In their quest to find the 14th manager in the club’s Minnesota history, the Twins are vying for candidates alongside five other teams. The competitive landscape for a new hire, as general manager Thad Levine likes to describe it, also includes the Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles.



As they scan the field in search of a managerial replacement for Paul Molitor, who was dismissed last week at the conclusion of a 78-84 season, the Twins think they have an attractive position to offer. Only one year removed from a wild-card berth, the Twins still boast a 40-man roster with a healthy amount of young talent (albeit with question marks), a strong, developing farm system along with the team playing in a winnable American League Central.



Whether those factors and others can help the Twins lure a candidate who might interview for multiple openings won’t be determined for several weeks. Two such candidates are...