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Latest On Twins’ Managerial Search

By Jeff Todd | October 22, 2014 at 12:45pm CDT

As the Twins continue to seek a replacement for longtime skipper Ron Gardenhire, here are the latest news and rumors:

OCTOBER 22:

  • Molitor’s one-on-one meeting with GM Terry Ryan went “fine” but did not result in a job offer, per a tweet from Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
  • Internal candidate Gene Glynn is out of the running, according to Jim Mandelaro of the Democrat and Chronicle. It is unclear if he will return to his current post as manager of the Rochester Red Wings.
  • Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN would hire Lovullo, he writes in his latest piece. Lovullo offers substantial experience and outside ideas from a first rate organization. Mackey notes that the Twins like to hire from within, which favors Molitor and Mientkiewicz. It does appear as though Minnesota has narrowed down to these three candidates.
  • Speaking of Lovullo, the Red Sox have granted the Twins an extension to continuing speaking with him, tweets Nick Cafardo.

OCTOBER 21:

  • Molitor has a one-on-one meeting with GM Terry Ryan today, tweets Wolfson, which could mean a number of things.
  • Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe tweets that Lovullo is “very much” still in the mix, and Mackey echoes that sentiment.
  • Jon Heyman of CBS Sports writes that Orioles bench coach John Russell, once a rumored candidate, never heard from the Twins.

OCTOBER 20:

  • Still in the running for the post, according to Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN (via Twitter), are Paul Molitor, Doug Mientkiewicz, and Torey Lovullo.
  • The Twins have told Alomar that he is no longer under consideration, tweets Wolfson. Hale has also been advised that he will not get the position, according to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun (h/t Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press).

OCTOBER 17:

  • Wolfson tweets that McEwing has been ruled out for the position, meaning that the team could be inching closer to making a decision.

OCTOBER 16:

  • Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN reports that the Twins have also interviewed Blue Jays bench coach Demarlo Hale (Twitter link). Hale’s name had been mentioned speculatively previously, but this appears to be the first report of his concrete candidacy, let alone an interview.

OCTOBER 11:

  • Minnesota interviewed White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing yesterday for the managerial opening, La Velle A. Neal III of the Star Tribune reports. Lovullo, who is also among the eight known candidates, interviewed today. Meanwhile, Neal notes that Triple-A Rochester skipper Gene Glynn is another internal candidate. Jim Mandelaro of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported Glynn’s candidacy earlier this month.

OCTOBER 9:

  • Indians first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. will also interview for the position, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets.

OCTOBER 7:

  • Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports (via Twitter) that the Twins have received permission to interview Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo.
  • MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger spoke with GM Terry Ryan about the search, and while Ryan admitted that it’d be preferable to hire someone with whom the organization is familiar, his preference is simply to get the best candidate, regardless of past affiliation. To this point, the Twins have only interviewed internal candidates Molitor and Mientkiewicz, but interviews with external candidates will happen in the coming weeks.

OCTOBER 6:

  • The Twins have asked for and received permission to interview A’s bench coach Chip Hale, Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN reports via Twitter. Hale saw action in parts of six big league seasons with Minnesota.

OCTOBER 5:

  • Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters he expects the Twins to interview bench coach John Russell after the playoffs.

OCTOBER 4:

  • The Twins have had multiple interviews with Molitor, Neal tweets.

OCTOBER 2:

  • The Twins met yesterday with Paul Molitor regarding the position, reports La Velle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune. Molitor, a St. Paul native that ended his Hall-of-Fame playing career in a Twins uniform, served as a coach last year under Gardenhire. Minnesota intends to move quickly to find a new manager, GM Terry Ryan told Neal.
  • The club also interviewed Doug Mientkiewicz today for the opening, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The 40-year-old former first baseman spent seven years as a player with Minnesota. Since retiring, he has become the skipper for the Twins’ High-A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle.
  • Mientkiewicz and Paul Molitor are “finalists” for the position, adds Nightengale. It is not clear whether the team is still considering other options.
  • Neal lists Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo and White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing as being candidates that the club has considered. Other names recently noted, at least as possibilities, include Twins bench coach Terry Steinbach, Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo, Rays bench coach Dave Martinez, and former big league skipper Ozzie Guillen, as well as Orioles bench coach John Russell.
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42 Comments

  1. westcoastwhitesox

    11 years ago

    We need more Ozzie Guillen in the AL Central…come on Twins, make it happen!

    Reply
    • Unassisted Triple Play

      11 years ago

      I’m sure you would LOVE for guillen to come in and ruin the twins. It’s not going to happen.

      Reply
      • Curt Green

        11 years ago

        Ruin the Twins? Have you been around the last 4 years??

        Reply
        • buffalonichols

          11 years ago

          They are finally starting to show some promise again. I don’t want Guillen anywhere near this team. There’s a reason Miami fired him one year into a four-year contract, after all.

          Reply
          • Curt Green

            11 years ago

            I know BUT two things I do like about him. His relationship to Latin players and his spunky attitude. Who are we kidding, Paul has the job locked down. they just don’t want it to be obvious.

            Reply
            • buffalonichols

              11 years ago

              I think the negatives overwhelm those two positives. I think there’s a pretty good chance he’s not the only Latino candidate out there who has some fire in his belly.

              Reply
          • joe 44

            11 years ago

            yea and that reason is fidel castro

            Reply
  2. Unassisted Triple Play

    11 years ago

    Doug Mientkiewicz would be a VERY popular pick among the twins loyal fan base. There’s not direct coaching ties to the previous regime – clean break – and he brings a young fresh approach that is desperately needed. I think he would be successful just as Brad Ausmus has seen success with Detroit.

    Reply
    • Curt Green

      11 years ago

      Of course, he won’t have the same players or owners as Brad Ausmus.

      Reply
      • Unassisted Triple Play

        11 years ago

        You’re right – his players will be better! =) Buxton Sano Meyer Berrios Stewart Gordon — Future looks gooooooood!

        Reply
    • M.Kit

      11 years ago

      writers would hate it….for the name alone

      Reply
  3. buffalonichols

    11 years ago

    Sickening. I guess Ryan was lying when he talked about casting a wide net in this search. Or his definition of a “casting a wide net” is vastly different from nearly everybody else. Look, I think Molitor and Mientkiewicz are relatively solid candidates, but I hope they truly are considering more candidates, especially ones from outside the organization. Even if they end up hiring Molitor or Dougie Baseball.

    Reply
    • Karl Larson

      11 years ago

      Don’t forget that Tony Pena was the runner-up in the process when Gardy took over in 2003. The search isn’t over. Both Moli and Doug are fine candidates anyways. What you should be upset about is if the Twins don’t hire a Spanish-speaking coach from outside the org.

      Reply
    • Sky14

      11 years ago

      I agree, would hope the team does it’s due diligence to find the best candidate and wouldn’t mind seeing a manager open to new ideas like use of shifts and analytics. That being said I wouldn’t be upset with Molitor or Dougie. In fact I like most the names floated out thus far.

      Reply
    • Dock_Elvis

      11 years ago

      It likely WAS a wide net. He tossed it out from his office and snagged the first few people he hit.

      Reply
  4. Aloha Jack

    11 years ago

    Bring back Tom Kelly!

    Reply
    • Twinsfan79

      11 years ago

      While I would welcome such a move, it ain’t happening. Although I do believe he would be the best candidate hands down. No nonsense kinda guy. Very capable of managing high caliber players and young ones alike. Exactly what this team needs.

      Reply
    • Bg

      11 years ago

      Please no. Tom did a great job with team back in the day, but he’s too much like gardenhire which as we know didn’t work any longer with the current roster.

      Reply
  5. Bg

    11 years ago

    Will be surprised if team goes outside organization for this. That’s how they operate. That’s the reason gardenhire lasted as long as he did. Anywhere else and he would have been let go years ago.

    One positive with molitor is that gardy didn’t want him on staff which seems to indicate he had a different philosophy. In the end think they will hire molitor as mgr and Doug m will be mgr in waiting when molitor retires.

    Reply
  6. StantonLikeMyDaddy

    11 years ago

    Oquendo, Maddux, Martinez, Dougie…in that order

    Reply
  7. Michael 22

    11 years ago

    Roy Howell?

    Reply
  8. Gland1

    11 years ago

    No Wally Backman here either?

    Reply
  9. Dock_Elvis

    11 years ago

    I picture Paul Molitor sitting in an office dimming the lights for his video resume. On the screen pop Teddy Higuera and Jim Gantner standing in the middle of a random AZ practice field giving a Letterman’s top 10 list of reasons to hire Paul Molitor

    Reply
  10. DippityDoo

    11 years ago

    Seems like the right kinda situation for Mike Maddux, but it will never happen.

    Reply
    • Ryan F.

      11 years ago

      If I’m the Rangers I hire Mike Maddux as manager and prevent him from interviewing anywhere else

      Reply
  11. wkkortas

    11 years ago

    John Russell should never be allowed to be anywhere near a big league bench again; his tenure in Pittsburgh was a disaster, and that’s not even considering his record.

    Reply
    • sdimmick3

      11 years ago

      although i agree, consider what he had to work with too. It’s not like he had Sano, Buxton and others waiting in line.

      Reply
      • wkkortas

        11 years ago

        Again, it wasn’t his record–the Pirate clubhouse was in such chaos that he had to go to ownership to get rid of Joe Kerrigan, who was “conspiring” with veteran players to have some sort of leadership/semblance of a pulse in the locker room. Though he has (or at least, had) a rep for being good with young players, I wouldn’t want him anywhere near mine.

        Reply
  12. Unassisted Triple Play

    11 years ago

    Whoever it’s going to be is really really going to have a tall task in getting the same respect Gardy got from his players. Say what you will about the last four seasons – Gardenhire was and always will be a top notch and classy manager who did great things when given the talent to do so. I mean 6 division titles in a decade against teams with much higher payrolls? Great job! I hope the Twins find the right man cuz they let a good one go.

    Reply
    • Big Giant Head

      11 years ago

      agreed!

      Reply
    • Bg

      11 years ago

      Not sure if respect is the proper term here. Honestly think players got too chummy with him which is different than respect when it comes to a manager/employee professional relationship.

      Also disagree with him doing great things. He did good with the talent but not great IMO. Team was right up there in division for payroll and division was very weak those years.

      Do think new mgr will have his work cut out for him to change bad habits

      Reply
    • tigerfan1968

      11 years ago

      I agree. As a Tiger fan I think the Twins have always won more games than I would have thought. No hitting, no pitching and yet they are close to respectable. If Sano and Buxton are near what they are supposed to be someone will be getting a good team to build with. I do wonder why Lovullo and Sandy Alomar Jr. seem to have been interviewed for the last 20 openings and have been shut out . At what point do you say enough or basta or suficiente.

      Reply
  13. bigmike04

    11 years ago

    Ozzie guillen doesnt need to take a managing job anywhere since he getting paid not to manage in majors by miami…

    Reply
  14. Tyler Claus Coners

    11 years ago

    I wanna see Doug Mientkiewicz get the job. He kinda knows how to handle younger talent.

    Reply
  15. Melvin Mendoza, Jr.

    11 years ago

    They can have Fredi Gonzalez

    Reply
  16. ray1

    11 years ago

    Why hasn’t Molitor been offered the job?

    Reply
    • Dock_Elvis

      11 years ago

      Because Jim Gantner keeps demanding to be named second base coach. No idea..Id say it’s his to lose and they aren’t in a rush to announce it during playoff time.

      Reply
  17. Vandals Took The Handles

    11 years ago

    Sounding more and more like the Twins had one or two guys in mind….probably from their own organization, but are taking the opportunity to find out in-depth about theories other teams are using.

    Reply
  18. M.Kit

    11 years ago

    Seems Lovullo is destined to get a manager job one of these days. Has been a finalist countless times now it seems

    Reply
  19. dickwhitman

    11 years ago

    Bob Elliott is with the Toronto Sun, not the Toronto Star. The Star is the superior newspaper but Elliott, as the best baseball columnist in Canada, almost evens the scales.

    Reply
    • Steve Adams

      11 years ago

      Thanks. That’s been corrected.

      Reply
  20. Curt Green

    11 years ago

    Since it has been 23 years since the last WS appearance, it makes perfect sense to hire from within. NOT!

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