The Minnesota Twins front office made the move to fire manager Paul Molitor that was in all reality fairly expected. Even though it was expected as Molitor was a hire of former Twins General Manager Terry Ryan and the Twins just wrapped up a 78-84 season in what was supposed to be a playoff contending year. That doesn’t mean the firing doesn’t feel a little unorthodox after Molitor had been praised over the years for his willingness to use information gained from analytics and the reality that he is only a year removed from winning Manager of the Year honors in 2017.