Hire a search firm? Consult with MLB lifers and other respected personnel folks across? Nope.
Media guides.
That was Minnesota Twins’ owner Jim Pohlad’s answer to where they’ll find their next general manager after firing Terry Ryan (above) on Monday. It even required the dreaded “not kidding” from the reporter who asked it, Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
I asked Jim Pohlad if he has studied other team's organizational structures. He said he's looked at every team's media guides. Not kidding.
— Chip Scoggins (@chipscoggins) July 18, 2016
If that doesn’t inspire confidence in a frustrated fan base, then who knows what will.
The Twins currently have the worst record in the American League and second-worst in baseball behind the Atlanta Braves.
Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
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