Sep 30, 2024 - Sports

Twins' collapse won't cost manager, Falvey their jobs

A smiling man with brown hair, light skin and tinted sunglasses leans over a bullpen railing on a baseball field — Minnesota Twins executive chair Joe Pohlad, seen here in February, before the wheels fell off the Twins' season. Photo: Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images

The Minnesota Twins' epic late-season collapse will not cost top baseball exec Derek Falvey his job, the team's owner told reporters Sunday.

What he's saying: "I don't judge employees off of six crummy weeks. [Derek Falvey has] got eight years of a résumé … and yeah, he's busting his ass. He's the right guy," said Twins executive chair Joe Pohlad.

Manager Rocco Baldelli will also be back, Falvey added, per MLB.com: "Rocco is my manager … I believe in him."

Yes, but: The Athletic's Aaron Gleeman reported that he expects multiple members of the front office and coaching staff to be fired.

He asked directly about the status of general manager Thad Levine, and Falvey declined to comment.

The big picture: 2024 will go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities in Twins history.

Even after ownership slashed payroll by $30 million coming into this season, the team entered September looking like a near-lock to make the postseason.
Then the wheels fell off. The team went 12-27 over the final six weeks.

Zoom in: "It's hard to look at a team that missed the playoffs by four games and not assume an extra $30 million would have gotten it across the finish line," Gleeman wrote.

The other side: "I'm not going to get into payroll right now, but we will have a better product on the field next year," Pohlad told Gleeman.

Unnamed sources told the Star Tribune the team is not planning any more payroll reductions next year.

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Twins' collapse won't cost manager, Falvey their jobs

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