to see what you have (have they improved or not) and to get them more reps is more important to the team. Hughes was pretty clear on his thoughts on that, and he agrees with me on that, actually.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I'd be shocked if they go into the season with a $90MM payroll. Also, I'm personally (YMMV) pretty tired of the "we spent $80MM in FA this year" talk....can I say that revenue is over a billion dollars then? That's basically what it would be if we looked at the same time frame.
  10. Mike Sixel
    It appeared Gardy was trying to get Suzuki his bonus money.....contrary to how Phil Hughes acted. It appears that way, based on comments. could just be that he wanted Suzuki to start a ton of games in September.
  11. Mike Sixel
    While the precision of framing can be questioned....it exists. And Suzuki is not rated well at all. I would argue it is more important than base stealing. I do like the guys in the minors. One of the deeper spots,imo.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Thanks to both sides of the interview for this, very nice.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Ya, Seth is right on this.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Their future budding stars are five or six years from being paid. I doubt signing good players now effects that.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Uh, the Cards sign free agents, and trade for veterans. The point on being snake bitten, is that all players carry risk. Even sure fire guys that are supposed to be elite carry risk. My argument remains that they have failed to mitigate that risk, by signing bad players, and wasting money and roster spots on them. My argument is that I don't want to wait decades, I don't even want to wait six years. Others are willing to wait, but given ticket sales, I am guessing most fans agree with me.
  16. Mike Sixel
    He was very good and patient. Don't agree having Bartlett on the roster, with Kubel and Guerrier, had no effect on the season. Bad roster decisions matter.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Prospects get hurt. They fail. Waiting for them and ignoring other options, like cubans, to fill your roster, is a long, slow, process. It sometimes takes decades.
  18. Mike Sixel
    It's the 2nd or 3rd most important job in his company (not counting players, where he seems to be staying out).....I'd expect him to be involved at this point. He would be for any other company he owns, I'd guess, at that level.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Do your therapy. Always. Good luck.....sixteen months in and I still have weakness and pain in the leg I broke.......
  20. Mike Sixel
    But it was a written rule, not sure how those are punished in MLB......
  21. Mike Sixel
    I find it fascinating everyone is spelling his name correctly.
  22. Mike Sixel
    They need 2 weeks of meetings first.... /s /false meme....
  23. Mike Sixel
    I think Chicago and MN are similar in the rankings of which teams they root for...... The timing makes sense, if he wants a job before FA starts.....
  24. Mike Sixel
    He doesn't strike me as an Edina guy.Typical Twins offering the wrong thing......
  25. Mike Sixel
    To fans, IMO, this would be an indication that they aren't stuck in the 1990s, and are willing to embrace newness. I also think it would be a good hire. It would also give them a chance to say.....this is why we didn't spend 52% of our revenue last year, so we'd have the flexibility to do something like this when given the chance. And we just did. So shut up about the budget already.....or something like that.
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