“Multiple GM types” have failed to reciprocate interest shown in them by the Twins, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (on Twitter). Passan goes on to suggest that while the job and president of baseball operations title are appealing, there could be some reluctance due to the fact that overhauling the organization’s infrastructure is no small task.
We’ve already heard recently that Alex Anthopoulos turned down a chance at consideration. And Passan says the same held true of former Red Sox GM Ben Cherington, who joined the Blue Jays earlier today in a position of less authority than he theoretically could have obtained in Minnesota. La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune first reported that Cherington declined Minnesota’s request for an interview and cited “personal reasons” for doing so. Per Neal’s report, Twins brass nonetheless chatted with Cherington and “picked his brain” on some potential candidates.
Athletics GM David Forst, too, has “declined interest,” according to Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN (via Twitter). Forst only recently moved into the general manager seat in Oakland, with Billy Beane moving up to the president of baseball operations role, though Beane seemingly remains very active in running the Athletics’ operations department.
The Twins are dangling an opportunity to achieve the president of baseball operations title, which in theory at least adds to the allure of the position. And the club has gobs of young talent, even if some of it hasn’t panned out thus far at the Major League level. The opportunity seemingly exists for the president-to-be to handpick a general manager, too, though owner Jim Pohlad has made clear that manager Paul Molitor will be retained, and there have been suggestions that interim GM Rob Antony will remain with the organization in some capacity. Antony, long the assistant GM under Terry Ryan and Bill Smith, is reportedly under contract through next season.
It certainly doesn’t seem as if Minnesota has failed to attract any appealing candidates as their front office search gets underway in earnest. The organization already sat down with Royals AGM J.J. Picollo and may be headed for a chat with highly-regarded Cubs exec Jason McLeod as well.
I tweeted at them that I’d take the job
Well it looks like youre the lead candidate at the moment then lol
I’ll also take the job
are you Andy McPhail?
Well, The Twins are a low budget team in a freezing cold area and they are in a position where they have players just not performing so theoretically it could take a full season until you even have a direction as to where to go depending on how the kids like buxton, berrios and kepler play in 2017.
Not low budget. Plenty of money to spend.
Freezing cold area = higher record high temp than Florida
Why not Zoidberg?
Tony Larussa will be looking soon. Then he can help out the Braves
Please consider Ned Colletti. I am tired of looking at him and listening to him on the Dodger post game shows.
I think the Braves are fine
have you seen there record. don’t think there fine.
Look at the braves farm. There totally fine
I’m available lol, I have some baseball experience
Maybe my cousin in tee ball could get the job
Maybe the kid from little big league could take the job
I’m thinking if you loose 100 games they should fold the team and have a draft.
wow there are people out there that want the job. Lol
There’s always Mike Arbuckle. He was short changed out of the Phillies GM job a bunch of years ago. The Royals snapped him up, maybe he could help the Twins and I am of the opinion that he could.
they can have kenny williams
I’ve seen every Kevin Costner baseball movie made at least twice. I made this very clear in my application email and I argent heard back yet, but pretty sure they are just playing hard to get. Just saying none of y’all should get your hopes up because the job is mine. Unless there’s someone out there that’s seen every Kevin Costner baseball movie three times. If so.. I’m screwed.
I mean if the Twins really need someone they could take Jack Zurendzick. I mean there’s pretty much no chance but he really wasn’t that bad with Seattle, his top pitching prospect gets a career ending injurie, another top pitching prospect dies, Adam Jones got traded away just before he came on, and his other young center fielder died, while his next center fielder Gutierrez gets a disease where he can barely play. While he made lots of terrible moves, he had really bad luck.
Part of the problem might be that the candidates have been told they have to keep Molitor and the coaching staff, right? Why would you interview for a job as “president of baseball operations” and then immediately be handcuffed to a manager you didn’t hire?
I know Molitor is beloved but there’s no indication that he’s a good manager.
This would be like the new US President having to keep the previous cabinet. Not appealing.
The trouble is likely that no Manager wants to be managed.
I would like to see Wayne Krivsky get another chance. Wayne Krivsky inherited a mess in Cincinnati and changed things around quickly by bringing in young unknown players. He turned the worst pitching staff in the NL into potentially one of the best. His final year, the pitching staff was a balance of power and fineness:: Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, and CL Francisco Cordero. The regulars were either old or one dimensional sluggers such as LF Adam Dunn and 3B Edwin Encarnacion. He brought in more balanced players such as 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, and RF Jay Bruce. Ownership couldn’t wait. Walt Jocketty came available (who went back to bringing in old well known players) and Krivsky was dumped.
Agreed. Jocketty contributed so much less than Krivsky. But Jocketty gets all the praise?!? It’s inexplicable.
Dear Twins,
I have multiple fantasy baseball championships on my resume!
Not sure that a real world GM can just drop superstar players when they get hurt or make like 50 waiver claims in a season… Still I couldn’t be any worse than the Twins’ last decade or so!
Dear Twins.
If you hire me I will have the same effect on the franchise that young billy heywood had on the twins back in the day. Let me run the show and we will win the world series in 3 years or your money back.