Indians Assistant GM Derek Falvey to take over as Twins President

Derek Falvey is credited with using new school techniques which are producing excellent results for the Cleveland pitching staff.

The Minnesota Twins search for a President of Baseball Operations appears to have come to an end with the hiring of Cleveland Indians Assistant GM Derek Falvey, according to Fox 9 Sports in Minneapolis.

Falvey has been with the Tribe for the last eight seasons and became AGM a year ago. He is considered one of the bright young stars in the industry and now gets a shot of running an organization. So what does that mean for the Twins?

In recent times, Minnesota has been in a funk, having missed the playoffs every year since they lost in the American League Division Series in 2010. They have finished above .500 once since then. They fired long-time manager Ron Gardenhire after a 70-92 season two years ago and while new skipper Paul Molitor managed a 83-79 record in 2015, the Twins have already hit 100 losses this year.

An organizational overhaul is expected and Molitor’s future is seriously in doubt. Falvey is said to possess an analytic mindset and will probably try to hire personnel that will work within that framework.

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The Twins interviewed a number people for the PBO position, including three from the White Sox front office, the Rays Chaim Bloom and the Mets’ John Ricco, before ultimately going with Falvey. He has the kind of people skills owner Jim Pohlad was looking for in a candidate.

After GM Terry Ryan was let go, there was some concern if Pohlad had enough baseball expertise to hire someone for such an important position. With the hiring of Falvey, the Twins are likely to have a radical makeover that, if it doesn’t work out, could set the franchise back another decade.

Falvey has a solid resume that has shown results, but whether it can work under the financial restrictions of a small market team is anyone’s guess. When you are coming off the first 100 loss season since 1982, usually the only way a team can go is up. At least that’s what Twins’ fans are hoping.