THAD LEVINE
Game Annual Meeting 2016 | December 13, 2016 |
Doubleheader: Derek Falvey / Thad Levine and the Dave and Sid Show
With the Twins operating under new management in the baseball operations, Falvey, the head of baseball operations, and Levine, the general manager, talked about their backgrounds and philosophies. The second half of the meeting saw Sid Hartman and Dave Mona interview a number of prominent local sports personalities including Kevin Warren, Chad Greenway, Cheryl Reeve, Chuck Fletcher, Richard Pitino and Scott Layden.
Game 913 | May 14, 2019 | Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Cory Provus
The Twins baseball leaders agreed that the long-term plan for winning teams had to come from building a strong minor league feeder system rather than free agency. Falvey said the Twins' farm system was currently ranked 5th or 6th among all teams. Levine said the team had offered long-term deals to a number of young players and that they were thrilled that Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler had accepted. Falvey said that some form of a salary cap might be part of the next round of negotiations on a Collective Bargaining Agreement with players. Cory Provus, the radio voice of the Twins, moderated the discussion.
(LtoR) Dave St. Peter (physician), Cory Provus (moderator), Thad Levine, Derek Falvey, Lester Bagley, Dave Mona
Game 930 | July 14, 2020 | Minnesota Twins: Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Wes Johnson, Mike Bell and Cory Provus
Cory Provus once again moderated a Minnesota Twins program in which General Manager Thad Levine introduced two members of Rocco Baldelli's coaching staff. Pitching Coach Wes Johnson the year before was hired from the Arkansas Razorbacks. He talked about the unusual move from college baseball to professional ranks. Mike Bell, a member of a deep professional baseball family, joined the team in 2019 as bench coach. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in January 2021 and will miss the early part of the Twins' season.
Row 1: Dave St. Peter; Row 2: Mike Bell, Cory Provus (moderator), Derek Falvey; Row 3: Thad Levine, Wes Johnson; Row 4: Ross Levin, Dave Mona
Game 948 | April 27, 2021 | Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Cory Provus
The Twins top baseball executives said they were concerned about the team’s slow start but quoted Billy Beane as saying, “In April and May you evaluate your team. In June and July you make adjustments and in August and September you find out how you did.” In their fourth year as leaders, their team finished last in the A.L. Central with a 73-89 record.
(LtoR) Top row: Lea B. Olsen, Derek Falvey, Thad Levine; Bottom row: Cory Provus (moderator), Dave St. Peter (physician), Dave Mona
Game 963 | April 26, 2022 | Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Cory Provus
Following the 2016 season the Twins decide to go a new direction. Falvey, the president of baseball operations, joined the team from the Cleveland Indians, and General Manager Thad Levine was hired away from the Texas Rangers.
(LtoR) Dave St. Peter (physician), Cory Provus (moderator), Dan Stoltz, Derek Falvey, That Levine, Dave Mona
Game 980 | May 9, 2023 | Derek Falvey, Thad Levine, Cory Provus
(LtoR) Dave St. Peter (physician), Karen Himle, Thad Levine, Derek Falvey, Dave Mona
(Not pictured: Cory Provus, moderator)
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