LEN3: Twins Looking to Hire Levine as GM

[Brandon Warne]

Bombshell: 

 

https://t.co/0Gkyaw5DAz

[Brandon Warne]

Strib Sports has clarified on Twitter that he's a *candidate*

 

That's still a huge name. 

[Brandon Warne]

Feels a little like the title and article say things that are......perhaps a little different. 

[Brandon Warne]

Tweet from Rangers beat reporter Evan Grant:

 

This seems pretty legit.

[Squirrel]

Okay, wow. Color me a tad ... shocked ... if this turns out to be so.

[Vanimal46]

*Insert It's Happening! Gif here*

 

A front office of people outside the organization? This is a breath of fresh air!

[ShouldaCouldaWoulda]

https://www.google.com/amp/nolanwritin.com/2014/08/21/texas-rangers-thad-levine/amp/?client=safari

 

Decent interview from a few years ago. Seems to be "lovable" and funny. States his primary role is contract specialist, but involved all over. Seems blunt and open, and even admired to using various baseball advanced baseball sites for any info they can use. My favorite take was how he and other FO use Twitter via allias names. Here's to him using one of our crazy opinions or ideas, and it working.

[Mr. Brooks]

Lavelle (very matter of factly) makes it sound like Falvey is making decisions while the Indians are still playing.

 

I wonder if he'll get ripped as badly as I did for suggesting that?

[Monkeypaws]

They got everything they need to succeed here, provided corporate lets them do their job.

 

5 years of premium picks in the system, and another to come. Good young core. Nice ballyard. Good fan support, considering. 

 

[Mr. Brooks]

People seem pretty excited it is this guy.

I must admit I'm a little behind in my media guide reading, I'm not sure I know much about him.

[darin617]

Be ready to kiss your thread goodbye. It will get devoured into a thread by a Mod. Congrats on reporting it first.

[Brandon Warne]

 

Be ready to kiss your thread goodbye. It will get devoured into a thread by a Mod. Congrats on reporting it first.

 

Uh, OK

[ShouldaCouldaWoulda]

Uh, OK

Do it now, outta spite.

[PseudoSABR]

More outside voices counters the country club culture.  This doesn't seem like a nepotistic hire in the least, which has been one of the Twins' chief flaws.

 

I look forward to learning about the guy, but let's give a few days before we declare victory or defeat.

[PseudoSABR]

 

Lavelle (very matter of factly) makes it sound like Falvey is making decisions while the Indians are still playing.

I wonder if he'll get ripped as badly as I did for suggesting that?

Who cares? Speculating is far different from journalistic sourcing.

[Thrylos]

Levine is currently responsible for contracts, statistical, and financial analysis.   Take the statistics part away and this has been Rob Antony's job.  Falvey is more on the development side, he is more into data and numbers.  Pretty good combination.

[Squirrel]

Continue discussion in the article thread.

http://twinsdaily.com/topic/24174-article-twins-targeting-rangers-assistant-levine-for-gm/

 

Thanks, Brandon, for breaking the story.