In this week's episode, Tom relays some news and notes regarding the Twins and their minor league affiliates. A hot news item was that Gabriel Gonzalez was promoted up to Double-A Wichita today. There were also health updates regarding Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton. And to close things out, a discussion on the challenges of minor leaguers adjusting to bench roles in the big leagues.

This week's episode focuses on the St. Paul Saints, but there's a discussion about the excellent Twins bullpen to open things up. The Saints discussion covers how they've been playing, the current rotation, some big bullpen arms and the lineup that's been carried by Mickey Gasper and Carson McCusker, or as I'm calling them, Mario and Luigi.

In the debut episode of Twins Ticket, Tom discusses some early-season updates to his Minnesota Twins prospect list. Things kick off with a conversation on Emmanuel Rodriguez vs. Luke Keaschall. That's follwed by a breakdown of who moved up, who held steady and who moved down. Finally, Tom discusses the descision to start a podcast and the future of his YouTube channel.

Here's a link to the full updated top-50 Twins prospect list.