The SKOR North Twins Show - A Minnesota Twins Podcast

*Chris Reuvers joins Reusse to preview the upcoming Town Ball Classic *Tom Kelly talks Twins, and why Rich Becker struggled as a leadoff hitter *Tim Kurkjian on Kyle Hendricks' quick performance, and the rest of MLB See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Thad Levine joins the SKOR North First-Place Twins Show to talk with Derek Wetmore, Judd Zulgad and Manny Hill. *Miguel Sano's impending return *Starting pitching *Kimbrel+Keuchel *Cleveland Indians' injury bug See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*After losing 2 of 3 in the Bronx, Judd, Derek and Manny say #ItsStillHappening *Twins GM Thad Levine joins to talk pitching staff, and when Miguel Sano could return to the lineup *Should the Twins trade for Madison Bumgarner? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Derek has thoughts on the 5 things that have gone in the Twins favor so far this season *How Mitch Garver's growth as a defensive catcher has provided a boost and given the Twins more options *This pitching staff might be better than we realize See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Glen Perkins interviews Astros reliever Ryan Pressly about getting traded from the Twins, throwing his curveball and becoming a star reliever. *What's it like to go from a Rule 5 pickup to one of the best relievers in baseball? *Perk has thoughts on the first-place Twins and the injuries mounting for the Cleveland Indians. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

*Is there room for concern for Adalberto Mejia and Michael Pineda? *What's with all the home runs? Derek Wetmore points out the record pace for homers in MLB in 2019. *Why aren't more people showing up to the ballpark? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Reusse and Manny discuss how the shift has changed how teams view defensive infielders, and elininated the classic double play *Buster Olney of ESPN joins with thoughts on the Red Sox Struggles, the Orioles being a dumpster fire, and declining attendance around baseball *Patrick has a few notes on Gopher baseball, and the most surprisingly improved Twin thus far. See Privacy Policy at https://art...

The Minnesota Twins are racing out and hitting all of the home runs this Major League season. As of this show, they trail only the Mariners in the American League (and their 49 homers is an eye-catching total). Ramie Makhlouf and Derek Wetmore share their assessment of the Twins at this point in the year, right after beating up and sweeping the Baltimore Orioles. And some are speculating that the...

Ramie Makhlouf and Derek Wetmore went to La Tortuga Night at Target Field. This show is a review of the experience recorded at the venue. *T-shirts *Sandwhiches *Back-to-back-to-back home runs! *And how does Willians Astudillo not start on his night at Target Field? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*The shifts, bullpens, strikeouts, home runs, data ... Baseball has be flipped upside down the past decade or so. What changes stand out to you? *What are the next -- or the current -- market inefficiencies, now that every team has read Moneyball. *Caller Randy called in because he wanted more football talk on the show. Wrong show, buddy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

*More bullpen struggles in Houston; Judd wants to put the pressure on for improvement *Angel Hernandez is still terrible; Ramie says it's time for electronic strikezones *Byron Buxton is awesome; Derek goes more into what has made him better See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Reusse & Manny chat about all the balls leaving the yard *Tom Kelly on the Twins lineup, and bullpen concerns *Tim Kurkjian on all the homers around MLB See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*This Twins lineup is for real; Derek & Ramie tell you why *When will people buy into the Twins? *Is Eddie Rosario a legit star? *Can the Twins win 90 games? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Want to start a bar fight over baseball debates? Ramie Makhlouf and Derek Wetmore have 5 sure-fire ways (maybe 6) to start a tussle just by expressing an opinion. From The CODE to the universal DH, these arguments might never have a satisfying resolution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Glen Perkins shares his thoughts on Craig Kimbrel, what he would mean to the Twins bullpen, and his No. 1 unknown as to why Kimbrel hasn't signed. Perk also picks the Vikings schedule, and shares his take on what counts as, "batting around." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*After the C.J. Cron play, Judd wants to bring back the runner/catcher collisions. *More on the Twins bullpen issues; Is it fixable from within? *Judd is fired up over the scheduling. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Judd & Derek debate the Twins bullpen issues, and the risk or reward of signing Kimbrel *Glen Perkins joins to discuss the Twins pen, and player contracts *Is baseball headed for a work stoppage? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Reusse and Manny have thoughts on Jackie Robinson's impact *Patrick tells a few stories from the All-Star games of the past with Willie Mays, Henry Aaron and more *Buster Olney on the surprising starts for some of the teams around baseball, Byron Buxton's great start, and the issue with contract extenstions around the game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

*Judd on Kimbrel: " If you can do 3 yrs/$45 mil, do it today" *Buy or Sell on the Twins? *Ramie: Window is open for the Twins now See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Twins are off to a nice start in April and there's some optimism around this team right now. What are you most surprised about at the early point in the season? Derek Wetmore, Ramie Makhlouf and Manny Hill each share their Twins surprises, and a few from around Major League Baseball. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

*Perk, Phil & Derek discuss the Twins decision to use Vasquez in New York *"It's so stupid..." - Perkins on Archer throwing at Dietrich *Glen recalls his run-in with Josh Donaldson *Kyle Gibson joins the show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Athletics Jayson Stark joins Mackey & Judd with Ramie every Wednesday and today the boys all discussed the Twins hammering good pitchers early in the season, what to think about the hypocrisy around the unwritten rules, and Jayson's weekly trivia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Judd and Derek talk Mitch Garver's improvement behind the plate *Just how good is this Twins lineup? *The Indians are losing Mike Clevinger for an extended period of time. How big of a loss is this for Cleveland? *Judd loves Justin Morneau's analysis See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Tom Kelly on the Twins start, bullpen usage, early season scheduling, and even talks a little basketball *Tim Kurkjian of ESPN joins from Boston on the Red Sox rough start to the season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Recapping the weekend series in Philly/Max Kepler is on fire *Checking in on the Cleveland Indians *Miguel Sano is lifting heavy objects *Who else would you extend on the Twins roster? *Bobby Nightengale of Cincinnati Enquirer discusses Pirates/Reds Brawl See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .