This just in…Terry’s out!
This was posted today on the forum today and it’s just too shocking for me to not report it. I know I rarely post anything serious, that was what wwtrd was suppose to do but I gotta report this. Here is the excerpt from Star Tribune’s blog Randball article:
Terry Ryan will step down as Twins general manager and be succeeded by longtime assistant Bill Smith, according to three persons within the organization.
The Twins have called a 2 p.m. press conference today to announce a “major announcement’’ in the baseball department.Ryan, 52, is completing his 12th season as general manager. The Twins have won the Central Division title in four of the last six seasons. He was Sporting News Executive of the Year in 2006, and is regarded as one of the top talent evaluators in baseball.
Smith, 49, has been with the Twins for 22 years. He has been vice-president/assistant general manager the last 13 seasons.
Ryan is expected to stay with the organization as a senior adviser, working with the scouting department.
As a longtime Twins fan and season ticket holder, I’m saddened by this. I feel like this might be caused by the lack of commitment to Terry to get players signed most notably financially. Not a good sign Twins fans. I guarantee that Terry will be snatched up by another ball club. I wonder what he could do with a team that will spend some more money? I can’t foresee him staying on as a “senior adviser” for long.
Saddened
–HS–
If this was his idea I don’t blame him. I wouldn’t want to work for cheap ass Pohlad either. TR will be GM again for some other team and he will do wonders under no payroll constraints. However, it wouldn’t suprise me if he was forced to resign though. Something about this doesn’t seem right. Why would he resign when we are headed into our biggest offseason in quite some time. Too many major decisions need to be made. I hope BS is as good as TR or Twins fans are in for some serious trouble. Mid 90’s here we come??????