Rocco Baldell announced his departure
Minnesota Twins Make Important Choice Regarding 2024 Coaching Staff
The Minnesota Twins, who advanced to the American League Division Series this season, intend to welcome
Following their victories in the American League Central and a wild card series in the MLB playoffs, the Minnesota Twins want to return every member of their coaching staff in 2024.
According to Twins reporter Bobby Nightengale Jr. on social media:
The narrative also mentions the Twins’ intention to reinstate every coach on Rocco Baldelli’s staff in 2024.
That is remarkable because the Twins topped all of baseball in strikeouts in 2023, but it is not surprising considering their success this year.
Additionally, they shared the lead in home runs in the American League and
were ranked second in walks. According to the aforementioned story, the club is prepared to give up a little “whiff” in exchange for power and continuous traffic on the bases.
Baldelli stated, “You want balls hit on the barrel, hard, and baserunners.” “That’s the objective. Above all else, those two things are what we desire.”
It’s also important to remember that Baldelli stated that if the team is able to get full seasons out of Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, and Royce Lewis in 2024, the offense should inevitably improve. This past season, all three players saw time on the disabled list; Buxton and Lewis missed a lot of it. Despite playing through a foot injury, Correa’s hitting average dropped to.230 this season, along with his on-base percentage to.312.