Derek Falvey Takes Dave St. Peter’s Job as Minnesota Twins President

The Minnesota Twins have gone through plenty of changes this offseason. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey and manager Rocco Baldelli were both brought back after a terrible end to the 2024 season. There had been rumors that the former was even in line for a promotion. Now, those rumors have become reality.

Minnesota Twins front office shakeup complete

There have only been four team presidents in Minnesota Twins history. According to reports on Tuesday, Derek Falvey will be the fifth. Current president, Dave St. Peter, who has held the post since 2002 and he celebrated his 35th year with the Twins organization last season.

St. Peter’s first season in Minnesota came in 1990, as an intern. From there, he worked his way all the way up the ladder, to team president. Now, he is stepping down and handing the reins of the franchise over to Derek Falvey. Assistant GM Jeremy Zoll is being promoted to general manager.

Dave St. Peter is stepping down as team president of #MNTwins and moving to an advisory role.

Derek Falvey is being named team president. He'll continue to handle baseball operations while adding business duties.

Jeremy Zoll takes over as general manager.

— DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) November 12, 2024

Thanks Twins Territory. pic.twitter.com/Zr9kqjw9E8

— Dave St. Peter (@TwinsPrez) November 12, 2024

Last season was certainly a tumultuous one for St. Peter. He publicly paraded new broadcast voice Cory Provus who announced the removal of local TV blackouts. Then, the Twins were more difficult to find on TV than any season prior, thanks to Diamond Sports’ bankruptcy proceedings and the MLB’s refusal to sell them the Twins’ streaming rights.

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The television mess, along with a $30 million cut in payroll led to a major Target Field attendance dip, despite the best playoff run in decades just months prior. It’s not the most ideal way to go out, but it seemed to be time for a new voice to take over, but the Twins are selling the idea that this brings more stability to the organization, now that it is up for sale.

St. Peter said this move has been in the works for 2.5 years, and the stability and continuity in leadership is an important factor, particularly as a possible sale looms.

He said now was the right time to balance his life, and because he feels Falvey is ready to move up.

— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) November 12, 2024

Publicly, Falvey has shown a strong ability to effectively communicate and deliver a powerful message. While taking on the business side of things as well, all messaging for Minnesota will come from one central figure. The Tampa Bay Rays (Matt Silverman) and Toronto Blue Jays (Mark Shapiro) both operate in a similar fashion.

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This will be a new test for Falvey however, and one we have not seen him undertake previously. The promotion also cements the reality of just how important Minnesota sees Derek Falvey. Despite the team being up for sale, the Pohlad family clearly values his leadership and direction to an exorbitant degree.

Jeremy Zoll a new name to know for Twins

The Minnesota Twins have employed Jeremy Zoll since 2018. He served as an assistant general manager beginning in 2021 and worked alongside Daniel Adler to support Thad Levine. When Levine departed, there was a vacancy in the general manager position and it made sense for Falvey to align himself with someone he already shared strong communication with.

“Jeremy is more than ready to lead aspects of our baseball operation. His role, his experiences, what he’s done, they speak for themselves. He’s been a tremendous leader in our player development space, around our major-league team. Rocco, the staff, everyone, JZ is the person they go to… He’s naturally already connected to a lot of areas of oversight and has been doing that job of oversight in a lot of those spaces. This (is the) next step in this journey.”

Derek Falvey on Jeremy Zoll’s promotion (The Athletic)

Zoll has a very strong background in player development and has done significant work on the data side of baseball. He has been part of a front office that Falvey created to take the organization forward, and it makes sense for him to continue seeing promotions. This is his third with Minnesota.

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It remains to be seen how publicly prominent Zoll’s new role will make him. There was a period in which Thad Levine was more forward facing, but he had moved predominantly behind the scenes in recent seasons. The continuity for the Twins front office moving forward is certainly key.