Aug 28, 2026
Aaron and John talk about the Twins calling up top prospect Walker Jenkins, why Byron Buxton's hip injury was the biggest factor, what to expect from the 21-year-old consensus top-10 prospect, and the team's shrinking playoff window after a brutal road trip.
0:00 Walker Jenkins is coming up! It's an Emergency!
2:17 Twins playoff odds fall from 40% to 10% after a 1-5 West Coast
trip
5:33 Byron Buxton and Miguel Sanó in 2015 — which debut does
Jenkins resemble?
8:49 Kaelen Culpepper set the bar for what a great three weeks
looks like
10:17 Resiliency, or an inability to build on anything?
12:37 White Sox and Tigers at home: now or never in the AL
Central
14:11 The call-up is about Byron Buxton's hip, not Jenkins' bat
15:57 The Triple-A prospect wave that injuries wiped out
22:44 Ticket sales, attendance and a packed press box for the
debut
25:30 Luke Keaschall in center field has been rough
29:14 Jenkins' defense and the young Max Kepler defensive scouting
report
34:18 Debunking the 40-man roster and lockout excuse for keeping
Jenkins down
35:48 365 days at Triple-A: Jenkins has more experience than you
think
38:39 The best Twins prospect since Buxton, and how few holes are
in his game
50:46 Why Walker Jenkins' swing looks like Joe Mauer's
1:00:42 Target Field is a tough park for left-handed power
1:05:27 What's a good baseline for Jenkins?
1:06:59 Buxton, Mauer, Rivas, Guzmán, Ortiz: the five Twins to play
at 21 years old
1:15:24 When does playing hurt stops being selfless?
1:19:00 The roster math: Buxton, Alex Jackson or Alan Roden — pick
two
1:25:39 Joe Ryan is nearing a rehab assignment
1:27:14 Emmanuel Rodriguez is healthy, hot, and out of options
1:32:34 Vahn Lackey promoted to High-A after passing the lemon
test
1:39:43 Aaron on the Dane Moore show — and the Jonathan Kuminga
timing