Chin Music w/ Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III & Jim Souhan - Minnesota Twins Podcast · Talk North Podcast Network

On Royce & Twins' running

·31 min

Jim Suhan opens with the Twins actually running, plus a joke about how NFL analysts seem to dodge that word. That sets the tone for a conversation that treats a small on-field shift as a meaningful baseball clue. Roy Sluice's recent comments hang under the discussion. The hosts use them to ask what the Twins can really build on. The talk stays loose and conversational, but it also stays skeptical. Both men have covered the Twins since the 1990s, so they keep pulling in the long view. That history gives the segment some edge. They do not pretend the season is fixed because one thing looks better. They keep circling back to the lineup and the roster holes that still keep showing up. A homered-yesterday note and a 670 OPS comment are treated as part of the same practical problem. The question is who is supposed to handle that middle-order work. From there, the conversation shifts to a younger hitter who got off to a fast start, broke a bone, and is still batting .304 in his first year. The hosts like the start. They just do not want to overread it. They compare his swing to Royce Lewis's and explain why Lewis can be so timing-sensitive. When Lewis's swing gets long and the timing slips, the problems show up fast. The other swing looks shorter and cleaner, with less chase and a better chance to stay back. That leads to a plain conclusion about slump risk, lineup stability, and what the Twins still need to prove. The segment ends with dry, grounded baseball judgment and only as much optimism as the evidence can support.

As heard by us

A blunt Twins conversation about the roster, Roy's comments, and Royce Lewis's swing.

The discussion opens with the Twins actually running and uses that as an entry point into a rough season and the questions still hanging over the roster.

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You want blunt Twins talk about Royce Lewis, running, and the pressure around the lineup.

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