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Locked on Twins podcast “shocked” that Wes Johnson left the 1st place Twins for a college”

Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:44 am
Posted by DamnStrong
NOLA Til I Die!
Member since Aug 2008
4039 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:44 am
Locked On Twins

So far, I’ve only listened to the first 8 minutes of the 30 min podcast, so there may be more info being reported out of the Twin Cities.

A few tidbits that these Twins insiders have reported tonight are that Wes is going to stay on as the pitching coach for the 5 game series with the Cleveland Guardians, and then head to Baton Rouge. They are puzzled as to why he would leave during the middle of the season and even more perplexed that he would stay on for another week.

They are also reporting that Wes was making @ 350k in Minnesota and that LSU reportedly doubled that to 700k. The two podcasters were upset that Minn didn’t even try to match the offer from Jay Johnson.

Overall, they spoke very highly of Wes and seemed to wish that he stayed in Minneapolis.
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
27321 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:45 am to
How much did kelly and fitzgerald make?

Supposedly he was away from his family to much in the majors.
Posted by Mathias5k
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2018
1867 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:46 am to
er drop our balls on their face and caused an earthquake. they are still bracing for aftershock
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
8636 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 3:28 am to
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5 game series

Five games? Is it the postseason in baseball yet? Good God that's too many games.
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
20401 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 5:04 am to
350 in the majors with all of that shite travel and spring ball? F that.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67592 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:27 am to
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Wes is going to stay on as the pitching coach for the 5 game series with the Cleveland Guardians, and then head to Baton Rouge.


work through the end of June?
Posted by CDawson
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2017
16441 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:37 am to
Just shows they don't know Wes Johnson. If they did, they would see this is a no brainer for him and his family.
Posted by Hot Carl
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Member since Dec 2005
59303 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:39 am to
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They are puzzled as to why he would leave during the middle of the season


On its face, that does sound weird. But there’s really no other time you could ever voluntarily leave MLB for college. The MLB season is so long, the logistics would never work.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278674 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:48 am to
If they are doubling his salary, you can’t really tell your new employer to wait for you until September. Especially when recruiting is involved
Posted by landrywasbeast30
Member since Nov 2011
4904 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 11:23 am to
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The two podcasters were upset that Minn didn’t even try to match the offer from Jay Johnson.


I would like to know how Locked On goes about finding hosts for these shows. The St Louis Cardinals one, the host sounded like a teenager trying to impersonate local radio baseball announcers and he talks in cliches.

The Saints guy is super positive, everything is always great, never critical of anything, and also sounds like he is trying to get a radio job.

One of the Mavs guys is just a fricking idiot who thinks he is a comedian and sounds like a Bill Simmons wannabe.

I had to stop listening to all of these. Locked On created this network brand of sports podcasts by seemingly just hiring the first person to show up for the job to represent whatever team.
Posted by BleedPnG
LA
Member since Sep 2015
989 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 11:23 am to
Who the F are the Cleveland Guardians!?!??!?! Is that a minor league team?
Posted by Tigers4Lyfe
Member since Nov 2010
4543 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 11:44 am to
Article I read said the Twins tried to engage with him to see what it would take for him to stay on but he wouldn't even bargain.
Posted by IM_4_LSU
Augusta, GA
Member since Mar 2014
9001 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:49 pm to
A huge hire!
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