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Twins MINGM: Howard Fox
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 3.9 |
| Mike Smithson | 3.2 |
| Kirby Puckett | 2.8 |
| Bert Blyleven | 2.7 |
| Gary Gaetti | 2.7 |
| John Butcher | 2.7 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Twins. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 1985 | +3.9 | +67.9 | 0.4 | +67.5 | $0.1M | 2.19× | – |
| Mike Smithson | 1985 | +3.2 | +50.4 | 0.3 | +50.1 | $0.1M | 1.96× | – |
| Bert Blyleven↔ | 1985 | +2.7 | +43.0 | 0.2 | +42.8 | $0.1M | 1.96× | – |
| John Butcher | 1985 | +2.7 | +41.6 | 0.3 | +41.2 | $0.1M | 1.96× | – |
| Kirby Puckett | 1985 | +2.8 | +36.0 | 0.1 | +35.8 | $0.0M | 1.60× | – |
| Gary Gaetti | 1985 | +2.7 | +24.0 | 0.4 | +23.6 | $0.2M | 1.12× | – |
| Kent Hrbek | 1985 | +2.5 | +21.5 | 0.6 | +20.9 | $0.2M | 1.07× | – |
| Tom Brunansky | 1985 | +1.6 | +15.7 | 0.4 | +15.3 | $0.3M | 1.22× | – |
| Mark Salas | 1985 | +2.3 | +14.2 | 0.1 | +14.1 | $0.0M | 0.76× | – |
| Ron Davis | 1985 | +0.7 | +7.5 | 0.7 | +6.8 | $0.9M | 1.34× | – |
| Roy Smalley III | 1985 | +1.3 | +6.6 | 0.7 | +5.8 | $0.5M | 0.61× | – |
| Mickey Hatcher | 1985 | +0.8 | +5.0 | 0.3 | +4.7 | $0.4M | 0.83× | – |
| Tim Teufel | 1985 | +1.0 | +4.3 | 0.1 | +4.2 | $0.1M | 0.56× | – |
| Randy Bush | 1985 | +0.4 | +2.5 | 0.1 | +2.4 | $0.3M | 0.83× | – |
| Dave Engle | 1985 | +0.5 | +2.5 | 0.2 | +2.3 | $0.5M | 0.69× | – |
| Tim Laudner | 1985 | +0.5 | +2.3 | 0.1 | +2.1 | $0.3M | 0.52× | – |
| Pete Filson | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.1 | 0.1 | +1.0 | $0.6M | 0.67× | – |
| Ken Schrom | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 | $2.4M | 1.02× | – |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.3 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Curt Wardle↔ | 1985 | -0.5 | -2.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Dave Meier | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.5 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Dennis Burtt | 1985 | +0.3 | +1.6 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Frank Eufemia | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Greg Gagne | 1985 | +0.7 | +3.3 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Jeff Reed | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Len Whitehouse | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Brown | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Funderburk | 1985 | +0.3 | +1.8 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Mark Portugal | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.5 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Mike Stenhouse | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.6 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Rich Yett | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Rick Lysander | 1985 | +0.6 | +3.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ron Washington | 1985 | +0.2 | +0.9 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Steve Howe↔ | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 1985 | +1.5 | +10.1 | – | – | – | 0.82× | – |
| Tom Klawitter | 1985 | -0.4 | -1.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +32.7 | +364.3 | 5.2 | +341.0 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.
WSN · Murray Cook
+$0.0M
MIN · Howard Fox
+$0.0M
BAL · Hank Peters
+$0.8M
MIN · Howard Fox
−$0.8M
CHW · Roland Hemond
+$21.6M
MIN · Howard Fox
−$21.6M
MIN · Howard Fox
+$0.8M
BOS · Lou Gorman
−$0.8M
MIN · Howard Fox
+$122.4M
CLE · Phil Seghi
−$122.4M
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Smalley III | 32 | 10.000 | $729k | $740k | $740k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ron Davis | 29 | 7.000 | $650k | $492k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mickey Hatcher | 30 | 6.000 | $294k | $667k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bert Blyleven | 34 | 15.000 | $246k | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ron Washington | 33 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Hrbek | 25 | 4.000 | $560k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Brunansky | 24 | 4.000 | $425k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gary Gaetti | 26 | 4.000 | $415k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Frank Viola | 25 | 3.000 | $375k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Smithson | 30 | 3.000 | $335k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Butcher | 28 | 5.000 | $320k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Engle | 28 | 4.000 | $215k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ken Schrom | 30 | 5.000 | $150k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Laudner | 27 | 4.000 | $145k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pete Filson | 26 | 3.000 | $120k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Randy Bush | 26 | 3.000 | $120k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Howe | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | 25 | 1.000 | $130k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tim Teufel | 26 | 2.000 | $110k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Salas | 24 | 1.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mark Brown | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Dennis Burtt | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Alvaro Espinoza | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Frank Eufemia | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark Funderburk | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Greg Gagne | 23 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tom Klawitter | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rick Lysander | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Dave Meier | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark Portugal | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeff Reed | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Stenhouse | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Curt Wardle | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Len Whitehouse | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Rich Yett | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.