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Thad Levine

Born Nov 12, 1971 · Alexandria, VA · age 54

General manager for the Twins (2017–2024).

8 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs4
Record620–574
Win %0.519
+20.5WAB — wins above budget35th/195 execs
+35.8Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)28th/195 execs
1.71Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)37th/195 execs
+22.0WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)18th/195 execs
+80Roster surplus $M13th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+48.1
Trade+2.0
Free agency-24.4
Rule 5 / minor draft-5.1
Sourcing mix: 36% draft · 39% FA · 25% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Twins GM 2017–2024 7 +20.5 +2.93 +35.8 +22.0 +48.1 +2.0 -24.4 -5.1 1.71 0.519 4 +80
Career total (1985+ data) 8 +20.5 +35.8 +22.0 +48.1 +2.0 -24.4 -5.1 1.71 0.519 4 +80

Players acquired — 104 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Joe Ryan P MIN Trade 2021 +13.4
Carlos Correa SS MIN Free agency 2022 +10.5
Ryan Jeffers C MIN Draft 2018 +10.1
Pablo López P MIN Trade 2023 +9.6
Bailey Ober P MIN Draft 2017 +9.5
Nelson Cruz DH/OF MIN Free agency 2019 +6.5
Willi Castro 2B/OF MIN Free agency 2022 +5.4
Michael Pineda P MIN Free agency 2017 +4.9
Royce Lewis 3B MIN Draft 2022 +4.6
Josh Donaldson 3B MIN Free agency 2020 +4.2
Jake Odorizzi P MIN Free agency 2019 +4.2
Matt Wallner OF MIN Draft 2022 +4.2
Jhoan Durán P MIN Draft 2022 +3.8
Trevor Larnach DH/OF MIN Draft 2018 +3.8
Carlos Santana 1B MIN Free agency 2024 +2.9
Jake Cave OF MIN Trade 2018 +2.6
Gio Urshela 3B MIN Trade 2022 +2.6
Simeon Woods Richardson P MIN Draft 2022 +2.5
Cole Sands P MIN Draft 2022 +2.1
Jonathan Schoop 2B MIN Free agency 2018 +2.1
Chris Paddack P MIN Trade 2022 +2.0
Marwin González SS MIN Free agency 2019 +1.9
Michael Taylor OF MIN Trade 2023 +1.9
Edouard Julien 2B MIN Draft 2023 +1.8
Martín Pérez P MIN Free agency 2019 +1.8
Christian Vázquez C MIN Free agency 2022 +1.8
Austin Martin OF MIN Draft 2024 +1.5
David Festa P MIN Draft 2024 +1.4
Zebby Matthews P MIN Draft 2024 +1.4
José Miranda 1B/3B MIN Draft 2022 +1.3
Randy Dobnak P MIN Draft 2019 +1.2
Chris Gimenez C MIN Free agency 2017 +1.1
Emilio Pagán P MIN Trade 2022 +1.1
Donovan Solano 2B MIN Free agency 2023 +1.1
Brock Stewart P MIN Free agency 2022 +1.0
Andrelton Simmons SS MIN Free agency 2021 +0.9
Dylan Bundy P MIN Free agency 2021 +0.8
Tyler Clippard P MIN Free agency 2019 +0.8
Brooks Lee 3B/SS MIN Draft 2024 +0.8
Joey Gallo OF MIN Free agency 2022 +0.7
Rich Hill P MIN Free agency 2019 +0.7
Matt Belisle P MIN Free agency 2017 +0.6
Devin Smeltzer P MIN Trade 2018 +0.6
Chris Archer P MIN Free agency 2022 +0.5
Josh Winder P MIN Draft 2022 +0.5
Jorge Alcalá P MIN Trade 2018 +0.4
Rob Refsnyder OF MIN Free agency 2020 +0.4
Danny Coulombe P MIN Free agency 2019 +0.3
Kody Funderburk P MIN Draft 2023 +0.3
Juan Minaya P MIN Free agency 2020 +0.3
Alex Avila C MIN Free agency 2019 +0.2
José De León P MIN Free agency 2022 +0.2
Dallas Keuchel P MIN Free agency 2023 +0.2
Josh Staumont P MIN Free agency 2023 +0.2
Willians Astudillo C/3B MIN Trade 2018 +0.1
Homer Bailey P MIN Free agency 2019 +0.1
Charlie Barnes P MIN Draft 2017 +0.1
Scott Blewett P MIN Free agency 2024 +0.1
Diego Castillo 2B/SS MIN Trade 2024 +0.1
Alex Colomé P MIN Free agency 2021 +0.1
Michael Helman OF MIN Draft 2024 +0.1
Ronny Henriquez P MIN Trade 2022 +0.1
Darren McCaughan P MIN Free agency 2024 +0.1
Gregorio Petit 2B/SS MIN Free agency 2017 +0.1
JT Riddle SS MIN Free agency 2021 +0.1
Sergio Romo P MIN Trade 2019 +0.1
Nick Vincent P MIN Free agency 2021 +0.1
Bobby Wilson C MIN Free agency 2017 +0.1
Caleb Boushley P MIN Free agency 2024 +0.0
Diego Castillo P MIN Free agency 2024 +0.0
Mark Contreras OF MIN Draft 2022 +0.0
Daniel Duarte P MIN Free agency 2024 -0.0
Cory Gearrin P MIN Free agency 2020 -0.0
Ryan LaMarre OF MIN Free agency 2017 +0.0
Derek Law P MIN Free agency 2020 -0.0
Tzu-Wei Lin 2B/SS MIN Free agency 2020 -0.0
Gabriel Moya P MIN Trade 2017 -0.0
Andrew Stevenson OF MIN Free agency 2023 -0.0
Ronald Torreyes 2B/3B/SS MIN Free agency 2018 +0.0
Louis Varland P MIN Draft 2022 +0.0
Jair Camargo C/DH MIN Draft 2024 -0.1
Dietrich Enns P MIN Trade 2017 -0.1
Luke Farrell P MIN Free agency 2020 -0.1
Zack Littell P MIN Trade 2017 -0.1
Ian Miller OF MIN Trade 2019 -0.1
Caleb Hamilton C/1B MIN Draft 2022 -0.2
Steven Okert P MIN Trade 2024 -0.2
Brent Rooker DH/OF MIN Draft 2017 -0.2
Kyle Barraclough P MIN Free agency 2021 -0.3
Brent Headrick P MIN Draft 2023 -0.3
Jay Jackson P MIN Free agency 2024 -0.3
Matt Magill P MIN Free agency 2018 -0.3
Addison Reed P MIN Free agency 2018 -0.3
Nik Turley P MIN Trade 2017 -0.3
Jordan Balazovic P MIN Draft 2023 -0.4
Gilberto Celestino OF MIN Trade 2018 -0.4
Tim Beckham SS MIN Free agency 2022 -0.5
Dereck Rodríguez P MIN Free agency 2022 -0.5
Mickey Gasper C/DH MIN Trade 2024 -0.7
Logan Morrison 1B/OF MIN Free agency 2018 -0.7
Jermaine Palacios 2B/SS MIN Draft 2022 -0.8
Matt Shoemaker P MIN Free agency 2021 -0.8
Joe Smith P MIN Free agency 2022 -0.8
DaShawn Keirsey OF MIN Draft 2024 -0.9

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.