Imagine your boss holding a press conference to say you need to do your job better. That's basically what happened to Phillies shortstop Trea Turner.

Turner, 33, made a league-worst 21 errors at shortstop this season, and he hit just .242. In 2025, he led the National League in hitting. Phillies president Dave Dombrowski didn't sugarcoat it. "You cannot play shortstop like you did defensively in '26 going to '27," he said, per ESPN. He added that if Turner doesn't improve, a move to the outfield could be on the table.

Turner has been hard on himself, too. "I've got a lot of work to do," he said after the Phillies lost their wild-card series to Atlanta.

The stakes are huge. Turner has seven years left on his $300 million contract, and a no-trade clause means he probably isn't going anywhere. Dombrowski said Turner is "determined to show us he can play it."

In other news, the Phillies named Carlos Mendoza their new third base and infield coach Friday. Turner may be seeing a lot of him.

What's next: Turner has until roughly spring training to prove he's still a shortstop.