We have a Locked On Twins reunion as Ryan Turnquist (@2__CANEZ) joins the show! Brandon, Tom, and Ryan discuss the Nelson Cruz signing and what it means for the rest of the roster/free agency, the Twins options in the bullpen, as well as how free agency has looked for the rest of the MLB!

In This Episode:

The Twins sign Nelson Cruz to a 1 Year deal [2:30]

What does the rest of free agency look like for the Twins? [8:00]

Potential trade targets? [12:30]

Brandon has a revelation inside of Target [23:00]

Twins bullpen/relief options [29:00]

Free agent signings across the MLB [37:00]

Ryan spends New Year’s Eve watching videos of Yusei Kikuchi [49:00]

Predicting the remainder of the off season for the Twins [58:00]

Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Mike Berardino interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news.

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Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.

Mike Berardino (@MikeBerardino) is a Zone Coverage Minnesota Twins Contributing Writer. He has been covering the Twins since 2013 for The St. Paul Pioneer Press and Zone Coverage.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.