US EditionTwins Make Young Player Development a Clear Focus in the Search for Their Next Manager
The Twins seek a manager skilled in player development to navigate payroll uncertainty and improve young talent after missing the postseason four times in five years, president Falvey said.
- On Tuesday, Derek Falvey said the Minnesota Twins fired manager Rocco Baldelli and are casting a wide net for his successor amid uncertain payroll decisions by Joe Pohlad.
- The decision followed a 2024 collapse and internal review after the club missed the postseason four times in five years, but Falvey said development issues are not solely Baldelli's responsibility.
- Several front-office names surfaced as candidates, for example Rangers senior advisor Skip Schumaker and Guardians bench coach Craig Albernaz, while the Twins face competition from seven other teams including the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants.
- The new manager will need to persuade ownership and the front office by convincing Joe Pohlad, Derek Falvey and Jeremy Zoll of a plan to maximize production from young hitters Royce Lewis and Brooks Lee.
- Falvey describes the ideal hire as someone who can blend styles and be `a partner in that growth and development` for the mid-market team amid Pohlad family cost concerns.
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Twins make young player development a clear focus in the search for their next manager
The new manager of the Minnesota Twins will inherit an uncertain outlook for next season with no determination yet what the payroll will be.
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Twins’ next manager needs to be ‘right partner for the whole organization’
The Twins may have some competition when it comes to finding their new manager, with seven other major league teams navigating a search of their own. But as the process to replace Rocco Baldelli, the Twins are casting a wide net. “Once you start defining the exact traits you need, then you actually start thinning the pool,” president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey said Tuesday. “I think we start more blank sheet of paper, becau…
The next manager of the Minnesota Twins will inherit an uncertain picture for the coming season, with a group of owners in transition who have not yet determined what the payroll will be.
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