Jeremy Nygaard

Jeremy makes the case for a starter he's long looked at as a suitable addition in Minnesota. But acquiring Jesus Luzardo isn't the only goal, hear what blockbuster package Jeremy proposes to get Luzardo and a Minnesota native from Miami. View full video

JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard bring Theo Tollefson in to talk hypothetical Twins trades. In addition to that, they'll cover some other interesting happenings from the last seven days including homemade sushi, the Dodgers/Cubs trade and more! Image courtesy of Thieres Rabelo 0:00 Intro 1:50 Fanzine Winners announced... 3:35 Sushi 7:56 Cubs/Dodgers trade 18:00 TV Deals 22:20 Jamie's Trade 31:26 Jeremy's Trade 44:58 Theo's Trade 57:55 Listener Question You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, leaving us a positive review and five star rating at I-Tunes or Spotify, retweeting show related content on Twitter, and subscribing to the Twins Daily YouTube page. You can follow us @DTS_POD1, @J_D_Cameron, @Jeremynygaard, and @TheodoreTollef1 on Twitter. Send us your prospect and draft related questions for our next episode. View full article

The Twins traded a number of prospects at the 2022 Trade Deadline, like Cade Povich, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Spencer Steer. How badly has it hurt the system? View full video

JD and Jeremy discuss where draft picks will fall in the 2024 draft and what that means for team's bonus pools. View full video

Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues. In this episode, we break down the Twins system with Tom Froemming. Image courtesy of Thieres Rabelo It was an enjoyable 100 minute as the three guys talked about any and all things Twins-related. From what to expect from Walker Jenkins to how likely the Twins are to trade Brooks Lee to how to even begin figuring out who the best pitching prospect is to what prospects deserve more attention. And so much more! You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, leaving us a positive review and five star rating at I-Tunes or Spotify, retweeting show related content on Twitter, and subscribing to the Twins Daily YouTube page. You can follow us @DTS_POD1, @J_D_Cameron, @Jeremynygaard, and @TheodoreTollef1 on Twitter. Send us your prospect and draft related questions for our next episode. 0:00 Intro 1:02 Tom Froemming joins the show 5:12 Tom's journey in content creation 9:04 How does Tom feel about the offseason? 11:35 Twins system in general 23:23 Walker Jenkins 30:42 Brooks Lee 41:33 Emmanuel Rodriguez 50:13 Marco Raya/David Festa (and then more on pitching) 1:01:35 Cedar Rapids Rotation 1:08:15 Austin Martin 1:17:53 Who deserves more attention? 1:28:44 Listener Question: Can SWR contribute at the big league level? View full article

After taking a week off for Thanksgiving, JD and Jeremy are back to talk about updated Top 30s and other things that have been happening in the baseball world. A big-time prospect is considering signing a record-breaking extension, an All-Star pitcher is on the move in free agency and the Winter Meetings are quickly approaching. 0:00 Intro 2:40 Will Jackson Chourio sign an extension? 9:50 Sonny Gray to the Cardinals and what that means for the Twins and their draft. The addition of another pick, which should come around #33, will be a boon to the team's bonus pool. 23:11 MLB Pipeline Top 30 updates 24:20 Brewers 31:16 Cubs 42:37 Twins 50:00 Listener Questions 57:22 What's Next? You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, leaving us a positive review and five star rating at iTunes or Spotify, retweeting show related content on Twitter, and subscribing to the Twins Daily YouTube page. You can follow us @DTS_POD1, @J_D_Cameron, @Jeremynygaard, and @TheodoreTollef1 on Twitter. Send us your prospect and draft related questions for our next episode. Find Destination: The Show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. The show is available on Libsyn, our podcasting platform, in addition to YouTube. View full article

It's that time of the year again! Major League teams need to set their 40-man rosters in advance of the annual Rule 5 draft. Every team has decisions to make. Some are easy decisions. Some are hard decisions. And some teams will make mind-numbingly bad decisions. Or at least that's what their fans think. We cover the Rule 5 draft and more in the twelfth episode of Destination: The Show. 0:00 Intro 4:00 Craig Counsell to the Cubs 10:14 Kala'i Rosario wins the AFL Home Run Derby 14:32 Rule 5 - what is it? 18:35 What happens when a player is drafted? 21:00 How common is it to find a great player? 25:50 What teams are looking for? 27:30 Brewers Overview - main options 33:15 Other possible Milwaukee adds 36:37 Cubs Overview 48:50 Twins Overview You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, leaving us a positive review and five star rating at iTunes or Spotify, retweeting show related content on Twitter, and subscribing to the Twins Daily YouTube page. You can follow us @DTS_POD1, @J_D_Cameron, @Jeremynygaard, and @TheodoreTollef1 on Twitter. Send us your prospect and draft related questions for our next episode. Find Destination: The Show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. The show is available on Libsyn, our podcasting platform, in addition to YouTube. View full article

Lee has skyrocketed through the minors yet seems to have taken a back seat to Royce Lewis and Walker Jenkins as we talk about prospects. What's next for Lee? View full video

Kernels co-pitching coach Jonas Lovin talks about Cory Lewis and the uniqueness of both having a knuckleball and trying to help coach someone with such a rare pitch. View full video

Episode 10 of Destination: The Show is a 47-minute interview with Cedar Rapids Kernels co-pitching coach Jonas Lovin. The entire episode consists of his personal journey in baseball, general player development questions, specific player questions and listener questions. Image courtesy of Thiéres Rabelo It's a Twins-heavy episode, but there's a lot of interesting notes from Jonas Lovin about communication between teams, goals for players and how teams handle promoted players. Regardless of what team you cheer for, it's full-on nerding-out about the finer points of baseball. 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - What was Jonas' personal journey through baseball and how did he get connected with the Twins. 5:32 - How different is coaching at the collegiate level than the professional level? And how have the Twins supported you? 7:42 - What type of conditions do you try to create to help players thrive? 12:03 - How do you blend the old-school with the new-school way of thinking? 13:19 - Player development - new promotions, getting information, setting goals. 15:23 - How clear is the 2024 pitching forecast? 17:00 - The 2022 Draft Haul with specific time stamps for each of the following pitchers: 18:34 - Corey Lewis 21:17 - CJ Culpepper 23:01 - Zebby Matthews 27:40 - Andrew Morris 29:36 - Kyle Jones 31:30 - How good will the competition in between those players be and what's the biggest step going to be to have success at AA. 34:30 - How impressive was Connor Prielipp when healthy? 35:45 - Listener Questions 41:41 - We ask Jonas to make "under-the-radar" picks for pitchers that he coached. You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, leaving us a positive review and five star rating at iTunes or Spotify, retweeting show related content on Twitter, and subscribing to the Twins Daily YouTube page. You can follow us @DTS_POD1, @J_D_Cameron, @Jeremynygaard, and @TheodoreTollef1 on Twitter. Send us your prospect and draft related questions for our next episode. Find Destination: The Show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. The show is available on Libsyn, our podcasting platform, in addition to YouTube. View full article

Late Monday night, Twins Daily learned that Thad Levine is not currently in consideration for the lead job with the Red Sox. Jon Heyman reported this weekend that Levine and former Twin Craig Breslow were "prominently in the mix." Image courtesy of Mark J. Rebilas (Image of Thad Levine and John Mozeliak).) But something must have changed in the last 72 hours, though it is unclear if Boston pulled the plug on negotiations or if Levine may have turned down the job or simply removed himself from consideration. After trading Mookie Betts in February 2020 in a move that appeared to be pushed by ownership, there is some belief that ownership's involvement makes the general manager (or president of baseball operations) job less appealing. Earlier Monday, Cody Christie had an in-depth write-up on Boston's pursuit of Levine. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Former Twin Craig Breslow appears to now be the sole front-runner. Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey turned down an interview and now Thad Levine appears to not be a finalist. What's the Red Sox next move? When do they make a hire? Or were Boston and Levine far enough down the road that conversations can be rekindled? None of that is clear right now, but we could have answers soon. Others have confirmed and added additional context: View full article

After a one-week break, draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard are back to talk all things baseball. Conversation includes the playoffs, rookie contributors, the 2024 draft and, of course, answering some listener questions. Image courtesy of Thiéres Rabelo 0:00 - Introduction and how we feel about the Twins and Brewers seasons coming to an end. The trio of teams that are covered are now all done playing... but the offseason! 5:00 - The draft order is not set yet, but it's starting to clear up. What does this mean for the Cubs, Brewers and Twins and how could the draft order - at least in the first round - change. 13:30 Rintaro Sasaki leaving Japan and going to an American university. What does this mean, not only for Sasaki, but the future of Japanese preps? 19:24 We spent some time on rookies. We have a range of disappointing outcomes from the Cubs capitulation and missing the playoffs, to the Brewers wildcard exit, to the Twins losing in the Divisional Round. 20:41 Focused on Javier Assad and Jordan Wicks, with a dishonorable mention for the team's handling of Pete Crow-Armstrong. 26:02 The talk centered around Brice Turang and Sal Frelick, both what they provided and what their futures could be. 33:14 The Twins boasted some stud rookies, led by Royce Lewis and Edouard Julien. While they both fit into the team's long-term plans, where do they fit defensively? 45:49 Answered listener questions wondering about which prospects we're both excited to see as well as a question about the Twins rotation in 2024 and potential free agent targets. You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, leaving us a positive review and five star rating at iTunes or Spotify, retweeting show related content on Twitter, and subscribing to the Twins Daily YouTube page. You can follow us @DTS_POD1, @J_D_Cameron, @Jeremynygaard, and @TheodoreTollef1 on Twitter. Send us your prospect and draft related questions for our next episode. Find Destination: The Show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. The show is available on Libsyn, our podcasting platform, in addition to YouTube. View full article

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