One of baseball’s most tenured General Managers is calling it quits. Terry Ryan will resign as the Minnesota Twins general manager and even though this may reign “So what?” remarks from several fans out in Baseball land, this move should actually resonate all around the league.

Ryan has made something out of nothing more times than not with the Twins. I can’t quite say that he’s been playing Moneyball like Billy Beane in Oakland but the economic situation is comparable. Minnesota loves baseball but Carl Pohlad loves money… Which has kept the Twins with tight purse strings for years… And what has been the result? A competitive (though non-championship) team more times than not. Who will take Ryan’s place? Where do the Twins go from here and is Terry Ryan going to find himself to be a sought-after commodity any time soon? Let us know your thoughts on this…