Gleeman & The Geek: Twins' Key Players: Staying Or Leaving?

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0:00 Intro: Black Stack beer and the end of the Twins season

1:16 Twins finish 77-85: met expectations, but the third straight late-season collapse

3:43 Offseason preview: key dates, the Pohlad press conference, and who's staying or leaving

4:41 Thank you, listeners: Aaron Gleeman's year leaving The Athletic and going independent

7:03 John Bonnes on independent publishers and the G&TG community

13:17 MLB offseason schedule: free agency opens after the World Series

13:47 Qualifying offer deadlines and how a QO affects a free agent's market

15:46 Arbitration tender deadline: keep or cut for Royce Lewis, Bailey Ober, Trevor Larnach

17:11 MLB lockout on November 30: no winter meetings, no Rule 5 draft?

18:50 Flashback: the 2021 lockout day, Byron Buxton's extension and Dylan Bundy

19:59 If a lockout cancels 2027, what happens to Pablo Lopez's contract?

22:52 GM meetings in November could replace the winter meetings

24:47 Both Gleeman and The Geek heading to the GM meetings?

32:10 Twins end-of-season press conference with Tom Pohlad, Jeremy Zoll, Derek Shelton

33:06 Pohlad skips the spin: "Our roster wasn't built for a 162-game season"

34:37 Pohlad backs Zoll and Shelton, blames the ownership mess

35:40 Could the Twins have made moves last winter?

37:40 Pitching coach Pete Maki fired

39:31 Twins payroll: Pohlad won't commit to a number or even a range

41:06 The baseline: why the first $105 million is already spoken for

42:58 Why the Twins should level-set payroll expectations with fans

44:40 Pohlad's words sound good, now he has to back them up

47:02 A one-month window and a weak free agent class

49:01 Is Jeremy Zoll more aggressive than Derek Falvey?

51:27 The lockout doesn't stop moves: lessons from the 2021 November frenzy

55:34 Staying or leaving: rating the Twins players whose futures are in doubt

57:36 Byron Buxton is staying (stop asking)

58:33 Ryan Jeffers: free agency and the qualifying offer decision

1:03:20 Why a qualifying offer to Jeffers is a low-risk move

1:09:02 Josh Bell: good bat, but no fit at first base or DH?

1:12:18 AJ Minter: the best fit of the Twins' free agents

1:19:05 Taylor Rogers: end of the line for a Twins bullpen great

1:21:25 Trevor Larnach: the left-handed logjam and an $8 million arbitration raise

1:29:23 Bailey Ober: the velocity is gone and the strikeouts are falling

1:34:38 Joe Ryan: trade him now with one year left, or keep him?

1:39:53 Pablo Lopez returning from Tommy John surgery

1:40:23 Royce Lewis: two and a half years of struggles at the plate

1:43:56 John and Aaron disagree: is Royce Lewis staying or leaving

1:49:55 Austin Martin and Matt Wallner

1:50:27 Wrap-up: Patreon mailbag next week

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