The Minnesota Twins have hired John Manuel to their pro scouting department.

Manuel is the longtime Baseball America editor. Manuel began working at Baseball America in 1996 and became a columnist in 2001 before becoming editor-in-chief in '05.

Manuel posted the news to his Facebook page on Tuesday, and the Twins confirmed the hiring.

"The best part about working for the Twins will be the same advice about writing the column -- it ain't about me," Manuel wrote on his Facebook page. "The game is about the players, plain and simple. My corollary to the old cliche that baseball is a humbling game always has been that it was true for everyone but the writers. I love to write, and I'll keep writing, but now it will be reports after a series."

Derek Falvey has experience with former Baseball America staffers, as his former organization, the Cleveland Indians, has a front office that includes six former Baseball America writers.