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Sid Hartman: Jim Pohlad sees Twins going through major changes
There’s no question that this is the biggest transitional season in Jim Pohlad’s time as owner of the Twins.
He will have a new manager in Rocco Baldelli who is the first one hired from outside the organization since Ray Miller came from the Orioles in the middle of the 1985 season. Miller lasted part of two seasons before being replaced by Tom Kelly.
The team also is dealing with low attendance. The past five seasons, in which the Twins have had three losing years including 78-84 in 2018, they have combined to average 25,790 fans per game, after getting 35,943 fans per game the first four seasons at Target Field.
And there’s no doubt that playing without Joe Mauer means the team has to have other players step up, and the fact that Pohlad signed off on contract extensions for shortstop Jorge Polanco and outfielder Max Kepler shows that the owner is ready to have a new group take over the club.
So is Pohlad still excited to be owner of the club after a decade?
“Everybody likes to be involved with sports [ownership] and baseball in particular,” said Pohlad, whose father, Carl, died 10 years ago. “This time of year there are 30 optimistic teams. We’re one of them. It’s fun.”
http://www.startribune.com/jim-pohlad-sees-twins-going-through-major-changes/505945242/
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There’s no question that this is the biggest transitional season in Jim Pohlad’s time as owner of the Twins.
He will have a new manager in Rocco Baldelli who is the first one hired from outside the organization since Ray Miller came from the Orioles in the middle of the 1985 season. Miller lasted part of two seasons before being replaced by Tom Kelly.
The team also is dealing with low attendance. The past five seasons, in which the Twins have had three losing years including 78-84 in 2018, they have combined to average 25,790 fans per game, after getting 35,943 fans per game the first four seasons at Target Field.
And there’s no doubt that playing without Joe Mauer means the team has to have other players step up, and the fact that Pohlad signed off on contract extensions for shortstop Jorge Polanco and outfielder Max Kepler shows that the owner is ready to have a new group take over the club.
So is Pohlad still excited to be owner of the club after a decade?
“Everybody likes to be involved with sports [ownership] and baseball in particular,” said Pohlad, whose father, Carl, died 10 years ago. “This time of year there are 30 optimistic teams. We’re one of them. It’s fun.”
http://www.startribune.com/jim-pohlad-sees-twins-going-through-major-changes/505945242/
Win Twins!!