Twins — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$16M

Surplus $M

-5

Win %

0.494

TAB

-5.4

WAB

-4.0

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

30.8

Dead money %

30%

Depth Players

5.0

Dead WAR

-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrian Harper101

RTim Laudner68

ROrlando Mercado19

RLenny Webster14

RGreg Olson3

1B

LKent Hrbek89

BGene Larkin67

LRandy Bush25

RTim Laudner11

LPaul Sorrento5

BJohn Moses2

RBrian Harper2

RGary Gaetti2

2B

BAl Newman84

BWally Backman84

BDoug Baker25

LChip Hale16

3B

RGary Gaetti125

BAl Newman37

RTerry Jorgensen9

LChip Hale9

RVictor Rodríguez5

RBrian Harper2

SS

RGreg Gagne146

BAl Newman31

BDoug Baker19

LF

RDan Gladden116

BJohn Moses39

LRandy Bush34

RCarmen Castillo7

BAl Newman4

BGene Larkin1

CF

RKirby Puckett157

BJohn Moses26

RDan Gladden2

BAl Newman1

RGreg Gagne1

LRandy Bush1

RF

LRandy Bush88

BJohn Moses63

RCarmen Castillo61

BGene Larkin31

RBrian Harper3

LJim Dwyer⇄1

DH

LJim Dwyer⇄59

BGene Larkin39

LKent Hrbek17

RBrian Harper15

RTim Laudner15

RCarmen Castillo6

LPaul Sorrento4

LChip Hale2

LRandy Bush2

RDan Gladden1

RGary Gaetti1

RKirby Puckett1

Starters

LFrank Viola⇄3.2 WAR

LAllan Anderson2.0 WAR

RRick Aguilera⇄1.8 WAR

RRoy Smith0.9 WAR

RMike Dyer0.9 WAR

RKevin Tapani⇄0.7 WAR

LMark Guthrie0.3 WAR

LDavid West⇄0.2 WAR

LShane Rawley0.1 WAR

RFreddie Toliver⇄0.1 WAR

RFrancisco Oliveras-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Reardon31 sv

LGary Wayne0 h

RJuan Berenguer0 h

RGerman Gonzalez0 h

RMike Cook0 h

RRandy St. Claire0 h

RSteve Shields0 h

RLee Tunnell0 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 1988)

Player	fWAR
Rick Aguilera	1.8
Mike Dyer	0.9
Kevin Tapani	0.7
Mark Guthrie	0.3
David West	0.2
Terry Jorgensen	0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player	1988 fWAR
Bert Blyleven	3.2
Tom Herr	1.1
Les Straker	0.5
Mark Davidson	0.2
Charlie Lea	0.2
Eric Bullock	0.2

Contract Value

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Kirby Puckett	1989	+4.7	+68.1	2.0	+66.1	$0.4M	1.79×	–
Frank Viola↔	1989	+3.2	+49.8	1.8	+48.0	$0.6M	1.96×	–
Kent Hrbek	1989	+3.8	+36.7	1.6	+35.1	$0.4M	1.20×	–
Greg Gagne	1989	+3.5	+32.7	0.6	+32.1	$0.2M	1.18×	–
Allan Anderson	1989	+2.0	+23.3	0.2	+23.1	$0.1M	1.49×	–
Brian Harper	1989	+2.8	+22.6	0.1	+22.4	$0.1M	1.00×	–
Rick Aguilera↔	1989	+1.8	+21.9	0.1	+21.8	$0.0M	1.49×	–
Gary Gaetti	1989	+1.6	+11.1	2.4	+8.7	$1.5M	0.85×	–
Roy Smith	1989	+0.9	+7.1	0.1	+7.0	$0.1M	1.02×	–
Mike Dyer	1989	+0.9	+7.0	0.1	+6.9	$0.1M	1.02×	–
Dan Gladden	1989	+0.9	+6.0	0.6	+5.4	$0.7M	0.83×	–
Jeff Reardon	1989	+0.6	+6.3	1.3	+5.0	$2.2M	1.34×	–
Al Newman	1989	+1.1	+4.8	0.2	+4.6	$0.2M	0.56×	–
Jim Dwyer↔	1989	+0.8	+4.6	0.2	+4.4	$0.2M	0.69×	–
Randy Bush	1989	+0.5	+3.3	0.6	+2.7	$1.1M	0.83×	–
Mark Guthrie	1989	+0.3	+2.5	0.1	+2.4	$0.2M	1.02×	–
David West↔	1989	+0.2	+2.0	0.0	+1.9	$0.1M	1.02×	–
Gene Larkin	1989	+0.5	+2.1	0.1	+1.9	$0.3M	0.56×	–
Juan Berenguer	1989	+0.3	+1.8	0.6	+1.2	$1.8M	0.67×	–
Tim Drummond	1989	+0.1	+0.4	0.1	+0.4	$0.8M	0.67×	–
Gary Wayne	1989	+0.1	+0.3	0.1	+0.3	$1.1M	0.67×	–
Shane Rawley	1989	+0.1	+0.8	0.9	-0.1	$9.5M	1.02×	–
Tim Laudner	1989	+0.1	+0.6	0.7	-0.1	$5.2M	0.52×	–
John Moses	1989	-0.0	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	–	0.83×	–
Steve Shields	1989	-0.1	-0.7	0.1	-0.8	–	0.67×	–
Chip Hale	1989	-0.4	-1.8	0.1	-1.9	–	0.56×	–
Wally Backman	1989	-0.6	-2.8	0.8	-3.6	–	0.56×	–
Carmen Castillo	1989	+0.1	+0.5	0.4	+0.0	$6.3M	0.83×	–
Doug Baker	1989	+0.6	+2.7	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Francisco Oliveras	1989	-0.0	-0.2	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Freddie Toliver↔	1989	+0.1	+0.7	–	–	–	1.02×	–
German Gonzalez	1989	+0.1	+0.7	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Greg Booker↔	1989	-0.0	-0.1	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Greg Olson	1989	+0.0	+0.1	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Kevin Tapani↔	1989	+0.7	+5.8	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Lee Tunnell	1989	-0.0	-0.2	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Lenny Webster	1989	-0.0	-0.0	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Mike Cook	1989	-0.1	-0.6	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Orlando Mercado	1989	-0.3	-1.4	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Paul Sorrento	1989	-0.1	-0.3	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Randy St. Claire	1989	-0.3	-1.7	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Terry Jorgensen	1989	+0.2	+1.1	–	–	–	0.58×	–
Victor Rodríguez	1989	+0.2	+0.8	–	–	–	0.58×	–
Total	—	+30.9	+318.2	16.1	+294.5	—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1989 · MIN / HOU

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$4.8M

Greg Johnson

HOU · Bill Wood −$4.8M

Mark Davidson

MIN came out ahead by $4.8M

1989 · NYY / MIN

NYY · Bob Quinn +$1.6M

Balvino Gálvez

MIN · Andy MacPhail −$1.6M

Steve Shields

NYY came out ahead by $1.6M

1989 · CLE / MIN

CLE · Hank Peters +$15.2M

Keith Atherton

MIN · Andy MacPhail −$15.2M

Carmelo Castillo

CLE came out ahead by $15.2M

1989 · MIN / HOU

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.8M

Ramon Cedeno, Gordon Farmer

HOU · Bill Wood −$0.8M

Steve Lombardozzi

MIN came out ahead by $0.8M

1989 · MIN / WSN

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$1.6M

Alonzo Powell

WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M

Jim Dwyer

MIN came out ahead by $1.6M

1989 · MIN / SDP

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$2.4M

Greg Booker

SDP · Jack McKeon −$2.4M

Freddie Toliver

MIN came out ahead by $2.4M

1989 · MIN / NYM

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$107.2M

Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond, Jack Savage

NYM · Frank Cashen −$107.2M

Frank Viola

MIN came out ahead by $107.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll

$16.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (17)

Player	Age	Svc	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Gary Gaetti	30	8.000	$2.4M	$500k	FREE AGENT
Frank Viola	29	7.000	$1.8M	FREE AGENT
Kent Hrbek	29	8.000	$1.6M	$2.1M	$2.6M	$3.1M	$3.1M	$3.1M	FREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon	33	10.000	$1.3M	FREE AGENT
Shane Rawley	33	11.000	$950k	FREE AGENT
Wally Backman	29	9.000	$750k	FREE AGENT
Tim Laudner	31	8.000	$700k	FREE AGENT
Juan Berenguer	34	11.000	$625k	$750k	FREE AGENT
Dan Gladden	31	6.000	$610k	$700k	$1.1M	FREE AGENT
Greg Gagne	27	6.000	$570k	$833k	$1.7M	$1.9M	FREE AGENT
Randy Bush	30	7.000	$550k	$350k	$500k	$450k	$250k	FREE AGENT
Carmen Castillo	31	7.000	$432k	$550k	$600k	FREE AGENT
John Moses	31	7.000	$180k	$395k	FREE AGENT
Jim Dwyer	39	16.000	$174k	$240k	FREE AGENT
Brian Harper	29	10.000	$148k	$500k	$625k	$2.5M	$2.4M	FREE AGENT
Greg Booker	29	6.000	—	FREE AGENT
Lee Tunnell	28	7.000	—	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Player	Age	Svc	1989	1990	1991	1992
Kirby Puckett	29	5.000	$2.0M	FREE AGENT
Allan Anderson	25	3.000	$200k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Al Newman	29	4.000	$180k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Steve Shields	30	4.000	$125k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Roy Smith	27	5.000	$100k	FREE AGENT
Rick Aguilera	27	4.000	$73k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Doug Baker	28	5.000	—	FREE AGENT
Randy St. Claire	28	5.000	—	FREE AGENT
Freddie Toliver	28	5.000	—	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

Player	Age	Svc	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Gene Larkin	26	2.000	$145k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Dyer	22	0.000	$68k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tim Drummond	24	2.000	$68k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chip Hale	24	0.000	$68k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie	23	0.000	$68k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Gary Wayne	26	0.000	$68k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
David West	24	1.000	$32k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Cook	25	–	—
German Gonzalez	27	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Terry Jorgensen	22	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Orlando Mercado	27	–	—
Francisco Oliveras	26	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Greg Olson	28	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Victor Rodríguez	27	–	—
Paul Sorrento	23	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kevin Tapani	25	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Lenny Webster	24	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Twins MIN

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1988)

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (17)

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Pre-arbitration (17)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Twins MIN

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1988)

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (17)

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Pre-arbitration (17)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense