With mailing heavy hitter and good advice, Minnesota Twins save $20K every season

From its scrappy beginnings in 1901 as the Washington Senators and the subsequent move to Minnesota in 1961, the Minnesota Twins have worked hard to establish a winning tradition. The Club’s perseverance yielded two World Series titles and produced 14 American League batting champions. With its focus on continuing a winning tradition, the Club welcomes each new season with renewed grit, gumption and a healthy dose of good humor.

Those qualities extend to the front office, where office services coordinator Josh Fallin is undoubtedly one of the most valuable players. A one-man full-service organization, Fallin is responsible for all incoming and outgoing parcels, packages and mail, fielding some 50,000 pieces a season. His secrets to success: efficiency, attention to detail and Pitney Bowes package receiving and mail processing solutions.

Whether a contract, merchandise, tickets, or even a player’s gear, Fallin needs to find the most cost-effective way to get it to its destination. With no help and about two hours a day to get everything out the door, Fallin relies on a Pitney Bowes SendPro® P3000 mailing and shipping system. “With the SendPro P3000, I have everything in one area, and I’m able to do everything at once,” Fallin says. “When you’re one person, that’s very efficient.”

The SendPro P3000 software automatically applies the best rates available for USPS envelopes and packages as the envelopes and packages are processing. This is particularly useful when the Twins Community Fund sends baseballs, bats or signed photographs as in-kind donations to various local nonprofits. Because the team foots the bill for these shipments, it is important to ensure that each package is sent at the lowest possible rate.

Not all shipments are local, though. When he needs to ship gear down to the team’s spring training facility in Fort Myers, Florida, Fallin opts for FedEx to get it there on time, and the SendPro P3000 supports that as well.

Considering the variety in the types of shipments he processes, Fallin appreciates the Weigh-on-the-Way® feature of the SendPro P3000. It accurately weighs each piece as it moves through the system, eliminating the need to sort mail by weight and size. “I can throw a stack of flats in there and then throw in a stack of number 10s and let it rip, and it doesn’t stop,” he says.

Whether a contract, merchandise, tickets, or even a player’s gear, Fallin needs to find the most cost-effective way to get it to its destination. With no help and about two hours a day to get everything out the door, Fallin relies on a Pitney Bowes SendPro® P3000 mailing and shipping system. “With the SendPro P3000, I have everything in one area, and I’m able to do everything at once,” Fallin says. “When you’re one person, that’s very efficient.”

The SendPro P3000 software automatically applies the best rates available for USPS envelopes and packages as the envelopes and packages are processing. This is particularly useful when the Twins Community Fund sends baseballs, bats or signed photographs as in-kind donations to various local nonprofits. Because the team foots the bill for these shipments, it is important to ensure that each package is sent at the lowest possible rate.

Not all shipments are local, though. When he needs to ship gear down to the team’s spring training facility in Fort Myers, Florida, Fallin opts for FedEx to get it there on time, and the SendPro P3000 supports that as well.

Considering the variety in the types of shipments he processes, Fallin appreciates the Weigh-on-the-Way® feature of the SendPro P3000. It accurately weighs each piece as it moves through the system, eliminating the need to sort mail by weight and size. “I can throw a stack of flats in there and then throw in a stack of number 10s and let it rip, and it doesn’t stop,” he says.