Aug 5, 2026
Aaron and John recap the Twins' trade deadline moves to add Jeff
Hoffman, A.J. Minter, and Dean Kremer, speculate about the moves
they didn't make while keeping the lineup intact with Ryan Jeffers
and Trevor Larnach, and wonder what's wrong with Joe Ryan.
0:00 Family Feud, Steve Harvey and we got a good one for you
today
2:06 Twins add Jeff Hoffman, AJ Minter and Dean Kremer at the trade
deadline
3:51 Twins slip below .500 while the AL wild card race stays wide
open
5:35 Front office and ownership did their part — now the players
have to play
7:52 A rebuilt bullpen is useless if you can't build the bridge to
it
10:44 Tom Pohlad in Kansas City: payroll will rise, trust takes
longer
14:14 Aaron gets punched in the shoulder by Tom Pohlad
15:51 The looming lockout and a possible $150 million payroll
floor
20:08 Toronto sends $3.75 million to cover Jeff Hoffman's 2027
salary
22:14 Jeff Hoffman under control for 2027 at $7 million is the real
prize
23:35 AJ Minter was the no-brainer; Dean Kremer cost a premium
24:53 Billy Amick and Bruin Agbayani go to the Mets for AJ
Minter
27:45 Johnnardo Reyes, the 19-year-old given up for Dean Kremer
29:15 Dasan Hill headlines the Jeff Hoffman package to Toronto
31:41 Why the Twins traded low-minors upside instead of Double-A
depth
36:10 Grading the deadline
39:24 A thin right-handed bat market
45:13 Get to know Jeff Hoffman
49:00 Losing the closer job to Louie Varland — the strangest domino
of the fire sale
49:40 Why Hoffman's ERA lies: 97 mph, a 50 percent whiff slider,
12.3 strikeouts per nine
54:00 Why Shelton keeps Gomez as closer and uses Hoffman
earlier
58:19 Dean Kremer and the 2024 scars: Joe Ryan, Bailey Ober,
rotation question marks
1:06:30 The trade that died: Trevor Larnach to Houston for Bryan
Abreu, nixed by Jim Crane
1:11:37 Trevor Larnach's arbitration raise and his offseason trade
market
1:13:19 Ryan Jeffers stays as the Rays and Red Sox pay up for
catchers
1:16:01 The qualifying offer case: pay Ryan Jeffers $24 million
next year
1:19:17 No bats added — Josh Bell, Larnach and the lineup stay
intact
1:21:06 Kaelen Culpepper, Walker Jenkins and Byron Buxton's hip
1:27:39 The bullpen remodel: Hoffman, Gomez, Morris, Minter and
Tommy Nance
1:29:38 Joe Ryan's discouraging start against the Royals
1:31:37 A 3.17 first-half ERA and a 4.93 second-half ERA — the most
extreme split in Twins history
1:32:11 Joe Ryan's cryptic quotes and performance
1:36:25 Dead arm or something worse?
1:39:45 Why selling Joe Ryan stopped being an option once his trade
value cratered
1:41:41 Joe Ryan's performance also affects the
offseason.
1:44:51 Joe Ryan and Byron Buxton matter more than the entire
deadline
1:48:56 Field of Dreams game in Iowa, Patreon Q&A Friday, and a
wide-open American League