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In a letter today, Jim Pohlad informed Minnesota Twins team employees that he will be stepping down from day-to-day operations of the team. Joe Pohlad, his nephew, will be taking over those responsibilities effective immediately and the role of Executive Chair. So where does that leave the Twins?

With negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA remaining gridlocked as we progress into February, a delay of spring training is all but inevitable and a delayed start to the regular season feels increasingly likely.

What would that mean for the Minnesota Twins and their schedule?

The Twins officially released their 2023 schedule on Wednesday. As a means of distracting ourselves from the depressing current state of the team, let's take a look through it in search of notable tidbits and road trip opportunities for next summer.

Baseball has a problem. It's not new, and it's not a secret. Lacking diversity throughout the game manifests in numerous ways, but the underrepresentation of African-Americans is a plainly evident one.

In their continuing efforts to acknowledge and address this issue, the Minnesota Twins held their first Front Office Diversity Roundtable via Zoom on Tuesday night.

The Twins suffered a bit of full moon fever this week. The TD forums need to know, will they now back down, or keep runnin' down the dream?

The hecker's wish came true as deadline day brought three new arms to the first place Twins, and there was much rejoicing in the TD forums.

A week ago, TD member @CRF said "It ain't Ober...till it's Ober." Well, now it's Ober, and the only pun left is Sugar Ray's breakup song.

Major League Baseball held its first-ever Draft Lottery on Tuesday night. Were the Twins lucky enough to move into the top-six picks? Yes! 

As we creep ever-so-slowly forward to the annual baseball draft, there are a few storylines that have taken a front seat. We finally have an answer to one of the draft’s biggest questions. We’ll cover that and more in this week’s update.

After a challenging week, the Twins and Twins fans alike are seeking relief. Hopefully they can find some in the TD forums.

The Twins Daily forums received an unwelcome math lesson this week, on the topic of elimination numbers rather than magic numbers.

We've missed you all SO MUCH. Let's light this candle.