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Mining the Minors: 5 players who could start in Triple-A, impact the Twins in 2019
Although the opening day roster will be the subject of much scrutiny over the next six weeks, it probably doesn’t deserve the attention it gets. The baseball season, you may have heard, is very long.…
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5 thoughts on SKOR North: Talking about the Best Prospect in the Twins system
The best prospect in the Minnesota Twins farm system is … Alex Kirilloff. There’s plenty of talk about Royce Lewis — and it’s been deserved — but the person getting overlooked too often is Kirilloff,…
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Touch ‘Em All: If not Bryce or Manny, then who? Finding the next Twins superstar
The Twins apparently don’t want to swing for the fences with this year’s crop of superstar free agents. They have to eventually, right? Derek Wetmore and Ramie Makhlouf dig into the Craig Kimbrel reports, plus…
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Touch ‘Em All: Byron Buxton, Rocco Baldelli and payroll; Twins Hall of Fame adds Jerry Bell, Joe Nathan
Have the Twins done enough spending this winter to be competitive in 2019? Derek Wetmore pins Dan Hayes to ask the tough question. What’s Byron Buxton up to these days? Some early positive signs from…
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Report: Twins in agreement with former Rangers lefty Martin Perez
The Twins have added another arm on a short-term contract, according to Ken Rosenthal. The club is in agreement with former Rangers lefty Martin Perez, per the report. Rosenthal says the agreement is for one…
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Reusse Unchained: This was the flop of flops (ep. 7)
Just before we switch brands Reusse popped in for the final 1500 ESPN edition of Reusse Unchained. Reusse and Judd start off discussing the NFL playoffs then get sidetracked talking about the ’84 Vikings. The…
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Twins reach a deal with Buxton, Amani Hooker declaring for NFL Draft, Cole Aldrich on Ryan Saunders (ep. 195)
We’re back near the end of the week with another news breaking edition of The Scoop! We start off festivities with the news that the Twins reached a deal with Byron Buxton. Doogie is then…
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ESPN’s Bobby Marks on the Thibs firing, Wolves coaching staff names, & notes on Stefanski and Twins adding a reliever (ep. 194)
With the news dropping last night about Thibs’ firing it’s only expected we have a Scoop podcast breaking it all down. ESPN’s Bobby Marks joins Doogie to discuss the firing and what the Wolves will…
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Reusse Unchained: Stop being morons (ep. 6)
No need to worry about no Reusse Unchained with Pat in Florida as technology allows us to still talk with each other despite the vast distance. Today we open this episode talking all about the…
1 month ago -
Good hitter with power, the ageless Nelson Cruz? And what’s next? with Jake Depue
The Twins officially signed Nelson Cruz and DFA’d Aaron Slegers on Thursday. Derek Wetmore and Jake Depue analyze the move, the best and worst outcomes, Derek Falvey “The Economist,” and more on the Minnesota Twins.…
2 months ago -
UNLV hoops assistant Joe Esposito, Robbie Hummel, and notes on Nelson Cruz, Wolves trade possibilities, and Vikings/Stefanski talk (ep. 193)
We’re back for the first time in the New Year and we’ve got some guests and a ton of notes to kick off the 2019 opening Scoop Podcast. Doogie talks with current UNLV assistant hoops…
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Reports: Twins sign slugger Nelson Cruz to 1-year deal
The Twins have added a powerful right-handed bat to their lineup. Minnesota has signed free agent slugger Nelson Cruz to a 1-year deal, according to multiple reports. The deal pays him $14 million in 2019…
2 months ago -
David Thorpe on Thibs and the NBA as a whole; Notes and Twins FA pursuits (ep. 192)
Doogie was the one who was at the office on this Christmas Day so he spent the time recording the 192nd edition of The Scoop Podcast as a gift to all of you listeners. In…
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BONUS: Will the Twins get after it this winter?
What’d you think of Joe Mauer’s number retirement ceremony? Are the Twins going to make splashy moves this winter? How good do you think THEY think they are?
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NBA Agent BJ Armstrong, ESPN College Hoops Analyst Fran Fraschilla, and notes galore (ep. 191)
With the holiday season in full effect we’ve gift wrapped this edition of The Scoop with guests and notes galore! ESPN College Hoops analyst Fran Fraschilla joined Doogie to talk about the Gophers and more.…
2 months ago