Some of the biggest news in the world of Minnesota sports this week came out of Target Field when the Twins announced that Paul Molitor would not be coming back as manager. It was surprising news to some, but personally, I wasn’t shocked for two main reasons. First, I never saw Molitor as that good of a manager. I don’t think he’d be half as popular if he wasn’t 1) a former Twin and 2) a St. Paul native. If it weren’t for those things, I think Twins fans would realize he’s not actually that great.
The second reason I wasn’t suprised was because I expected new Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey and General Manager Thad Levine to hire their own choice at manager at their first opportunity to do so.