BREAKING: Twins to Hire Derek Shelton as Manager for 2026

Remember when Falvey said he wasn't looking for any specific qualities in the next manager, because he didn't want to shrink the candidate pool?  It's absolutely astounding, that by casting this enormous net they just happened to nab the guy who was the runner up 7 years ago.  The odds of that happening must be astronomical!

It was an extremely underwhelming finalist list, so…

We knew they’d go cheap, and we suspected they’d go familiar. Bingo. Set the bar horrendously, awfully, embarrassingly low, then meet it. It’s the Twins way.

Why would any fan spend a dime on this team at this point?

He was hired as a bench coach by Molitor, maybe his experience working with both (Molitor's old style, Baldelli's computer style will be an asset) He was also a long time hitting coach.  Falvey has done a nice  job finding pitching.  What the organization needs is someone that is good at developing the other side of the game.  If Shelton can improve the hitting and get a bench coach that is good with fundamentals, base running and defense  it might be just the balance the Twins need

The Twins Joe Pohlad and Derek Falvey,  went to the toilet paper aisle at Target, held there hand up between the one roll Scott tissue, and the 4 pack of Angel Soft TP and they pondered. You know the only TP left on the shelf during the Pandemic, the two brands of TP nobody wanted.  They together settled on the single roll of Scott tissue because even 1 roll cheap,  it was the smaller investment to hire this manager choice. 

2 hours ago, Dave Borton said:

Development occurs in the minors. Finishing touches in majors. That's what minors are for.

Yep, that’s exactly why all our top prospects excel in the minors and then fizzle out when they get to the majors.  It’s literally the biggest problem in our organization.  Someone needs to take responsibility for the transition and I will not join you apologists in absolving the major league manager and his staff for repeated failures in this regard.

We’ll see if Shelton is a Falvey yes man when the rest of the coaching staff is announced. If Shelton is allowed to bring in some coaches that he wants, then there might be hope things could get better. If it’s the same coaching staff as before, then we’re in for a long season. I’d like to see new coaches, except for Pete Maki. 

This represents the smallest change possible.

Was Derek Shelton employed or un-employed before today?

Thank you...

29 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

This represents the smallest change possible.

Exactly it is going through the motions to say you did something. They are hiring the runner up guy to the guy they just fired in Rocco Baldelli. This couldn't be any more Rocco 2.0  without the success. This is repeating the same exact mistake the Pirates made, and expecting different results. This is foolhardy black hills  pyrate type choice. Shelton has the same traits you just rejected in Baldelli after 2025. Poor choice of a failing business to keep using the same leadership and making the same flailing choices. Twins are as dysfunctional as the Glen Taylor  Timberwolves used to be. Next thing you know they will hire a sports journalist as GM. Surprised the family let Joe make this choice.

Twins Daily: Perhaps time to suspend the Site for a couple of years until this fiasco of an MLB organization gets resolved?

NO reason to read about upcoming prospects, free agent signings, trades, etc. with the current disfuntional, myopic, greedy Ownership structure ( and the scintillating new Manager?)

Been a great Forum over the years...Good for you and thanks!!

Go Twins....someday! 😓

Happy Trails guys...

Lasorda...

Not that I expected any sort of true shake up, but holy **** this is literally as close to status quo as you can get when hiring somebody "new." Falvey can't be gone soon enough, I'm so tired of this milquetoast FO. If you're going to be bad, at least be interesting, or at minimum feign adjustment, but I guess that's too much to ask...

I like his look in the picture. He looks like a traditional old school baseball guy with the gray hair and the beard. If Latroy Hawkins wants to join the coaching staff, that would be great to have a tie to the old Twins fundamentals focus that he was schooled in. At least he’d bring a different perspective. Along with Hawkins, bring in other Twins people. How about Mauer, Morneau, Cuddyer, or even Viola?

21 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

The latter 

So he gets a job.....

I hardly pay attention to the manager and don't watch their pressers. I wonder when was the last time a manager went all direct in a press briefing?

I watch the players. Falvey puts the roster together. I'm hoping the changes bring players I want to watch and that the players currently in the organization who are on the 26 person roster perform, playing exciting baseball. I won't be watching the manager.

Hey, it just occurred to me that we all might be looking at this the wrong way.

Maybe Shelton was the only one who would actually take the job. Sure beats working at Dick’s Sporting Goods at the local mall. At least I think it does.  Might be close.

Honestly, I’m at such a loss. A chance for a reset by hiring a proven winner and developer of talent.  And this is what Falvey and the Nephew come up with.  On paper the hire looks like it’s destined for a quick failure.  We shall see.  Good luck.  Prove us wrong.  But I’d bet the Twins’ odds in Vegas to win the World Series just got even longer - if that’s even possible.