Tuesday morning, two hours before the first pitch of the MLB playoffs, the Twins' leadership trio of owner Tom Pohlad, general manager Jeremy Zoll, and manager Derek Shelton held an end-of-season press conference at Target Field to discuss the past, present, and future of the team that finished 77-85 this year.
It began with Pohlad making a prepared statement ahead of opening the floor for questions, and lasted approximately 45 minutes in total, followed by side sessions with Pohlad and Zoll individually answering additional questions off camera from a smaller group consisting of beat writers.
I want to share as much as possible with you, so here are my biggest takeaways.
Pohlad's opening statement
I was very curious to see the overall tone Pohlad would take after his first season at the helm unraveled in August and September, particularly given his preseason insistence that the Twins would be competitive and their oft-stated goal to "play meaningful games in September" came up short.