Chin Music w/ Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III & Jim Souhan - Minnesota Twins Podcast · Talk North Podcast Network

Twins' trade, Bremer honor

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The Twins traded Edward Julian and Pearson Old to Colorado for Jace Kaminska, a pitcher coming off Tommy John surgery.

1. Chin Music w/ Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III & Jim Souhan discusses the Twins’ trade for Jace Kaminska and Dick Bremer’s Twins Hall of Fame honor. 2. Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III, and Jim Souhan host the show; Smalley is a former Twins star and broadcaster, Neal is a Star Tribune columnist, and Souhan is the TalkNorth.com and Star Tribune host. 3. The episode asks what the Twins’ trade and Twins Fest reveal about the club’s current direction. 4. Lavelle says Edward Julian and Pearson Old went to Colorado for Kaminska, a pitching prospect who missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery. 5. Roy says Julian had pop, a nice swing, and 25-to-30 home run potential when he first arrived. 6. Roy and Lavelle say Julian cratered, ran out of options, and was behind Luke Keaschall and Cody Clemens on the roster. 7. Kaminska is described as a 2023 10th-round pick out of Nebraska with strong A-ball numbers. 8. Roy notes that Kaminska’s walk rate and strikeout rate suggest a pitcher with either a real arm or a put-away pitch. 9. The hosts compare the move to Terry Ryan’s earlier trade cycle, including David Ortiz, Joe Mays, Johan Santana, and Joe Nathan. 10. They also mention Twins trades involving Denard Span, Alex Meyer, Jake Odorizzi, Jermaine Palacios, Nelson Cruz, and Joe Ryan. 11. Roy argues that Julian’s long low-to-high swing made him a poor two-strike hitter against fastballs and off-speed pitches. 12. Lavelle says the Twins need more trades like the early-2000s deals because they are not spending heavily. 13. Roy says Alex Meyer had the tools to make the Denard Span trade work, but command never followed the stuff. 14. Lavelle says Dick Bremer got a call from Rod Carew over the holidays congratulating him on his Twins Hall of Fame induction. 15. Roy calls Bremer “the consummate professional” and says working with him was an honor. 16. Jim recalls Bremer’s old “foul line” argument in the booth, which ended with Bremer laughing on-air. 17. The episode shifts tone at Twins Fest when Lavelle describes the Minneapolis shootings and the decision to close the event early. 18. The conversation about Twins Fest mixes baseball talk, a town-hall exchange with Tom Polak, and concern about the citywide mood. 19. Listeners who follow Twins roster moves, broadcaster history, and front-office trades will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want polished analysis without digressions, ads, or local event chatter may skip it.

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