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The San Francisco Giants signed Carlos Rodón Friday, removing the final viable option for the Twins on the free agent starting pitching market. It's an unfortunate reality for the Twins, but there are still plenty of avenues they can take to improve the team before Opening Day.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a surprising twist, the MLBPA and MLB agreed on a new CBA Thursday afternoon. It's an exciting day to be a baseball fan, with players flocking to spring training and Opening Day around the corner. The Twins have tons of work to do as they prep for the 2022 season. Let's break it down.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The CBA felt far away, then felt close, and now feels far away again. If we can discern anything from these tenuous discussions, it's that an expanded postseason format is all but guaranteed. What does that mean for the Twins and their aspirations for 2022?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lockout has sucked the joy out of baseball fans everywhere, and with Opening Day canceled and an end out of sight; we turn our attention to the impact on the Twins' roster. It's always a crucial year for every player, but these five stick out in particular. Comment and share your thoughts!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a turn of events from last night, MLB has cancelled Opening Day, along with the first two series of the season. There seemed to be positive momentum in last night's meetings, but the MLBPA rejected MLB's latest offer, and now the Twins will not face the White Sox in Chicago later this month.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a crazy day of negotiating, there are reports that MLB and the MLBPA have agreed on a new, 12-team playoff field. How does that impact the league, the Minnesota Twins and the future of October baseball?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a premature, unofficial, and way-too-early projection, PECOTA pegged the Minnesota Twins to finish in second place in the A.L. Central with an 84-78 record in 2022. It's an optimistic projection, to say the least, but it shows that this team is not that far from putting together a team that can reasonably compete this summer.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's officially PECOTA season and we're diving in with a particularly rosy projection for a young Twins starter. The rotation is depleted, but the system believes Joe Ryan will post a sub-3 ERA and have a more valuable season than José Berríos, Frankie Montas, Freddy Peralta, and Lucas Giolito. We discuss what that means and why the Twins should pull the trigger on this mock trade.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was praised after two division-winning seasons to start his tenure. Then 2021 happened. He made poor decisions in the first half of the year, contributing to the team's elimination by May. Looking ahead, how much is he to blame for the disaster of 2021 and how does that impact his leash moving forward?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Twins selected LHP Cade Povich with the 98th pick in the 2021 Draft, expressing clear interest in the 6-foot-3 Nebraska native. Povich struck out 19 of the 42 hitters he faced in his pro debut, and now hopes to progress further in 2022.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline..net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are examining Minnesota Twins Manager Rocco Baldelli this week. First, we'll break down what he does well as a manager, both tactically and as a leader in the locker room. Then we'll highlight some noticeable flaws and mistakes he's made over the last three years. Finally, we'll put a timeline on how long Baldelli could last as the team's manager. Is it longer than we think? Shorter? Let's break it all down this week on Locked On Twins!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline..net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins' Front Office has had its fair share of success, pointing to three postseason berths in five seasons at the helm. Still, the team is 0-6 in those playoff games and finished in last place in a beaten down American League Central division in 2021. How long is the leash for the duo coined "Falvine"?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing our look at the Minnesota Twins' Front Office under Derek Falvey and Thad Levine, we evaluate their failures over their first five seasons. There were some clear misses in free agency, some poor trades, and an overall lack of aggressiveness. Do you agree? Comment below!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's front office week for the show, which means we'll be evaluating the tenures of Minnesota Twins executives Derek Falvey and Thad Levine. Taking over before the 2017 season, the duo tabbed as "Falvine" has seen their team make the playoffs in three out of five seasons. How much weight does that hold? Let's break down the success of the group over the last five seasons.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twins fans are looking for a steady rotation member. Could Jake Odorizzi fill that void once again? We analyze a potential deal with the Houston Astros today. Plus, with 40-man roster players ineligible to play during a lockout, how could the Twins' youth movement in the rotation look this summer?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barstool Sports' Chris Castellani joins the show to discuss the future of the Detroit Tigers, the American League Central, and the potential Vikings' hiring of Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins will have plenty of decisions to make once the lockout ends, but there's one in particular I think is especially intriguing. Likely to miss most or all of the 2022 season after Tommy John surgery, Tyler Glasnow and the Rays face precarious futures. Glasnow is a free agent after 2023 and his salary is increasing for a team always looking to shed payroll. Could the Twins and Rays swing a deal? Comment your thoughts!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Twins have a slew of young pitchers in line to make their debuts during the 2022 season. We'll discuss why, how, and when they might show up, but first, who should you expect to see at Target Field if healthy next summer?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the best closers of the last generation, Twins great Joe Nathan was completely robbed in his first year on the ballot. Nathan did not receive the 5% requirement to advance, despite leading all relievers with at least 300 innings in ERA, FIP, saves and WPA over a six-season stretch. Nathan's case is a great example of why many Hall voters have lost their sense of logic.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twins Daily's Matt Braun joins the show to unveil his top-20+ Minnesota Twins prospects for the 2022 season. Matt has been covering the Twins minor leagues for multiple years and shares who he thinks will surprise in 2022, who is the best prospect in the system, and who we may see in the big leagues this summer.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices