Aaron Gleeman has been covering the Minnesota Twins for over 25 years. He co-hosts the Gleeman and The Geek podcast and was previously senior writer at The Athletic, editor-in-chief at Baseball Prospectus, and senior writer at NBC Sports.
Aaron and John talk about the start of the offseason and the Twins' window to make moves before the lockout, the domino effects of Ryan Jeffers receiving the $23 million qualifying offer, reactions to early 40-man roster housecleaning, and two free agents who would make a lot of sense to pursue.
Jeffers has a one-year, $23.15 million deal on the table, but will he accept it? From here, there are three possible scenarios for the Twins and their longtime catcher.
Plus, how Tom Pohlad can show fans he's serious, why spending goes beyond the field, where Royce Lewis differs from Brooks Lee, and prepping for rotation exits.
Aaron and John go position by position through the Twins' roster to break down their biggest offseason needs, talk about the hire of new pitching coach Brian Reith from the Rays organization, and predict how much the front office will actually be able to spend in free agency.
Reith was the Triple-A pitching coach in the Rays' organization and replaces Pete Maki, who was fired by the Twins after they ranked 25th in ERA this season.
Three glaring roster weaknesses require outside help, and the Twins can't afford to repeat the same mistake as last offseason by ignoring their largest holes.
Aaron and John talk about team MVP Kody Clemens and the rest of the Twins' season-ending award winners, Charley Walters' report about the Pohlads possibly talking sale again, reviewing our preseason over/under picks, and surprising arbitration projections.
