Rocco Baldelli to manage the Twins

Multiple sources are reporting that Rocco Baldelli will be announced as the new Twins manager today.

Baldelli was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the first round (6th overall) of the 2000 MLB. After breaking out as a prospect, the “Woonsocket Rocket” was even dubbed “my Joe DiMaggio” by then-owner Vince Namoli.

Though Baldelli never lived up to those lofty expectations due to injuries and those expectations being — well — ridiculous, he was still on his way to solid major league career, before it was derailed by rare metabolic/muscular disorder. He played through the disorder for several years as he and the team searched for an effective treatment, and even played a pivotal…