Minnesota Twins Podcast

New Twins relief pitcher Zach Duke joins the Hot Stove show this week. He chats about how a key member of last year's Twins bullpen helped lead Zach to Minnesota, his comeback from Tommy John surgery and more. He also takes three cuts, which includes the toast at his wedding, courtesy of a former Twins closer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins Hot Stove Show's last show in 2017 features Hall of Famer Rod Carew, who discusses his role on the Modern Era Committee and inducting Jack Morris as a member of the Hall of Fame. The conversation leads us to who Rod's favorite players are in today's game and how the Twins can build on last year's success. Rod ends the show with an update on his family and his New Year's Resolution in thi...

Is Yu Darvish still on the Twins' radar this offseason? MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger discuss if the team has a chance to sign the starter and what they expect to get out of Michael Pineda after having Tommy John surgery last season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Winter Meetings in the rear-view mirror, Derrick Falvey joins the Twins Hot Stove show to discuss the additions of Michael Pineda and Fernando Rodney to the pitching staff and more. We also introduce Twins Territory to new Twins pitching coach Garvin Alston as he walks us through his process of becoming familiar with Twins' pitchers. We end the show as Alston takes three cuts about some o...

This week's show has a Hall of Fame flare, as Jack Morris joins us to discuss his Call to the Hall. General manager Thad Levine checks in from Orlando and the Winter Meetings and talks about the signing of Michael Pineda, the Twins' interest in free-agent starting pitcher Yu Darvish and he takes three cuts - including the most interesting reason he has heard for a player declining to sign with a t...

Former Twins pitcher Jack Morris is the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. MLB.com's Tim McMaster and Jack Morris, along with Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger discuss Morris finally getting the call for the Hall of Fame and the team's need to add starting pitching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the Twins scoop up prize free agent Yu Darvish this offseason? MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger discuss the team's need for a frontline starter and why Shohei Ohtani won't be in a Minnesota uniform next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins Hot Stove Show makes its debut as we get you caught up on the news around the league and central to the Minnesota Twins. Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey provides a glimpse into the thought of process of the Twins this offseason as well as a preview of next week's Winter Meetings. Twins catcher Jason Castro was a big free-agent signing last season and he stops by to reflect on that pr...

Are the Twins one of the frontrunners for Shohei Ohtani? MLB.com's Darwin Zook and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger discuss why the team wants to sign the Japanese star and break down Johan Santana's chance to make the Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Paul Molitor take a 103-loss team in 2016 to the Wild Card Game in 2017? MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger break down Molitor's approach to managing the team and discuss if Johan Santana belongs in the Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Molitor talks about how his team improved from a 59-win team in 2016 to an 85-win team in 2017, as Molitor was named the AL Manager of the Year. He also discusses matching wits against his former manager, Ron Gardenhire, who is now the skipper in Detroit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Dozier and Byron Buxton are officially Gold Glove winners. MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter talk about how Dozier and Buxton improved their defense this season as well as Paul Molitor's chances to win AL Manager of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Twins continue their 2017 success and reach the postseason again next season? MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger discuss the additions that need to be made this offseason to make another run at the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garvin Alston is the new pitching coach in Minnesota. MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger discuss why the organization felt he was the right fit for this team and how Paul Molitor's three-year extension played out this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins used a long list of starters this season on their run to the Wild Card Game. MLB.com's Matt Waymire discuss how Ervin Santana was able to remain the one constant in the pitching staff all season long and why Jose Berrios could be the team's future ace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins' season ended with a loss in the Wild Card Game but 2017 was a highly successful year for Minnesota. MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Twins reporter Rhett Bollinger explain how the team was able to turn things around after losing over a hundred games in 2016 and why they feel like they can compete for the division next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins became the first team ever to rebound from a 100-loss season to make the playoffs the following year. MLB.com brings you back to the best moments of this historical 2017 run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Dozier becomes first okay player to hit a lead-off homer in a postseason open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been an incredible turnaround this season for the Twins. General manager Thad Levine discusses that success, along with the intricacies of how the baseball operations staff gelled in this their first season together. He delves into if Miguel Sano will be on the roster for Tuesday's Wild Card Game in New York, along with other roster-construction considerations. Learn more about your ad choi...

The season finale looks ahead to Tuesday's Wild Card Game in New York. Paul discusses what role Miguel Sano may have in the game Tuesday. He also calls handling the pitching in the playoffs as the major difference between the regular and post seasons. We then wrap things up with some fun rapid fire questions for the manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bartolo Colon threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in his potential last MLB start, while Jason Castro homered in the Twins' win Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twins pitcher Aaron Slegers allowed three runs over 4 1/3 innings in the team's 3-2 loss to the Tigers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar tallied three hits and three RBIs and hit back-to-back homers during the Twins' 6-3 win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ervin Santana tossed five scoreless innings for the Twins. Paul Molitor discusses the loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jorge Polanco hit a homer in a loss to the Tribe, but Minnesota still clinched the second AL Wild Card bid with an Angels' loss to the White Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices