Locked On Twins - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Twins

MLB is over halfway through the offseason with most of the biggest additions still in the future. The Twins have, like most teams, barely made any moves. What spots do they need to fill again? Does former Cubs outfielder/DH Kyle Schwarber make sense in one of them?

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Nash and Gabrielle finish up their conversation with discussion on Martín Pérez, who enters free agency again after one year with the Red Sox. Does he have any upside for either of these clubs?

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A few days ago, the Twins signed SS/2B Tzu-Wei Lin to a Minor League deal. Lin will presumably start the 2021 season in St.Paul with the Saints. It's an interesting signing given that the Twins have a need for a utility player on their big league club. Lin has had some solid seasons in minors but little success with the Red Sox.

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It's official: The St.Paul Saints are now the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Additionally, the Wichita Wind Surge will take over at Double-A, replacing the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a league-wide realignment to bring affiliates closer to their parent clubs. In another move, the Cedar Rapids Kernels will swap with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels as the team's new High-A affiliate.

Plus, Gabrielle Starr talks Red Sox, trade targets and more in part one of our in-depth conversation.

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The White Sox have made substantial early moves for the second straight offseason. Last year it was Yasmani Grandal on a four-year deal. This year it's a trade for Lance Lynn and the signing of Adam Eaton. Lynn comes from Texas where he finished sixth for the A.L. Cy Young award in 2020 and fifth in 2019. In return, the Rangers received RHP Dane Dunning and LHP Avery Weems. Eaton returned to the South Side after winning the 2019 World Series in Washington and struggling mightily in 2020. What does it mean for the Twins and the division?

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The 2020 virtual Winter Meetings have begun. The Twins are expected to be big players this offseason in both free agency and in trades. What is the latest on their pursuit for starting pitching, relief pitching and a potential utility man?

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In part three of their conversation discussing potential trade targets for their respective teams, Nash and LO Cardinals host Lucas Smith discuss the value of Ryan Jeffers and Andrew Miller. Plus, the two hosts talk Nelson Cruz and their desire to have them as the DH of their team in 2021 and perhaps beyond.

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The Twins, in a surprising move, chose to non-tender 2020 breakout reliever Matt Wisler. Wisler posted a 1.07 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings this summer. The waiver-wire addition was productive in multiple roles, including as an opener, a closer and a middle reliever. More unsurprisingly, the Twins did not pick up Eddie Rosario's contract for his final year of arbitration, making him a free agent. Setting that aside for now, we dive into a potential intriguing trade option from the St.Louis Cardinals, Carlos Martínez.

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Eddie Rosario was placed on outright waivers Tuesday. The Twins, along with 29 other teams, determined Rosario wasn't worth the $10 million or so he's projected to make in his final year of arbitration. Lucas discusses Rosario's fit with the Cardinals, along with what it would take to pry Jack Flaherty away in a trade this winter.

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Former Twin Trevor May is now a member of the New York Mets, inking a two-year deal with Steve Cohen's new team. May ranks second to Taylor Rogers in fWAR among Twins relievers since 2018. The deal is reportedly worth $15 million, an average annual value of $7.5 million. Why didn't the Twins bring him back? Let's speculate on that and more.

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