Key Highlights
- Falvey then remembers Hartman asking a question that essentially amounted to “What makes you such a genius?”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOnly time would tell. Falvey had just been coming off a run as the then-Cleveland Indians assistant general manager where he had helped construct a roster that reached the World Series.
- Hired by the Twins to take over their baseball operations department, the ensuing nine years would be a mixed bag for Falvey, who oversaw four playoff teams and three division titles while leading the organization through some turbulent times, especially of late. Falvey departed the Twins organization on Friday, a mutual decision between him and Tom Pohlad, who took over as the Twins executive chair from his brother, Joe, six weeks earlier.“I hope I came in and I made it better and I leave it better than I found it,” Falvey said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAt the time Falvey stepped into the role, the Twins were coming off of a dreadful 103-loss season, one which earned them the No.
- 1 overall pick, which was used to draft Royce Lewis. Falvey and co.
- quickly started the process of modernizing the Twins’ baseball operations department.
- They turned the team around, nabbing a Wild Card before a quick postseason exit.
