ST. LOUIS — As sure as the Wrigley Field ivy will turn orange and red come fall, Cubs front office executive Jason McLeod will see his name bandied about for general manager jobs all around baseball.



With the Minnesota Twins recently firing general manager Terry Ryan, McLeod’s name has on once again popped up in the front office rumor mill. On Monday, Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer confirmed that the Twins had requested an interview with McLeod.



“I expect that Jason might talk to Minnesota as has been speculated,” Hoyer said. “I don’t have any timing on that or anything, but I’m expecting that’s going to happen.”



McLeod arrived in Chicago with Hoyer and Theo Epstein in November 2011 to be the team’s senior vice president of player development and amateur scouting. But long job titles aside, McLeod joined Epstein and Hoyer as the trio atop an expanding front office. He was already a hot name for GM...