I doubt it was money. The only 'eat $' discussion is Nolasco. They were never going to eat $25 million to trade Mauer and TR wouldn't have asked. It's possible it was about Molitor as Pohlad likes him, but I seriously doubt TR wanted him fired mid-season. But most likely, Pohlad asked TR what his off-season plan was, and was told they're 'so close' and only need a tweak here or there and decided to pull the trigger.