With GM search underway, Twins open to outside hire

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins have not yet begun their search for a replacement for outgoing general manager Terry Ryan, but they hope to have a successor in place by the end of the 2016 regular season. Although the franchise traditionally has preferred to hire from within, the Twins will consider both internal and external candidates, and they could turn to an external search firm to guide their search.

“Yes, I would say [we’re] nervous,” said Twins owner and CEO Jim Pohlad. “We haven’t had to [search recently], and even if we ultimately went outside to hire a person, that’s even harder, because they’re not as known a quantity. We’re going to do a thorough process at vetting all of the candidates that are put forth to us, and hopefully at the end of that, we’ll have a good sense for people and maybe we won’t be so nervous.”

• Ryan dismissed; Antony named interim GM

Interim GM Rob Antony has been with the organization since 1988 and will have full authority in the role through the end of the season. Antony remains a prime internal candidate for the full-time position, but Pohlad alluded to the need to change the organization’s fundamental approach moving forward, which was a major reason he decided to move on from Ryan.

“We have a great organization from top to bottom,” Pohlad said. “We do need to see how we can do things differently/better. There’s no question about that. We …

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