Twins MINGM: Andy MacPhail
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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 |
|---|---|
| Neal Heaton | 0.7 |
| Allan Anderson | 0.6 |
| Keith Atherton | 0.4 |
| George Frazier | 0.4 |
| Al Woods | 0.2 |
| Bill Latham | 0.2 |
| Player | 1985 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tim Teufel | 1.0 |
| Rick Lysander | 0.6 |
| Dave Engle | 0.5 |
| Mark Funderburk | 0.3 |
| Steve Howe | 0.2 |
| Dave Meier | 0.2 |
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 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | 1986 | +5.3 | +87.6 | 0.3 | +87.3 | $0.0M | 2.05× | – |
| Gary Gaetti | 1986 | +5.4 | +61.4 | 0.5 | +60.9 | $0.1M | 1.43× | – |
| Frank Viola | 1986 | +2.9 | +45.1 | 0.7 | +44.4 | $0.2M | 1.96× | – |
| Bert Blyleven | 1986 | +2.9 | +44.8 | 1.4 | +43.3 | $0.5M | 1.96× | – |
| Mike Smithson | 1986 | +1.9 | +22.8 | 0.5 | +22.4 | $0.2M | 1.49× | – |
| Kent Hrbek | 1986 | +2.7 | +22.7 | 1.1 | +21.7 | $0.4M | 1.07× | – |
| Tom Brunansky | 1986 | +1.8 | +17.4 | 0.7 | +16.6 | $0.4M | 1.22× | – |
| Mark Portugal | 1986 | +1.3 | +10.9 | 0.1 | +10.8 | $0.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Neal Heaton↔ | 1986 | +0.7 | +5.3 | 0.2 | +5.1 | $0.3M | 1.02× | – |
| Roy Smalley III | 1986 | +0.9 | +5.2 | 0.7 | +4.5 | $0.8M | 0.69× | – |
| Keith Atherton↔ | 1986 | +0.4 | +4.2 | 0.1 | +4.1 | $0.4M | 1.34× | – |
| Tim Laudner | 1986 | +1.0 | +4.2 | 0.2 | +4.0 | $0.2M | 0.52× | – |
| George Frazier↔ | 1986 | +0.4 | +3.8 | 0.2 | +3.6 | $0.5M | 1.34× | – |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 1986 | +0.7 | +3.2 | 0.1 | +3.1 | $0.1M | 0.56× | – |
| Randy Bush | 1986 | +0.5 | +3.3 | 0.2 | +3.0 | $0.4M | 0.83× | – |
| Mark Salas | 1986 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 | $0.5M | 0.52× | – |
| Greg Gagne | 1986 | +0.1 | +0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 | $0.8M | 0.61× | – |
| Roy Lee Jackson | 1986 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.1 | +0.4 | $1.2M | 0.67× | – |
| John Butcher↔ | 1986 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 | $3.7M | 1.02× | – |
| Frank Pastore | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ray Fontenot↔ | 1986 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 1986 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.6 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Mickey Hatcher | 1986 | -0.6 | -3.8 | 0.7 | -4.5 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Billy Beane | 1986 | -0.7 | -4.5 | 0.1 | -4.6 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ron Davis↔ | 1986 | -0.8 | -4.4 | 0.5 | -4.9 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jeff Reed | 1986 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 | $12.2M | 0.52× | – |
| Al Woods | 1986 | +0.2 | +1.2 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Alejandro Sanchez | 1986 | -0.2 | -1.3 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Allan Anderson | 1986 | +0.6 | +3.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Andre David | 1986 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bill Latham | 1986 | +0.2 | +0.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Chris Pittaro | 1986 | -0.4 | -1.9 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Dennis Burtt | 1986 | -0.2 | -1.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Juan Agosto↔ | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Davidson | 1986 | -1.0 | -6.4 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Pete Filson↔ | 1986 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ron Washington | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Roy Smith | 1986 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +25.5 | +322.2 | 9.2 | +320.1 | — | ||
Every graded 1986 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$17.6M
CLE · Joe Klein
−$17.6M
NYM · Frank Cashen
+$11.2M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$11.2M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$3.2M
BAL · Hank Peters
−$3.2M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$1.6M
CHW · Ken Harrelson
−$1.6M
NYM · Frank Cashen
+$0.0M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$0.0M
OAK · Sandy Alderson
+$9.6M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$9.6M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$5.6M
CLE · Joe Klein
−$5.6M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$1.6M
CHC · Dallas Green
−$1.6M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$4.8M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$4.8M
What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 35 | 16.000 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Roy Smalley III | 33 | 11.000 | $740k | $740k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mickey Hatcher | 31 | 7.000 | $667k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Davis | 30 | 8.000 | $492k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Butcher | 29 | 6.000 | $212k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| George Frazier | 31 | 8.000 | $190k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roy Lee Jackson | 32 | 9.000 | $115k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Pastore | 28 | 7.000 | $60k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Washington | 34 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Hrbek | 26 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Brunansky | 25 | 5.000 | $740k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Viola | 26 | 4.000 | $674k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gary Gaetti | 27 | 5.000 | $515k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Smithson | 31 | 4.000 | $450k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Randy Bush | 27 | 4.000 | $220k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Neal Heaton | 26 | 4.000 | $197k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tim Laudner | 28 | 5.000 | $155k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Keith Atherton | 27 | 3.000 | $144k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Gagne | 24 | 3.000 | $100k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ray Fontenot | 28 | 3.000 | $63k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Juan Agosto | 28 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Filson | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | 26 | 2.000 | $255k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Salas | 25 | 2.000 | $115k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 26 | 1.000 | $75k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Billy Beane | 24 | 2.000 | $65k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Portugal | 23 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 24 | 2.000 | $60k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Reed | 23 | 2.000 | $60k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Allan Anderson | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dennis Burtt | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Andre David | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark Davidson | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bill Latham | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Chris Pittaro | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Alejandro Sanchez | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Roy Smith | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Al Woods | 32 | – | — |
How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.