Offseason Live: Let's Play Jeopardy!

[Nick Nelson]

An offseason of uncertainty and intrigue lies ahead for the Minnesota Twins. Today we're excited to share and kick off our plans for wall-to-wall multimedia coverage of every key narrative, decision, and target.

 

Welcome to the first installment of Twins Daily Offseason Live.Faithful readers and community members may have noticed that for the first time in more than a decade, we're not publishing an Offseason Handbook this year. It's a bummer, because we always love putting that passion project together, but everyone around here had their hands too full to give it the effort it deserved here in the chaos of 2020.

 

There's also this: more than any time in memory, we simply have no idea what to expect in the coming months.

 

That doesn't mean we aren't gonna break it down and discuss this offseason from every angle. And you'll be able to consume it in whatever format you prefer: interactive live shows, videos, podcasts, and of course written content here on the site.

 

Offseason Live is a 10+ part series of live-streamed shows, where Twins Daily writers will discuss critical topics relating to the team's planning and strategy — payroll, arbitration, free agents, trades — on Tuesday and Thursday nights as Hot Stove season fires up. (We expect there will be more episodes after that, based on timely milestones and big news.) You can find an initial schedule below.

 

But first, take our first episode for a spin. Last night, I hosted a game of Offseason Jeopardy and was joined by contestants Andrew Gebo, Matthew Taylor and Nash Walker. The three competed to tackle questions on offseason-related questions from our board, and we used each answer as an opportunity to discuss an element of the offseason ahead.

 

(If nothing else, I recommend checking out the absolute magical moment that took place around the 43:15 mark.)

 

 

The idea is for this first episode to serve as an overview, scratching the surface of the topics Offseason Live will be exploring much more robustly in future episodes. Here's a (tentative) look at what's ahead:

• Ep 1: Twins Offseason Jeopardy! (Thurs, 10/8)
• Ep 2: Projecting the Twins’ 2021 Payroll (Tues, 10/13)
• Ep 3: Stay or Go? Twins Impending Free Agents (Thurs, 10/15)
• Ep 4: Twins Arbitration Decisions (Tues, 10/20)
• Ep 5: Free Agency – Catchers & Infield (Thurs, 10/22)
• Ep 6: Free Agency – Outfield & DH (Tues, 10/27)
• Ep 7: Free Agency – Starting Pitchers (Thurs, 10/29)
• Ep 8: Free Agency – Relief Pitchers (Thurs, 11/5)
• Ep 9: Twins Trade Targets (Tues, 11/10)
• Ep 10: Offseason Blueprints (Thurs, 11/12)

Follow us on social media to catch the live shows (they're broadcast via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube) and subscribe to our podcast to receive the audio versions of any episodes you miss. We'll also be featuring the content and embedding the videos in articles here on the site.

 

This is going to be a strange but exciting winter for the Twins and baseball. We're eager to take the journey with you and deliver coverage that is deeper and more expansive than ever before.

 

The offseason is nearly here. Let's do it live.

 

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[Nash Walker]

Nick Nelson has a future in this. 

[denarded]

Fun, informative, creative. Good job Nick.