The SKOR North Twins Show -- a Minnesota Twins podcast

*Reusse and Manny talk about what happened with David Ortiz over the weekend. Pat has a few anecdotes on Ortiz's time with the Twins, and his role in the 2004 World Series with the Red Sox. *ESPN's Buster Olney talks Ortiz, and the happenings around baseball, as we're 6 weeks away from the Trade Deadline. *Will we ever see more African Americans playing baseball in the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Derek and Ramie have all the positive feels for the 43-21 1st place Twins *Jake Depue on the Twins bullpen, and whether or not it can hold up. *Who on the Twins should be an All-Star? Who's getting the short end of the stick right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Judd, Derek and Manny talk more All-Star speculation; Should Byron Buxton be in the game? *Rocco Baldelli's impact and the influence of the veteran players *Coller: "How will this team respond when something goes wrong this summer?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Ramie: "I do feel there's some urgency to add to this bullpen" *Who on the Twins are projected to be All-Stars in Cleveland next month? *Did The Bullpen Do its Job? *Derek has 5 Thoughts on other reliever options on the market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Judd and Coller join the show with their thoughts on the Twins not getting Craig Kimbrel *Twins GM Thad Levine joins to discuss the Twins pursuit of Kimbrel, and the state of the club. *Max Power last night in Cleveland; The guys talk about Kepler's 3-homer night and the depth of the Twins lineup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins reportedly offered Craig Kimbrel and he said, 'Thanks, but I'm going to pitch for the Cubs.' Well, at least part of that is true. But their interest in adding to the bullpen means they could stand to improve, and they seem to agree. Who are the names out there that could make sense for Minnesota before the MLB Trade Deadline? Derek Wetmore discusses with Ramie Makhlouf, Manny Hill, Judd Zulgad and Matthew Coller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a night the Twins' bullpen didn't do its job, Craig Kimbrel agreed to a deal with the Cubs. That timing is, uh, not great. Glen Perkins shared with Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore why he believes not signing Kimbrel to a deal feels like a missed opportunity. It's a special Twins team and could use another arm in the late innings, and Kimbrel was available. At the same time, Perk says it's not fair to criticize the Twins without knowing the whole circumstances of the negotiation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*If Craig Kimbrel wants a 3rd year, should the Twins still be in on him? Derek, Judd and Ramie debate *Judd rants on umpiring, as a couple had a rough night last night *The Twins finally had their lineup at full strength for the first time this season last night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Reusse & Manny want to know why there are some still complaining about the Twins despite their great start *The great Tom Kelly has stories from the 2001 Twins, his final season as manager, and also the first time he saw Joe Mauer in person. *Tim Kurkjian of ESPN joins with thoughts on the Women's College World Series, and the happenings around baseball; Should we expect a busy trade deadline in July? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Why haven't Keuchel and Kimbrel signed? What are they waiting for? *Judd has a theory on how to make the MLB Draft more interesting *Dan Hayes from The Athletic joins with Keuchel/Kimbrel discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*The Twins take 3 of 4 in Tampa; is this team resilient? *It's June, thus time for Derek Wetmore to "Check the standings" *Was Ramie right about the Twins being able to handle losing Mitch Garver for a couple of weeks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Derek & Judd talk Byron Buxton; Is he the most exciting player to watch in baseball? *More Keuchel/Kimbrel speculation; Who should the Twins target? *Coller & Mackey hijack the last segment to debate Matthew's take on Miguel Sano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Derek Wetmore, Ramie Makhlouf and Manny Hill discuss the 5 teams in MLB that make the most sense for Craig Kimbrel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Is there any concern for Martin Perez after the Twins blowout loss in Tampa? *"Did the Twins Bullpen Do it's Job?" *More Craig Kimbrel speculation; Are we all in? *Derek has 5 Thoughts on the best landing spots for Kimbrel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Judd weighs in on the Kimbrel speculation, and also tells you who's driving the "Cut The Brakes" Bus... And it's not Ramie *The Twins front office doesn't care about hurting feelings when it comes to winning, and Judd loves it. *Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times joins to talk about the Rays success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices