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Twins MIN

199195–67 (0.586)★ 1991 World Series Champions
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GM: Andy MacPhail

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$23M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.586
TAB
+8.1
WAB
+12.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.6
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrian Harper119
RJunior Ortiz60
RLenny Webster17

1B

LKent Hrbek128
BGene Larkin39
LPaul Sorrento13
LRandy Bush12
RBrian Harper1
BAl Newman1

2B

RChuck Knoblauch148
BAl Newman35
BGene Larkin1
LMike Pagliarulo1

3B

LMike Pagliarulo118
RScott Leius79
BAl Newman35
BGene Larkin1

SS

RGreg Gagne137
BAl Newman55
RScott Leius19
RChuck Knoblauch2

LF

RDan Gladden126
RShane Mack49
RPedro Munoz10
LRandy Bush7
RJarvis Brown3
BChili Davis2
BAl Newman1
RBrian Harper1
RCarmen Castillo1

CF

RKirby Puckett144
RShane Mack37
RJarvis Brown11
RScott Leius2

RF

RShane Mack80
BGene Larkin47
RPedro Munoz39
LRandy Bush33
RJarvis Brown19
RKirby Puckett19
RCarmen Castillo3

DH

BChili Davis149
LRandy Bush6
BGene Larkin2
LPaul Sorrento2
RBrian Harper1
RCarmen Castillo1
RPedro Munoz1

Starters

RKevin Tapani4.6 WAR
RJack Morris4.1 WAR
RScott Erickson3.2 WAR
LMark Guthrie0.6 WAR
RTom Edens0.6 WAR
RWillie Banks0.2 WAR
LDenny Neagle0.1 WAR
LDavid West0.1 WAR
RPaul Abbott-0.1 WAR
LAllan Anderson-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRick Aguilera42 sv
RSteve Bedrosian0 h
RTerry Leach0 h
RCarl Willis0 h
RPaul Abbott0 h
LLarry Casian0 h
LGary Wayne0 h
LDenny Neagle0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Jack Morris4.1
Chili Davis3.3
Mike Pagliarulo2.3
Chuck Knoblauch2.1
Carl Willis1.4
Tom Edens0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Gary Gaetti2.3
Roy Smith1.0
Nelson Liriano0.5
John Candelaria0.4
Tim Drummond0.2
Chip Hale0.0

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Tapani 1991 +4.6 +80.0 0.2 +79.8 $0.0M 2.19× –
Shane Mack 1991 +4.9 +70.4 0.3 +70.1 $0.1M 1.79× –
Jack Morris 1991 +4.1 +71.8 3.7 +68.1 $0.9M 2.19× –
Kirby Puckett 1991 +3.8 +54.9 3.2 +51.7 $0.8M 1.79× –
Scott Erickson 1991 +3.2 +49.4 0.1 +49.2 $0.0M 1.96× –
Chili Davis 1991 +3.3 +35.6 1.7 +33.9 $0.5M 1.33× –
Kent Hrbek 1991 +2.7 +23.4 2.6 +20.8 $0.9M 1.07× –
Mike Pagliarulo 1991 +2.3 +15.5 0.7 +14.8 $0.3M 0.85× –
Greg Gagne 1991 +2.3 +16.4 1.7 +14.6 $0.8M 0.89× –
Rick Aguilera 1991 +1.5 +15.7 1.5 +14.2 $1.0M 1.34× –
Brian Harper 1991 +1.7 +10.1 0.6 +9.5 $0.4M 0.76× –
Randy Bush 1991 +1.1 +7.2 0.5 +6.7 $0.5M 0.83× –
Gene Larkin 1991 +0.9 +6.2 0.7 +5.5 $0.8M 0.83× –
Terry Leach 1991 +0.9 +4.6 0.5 +4.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Mark Guthrie 1991 +0.6 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Dan Gladden 1991 +0.6 +4.1 1.1 +3.0 $1.8M 0.83× –
David West 1991 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $2.1M 1.02× –
Junior Ortiz 1991 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.4 $2.3M 0.52× –
Paul Sorrento 1991 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.7M 0.56× –
Carmen Castillo 1991 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Larry Casian 1991 -0.5 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Allan Anderson 1991 -0.5 -4.4 0.8 -5.2 – 1.02× –
Al Newman 1991 -1.1 -5.3 0.5 -5.8 – 0.61× –
Steve Bedrosian 1991 -0.8 -8.5 1.4 -9.9 – 1.34× –
Carl Willis 1991 +1.4 +7.6 – – – 0.67× –
Chuck Knoblauch 1991 +2.1 +13.6 – – – 0.82× –
Denny Neagle 1991 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Gary Wayne 1991 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jarvis Brown 1991 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Lenny Webster 1991 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.52× –
Paul Abbott 1991 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Pedro Munoz 1991 +0.4 +2.5 – – – 0.83× –
Scott Leius 1991 +1.5 +10.5 – – – 0.85× –
Tom Edens 1991 +0.6 +5.0 – – – 1.02× –
Willie Banks 1991 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+42.6+492.623.5+425.3—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

1991 · PIT / MIN
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Joey Meyer
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Greg Sims
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$23.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Jack Morris3614.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Kirby Puckett317.000$3.2M$3.0M$5.3M$5.3M$6.3MFREE AGENT
Kent Hrbek3110.000$2.6M$3.1M$3.1M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Greg Gagne298.000$1.7M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Chili Davis3110.000$1.7M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Rick Aguilera296.000$1.5M$2.3M$2.4M$3.3M$2.5M$3.5M$3.1M
Steve Bedrosian3310.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Dan Gladden338.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Pagliarulo317.000$655k$1.2M$322kFREE AGENT
Brian Harper3112.000$625k$2.5M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Carmen Castillo339.000$600kFREE AGENT
Terry Leach3710.000$530kFREE AGENT
Randy Bush329.000$500k$450k$250kFREE AGENT
Al Newman316.000$450kFREE AGENT
Junior Ortiz319.000$450kFREE AGENT
Carl Willis307.000—$325k$500k$500kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Allan Anderson275.000$785kFREE AGENT
Gene Larkin284.000$725kARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Mack274.000$270kARB 3FREE AGENT
David West263.000$160kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Edens304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Kevin Tapani272.000$198kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie252.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Erickson231.000$144kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento252.000$122kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Casian251.000$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Abbott231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Banks220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarvis Brown240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Knoblauch220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Leius251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Munoz221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Neagle220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Wayne282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny Webster262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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