Minnesota Twins Podcast

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10/16/18: MLB.com Extras Minnesota Twins Oct 16, 2018

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MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger break down Minnesota's managerial search. They also discuss the Twins' offseason plans for Miguel Sanó and Byron Buxton.

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9/30/18: Inside Twins Sep 30, 2018

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Paul Molitor joins Jack Morris & Kris Atteberry for the season finale of “Inside Twins.” The season did not unfold how Paul had hoped, but he is proud of the effort from his team, especially coming down the stretch. He also discusses how the off-season will start to play out, and yes – the two Hall of Famers from St. Paul also chat about another of St. Paul’s finest – Joe Mauer

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9/23/18: Inside Twins Sep 23, 2018

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Twins’ CBO Derek Falvey joins the show with a week left in the regular season. He address some injury situations, as even though it is September the team is playing a little short-handed right now. We hear about some adjustments to how the team is handling instructional league, and could the Twins be on the move and looking for a different Double-A affiliate? That and more on this week’s Inside Twins.

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9/16/18: Inside Twins Sep 16, 2018

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“What is in the future for Joe Mauer? Twins CBO Derek Falvey joins the show this week to discuss that hot topic. There is more conversation regarding the “opener” concept, looking at how it layers into potential pursuit of free agent pitching and if there are other variations of the theory to employ. Plus, we scratch the surface on the structure for off-season organization meetings and planning.”

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9/9/18: Inside Twins Sep 09, 2018

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Paul Molitor joins Jack Morris and Kris Atteberry and Jack wants to talk about the "opener" concept. Mr. Morris has his opinion on this evolution in the game, and Paul provides details on the research involved and the desired results from this approach. Jorge Lopez' flirtation with a perfect game on Saturday has Jack and Paul reflecting on their involvement in some of those rare memorable moments. Paul also discusses some of the late season callups, including the guy he is giving the ball to today - Chase De Jong. That and more on this week's show.

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9/2/18: Inside Twins Sep 02, 2018

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The decision by the Twins to not recall Byron Buxton for the final month of the season has raised many questions, and general manager Thad Levine joins the show to provide some insight and answers. The front office has not been successful in reaching Buxton directly to discuss their decision and they recognize the importance and welcome that conversation. Thad also discusses the Twins rolling out "the opener" concept in the series finale vs. Texas and more on this week's Inside Twins.

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8/26/18: Inside Twins Aug 26, 2018

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September call-ups and the direction for the team in that month is a hot topic on this week’s edition of "Inside Twins." Twins' CBO Derek Falvey discusses the possibility of the team using a 6-man rotation over the final month of the season, along with if the team will consider the concept of "an opener". The game has always evolved from era to era, and Derek feels it's a new way to prevent runs. The team is anxious to see Byron Buxton play in his 3rdstraight game for Rochester today, but there a ton of variables which will go into if Byron is called-up or just focused on a re-set in Spring Training. Derek also provides an update on Michael Pineda, Matt Belisle and Ervin Santana.

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8/19/18: Inside Twins Aug 19, 2018

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Manager Paul Molitor joins Jack Morris and Kris Atteberry on this week’s show. There is some really interesting conversation regarding a recent run of good play at Target Field, players bringing their best every day, still valuing the “little things” and how to truly play for the team. They also cover some roster moves as Ervin Santana is on the D-L and Stephen Gonsalves will make his big league debut on Monday. Jack and Paul also reflect on the special pregame ceremony from Saturday which honored the Hall of Famers from St. Paul.

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8/12/18: Inside Twins Aug 12, 2018

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The Twins top pick in 2013, Kohl Stewart makes his major league debut, and General Manager Thad Levine joins the show to discuss Stewart’s long and winding road to the show. He also reacts to comments from Ervin Santana who said the front office “gave up on us”, respecting Ervin’s opinion - yet detailing the decision making process which led to the moves the team made. Speaking of trades, Thad chats about sending closer Fernando Rodney to Oakland and on the player the Twins received – Dakota Chalmers. He also provides on update on the chances that Michael Pineda and Byron Buxton will be called up in September, as Pineda has had a couple of good rehab assignments in Florida and Buxton is due to come of the D-L and play for Rochester on Tuesday.

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8/5/18: Inside Twins Aug 05, 2018

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A week that started with the trade of Brian Dozier could be concluding with a sweep of the Royals. Manager Paul Molitor joins Kris Atteberry on this week’s show, as they talk about how the team has moved forward since the trade. Paul looks at what could be Max Kepler’s ceiling, discusses strides Jorge Polanco is making from the right side of the plate and trying to find the right ways to use the recently returned Trevor May. They also chat about the interesting road Oliver Drake has taken to the Twins, his 5th team here in 2018 – which is a major league record.

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