>> CATHY: IT'S BEEN 12 DAYS SINCE THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAD THEIR FIRST FULL-SQUAD WORKOUT IN SPRING TRAINING.

LESS THAN A WEEK AGO THE MINNESOTA WILD WAS JUST TWO POINTS OUT OF THE LAST PLAYOFF SPOT, BUT THAT BALLOONED TO EIGHT POINTS AFTER LAST NIGHT'S LOSS.

THE VIKINGS' 2024 SEASON HASN'T BEGUN, BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT WHO WILL QUARTERBACK THE TEAM NEXT FALL.

LARRY FITZGERALD, SR., IS BACK.

WHEN HE'S NOT SITTING HERE WITH US, YOU CAN HEAR HIS RADIO WORK ON THE NATIONAL PROGRAMMING NETWORK.

FITZY, FITZY, WELCOME BACK.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Cathy: HELP US OUT HERE WITH THE VIKES.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE FUTURE OF KIRK COUSINS.

DOES HE STAY OR DOES HE GO?

>> WELL, HE'S COMING OFF AN INJURY, GOT HURT AGAINST THE PACKERS, REMEMBER, WHEN THE VIKINGS WON THAT GAME AND HE HAD TO LIMP OFF, OF COURSE, THE VIKINGS WERE 7-10, WEREN'T ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, REPEAT AS DIVISION CHAMPIONS.

SO HE'S IN A POSITION WHERE YOU JUST CAN'T LET HIM GO OUT LIKE THAT.

FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I SAY THEY GOT TO BRING HIM BACK BECAUSE HE CAN STILL PLAY, HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST QUARTERBACKS IN FOOTBALL UNTIL HE GOT HURT.

AND, SO, HE'S IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE THAN JUST THE VIKINGS, ASKING FOR HIS SERVICES.

ATLANTA'S GOING TO COME STRONG, AND IF THEY COME OVER 40 MILLION FOR A TWO-YEAR DEAL, THAT MIGHT KNOCK THE VIKINGS OUT OF THE BOX.

THE THINKING IS, YOU CAN'T DO BOTH.

YOU CAN'T SIGN KIRK AND TAKE THE 11th PICK, WHICH THEY HAVE, AND DRAFT A QUARTERBACK.

BECAUSE QUARTERBACKS DON'T WANT TO COME IN AND BE SITTING AND WAITING FOR TWO, THREE YEARS.

SO THAT'S -- THEY'RE IN A BOX.

>> Eric: I'M ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE WILD.

EARLY IN THE WEEK, THEY WERE WITHIN TWO OF THAT LAST PLAYOFF SPOT.

THEY PLAY NASHVILLE, NOW EIGHT POINTS OUT.

IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO PICK UP IN 20 GAMES.

>> 20 GAMES IS STILL A LOT OF GAMES.

>> Eric: OKAY.

>> IT'S EING ABLE TO PUT WINS BEHIND EACH OTHER, THAT TYPE OF THING.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET ETTER GOALTENDING, THAT TYPE OF THING.

IT'S MAZING TO EVEN THINK, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEASON, WHEN THEY WERE GIVING UP SEVEN GOALS A GAME, THAT THEY'RE EVEN WITHIN EIGHT POINTS.

>> Eric: OKAY.

>> BUT IT'S DOABLE.

I JUST HOPE THAT THEY CAN PUT ON THAT CHARGE.

IT'S MARCH.

YOU KNOW, MARCH MADNESS.

YOU KNOW, NOT JUST FOR BASKETBALL, BUT FOR HOCKEY.

THEY GOTTA TURN IT ON.

>> Cathy: DEFINITION ARE LOOKING -- TWINS ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, ACTUALLY, IN SPRING TRAINING SO FAR.

>> YOU KNOW, I JUST CAME BACK FROM ARIZONA.

I HAD TO GO AND SEE THE CACTUS LEAGUE, WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BASEBALL TEAM THAT SPENDS A BILLION DOLLARS, I GOTTA GO SEE THAT.

YOU KNOW?

>> Eric: THE DODGERS.

>> THE DODGERS.

YEAH.

FOUND OUT THAT HE GOT MARRIED, DIDN'T INVITE ME TO THE WEDDING.

>> Cathy: OH.

>> Eric: YOU GONNA GIVE HIM A TOASTER.

>> HE ACTUALLY HIT A HOMERUN AGAINST THE WHITE SOX THAT I SAW.

>> Eric: HE'S AMAZING.

>> HE'S AN INCREDIBLE TALENT.

IF THE DODGERS DON'T WIN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT BASEBALL?

YOU CAN SPEND A BILLION DOLLARS AND NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH?

>> Eric: WHAT'S UP WITH JOE POHLAD CUTTING THE BUDGET BY 20 MILLION, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?

>> HE'S ALLOWING SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE HAD CONSISTENT SUCCESS, NOT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY, LIKE TAMPA.

>> Eric: TAMPA, YEAH.

>> TAMPA BAY WINS EVERY YEAR, YOU KNOW, THEY WON 99 LAST YEAR, GOT KICKED OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS, THEIR BUDGET IS WAY DOWN.

THEY LOOK AT WHAT EVERYBODY DOES.

THE TEAMS THAT WIN, THAT DON'T SPEND, AND THE TEAMS THAT SPEND AND STILL WIN.

SO, IT'S A CATCH-22, BUT, I TELL YOU, ROYCE LEWIS, I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE -- >> Eric: Mr. GRAND SLAM.

>> HE'S Mr. STAR, I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GUY WHO CAN HIT 30 THIS YEAR.

>> Eric: BUXTON, CENTERFIELD.

>> Cathy: IF HE'S HEALTHY.

>> I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT.

HE DIDN'T PLAY AT ALL LAST YEAR.

I CAN'T REMEMBER A BASEBALL PLAYER NOT PLAYING ALL YEAR AND THEN NEXT YEAR HE COMES BACK AND LAYS 100 GAMES.

I'M PULLING FOR HIM.

HE'S A GREAT PLAYER WHEN HE PLAYS.

BUT, BOY, I TELL YOU, HIS AVERAGE HAS DROPPED, TOO, WHEN HE'S NOT PLAYING.

SO I HOPE THAT HE'LL GET BACK IN THE LINEUP.

>> Cathy: KAITLIN CLARK EXPERIENCE CAME TO THE BARN.

SHE WAS AMAZING.

TO WATCH.

OH, MY GOSH.

OF COURSE, SHE SINGLE-HANDEDLY BEAT THE GOPHERS.

THE GOPHERS DIDN'T LOOK THAT GREAT ANYWAY.

SHE'S JUST AMAZING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT HER?

>> SHE'S A GREAT TALENT, SHE'S GOING TO BE A HUGE HUGE LIFT FOR THE WNBA.

AND I'M CHALLENGING WOMEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO GET BEHIND THE WNBA.

THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 28 YEARS.

THEY ONLY PLAY 34 GAMES, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WOMEN NEED SUPPORT AND THEY NEED MORE WOMEN BUYING SEASON TICKETS TO HELP THE GAME AND BRING IT ALONG BECAUSE KAITLIN CLARK IS GOING TO BE THAT TYPE OF PLAYER THAT CAN HELP LIFT THE LEAGUE.

>> Eric: TWASTLES -- T-WOLVES, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?

>> THEY'RE GREAT, THEY'RE PLAYING TONIGHT, PLAYING SUNDAY AGAINST THE CLIPPERS, WHO EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE VERY VERY GOOD, I SAW THEM BELOW A 20-POINT LEAD TO THE LAKERS.

I THINK THE TIMBERWOLVES ARE LEGIT.

IF THEY STAY HEALTHY, THEY ARE GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THAW DON'T WANT TO PLAY IN THE PLAYOFFS.

>> Eric: ARE YOU A TENNIS PLAYER?

>> I USED TO BE.

I USED TO BE.

I'VE WON A FEW MATCHES, YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, GOLF HAS BECOME MY GAME AGAIN.

AS LONG AS I CAN GET TWO ASIDE FROM YOU, I'M GOOD.

>> Eric: NOT PADDLE BALL, THAT'S TENNIS, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT.

RIGHT.

>> Eric: LARRY FITZGERALD, ALWAYS GREAT,