Twins

The Twins haven't made a significant signing yet in the offseason. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins could be one of the teams interested in the workout of veteran right handed pitcher Corey Kluber. Jim says if his velocity is up and the price is right the Twins may want to sign him.

The Timberwolves dropped their 2nd straight game 124-101 to the Clippers in Los Angeles Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the margin of error to win these game without Karl-Anthony Towns is slim.

The Gopher men's basketball team has won 3 straight games and 2 straight against ranked opponents after downing #17 Michigan State 81-56 Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Gophers are playing well together, rebounding better and finding scoring besides top returning point guard Marcus Carr.

The St. Paul Saints have been announced as the new Triple-A Affiliate for the Minnesota Twins. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Saints owner Mike Veeck has had stormy relationships with the Twins and media over the years in part due to promotional positions that the Saints took against the Twins.

The Twins allowed relief pitcher Trevor May to sign a 2-year $15 Million contract with the New York Mets and have placed outfielder Eddie Rosario on outright waivers. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Rosario won't likely be back even if he isn't claimed off waivers by another team.

The Twins were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday after losing 3-1 in Game 2 of their Wildcard playoff series with Houston. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said the 16-game postseason losing streak may have entered their minds and effected them in this series.

The Twins lost 4-1 to the Houston Astros Tuesday in Game 1 of their best of 3 American League Wildcard series. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins are built to win 2-1 or 1-0 they are built to score 5 to 6 runs a game.

The Twins play the Houston Astros in the Wildcard playoffs starting today at 1pm. Hear the game on WJON. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON. He says the Twins feel good about their bullpen and the flexibility of many players to fit into different roles.

The Twins won the American League Central Division title when the White Sox lost to the Cubs. Minnesota is the #3 seed and will host 6th seeded Houston in the wildcard round starting Tuesday afternoon. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins are back to back American League Central Division champs after the White Sox lost to the Cubs Sunday. The Twins lost 5-3 in 10 innings to the Reds Sunday but finish the regular season 36-24 and will head into the American League Wildcard playoffs as the #3 seed.