The Minnesota Twins faltered badly down the stretch, and we're here to take a look under the hood at why exactly that was.

In this edition of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne) and Dave (@answerdavebrown) set out on their maiden voyage doing an autopsy on the season that was the 2024 Twins. In the first part, the fellas look at payroll reduction, hot/cold starts by Cleveland/Minnesota and how a stunningly inconsistent offense hurt this team's chances down the stretch.

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The Minnesota Twins dismissed hitting coach David Popkins and assistant to the hitting coach Derek Shomon on Tuesday, setting off what's likely to be a winter of change for the team.

In this edition of Locked On Twins, Dave (@answerdavebrown) and Brandon (@Brandon_Warne) attempt to figure out what's next for the Twins at hitting coach — and what went wrong with Popkins et al.

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The Twins' 2024 season is over. Don't smile because it's over; cry because it happened.

In this edition of Locked On Twins, Brandon (@Brandon_Warne) and Dave (@answerdavebrown) do a rapid exit interview, looking ahead to a cold winter that promises to be, if nothing else, eventful. Up next: individual autopsies of each of the issues that cost the team down the stretch.

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