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Midwest Swing: Devin Smeltzer, Royals Sweep, Feral Hogs

Brandon & Tom are back and ready to talk all things Twins, including Miguel Sano’s walk-off homerun on Monday night, the recent playoff atmosphere of Target Field, the possibility of Schoop being DFA’s, as well as current bullpen power rankings and some stuff regarding Players Weekend!

 

In This Episode:

  • Feral Hogs/Brandon Oversleeps [2:00]
  • Miguel Sano Walk-Off [5:00]
  • Playoff Atmosphere [11:00]
  • Could the Twins DFA Schoop? [20:00]
  • Bullpen Power Rankings [24:00]
  • Rocco Managing Pitchers [34:00]
  • Escobar homers off Dozier [40:00]
  • Sam Dyson [46:00]
  • Castro & Garver [52:00]
  • Players Weekend [57:00]

 

Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news.

Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

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