John Bonnes

Aaron and John talk about the Twins trading Fernando Rodney, Logan Morrison's season mercifully coming to an end, Kohl Stewart's surprising call-up and MLB debut, Tyler Austin getting his big chance, Ervin Santana's bad pitching and headline-grabbing quotes, and the upcoming event at Target Field with general manager Thad Levine. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. Sponsored by Simple Contacts, Casper Mattresses and Bye, Goff & Rohde. Click here to view the article

Baseball Prospectus and the Minnesota Twins are coming together for an event on August 25th at Target Field. It includes a Twins game, a private meet and greet with Baseball Prospectus and Twins Daily personalities, and a Q&A session with Twins General Manager Thad Levine. They've already sold over 100 tickets, so don't miss out and grab your tickets now.It all takes place at the Twins/Athletics game on Saturday, August 25th. The game (which is included in the price) starts at 6:10, but Parker Hageman and John Bonnes will be joining Aaron Gleeman and other Baseball Prospectus' writers in a private "meet and greet" two hours prior in the same room where Twins do press conferences. Which is apropos because we'll be having our own Q&A session with Thad Levine before the game, too. If you're someone who complains about how the press never asks the right questions, here's a chance to put your money where your mouth is (while also watching a ballgame and having a cold one or two). The ticket also includes a special discount coupon to Baseball Prospectus Premium or Super Premium subscriptions, which is another must for baseball fans. Get all the details - and more importantly a ticket or two - right here. Honestly, this is the kind of event I would never have dreamed could have happened 20 years ago when I first started reading BP. It it hadn't happened last year, I'd say it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, but just because it happened once before doesn't mean it'll happen ever again. Join the tribe in this unique opportunity. Get Tickets Here Click here to view the article

The winner of the Stefon Diggs autographed picture was Alice Moon. Congratulations Alice! You have an email waiting for you to make sure you get your prize. And thank you to everyone who entered!We know this is a Twins site, but we also know there are Vikings fans who visit and are pretty excited about the start of the football season and the recent long-term deal signed by Stefon Diggs. So Twins Daily is partnering with Fan HQ to give away a Stefon Diggs autographed photo to one lucky winner. To enter, just visit this link and do one (or both) of the following: Enter your name and email. That's all you need to do, but...After you enter, you'll get a link that you can give your friends (via Facebook, Twitter, email, whatever) to enter. When they do, you'll get FIVE more entries. They, of course, will get one entry, but their own link to share for moreSigning up also automatically adds you to Twins Daily and Fan HQ's email list where we share Twins Daily stories a couple of times per week. If you do not wish to received these, you can unsubscribe at any time. The giveaway ends when Diggs catches his first preseason or regular season pass, so don't miss out. Make sure you share your link so you can get multiple entries! ENTER HERE Click here to view the article

Aaron and John talk about the Twins trading Brian Dozier, Lance Lynn, and Zach Duke at the deadline, updating the Twins' top prospect rankings to include trade pickups, looking ahead to the 2019 payroll and offseason plans, Free Johan!, and Trevor May's long comeback finally reaching the majors. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link. Sponsored by Pick and Shovel, Simple Contacts, Harry's Razors, Seatgeek and Bye, Goff & Rohde. Click here to view the article

If they really did not pick up any of Lynn's salary, that all by itself is a victory. It's not one that helps the fans, just maybe gives Falvey some credibility with ownership, but I didn't expect even that much.

AS of the beginning of this year, Fan Graphs did not list Luis Rijo as one of the top 27 prospect in the organization, though they did list him at a "Future Back-End Starter."

I suspect the narrative on Austin will be: he just needs a change of scenery, or coaching maybe. He zoomed up the prospect list in 2012 and ended up at AA. It's been a very slow rise since. In the majors, he's shown no plate discipline (53K vs 8BB this year) and it wasn't great in AAA either. The right-handed batter has shown one skill - he has slugged around southpaws. It's only 104 plate appearances, but he has a 961 OPS, and it's been consistent from year to year.

Here's Rijo's baseball reference page. 26K in 27IP and ... 1 walk in the appy league? Can that be right?

Looks like they also got a Class A pitcher, Luis Rijo, 19. I'll be interested to see if the Twins keps some of Lynn's salary to get anyone back.

Aaron and John talk about the Twins trading Eduardo Escobar and Ryan Pressly, the scouting reports on the five prospects they received, the odds of Brian Dozier, Kyle Gibson, and others also being on the move before the deadline, Miguel Sano's rushed return, Ervin Santana's lack of velocity, and letting everyone slide into our DMs. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.Sponsored by Pick & Shovel, Simple Contacts, Eero, and Bye, Goff & Rohde. Click here to view the article

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Aaron and John are joined by Paul 'Meatsauce' Lambert and 144 Minnesota Twins fans for their live broadcast at Utepils Brewing, where they talk about the Twins' options at the trade deadline. You can join them at their next live podcast Tuesday August 7th at Lynlake Brewing by visiting TuesdayTaproomTour.com. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Click here to view the article

Twins Daily and Fan HQ are happy to announce that Nickole Heim is the winner of our Jack Morris Autographed Hall Of Fame Baseball. Congratulations Nickole! We'll be emailing you soon. Thank you everyone for playing and Fan HQ for helping us celebrate Jack Morris' induction in Cooperstown.From the parks of St. Paul to Game Seven (editor's note: darn right I'm capitalizing it) of the 1991 World Series to the Twins broadcast booth, Jack Morris is a Minnesota institution. Now you can win an autographed MLB Hall of Fame baseball to display proudly, absolutely free, courtesy of Twins Daily and Fan HQ, right here! To enter, just do one or both of the following: Enter your name and email right hereNothing, that's it ..... OR ....After you complete that, you'll get a link that you can give your friends (via Facebook, Twitter, email, whatever) to enter. When they do, you'll get FIVE more entries. They, of course, will get one entry, but their own link to share for moreSigning up also automatically adds you to Twins Daily and Fan HQ's email list where we share Twins Daily stories a couple of times per week. If you do not wish to received these, you can unsubscribe at any time. The giveaway ends after Sunday's Hall Of Fame ceremonies, so don't miss out. Make sure you share your link so you can get multiple entries! Enter Here! Click here to view the article

It's been 15 years or so since I visited Petco Park, and my impression at the time was was it was one of the better new ballparks. That was also long before Target Field, so my wife and I revisited it Sunday, to see if we were still as impressed. We were, and here is the tweet thread detailing our findings..... Click here to view the article

If our moderators could have heart attacks, they would’ve done so already. I concluded long ago they’re immortal.

We have a winner! Congratulations to Kyle De Jong, our winner of the Jose Berrios autographed baseball! Kyle took advantage of the chance to invite friends, and when his friend Tyler Winthein entered, Kyle won extra chances and one of them hit! Kyle, congrats from Fan HQ and Twins Daily and we'll be in touch shortly to get you your baseball. Thank you everyone for playing, and don't despair - we have an even better giveaway scheduled for next week! Start lining up your friends now!Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios was named to the All-Star team! Twins Daily has been celebrating him since way back when he was still named 'J.O' so you can bet we're going to celebrate this! You can win an autographed baseball for the Twins new phenom, courtesy of Fan HQ and Twins Daily, absolutely free! Just enter here! To enter, just do one or both of the following: Give enter your name and email.Nothing, that's it ..... OR ....After you complete that, you'll get a link that you can give your friends (via Facebook, Twitter, email, whatever) to enter. When they do, you'll get FIVE more entries. They, of course, will get one entry, but their own link to share for moreSigning up also automatically adds you to Twins Daily and Fan HQ's email list where we share Twins Daily stories a couple of times per week. If you do not wish to received these, you can unsubscribe at any time. The giveaway ends when the All-Star Game ends, so don't miss out. Make sure you share your link so you can get multiple entries! SIGN UP HERE Click here to view the article

Aaron and John talk about the Twins beating up on the lowly Orioles, looking ahead to a month of being sellers without a ton to actually sell, Jake Cave and the upside of fresh blood, Mitch Garver vs. Bobby Wilson, Jorge Polanco's return to shortstop, Byron Buxton's open-ended Triple-A stay, and The Purge. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.http://traffic.libsy...3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Bye, Goff & Rohde, Brady Mason, Casper Mattresses and Away Travel. Click here to view the article