The Twins fired general manager Terry Ryan on Monday. Dave Cameron at FanGraphs notes that this might be a very good spot for a GM trying to make his mark in the game:
That said, this should be a fairly attractive job for a younger candidate looking to make their mark in the game. Buxton isn’t a complete bust just yet, and with Sano around, there are a couple of potential cornerstone pieces in place, if the new regime can figure out how to maximize their abilities. The team also isn’t as bad as their record makes them look — their BaseRuns record is 40-51, still not great, but less disastrous — and could be in line for some improvement even without a lot of tinkering. Toss in a division that doesn’t have a traditional behemoth, and the Twins path back to contention could be shorter than some of the other jobs that have opened up lately.
They are only one year removed from a good season.
Ryan is linked in my mind to Pat Gillick. Neither liked the idea of Moneyball, but both in their own way knew how to play that game without reams of data. Back in the early years of the 21st century, you could be successful that way. Now, with nearly every team trying to exploit advanced data analysis, it’s easier for someone like Ryan to be left behind.
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