The Twins have dropped two of three games to the Detroit Tigers and will now try to even the series on Thursday before they head to New York to play the Mets.
There’s not much to say about this series with Detroit, except that Brian Dozier has hit his 40th and 41st home runs to set a new single-season record for second baseman in the American League. He also has tied Mark Trumbo of the Baltimore Orioles for the major league lead in homers. Despite the additional dingers, the Twins lost 9-6 on Wednesday.
Only two players in #MNTwins history have hit 40 home runs in a season, Harmon Killebrew and Brian Dozier. pic.twitter.com/xFoJId5rAu
— The Twins Almanac (@TwinsAlmanac) September 13, 2016
More disturbing, though, is that potential front office candidates for president of baseball operations and general manager are turning the Twins down. Former Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and Oakland GM David Forst both declined to be interviewed, and Alex Anthopoulos, the former GM of the Toronto Blue Jays, also took a pass.
Sources: Ben Cherington isn't the only exec who has turned down interview with Twins. Multiple GM types have rebuffed their interest so far.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 14, 2016
The Twins job is desirable, especially with them offering the president title. But overhauling their infrastructure will take a good while.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 14, 2016
That leaves Royals assistant GM J.J. Picollo, who apparently has already met with the Twins, and the following executives with the Cubs also have been mentioned: Jason McLeod, Shiraz Rehman and Jared Porter.
Extra innings…
-After Wednesday’s loss, the Twins fell to 54-92.
-The Twins have yet to commit an error in three games against the Tigers.
-The Twins have a win-loss record of 7-8 versus the Mets.
Hector Santiago gets the ball on Thursday.