Twins MINGM: Andy MacPhail
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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 |
|---|---|
| Juan Berenguer | 2.3 |
| Les Straker | 0.9 |
| Dan Gladden | 0.9 |
| Joe Niekro | 0.8 |
| Jeff Reardon | 0.7 |
| Jeff Bittiger | 0.1 |
| Player | 1986 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Neal Heaton | 0.7 |
| Al Woods | 0.2 |
| Bill Latham | 0.2 |
| Roy Lee Jackson | 0.1 |
| John Butcher | 0.1 |
| Jeff Reed | 0.0 |
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 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 1987 | +5.4 | +108.7 | 0.8 | +107.8 | $0.2M | 2.50× | – |
| Kirby Puckett | 1987 | +3.8 | +55.2 | 0.5 | +54.7 | $0.1M | 1.79× | – |
| Greg Gagne | 1987 | +3.5 | +37.1 | 0.2 | +37.0 | $0.0M | 1.32× | – |
| Kent Hrbek | 1987 | +3.9 | +37.2 | 1.3 | +35.9 | $0.3M | 1.20× | – |
| Bert Blyleven | 1987 | +2.2 | +26.3 | 1.1 | +25.2 | $0.5M | 1.49× | – |
| Tom Brunansky | 1987 | +2.3 | +22.2 | 0.9 | +21.3 | $0.4M | 1.22× | – |
| Juan Berenguer | 1987 | +2.3 | +18.3 | 0.2 | +18.1 | $0.1M | 0.98× | – |
| Gary Gaetti | 1987 | +2.4 | +16.3 | 0.9 | +15.3 | $0.4M | 0.85× | – |
| Les Straker | 1987 | +0.9 | +7.1 | 0.1 | +7.1 | $0.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Jeff Reardon | 1987 | +0.7 | +7.1 | 0.9 | +6.2 | $1.3M | 1.34× | – |
| Joe Niekro↔ | 1987 | +0.8 | +6.8 | 0.5 | +6.2 | $0.7M | 1.02× | – |
| Dan Gladden | 1987 | +0.9 | +5.7 | 0.2 | +5.5 | $0.2M | 0.83× | – |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 1987 | +1.2 | +5.2 | 0.1 | +5.1 | $0.1M | 0.56× | – |
| Mark Salas↔ | 1987 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.0 | +0.9 | $0.2M | 0.52× | – |
| Keith Atherton | 1987 | +0.2 | +1.1 | 0.3 | +0.8 | $1.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Roy Smalley III | 1987 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.7 | +0.2 | $4.4M | 0.69× | – |
| Randy Bush | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Mark Davidson | 1987 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.0 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Dan Schatzeder↔ | 1987 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -1.2 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Al Newman | 1987 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Gene Larkin | 1987 | -0.3 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -1.9 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Tim Laudner | 1987 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -2.3 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Sal Butera↔ | 1987 | -1.2 | -4.8 | 0.1 | -4.9 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Allan Anderson | 1987 | -0.3 | -2.1 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Billy Beane | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Chris Pittaro | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Don Baylor↔ | 1987 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| George Frazier | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jeff Bittiger | 1987 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Joe Klink | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Portugal | 1987 | -0.7 | -6.1 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Mike Smithson | 1987 | +0.5 | +3.9 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Randy Niemann | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Roy Smith | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Steve Carlton↔ | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Tom Nieto | 1987 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Total | — | +26.9 | +334.9 | 9.8 | +333.5 | — | ||
Every graded 1987 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.
SFG · Al Rosen
+$0.8M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$0.8M
BAL · Hank Peters
+$0.0M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$0.0M
PHI · Bill Giles
+$7.2M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$7.2M
CLE · Joe Klein
+$4.8M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$4.8M
BOS · Lou Gorman
+$0.8M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$0.8M
SDP · Jack McKeon
+$0.0M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$0.0M
WSN · Murray Cook
+$12.8M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$12.8M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$0.0M
HOU · Bill Wood
+$0.0M
NYM · Frank Cashen
+$0.0M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
+$0.0M
NYY · Woody Woodward
+$14.4M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$14.4M
WSN · Murray Cook
+$6.4M
MIN · Andy MacPhail
−$6.4M
What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Hrbek | 27 | 6.000 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $2.1M | $2.6M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Bert Blyleven | 36 | 17.000 | $1.1M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gary Gaetti | 28 | 6.000 | $950k | $1.7M | $2.4M | $500k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tom Brunansky | 26 | 6.000 | $940k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Reardon | 31 | 8.000 | $875k | $850k | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Roy Smalley III | 34 | 12.000 | $740k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Niekro | 42 | 20.000 | $545k | $800k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tim Laudner | 29 | 6.000 | $245k | $295k | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Schatzeder | 32 | 10.000 | $228k | $195k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Juan Berenguer | 32 | 9.000 | $152k | $500k | $625k | $750k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sal Butera | 34 | 7.000 | $57k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Don Baylor | 38 | 17.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Carlton | 42 | 22.000 | — | $115k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| George Frazier | 32 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Niemann | 31 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 27 | 5.000 | $830k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kirby Puckett | 27 | 3.000 | $465k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Keith Atherton | 28 | 4.000 | $300k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Randy Bush | 28 | 5.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Gladden | 29 | 4.000 | $210k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Greg Gagne | 25 | 4.000 | $155k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Salas | 26 | 3.000 | $42k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Billy Beane | 25 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tom Nieto | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Roy Smith | 25 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Smithson | 32 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 27 | 2.000 | $105k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Al Newman | 27 | 2.000 | $70k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Davidson | 26 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Les Straker | 27 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gene Larkin | 24 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Allan Anderson | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Bittiger | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Klink | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Pittaro | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark Portugal | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.