This was somewhat of a surprise. He went from executive of the year to unemployed within less then a year and while the Twins could potentially finish below .500 this year, it’s hard to throw too much blame at Ryan. He’s done what he can and he’s pulled off some of the most lopsided trades over the past ten year. Ryan’s assistant, Bill Smith takes over as the team’s GM.
I know I haven’t talked much about the current day Twins much these days but they’ve been effectively out of it for some time. And it’s hard to get excited about a team when everyone talks about Torii Hunter being gone with Johan Santana not far behind. You hope with the new stadium that we’ll see an opening of the wallet by Pohlad but I’m not holding my breath.
In the meantime, I’ll spend my evenings watching the Twins wind down their season, knowing they’re set up with with guys like Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer along with a few other guys making their way up. Having Francisco Liriano in the rotation next year would be a welcome sight as well.
And for a great look at Terry Ryan and what he’s done for the Twins, be sure to stop by Aaron Gleeman’s blog.
