Gleeman & The Geek: Walker Jenkins Time!

[John Bonnes]

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Timestamps

0:00 Walker Jenkins is coming up! It's an Emergency!
2:17 Twins playoff odds fall from 40% to 10% after a 1-5 West Coast trip
5:33 Byron Buxton and Miguel Sanó in 2015 — which debut does Jenkins resemble?
8:49 Kaelen Culpepper set the bar for what a great three weeks looks like
10:17 Resiliency, or an inability to build on anything?
12:37 White Sox and Tigers at home: now or never in the AL Central
14:11 The call-up is about Byron Buxton's hip, not Jenkins' bat
15:57 The Triple-A prospect wave that injuries wiped out
22:44 Ticket sales, attendance and a packed press box for the debut
25:30 Luke Keaschall in center field has been rough
29:14 Jenkins' defense and the young Max Kepler defensive scouting report
34:18 Debunking the 40-man roster and lockout excuse for keeping Jenkins down
35:48 365 days at Triple-A: Jenkins has more experience than you think
38:39 The best Twins prospect since Buxton, and how few holes are in his game
50:46 Why Walker Jenkins' swing looks like Joe Mauer's
1:00:42 Target Field is a tough park for left-handed power
1:05:27 What's a good baseline for Jenkins? 
1:06:59 Buxton, Mauer, Rivas, Guzmán, Ortiz: the five Twins to play at 21 years old
1:15:24 When does playing hurt stops being selfless?
1:19:00 The roster math: Buxton, Alex Jackson or Alan Roden — pick two
1:25:39 Joe Ryan is nearing a rehab assignment
1:27:14 Emmanuel Rodriguez is healthy, hot, and out of options
1:32:34 Von Lackey promoted to High-A after passing the lemon test
1:39:43 Aaron on the Dane Moore show — and the Jonathan Kuminga timing

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