How Low Could the Minnesota Twins' Payroll Go?

[ashbury]

1 hour ago, tony&rodney said:

but the team cannot get any worse.

We have recent evidence about that in Chicago and Denver.  😄

[Mike Sixel]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

I think AZ is moving Lawler to CF this coming year, but he was someone I would have targeted before. Now? Unsure? But I'd try him.

What do you make of Jordan Lawlar playing centerfield in winter ball? Was his infield defense really looking THAT bad?

 

Eric A Longenhagen

12:49

It's a great experiment, though I haven't pulled the tape on him out there yet, and probably won't until he's had some more reps. Yes, it was that bad.

[laloesch]

On 10/29/2025 at 10:42 PM, Lasorda_This_Out said:

With the Shelton hiring...is that even a serious question?

I've been scouring fan forums frequented by Pirate's fans since the news broke and NONE of them have positive things to say about Shelton.  Like it's 99.9999% all negative stuff.  They all said he was an AWFUL manager in his tenure and most prefaced it by saying they understood the ridiculous payroll limitations placed on him by Bob Nutting.  The key thing most pointed out was that he was terrible with developing young players once they reached the major league team and he let them get away with ridiculous mistakes on the field AND on the base paths.  Guy literally did nothing about it.  That to me sounds A LOT like Rocco. 

Not good folks, not good at all.

[tony&rodney]

1 hour ago, Mike Sixel said:

What do you make of Jordan Lawlar playing centerfield in winter ball? Was his infield defense really looking THAT bad?

 

Eric A Longenhagen

12:49

It's a great experiment, though I haven't pulled the tape on him out there yet, and probably won't until he's had some more reps. Yes, it was that bad.

His poor infield defense was at third base. He was more than good at shorstop in AAA. There is no way any team moves a shortstop like Perdomo to let a prospect take over, not Lawler, Griffin, Made, De Vries, or any others. The old idea that a shortstop can play anywhere isn't always true. I think people might be shocked how good Lawler could be at shortstop. To back up Longenhagen, I watched Lawler a couple of games and he looked horrible at third base.