I think this is true; if the Twins picked up all his remaining salary, the other team gets Morneau at no cost, so what is that worth to them? We're down to a month of the season left. Suppose the Twins were in the playoff hunt. What would you give up for a month of, say, Mike Napoli for no salary? Adam Walker? Dalton Hicks? Mason Melotakis? I hope not. And if not, then a move like that is just noise, in terms of the trading team's long term plans.