Aaron and John talk about Royce Lewis' return to the Twins' lineup, why it's time to call up top prospect Kaelen Culpepper, a banged-up Byron Buxton continuing to slug, and Taj Bradley and Zebby Matthews going through similar issues in the rotation.
Culpepper has been extremely good for a 23-year-old at Triple-A and the Twins' shortstop situation has been a season-long weakness.
Once considered a two-player draft, it's now a trio of top prospects with Lackey joining Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson.
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Lewis played first base and second base in his first two games back in the Twins' lineup, and their crowded infield may soon be adding a top-100 prospect.
Aaron and John talk about Royce Lewis crushing Triple-A and playing new positions to work his way back into the Twins' lineup, why Kaelen Culpepper might beat him there, questioning the handling of Simeon Woods Richardson, and why the big picture looks about as expected through 40 percent.
Aaron spends an hour in studio with Dan Barreiro, talking about the Twins' injury wrecked rotation, what to make of Royce Lewis' power binge at Triple-A, how to view this season's trade deadline, and the Timberwolves' upcoming offseason.
When and where will Lewis rejoin the Twins' lineup? Plus, trading Simeon Woods Richardson back to the Blue Jays five years later.
Initially filled with soft-tossers, the Twins' bullpen has added high-velocity arms in season, like acquiring Lawrence from the Pirates.
If you've been curious about the status of an injured Twins player (or five), you've come to the right place.
Just two months into a six-month season, the Twins' starting pitching depth has collapsed and they're scrambling just to fill out the rotation.
After two seasons as a solid back-end starter, Woods Richardson went 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA and the Twins designated the 25-year-old for assignment.
Highlights include newspaper nostalgia, new AL Central royalty, rom-com press, Target Field wrestling, Timberwolves talk, gift subs, and Spoon.
Lee moving off shortstop has domino effects on the Twins' infield involving Royce Lewis, Kaelen Culpepper, and Luke Keaschall.
Short version: Yes. Longer version: Yes (but with lots of exclamation points).
Plus my decision to go independent, extending Connor Prielipp, Royce Lewis in St. Paul, writing about the Wolves, and what to order at Yangtze.
Aaron and John talk about Royce Lewis joining Matt Wallner in St. Paul, the Twins losing Ryan Jeffers for 6-8 weeks, Gabriel Gonzalez's short-term arrival, choosing Orlando Arcia over Kaelen Culpepper, and Taj Bradley getting close.
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Spoiler alert: He's looked really, really good.
Jeffers was off to a great start offensively and defensively, and the impending free agent will be nearly impossible for the Twins to replace.
Less than a week after demoting the .167-hitting Matt Wallner to Triple-A St. Paul, the Twins made the same decision with the .163-hitting Lewis.
New gig, same me. And the return of Link-O-Rama after more than a decade.
Aaron and John talk about the Twins sending Matt Wallner back to Triple-A, why changes could also be coming with Simeon Woods Richardson and/or Royce Lewis, Zebby Matthews' impressive return to the rotation, and why the bullpen still doesn't make much sense.
Aaron talks Twins with Michael Rand of the Minnesota Star Tribune, as well as discussing his decision to leave The Athletic to continue covering the team and going back to where it all started.
Wallner losing starts to Austin Martin versus right-handers was a sign the Twins were running out of patience with the struggling slugger.