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Brunansky out as Twins hitting coach; first base coach Davis let go
The Twins also announced they will retain pitching coach Neil Allen, third base coach Gene Glynn, bullpen coach Eddie Guardado, assistant hitting coach Rudy Hernandez and bench coach Joe Vavra.
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Tom Brunansky, Butch Davis won't be back on Twins staff in 2017
Manager Paul Molitor's staff will be mostly intact next season.
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Reusse blog: Baseball smart is the way to go, and Twins just hired smart
If you dealt with Calvin Griffith (as I did), it's quite a shock to be listening to guys who have baseball roots with the Trinity Bantams and Haverford Fords.
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Twins' new leaders intend to pursue experienced players for clubhouse
Derek Falvey and Thad Levine cited veteran leadership as a trait that helped their previous teams succeed. Mike Napoli and Rajai Davis are examples from pennant-winning Cleveland.
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Making moves: Falvey's new Twins leadership team gets to work
Figuring out what to do about options at several positions is at the top of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine's to-do list. Also, a decision on members of the coaching staff should come quickly.
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Scoggins: Technically speaking, Twins finally arrive in 21st century
Derek Falvey and Thad Levine made a positive first impression by outlining their global strategy in polished corporate talk mixed with a few deadpanned one-liners.
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New Twins execs happy to keep Paul Molitor at the helm
The manager is effusive in his praise of his much younger new superiors, and vice versa.
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The Twins' new 1-2 punch: Derek Falvey and Thad Levine
Some background on Derek Falvey and Thad Levine, the new front-office leaders of the Twins:
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A look at possible offseason Twins options
Looking as areas of concern for the Twins as free agency begins.
Twins looking for 'balance between the art and science of baseball'
This will be a regime change and a fundamental shift in the way the Twins approach things.
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Will Twins require a tear-down? Falvey and Levine aren't ready to say
The Twins' new baseball bosses have some catching up to do, and they'll begin doing that in the next 72 hours at MLB's general manager meetings.
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Thad Levine: Five things to know about the new Twins general manager
Levine was introduced as the new Twins general manager Monday at Target Field after spending the past 11 seasons with the Texas Rangers.
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Souhan: Local teams are a mess, so who surges first?
The Vikings' dominance, the Wolves' promise, the Wild's hope and the Twins' optimism as of last March have all vanished, and Gopher football has yet to beat a competent team.
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Twins' new front office leaders can inject life into a broken system
Twins owner Jim Pohlad is ready to invest in strengthening the infrastructure and moving the organization in line with what many other organizations are doing.
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Reusse: Ex-Twin Randy Bush gets third World Series thrill
After two wins with the Twins as a player, Randy Bush is now a World Series champion as a member of the the front office with the Cubs.
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Twins name Levine general manager; Falvey meets media Monday
The 44-year-old Levine has been an assistant GM for Texas since October of 2005; he worked in the Colorado organization the previous six seasons.
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Twins' offseason calendar
The winter meetings are Dec. 5-8 in Washington D.C.
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Can Peterson provide Vikings same boost Kyle Schwarber did for Cubs?
Schwarber surprised everyone by returning for the World Series after being out since April with a knee injury. Peterson still hopes to return from his injured this season.
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Now that the World Series is over, Levine on board as Twins get busy
The offseason is officially here, and the Twins are playing catch-up after waiting for new baseball chief Derek Falvey to finish up with the Indians
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- Ohtani hits 2-run homer and scores go-ahead run on his special day in LA as Dodgers beat Reds 7-3
- Javier Báez has 5 RBIs, Tigers knock out 17 hits in 13-0 pummeling of Diamondbacks
- Nootbaar, Winn hit 2-run homers, Cardinals drop Red Sox below .500 with 10-6 win
- Twins miffed by rare infield shift violation and questionable pitch calls in 3-2 loss to Guardians
- Angels beat Rangers 9-3 to give Ron Washington win in his 1st game as visiting manager in Texas
- Meyers, Peña homer as Astros beat Brewers 5-4 for season-high sixth straight win
- Matt Waldron strikes out 10 as Padres silence Braves' bats in 3-1 win
- Tyler Alexander takes perfect game into eighth inning as Rays beat Blue Jays 4-3
- Gunnar Henderson's leadoff homer launches big 1st inning for Orioles in 9-2 win over Mariners
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