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Twins Lead Race for In-Demand GM

Posted on February 20, 2014 at 03:30 PM.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN-- With "MLB The Show 14" on hold until May, teams are lining up to hire new General Managers to overhaul their moribund franchises. Namely, the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners are in the hunt for the same guy.

After a lengthy career overhauling teams in EA Sports' Madden and NHL Series, as well as a few forays into team transformation through FIFA and NBA2K, Ryan Reynolds has changed his focus to The Show.

"There are only so many Super Bowls and Stanley Cups you can win before you look for a new challenge," Reynolds said. Reynolds won multiple Super Bowl titles with the St. Louis Rams before moving across town to hoist several Stanley Cups with the St. Louis Blues.

Currently, Reynolds is at the helm of a massive rebuild for the Philadelphia 76ers on NBA 2K14. However, Reynolds has let that organization know that come May, he will be on the open market.

"We understood that the day we hired Mr. Reynolds, he would be in demand outside of our organization. We were terrible before, we're less terrible now, and we're on our way to actually being good and we have him to thank for that," remarked Cozznester Smiff, owner of the virtual 76ers. "Should we win a title in the future, most of it will be his doing."

Minnesota seems to be the leading candidate at this point. Sources indicate their owner, as well as a few franchise legends have reached out to Reynolds to try to sway him into taking over their rebuilding process.

Reynolds was recently asked about Minnesota's chances.

'Ultimately it comes down to, 'Do I want to be the next Billy Heyward?' No, I'm not 12, but can I take over the Twins with my immense baseball knowledge and turn them around into contenders?' Reynolds asked. He continued, 'Obviously, there is no Lou Collins at first, no Mickey Scales, no Jim Bowers, but can we acquire those types of players? That's the goal.'

Reynolds is referencing the 1994 Minnesota Twins, managed by Heyward, that forced a 1 game playoff with the Seattle Mariners for the final playoff spot. The Twins lost that game in 12 innings. This story was captured in the documentary, 'Little Big League.'

Early in the recruiting process, the Seattle Mariners seemed to have the inside track for Reynolds' services. Sources are not sure what caused those talks to break down.

"I sent him a signed bobblehead of myself," said Jay Buhner. "We were hoping that would do the trick."

Reynolds has been out of baseball since MVP '05. Recently, Reynolds moved from Xbox Country to Playstation Land.

'Xbox's baseball games sucked," Reynolds stated.

The Rockies and Padres are also making a late push. The Rockies sent Reynolds a Dante Bichette jersey, while the Padres sent a poster of Brian and Marcus Giles.

A member inside of the Rockies organization addressed rumors that if Reynolds was hired, he would have to grow a mullet in the fashion of Dante Bichette.

"There's no truth to that. Although, all of us inside this organization are fond of mullets."

With May still a few months away, several twists and turns are expected to unfold before a decision is final.

"One of these days, I may sit down with hats from all of these organizations and then pick one up and put one on, just like college kids do," Reynolds suggested. "But I probably won't, because that's a stupid tradition."

The teams are set, the target is set. Only weeks remain until Reynolds makes that announcement.