The Minnesota Twins’ front office overhaul has taken another step, with assistant general manager Daniel Adler mutually parting ways with the team, according to Aaron Gleeman of “Gleeman on the Gleek.”
Adler had been in the organization since 2017, when he was hired by then-President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey. His job placed him close to the biggest decisions, including advising the president of baseball operations on what kinds of moves the team could make in different situations.
Falvey left the Twins in January and later landed with the New York Mets, and Adler’s exit follows that same path of change. Jeremy Zoll is now leading the baseball operations department as the club’s general manager, and the organization appears to be in the middle of a broader reset.
Gleeman said in his news tweet that Adler is expected to pursue other opportunities. One possibility is a move to the Mets, where he could follow Falvey and help in a setting with more financial resources behind it.
Adler could also surface as a candidate for one of the open general manager jobs around the game, including in Houston, Anaheim, or Sacramento. His track record with Minnesota gives him a strong case: the 2019 team he helped build won 101 games, and the Twins finally ended their playoff win drought in 2023.
Another option would be a more advisory role, working behind the scenes rather than in the same position he held with the Twins. However he lands, Adler would bring value to a front office looking for help.
His departure means even more change is coming in Minnesota. Zoll now has to hire a new president of baseball operations and additional advisors after the departures this season.
For the Twins, that kind of turnover could be the start of a broader reset. The team has not found much success in recent years, and the new voices in the building could reshape the identity of the entire operation.
The next major call for Minnesota is whether to extend Zoll or move on from him, after mutually agreeing with Falvey and Zoll. The idea of wiping the board clean and starting over is very much in play, with a new core on the field and a new core in the front office.
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