Twins' Key Players: Staying Or Leaving?

Aaron and John talk about which of the Twins' key veterans will or won't be on next year's team, the end-of-season press conference with Tom Pohlad, Jeremy Zoll, and Derek Shelton, and what to expect this offseason before the lockout hits.

0:00 Intro: Blackstack beer and the end of the Twins season

1:16 Twins finish 77-85: met expectations, but the third straight late-season collapse

3:43 Offseason preview: key dates, the Pohlad press conference, and who's staying or leaving

4:41 Thank you, listeners: Aaron Gleeman's year leaving The Athletic and going independent

7:03 John Bonnes on independent publishers and the G&TG community

13:17 MLB offseason schedule: free agency opens after the World Series

13:47 Qualifying offer deadlines and how a QO affects a free agent's market

15:46 Arbitration tender deadline: keep or cut for Royce Lewis, Bailey Ober, Trevor Larnach

17:11 MLB lockout on November 30: no winter meetings, no Rule 5 draft?

18:50 Flashback: the 2021 lockout day, Byron Buxton's extension and Dylan Bundy

19:59 If a lockout cancels 2027, what happens to Pablo Lopez's contract?