Twins' Playoff Push Starts Now

Aaron and John talk about the Twins' having a playoff spot there for the taking with six weeks left, why the rotation desperately needs first-half Joe Ryan back, the dramatic in-season bullpen turnaround, why Alex Jackson is such an uninspired choice for a roster spot, and what lessons Tom Pohlad can learn from the Padres.
0:44 Swept by the Phillies, then a sweep of the Braves
2:32 Where things stand: 63-65 with 34 games left
3:32 Twins hold the final AL wild card spot — 40% playoff odds
4:20 Fourth-easiest remaining schedule in baseball
5:04 The seven-team wild card logjam
5:56 Tiebreakers: the Twins have them over almost everyone
8:14 AL Central odds and the six games left vs. the White Sox
12:16 Why the AL playoff field is wide open
15:52 What this season still has to accomplish
21:14 Last August's fire sale and the joylessness of a lost season
25:43 The rotation is the problem: worst ERA in the AL since the break
29:46 This rotation could really use Joe Ryan
35:06 Kendry Rojas as rotation depth at Triple-A
36:16 Derek Shelton's quicker hook
40:53 The bullpen is now the strength of the team
43:34 Reading the Opening Day bullpen out loud, one disaster at a time
52:17 Luke Keaschall is back to his rookie form
58:00 Royce Lewis and the shortage of right-handed bats
1:00:29 Why not Walker Jenkins?
1:01:39 The Alex Jackson move: DFA'd, cleared waivers, recalled two hours later
1:06:57 Byron Buxton isn't 100%, and Jenkins is a real center fielder
1:09:47 John pushes back: where do the at-bats come from?
1:16:52 Kaelen Culpepper's first 10 games
1:22:00 Attendance is down 83,000 
1:27:23 What Tom Pohlad should take from the Padres sale
1:36:32 The 2023 payroll cut and kneecapped a five-year plan
1:42:07 Coming up: Padres, A's, then 15 straight vs. the AL Central