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This week, we have reviewed the Top 30 most-viewed Twins Daily articles in 2018. There have been a lot of articles on prospects and the draft, on the Twins trades and offseason speculation. Check out Part 1 (21-30) and Part 2 (11-20) if you haven’t already, and then today enjoy the Top 10 stories of the year.

Aaron and John talk about getting bumped by Tiger Woods, the end of constant off days on the Twins' schedule, big changes up and down the lineup, making sense of a three-headed catching monster, Tyler Austin's new home, their Donkey Kong skills, 612 Brew beers and the latest injury updates on Miguel Sano, Addison Reed, and Matt Magill. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.

It's no secret, the Twins will be seeking bullpen help as the trade deadline approaches. The current group of relievers has helped get the Twins where they are, but let's face it, there is plenty of evidence that suggests upgrades are required. Who may be available? Today, we'll take a look at Seth Lugo of the Mets.

Ah, the glorious feeling of coming home for an extended home stand and seeing the Kansas City Royals as your opponent. The Twins took care of business on the road and got rewarded with a great opportunity to put some distance between them and Cleveland. Unfortunately for me, Kansas City has yielded a low amount of known music acts so I am forced to make a Charlie Parker reference in my title. It was either this, Tech N9ne, or Puddle Of Mudd, I chose well.

Aaron and John talk about the state of the Twins' bullpen (good!) and rotation (bad!) heading into the playoffs, Ron Gardenhire playing a weird part in all of this, Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sano crushing in tandem, and what an ideal playoff lineup might look like. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.

In 2019, Mitch Garver and Jason Castro combined to form one of the most productive catching tandems in MLB history. Tough act to follow.

In 2020, Garver will be back, coming off an historic sophomore campaign, but he'll have a new partner in pitch-receiving. Will Alex Avila represent an upgrade?

The offseason is coming to an end so naturally I will be looking ahead to next offseason today. The Twins don't have too many players coming off the books, but three of the most expensive players will be. Come find out who could be leaving Minnesota after 2020.

One of the pastimes that is most celebrated in the baseball community is the ranking of prospects. Beyond producing more online bickering content, these lists provide a useful way to compare the quality of prospects across each team’s system. But there might be a different way we should be valuing the prospects in a single franchise.

This year has been anything but normal. As a global pandemic throws wrenches into plans all across the world, baseball and sports as a whole have needed to improvise. With the MLB Draft cut short, undrafted free agency came into the spotlight. I caught up with John Stankiewicz to see what that looked like.

Kenta Maeda established a new Twins record by striking out eight straight batters Tuesday evening at Target Field. Let’s take a deep dive into the video and graphical data available on that remarkable stretch in what was an incredible outing.

Things didn’t end the way we would have liked, but the 2020 Minnesota Twins still provided plenty of excitement and, maybe most importantly, distractions. Speaking of which, here’s a highlight package that’ll provide 35 minutes of relief from … everything else.

Over $100 million worth of contracts were handed out Friday. The Yankees re-signed arguably their best hitter and a two time Cy Young winner.