MINNEAPOLIS -- After a surprising 2015 campaign that saw the Twins contend for their first postseason berth since 2010, they took a major step backward this season, losing more than 100 games for the second time since the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961.
The Twins believed they could compete in 2016, but after an 0-9 start, they never got back into contention. It cost longtime general manager Terry Ryan his job, as he was dismissed in July. A lack of quality pitching was the main culprit, as Minnesota finished with the worst ERA in the American League.