Twins Daily Podcast

The Twins got walked all over by the Yankees and Guardians, as usual, closing out their home schedule with a couple more series losses against better and more highly motivated opponents. Nick unpacks the discouraging strugglges of the starting rotation and previews the final week of action in 2025.

Some truly unwatchable baseball was on display in a 1-6 week that saw the Twins get swept at home by the league's only team with a worse record. Not a whole lot to say at this point, but Nick still manages to yap for 15 minutes or so, finding some bright spots in the starting rotation.

When the games stop mattering and the losses are all but inevitable, you look for positivity and things to celebrate where you can find them. Nick seeks solace in Mickey Gasper's magical moment, plus strong performances from Byron Buxton, Austin Martin and Kody Funderburk.

The Twins took on a pair of last-place teams and found themselves thoroughly overmatched in a resounding demonstration of how far they’ve fallen. Rocky debuts from two key rotation newcomers added to the dismay. Nick digs through the wreckage of another tough week for fan morale.

The Twins flopped at Yankee Stadium once again. They dropped 5 of 7 games with a carousel of no-name minor-league journeymen rotating on the mound. The Pohlads announced they are keeping the team, further inflaming an already demoralized fanbase. Other than that, it was a great week for the Twins, and Nick recaps all the cheerful news in our latest episode. 

In the first week of their post-deadline reality, the Twins played free and easy on the way to series victories against two division rivals. Luke Keaschall's spectacular return to the lineup stole the show, but there were plenty of other interesting storylines to dissect. Nick covers everything you need to know in under 15 minutes.

The Twins sold off nearly half of their roster in a shocking deadline purge that seemed more focused on unloading salary commitments than adding amazing prospects. In this edition of TD's weekly recap, Nick recaps all of the many moves and pulls no punches in his assessment of the overall strategy.

A rotating cast of Twins Daily contributors live-streamed the 2025 MLB trade deadline. Unbeknownst to them when they started, they were about to witness the dismantling of the Minnesota Twins in real time.

An emphatic return to form for Royce Lewis bodes well in the big picture, but the Twins dropped two more series last week in spite of it, leaving themselves in a clear seller position as the trade deadline bears down. Nick recaps another frustrating stretch of baseball and previews what to expect from deadline week.

The Twins needed to hit the ground running coming out of the break, but instead fell flat. As the trade deadline looms, the players are shaping their own destiny through lackluster play. Could a note of Royce Lewis optimism to close the weekend signal a turning of the tides? Nick recaps the first few games of second-half action.

As they arrive at the break, the Twins are playing their best ball in some time, overcoming quality opponents with their two top players showing out and ready to rep Minnesota at the All-Star Game. Nick recaps the final week of the first half, and provides updates on the approaching returns of Zebby Matthews and Bailey Ober.

The Minnesota Twins won their first series since early June and finally snapped a lengthy losing streak in one-run games. Their resurgent pitching staff is back to leading the way as the offense keeps searching for answers. Nick recaps the past 7 days and trending storylines as the All-Star break approaches. 

The Minnesota Twins hadn't won consecutive games in three weeks before taking three in a row against quality opponents behind the type of lights-out pitching that had gone amiss in the month of June. The Twins still have their share of issues to sort through, including a broken Bailey Ober, but they're emerging from the abyss. Nick breaks down everything you need to know from the past seven days of Twins baseball.

With no pitching, no situational hitting, and no sense of baseball’s most basic principles, the Minnesota Twins are unraveling at every level. If this isn’t rock bottom, it’s close enough to taste the gravel. Nick recaps another week of lethargic, blunder-filled, losing baseball for the spiraling Twins. 

The starting rotation imploded, Royce Lewis got hurt again, and the Twins were overwhelmed in a run of blowouts and walk-off losses that dragged them back toward .500 and raised fresh doubts about this team’s true staying power. Nick recaps the action, including curious roster decisions, a new bullpen addition, and a continually disappointing Carlos Correa.

A dominating start to the week in West Sacramento gave way to a losing streak and potentially calamitous injuries in the rotation. Can Minnesota's top-tier pitching staff weather the storm of midseason attrition? Nick recaps the past seven days of Twins baseball, laments the loss of Pablo López, and stages the return of Simeon Woods Richardson.

The Twins lost two series on the road but that doesn't tell the whole story of their week – they played plenty of entertaining, exciting and encouraging baseball while welcoming back two crucial power bats from the injured list. Nick recaps all the biggest news, including emphatic returns from Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner.

The Twins didn't let gloomy weather at Target Field dampen their resolve in a week where they battled division foes in closely contested games and celebrated three walk-off wins. Nick gives a run-down of the action, while also getting you up to speed on the returns of Matt Wallner and Byron Buxton, and setting the stage for a coast-to-coast 10-game road trip.

The Twins lost their two biggest stars to concussions but ran their winning streak to 13 in another week of dominant pitching that sets them up for a key divisional home stand. Nick gives the latest on Buxton and Correa, remarks on the rise of Kody Clemens, and laments this never-ending stream of injuries.