Twins are screwed

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  1. I cant believe he landed another manager gig. Good for him. Bad for the Twins.

    Just glad he isnt our problem anymore.

  2. Completely bizarre. Shelton was completely outclassed as a manager for the Pirates and it’s wild he’s getting another chance.

  3. Not a shock, they are in a rebuild. John Russell must’ve said no. But seems like a decent dude on the radio show wish him well

  4. Twins must be really committing to their rebuild. Literally the only reason to hire Shelton is as a tank commander.

    Also: 1 Byron Buxton please

  5. The Twins don’t care. At all. I honestly don’t know how the 29 other MLB teams were able to look at what Derek Shelton did for 5 and a half years with the Pirates, and think “He’s definitely an MLB manager!” It’s only fitting that the Twins are the ones to think that, because they’re the only MLB team that have a similar level of not caring as the Pirates do. They’re sibling franchises.

  6. Shelton probably got too much heat for the team’s performance given the hot garbage Cherington dumped on him, but also seemed to be genuinely a terrible manager/leader who had totally lost the confidence of players & staff. A little surprising to see him get an immediate shot at managing again without having to serve a few years in bench coach gulag somewhere first.

  7. What part of his tenure with the Pirates made the Twins think “he’s the best candidate to lead us to the playoffs”? I’d say the ownership/management there is just as putrid as the Pirates. 😂

  8. How the hell can anybody look at his resume with the Pirates and think….oh yeah I want this guy managing my ballclub!

  9. I don’t think he’s a good manager, but it’s also hard to fully judge him based on what he was working with.

  10. This is likely to solidify either Shelton as the single worst manager in MLB history, or the Pirates as the single most dysfunctional organization in sports history

    I know what my money is on (both)

  11. Guy is complete trash, can’t manage in game, can’t hold a clubhouse, hires all his buddies for roles and doesn’t take his job serious. Bum manager, amazing he gets another chance.

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