Twins mailbag: Willi Kreidler, Culpepper vs. Lee, Pohlad's presence, and Sabato's heater
Plus my decision to go independent, extending Connor Prielipp, Royce Lewis in St. Paul, writing about the Wolves, and what to order at Yangtze.
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.
After dismantling the bullpen at last year's trade deadline, the Twins did nothing to rebuild it. And now Ron Davis has entered the chat.
I refuse to stop covering the Twins, so I'm betting on myself and returning to my independent roots. Let's do this together.
Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson are likely to be off the board, but there are plenty of promising consolation prizes for the Twins.
It wasn't a pretty first 41 games for the Twins, but they've had plenty of standout individual performances worth appreciating.
Taj Bradley and Mick Abel have joined Pablo López and David Festa on the injured list, forcing the Twins to lean on young arms earlier than planned.