We have another Locked On Twins reunion as Ryan Turnquist (@2__CANEZ) joins the show for the second week in a row! Brandon, Tom, and Ryan discuss Rocco Baldelli, the Twins plan for Joe Mauer’s jersey retirement, and talk about the 2019 MLB season win totals for each team.
In This Episode:
- The state of Minnesota rejoices as Tom Thibodeau is fired [1:30]
- Speaking of new Coaches/Managers, let’s talk about Rocco Baldelli [4:00]
- Willians Astudillo Winter Ball update [9:30]
- Twins announce Joe Mauer jersey retirement date [13:00]
- Caesars Sportsbook releases 2019 MLB Season win total prediction [18:00]
- Our producer talks about the Brewers [24:00]
- Free agent pitching targets for the Twins [28:30]
- Potential landing spots for remaining free agents [35:00]
- Madison Bumgarner to Milwaukee? [41:00]
- Is there a shift coming in how free agents are getting paid? [49:00]
- Re-imagining the MLB minor leagues [53:00]
Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Mike Berardino 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.
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Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.
Mike Berardino (@MikeBerardino) is a Zone Coverage Minnesota Twins Contributing Writer. He has been covering the Twins since 2013 for The St. Paul Pioneer Press and Zone Coverage.
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.
