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Twins Position Battles: Mid-Spring Update
By Brandon Warne - Mar 9, 2020
It’s between two and three weeks until the Minnesota Twins open the 2020 season in Oakland against the Athletics, and the final few spots available on the […]
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MIDWEST SWING: Managing in the Playoffs and a More Aggressive Offseason
By Brandon Warne - Mar 5, 2020
Brandon is in studio this week and he is joined by special guest Tiny Nick. We discuss the strong season the Twins had in 2019, their performance […]
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What Issues Could Derail the 2020 Twins?
By Brandon Warne - Mar 1, 2020
“If you wanna make God laugh, tell him your plans.”  The quote above is frequently attributed to Woody Allen, and if we’ve learned anything, it’s that you […]
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MIDWEST SWING: Homer Bailey, Injuries, and Listener Questions
By Brandon Warne - Feb 27, 2020
Brandon and Tom are in studio this week to discuss spring training. We talk about Homer Bailey‘s potential on this team, how coaches and players handle injuries, […]
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What Changed for Homer Bailey in Oakland?
By Brandon Warne - Feb 25, 2020
The Minnesota Twins signed a pair of starting pitchers on New Year’s eve — and it’s fair to say Rich Hill received more fanfare of the two. […]
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MIDWEST SWING: Spring Training, Coaching Philosophy, Bailey’s Beefs
By Brandon Warne - Feb 21, 2020
Brandon and Tom are back in studio this week to discuss Tom’s recent trip to Fort Myers for the Minnesota Twins Spring Training, the teams philosophy when […]
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The Minnesota Twins Will Win 97 Games in 2020
By Brandon Warne - Feb 17, 2020
For years, Patrick Reusse had his “Turkey of the Year” column. Twins Daily and Aaron Gleeman release their top prospect lists every spring. While I can’t compete with those, […]
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Breaking Down Possible Position Battles in Twins Spring Training
By Brandon Warne - Feb 14, 2020
One of the luxuries afforded to the Minnesota Twins coming off a 101-win season is that most of the Opening Day roster is set as of this […]
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MIDWEST SWING: Trevor Plouffe
By Brandon Warne - Feb 14, 2020
On this weeks episode of Midwest Swing, Brandon & Tom are joined by former Minnesota Twin infielder Trevor Plouffe (@TrevorPlouffe)! Trevor shares his fondest memories of Minnesota, […]
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Meet the Minnesota Twins Non-Roster Invitees to Spring Training 2020
By Brandon Warne - Feb 12, 2020
In addition to every player on the 40-man roster — and suspended pitcher Michael Pineda — joining the Minnesota Twins in spring training between now and next […]
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Twins, Dodgers Hammer out Revised Trade, Swapping Kenta Maeda for Brusdar Graterol
By Brandon Warne - Feb 10, 2020
Assuming the deal actually reaches the finish line, the final result for the Minnesota Twins was roughly the same. In the revised trade scenario, the Twins still […]
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MIDWEST SWING: Betts Trade Fallout and Joshua Kusnick Interview
By Brandon Warne - Feb 7, 2020
Brandon and Tom are in studio to discuss the stalled trade between the Twins, Dodgers, and Red Sox. We also have special guest Joshua Kusnick, who talks […]