MINNEAPOLIS -- Fair or unfair, the Twins' reputation under longtime general manager Terry Ryan was one of an old-school organization that valued scouting and the human element over analytics.
But the Twins did have an analytics department under Ryan led by director of baseball research Jack Goin, and used advanced statistics to help with personnel decisions both externally and internally. That department, however, will be expanded under the new regime of chief baseball officer Derek Falvey and general manager Thad Levine.
"I think teams over the course of the last 10 to 15 years have been building out departments," Falvey said.