It's Now Or Never for the Twins

Aaron and John talk about the Twins' dwindling playoff chances with three weeks left, Byron Buxton admitting he'll eventually need hip surgery, Joe Ryan nearing a return, first impressions of Walker Jenkins, and takeaways from the Angels selling for $4 billion.

0:00 Intro
0:48 Twenty-two games left and a 3-3 homestand that wasn't enough
2:02 Playoff odds at nine percent, and the 14-8 finish they'd need
4:30 Resilient, or unable to handle success
6:38 Trying to avoid a third straight second-half collapse under an all-new regime
9:45 Now or never, starting with the White Sox in Chicago
11:47 The early-season bullpen and infield defense that cost them
13:00 Opponents' bad defense has handed the Twins 20-plus runs
14:33 The bad bullpen was the plan, and the plan worked
20:34 Byron Buxton says he needs hip surgery
23:48 When playing through pain stops helping the team
27:08 The 2023 knee surgery that bought Buxton three good years
32:17 First impressions of Walker Jenkins after a week
35:23 Why Culpepper hit right away and Jenkins hasn't
40:26 Why Jenkins is batting ninth, and where he belongs later
42:51 Watching a pennant race and the future at the same time
46:54 The last times the Twins got to do both at once
51:32 Garrett Acton up, Ben Ross up, Kyler Fedko released
55:43 Shelton explains why Emmanuel Rodriguez stayed at Triple-A
1:02:42 Joe Ryan's rehab start, and whether he skips the second one
1:08:51 What the final three weeks do to Joe Ryan's trade value
1:11:03 Connor Prielipp's workload, and stuff that hasn't faded
1:14:45 Andrew Morris opens a game, and his future in the bullpen
1:20:25 Matt Canterino pitches for the first time since 2022
1:26:00 The Angels sell for $4 billion after twenty years of failure
1:26:45 What the Padres sale should teach Tom Pohlad
1:31:40 Are the Twins suddenly worth $2.3 billion?
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