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Twins MIN

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GM: Andy MacPhail

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$28M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.556
TAB
+10.3
WAB
+9.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.6
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrian Harper133
RLenny Webster49
RDerek Parks7

1B

LKent Hrbek104
BGene Larkin55
RTerry Jorgensen13
LRandy Bush8
BChili Davis1

2B

RChuck Knoblauch154
RJeff Reboulet13
BDonnie Hill7
RKirby Puckett2

3B

RScott Leius125
LMike Pagliarulo37
RJeff Reboulet22
RTerry Jorgensen9
BDonnie Hill5
RKirby Puckett2
BLuis Quinones1

SS

RGreg Gagne141
RJeff Reboulet36
BDonnie Hill10
RScott Leius10
RTerry Jorgensen2
RChuck Knoblauch1
BLuis Quinones1
RKirby Puckett1

LF

RShane Mack150
RPedro Munoz7
RDarren Reed⇄6
LJ.T. Bruett5
RJarvis Brown4
RBernardo Brito3
LRandy Bush3
BChili Davis1
RJeff Reboulet1

CF

RKirby Puckett149
LJ.T. Bruett20
RJarvis Brown9
RShane Mack9
RJeff Reboulet1

RF

RPedro Munoz117
BGene Larkin43
LJ.T. Bruett22
LRandy Bush21
RJarvis Brown18
RDarren Reed⇄8
RJeff Reboulet5
RShane Mack4
BChili Davis3
BDonnie Hill1

DH

BChili Davis115
LRandy Bush23
RKirby Puckett9
LKent Hrbek7
BGene Larkin4
RBrian Harper2
RChuck Knoblauch1
RBernardo Brito1

Starters

LJohn Smiley5.0 WAR
RKevin Tapani4.5 WAR
RScott Erickson1.9 WAR
LBill Krueger⇄1.7 WAR
RPat Mahomes0.7 WAR
RMike Trombley0.6 WAR
RWillie Banks0.4 WAR
LDavid West-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRick Aguilera41 sv
RCarl Willis0 h
LMark Guthrie0 h
RTom Edens0 h
LGary Wayne0 h
LBob Kipper0 h
LDavid West0 h
RPaul Abbott0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
John Smiley5.0
Bill Krueger1.7
Pat Mahomes0.7
Jeff Reboulet0.7
Mike Trombley0.6
Donnie Hill0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Jack Morris4.1
Terry Leach0.9
Dan Gladden0.6
Junior Ortiz0.2
Denny Neagle0.1
Paul Sorrento0.0

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Smiley 1992 +5.0 +100.2 3.4 +96.8 $0.7M 2.50× –
Kirby Puckett 1992 +5.9 +97.3 3.0 +94.4 $0.5M 2.05× –
Shane Mack 1992 +5.2 +84.4 1.1 +83.4 $0.2M 2.05× –
Kevin Tapani 1992 +4.5 +78.7 0.5 +78.2 $0.1M 2.19× –
Chuck Knoblauch 1992 +4.5 +43.6 0.3 +43.3 $0.1M 1.20× –
Scott Erickson 1992 +1.9 +22.2 0.4 +21.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Bill Krueger↔ 1992 +1.7 +20.0 0.7 +19.3 $0.4M 1.49× –
Mark Guthrie 1992 +1.4 +14.5 0.3 +14.3 $0.2M 1.34× –
Carl Willis 1992 +1.5 +12.0 0.3 +11.7 $0.2M 0.98× –
Brian Harper 1992 +2.3 +13.8 2.5 +11.3 $1.1M 0.76× –
Chili Davis 1992 +1.7 +13.9 2.8 +11.1 $1.6M 1.01× –
Kent Hrbek 1992 +1.8 +11.8 3.1 +8.7 $1.7M 0.81× –
Pedro Munoz 1992 +1.3 +8.8 0.2 +8.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Tom Edens 1992 +1.4 +7.6 0.1 +7.5 $0.1M 0.67× –
Rick Aguilera 1992 +0.8 +8.5 2.3 +6.2 $2.9M 1.34× –
Pat Mahomes 1992 +0.7 +6.0 0.1 +5.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Scott Leius 1992 +0.9 +4.3 0.2 +4.1 $0.2M 0.58× –
Greg Gagne 1992 +1.2 +5.8 1.9 +3.8 $1.6M 0.61× –
Willie Banks 1992 +0.4 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Gary Wayne 1992 +0.5 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Lenny Webster 1992 +0.6 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.52× –
Donnie Hill 1992 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.4M 0.61× –
Paul Abbott 1992 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Gene Larkin 1992 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Darren Reed↔ 1992 -0.3 -1.9 0.0 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Jarvis Brown 1992 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Mike Pagliarulo 1992 -0.5 -2.2 1.2 -3.4 – 0.58× –
Bob Kipper 1992 -0.6 -3.4 1.0 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Randy Bush 1992 -0.9 -5.2 0.5 -5.7 – 0.69× –
Bernardo Brito 1992 -0.3 -2.2 – – – 0.83× –
David West 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Derek Parks 1992 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
J.T. Bruett 1992 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Reboulet 1992 +0.7 +3.4 – – – 0.61× –
Larry Casian 1992 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Quinones 1992 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.58× –
Mauro Gozzo 1992 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Trombley 1992 +0.6 +4.6 – – – 1.02× –
Terry Jorgensen 1992 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+43.5+553.927.8+520.9—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1992 · MIN / PIT
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$36.0M
John Smiley
PIT · Larry Doughty −$36.0M
Denny Neagle, Midre Cummings
MIN came out ahead by $36.0M
1992 · CLE / MIN
CLE · John Hart +$7.2M
Paul Sorrento
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$7.2M
Oscar Muñoz, Curt Leskanic
CLE came out ahead by $7.2M
1992 · MIN / WSN
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$2.4M
Darren Reed
WSN · Dan Duquette −$2.4M
Bill Krueger
MIN came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · MIN / NYM
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Pat Howell
NYM · Al Harazin +$0.0M
Darren Reed
Even trade
1992 · PHI / MIN
PHI · Lee Thomas +$2.4M
David West
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$2.4M
Mike Hartley
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$27.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
John Smiley276.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Kent Hrbek3211.000$3.1M$3.1M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Kirby Puckett328.000$3.0M$5.3M$5.3M$6.3MFREE AGENT
Chili Davis3211.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Brian Harper3213.000$2.5M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Rick Aguilera307.000$2.3M$2.4M$3.3M$2.5M$3.5M$3.1M$2.8M
Greg Gagne309.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Mike Pagliarulo328.000$1.2M$322kFREE AGENT
Bob Kipper277.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Bill Krueger349.000$690kFREE AGENT
Randy Bush3310.000$450k$250kFREE AGENT
Donnie Hill319.000$400kFREE AGENT
Carl Willis318.000$325k$500k$500kFREE AGENT
Luis Quinones309.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Shane Mack285.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Gene Larkin295.000$950kFREE AGENT
Kevin Tapani283.000$485kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie263.000$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Wayne293.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Edens315.000$138kFREE AGENT
Lenny Webster273.000$115kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauro Gozzo263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Jorgensen253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David West274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Scott Erickson242.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Knoblauch231.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Leius262.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Munoz232.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Abbott242.000$126kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarvis Brown251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Banks231.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Mahomes210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Reed262.000$30kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernardo Brito28–—
J.T. Bruett240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Casian262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Parks230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Trombley250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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