The Twins answered their first big question of the offseason on Monday — would they retain their manager? — when they made the decision to fire Rocco Baldelli.

The search for Baldelli’s replacement will dominate much of the early offseason for the Twins’ front office. But after a second straight disappointing season, one in which the Twins shipped away a large portion of the roster at the trade deadline, many more questions remain beyond who will be coaching the team.

Perhaps most pressing among them: What direction will the Twins take now?

The answer is tied to what their payroll — slashed again at the trade deadline — will amount to. And, at this point, it seems like not even Derek Falvey, who heads the Twins’ baseball and business operations, is fully sure what that will be.

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