The SKOR North Twins Show -- a Minnesota Twins podcast

Byron Buxton burst onto the scene in September of 2016, and showed why he has superstar potential. Phil Mackey thinks Buxton will be a 4-WAR playerin 2017, according to Phil Mackey. He and Derek Wetmore debate that topic on this short episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins pitching flat-out needs to improve for the team to win more games this year. But somehow Derek Wetmore left Jose Berrios out of his 25-man roster projection. Wetmore stops by The Mackey & Judd Show to share his thoughts on Minnesotas starting rotation. Who makes it? Who improves it? Who gets left out? Who could have trade value?Bonus Touch Em All podcast coverage on 1500ESPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins lost 103 games last year. And now their projected opening day lineup looks about the same. It feels stale. Whats up with that? Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore ask whether the Twins should have gone with more sweeping changes after a disastrous 2016 season. Should they have overhauled the roster? Did they need more changes in the front office?Does marketing matter? Whats the goal short term and long term? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins and Dodgers have been talking about a possible Brian Dozier trade for a while, but those trade conversations reportedly have stalled. Why is that? Derek Wetmore joins Phil Mackey & Judd Zulgad on 1500ESPN to discuss some of the possibilities here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you consider signing Jose Bautista if you're the Twins? Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore dove into that hypotehtical question in the latest episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast. Would he fit the plan? Does it matter that the Twins already have plenty of first base/DH types? On what should we make of Joe Mauer after that 2016 season? He might be a part-time player for rest of his career, and there's one stat that suggests it needs to happen this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If youre the Dodgers, can you afford to not trade for Brian Dozier? Are the Twins going to deal their popular and powerful second basemen? Or are they content to go to spring training without a deal. Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore take questions on Facebook Live for this episode of the Touch Em All podcast. Is it a risk for the Twins to go into the year with Dozier? Fans seem to be exactly 50-50 split on whether or not theyll make a deal.Other questions include how to build a better bullpen for the Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you had to pick one young player around which to build the Minnesota Twins, Byron Buxton or Miguel Sano, which would you take?Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore dive into a nuanced discussion on which they'd prefer now and over the long term. Byron Buxton flashed superstar potential in September. Miguel Sano had a "down" year in his second season and is still a great home run hitter. Where will he play defensively?Do you want more of a sure thing? Or are you willing to gamble on higher upside? Which one is the safer bet? Does 'safe bet' matter in this conversation? How does defensive position play into it? Fun baseball and MLB discussion in this episode.Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and PodcastOne, and leave us a rating and a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you want if you got 5 wishes from Baseball Santa? Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore give their 5 asks on the latest episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast!Some things are practical, some are a little more farfetched. And for the record, we're not here to debate whether or not Baseball Santa actually exists...You want an ace? You want a repeat of the 2016 World Series? You want better health for your ball club in 2017? Ask Baseball Santa! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the Twins trade Brian Dozier? As the rumors continue to swirl, we talk about what the fallout of that trade could look like for the Minnesota Twins. Who would play second base? If that's Jorge Polanco moving from shortstop, would would become the Twins' new shortstop? If you want a defense-first shortstop in the short term, who would that be for the Twins?Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore discuss all that and more on the latest episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nationals gave up A LOT to get Adam Eaton and they're legitimate World Series contenders this year. What does that say about the way they value prospects like Lucas Giolito and others? Should this change the Twins thinking? Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore discuss that and much more on this episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few observations about the Twins front office from the MLB Winter Meetings, including a moderately funny story about GM Thad Levine that shows he gets the bigger picture. And the White Sox are going for broke in their rebuilding project. Plus, should Twins fans be excited about the next few years? Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore discuss that and more on the latest episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Wetmore is embedded in Washington D.C. at the MLB Winter Meetings, and he and Phil Mackey discuss the latest Minnesota Twins (and Brian Dozier) trade rumors. Would you trade him to the Dodgers for stud pitching prospect Jose De Leon? What are Derek Falvey and Thad Levine saying about the rumors? And how much do Dozier's home runs matter? Plus, the Red Sox cranked the hot stove up to max heat by trading for Chris Sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Dozier trade rumors have been around for a while now, and we're discussing those on this episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast, just before the MLB winter meetings. Also, what would it take to get you to trade Ervin Santana if you were in the position of the Minnesota Twins?Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins have re-hired Torii Hunter, LaTroy Hawkins and Michael Cuddyer as special assistants in their front office. It would be easy to be cynical about the "country club" optics of the move for the Twins, but Phil Mackey and Derek Wetmore argue in this episode of Touch 'Em All that it's a smart play for an organization looking to catch up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins need an upgrade behind the plate, and Derek Wetmore and Phil Mackey disagree on how they should go about solving that problem. On this episode of the Touch 'Em All podcast, Wetmore suggests that the top free agent catcher on the market is Wilson Ramos. (Matt Wieters is second on his list.) Mackey says he could see the Twins going in a different route, and forgoing the free agent pool altogether. They also talk about Jason Castro, Mitch Garver, John Ryan Murphy, and the Matt Capps trade that was a big failure and hurt the franchise for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices