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Twins MIN

199453–60 (0.469)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
-8
Win %
0.469
TAB
-7.4
WAB
-3.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.7
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Walbeck95
RDerek Parks31

1B

LKent Hrbek72
RDave McCarty32
LSteve Dunn12
RJeff Reboulet10
LChip Hale7

2B

RChuck Knoblauch109
RJeff Reboulet14
LChip Hale5

3B

RScott Leius95
LChip Hale21
RJeff Reboulet6

SS

RPat Meares79
RJeff Reboulet42
BDenny Hocking10
RScott Leius2
RChuck Knoblauch1

LF

RShane Mack66
RPedro Munoz42
LAlex Cole16
RDave McCarty9
RJeff Reboulet1
LRich Becker1

CF

LAlex Cole84
RShane Mack24
LRich Becker23
RKirby Puckett3

RF

RKirby Puckett95
RPedro Munoz19
RDave McCarty5
RJeff Reboulet3
LRich Becker2
RDave Winfield1
LChip Hale1

DH

RDave Winfield76
RKirby Puckett13
RPedro Munoz11
LChip Hale5
LKent Hrbek4
RShane Mack4

Starters

RKevin Tapani3.4 WAR
RScott Erickson2.2 WAR
LMark Guthrie0.2 WAR
LEddie Guardado0.1 WAR
RPat Mahomes-0.2 WAR
LJim Deshaies-0.3 WAR
LCarlos Pulido-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRick Aguilera23 sv
LMark Guthrie0 h
RCarl Willis0 h
LLarry Casian⇄0 h
RDave Stevens0 h
RMike Trombley0 h
RBrett Merriman0 h
RKevin Campbell0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Alex Cole1.3
Erik Schullstrom0.3
Kevin Campbell0.3
Dave Stevens-0.2
Steve Dunn-0.2
Keith Garagozzo-0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Willie Banks2.6
Brian Harper2.3
Mike Pagliarulo1.1
Mike Hartley0.6
Terry Jorgensen0.1
Rich Garces0.0

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Shane Mack 1994 +3.8 +54.5 3.2 +51.2 $0.9M 1.79× –
Kevin Tapani 1994 +3.4 +53.0 2.6 +50.4 $0.8M 1.96× –
Kirby Puckett 1994 +3.1 +39.9 5.3 +34.6 $1.7M 1.60× –
Chuck Knoblauch 1994 +3.7 +35.4 1.6 +33.8 $0.4M 1.20× –
Scott Erickson 1994 +2.2 +26.2 1.3 +24.9 $0.6M 1.49× –
Alex Cole 1994 +1.3 +8.8 0.4 +8.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Rick Aguilera 1994 +0.8 +8.9 3.3 +5.6 $3.9M 1.34× –
Carl Willis 1994 +0.9 +4.6 0.5 +4.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jeff Reboulet 1994 +0.6 +3.1 0.2 +3.0 $0.3M 0.61× –
Scott Leius 1994 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.5M 0.58× –
Pedro Munoz 1994 +0.4 +2.7 0.6 +2.1 $1.5M 0.83× –
Denny Hocking 1994 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.61× –
Erik Schullstrom 1994 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Rich Becker 1994 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.6M 0.83× –
Eddie Guardado 1994 +0.1 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.9M 1.02× –
Chip Hale 1994 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.7M 0.58× –
Pat Meares 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.4 $1.5M 0.61× –
Mark Guthrie 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.9 +0.3 $4.1M 0.67× –
Dave Stevens 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Derek Parks 1994 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Keith Garagozzo 1994 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Dave McCarty 1994 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Pat Mahomes 1994 -0.2 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Mike Trombley 1994 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Jim Deshaies 1994 -0.3 -2.1 0.6 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Matt Walbeck 1994 -0.7 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 0.52× –
Carlos Pulido 1994 -0.5 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 1.02× –
Larry Casian↔ 1994 -0.7 -3.9 0.1 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Kent Hrbek 1994 -0.3 -1.2 3.1 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Dave Winfield 1994 -0.4 -2.2 2.7 -4.9 – 0.69× –
Brett Merriman 1994 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Campbell 1994 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Dunn 1994 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+17.5+222.828.3+194.1—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1994 · WSN / MIN
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Derek Lee
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Joe Norris
Even trade
1994 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Terry Ryan +$4.0M
Shawn Bryant
CLE · John Hart −$4.0M
Enrique Wilson
MIN came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$28.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Kirby Puckett3410.000$5.3M$6.3MFREE AGENT
Rick Aguilera329.000$3.3M$2.5M$3.5M$3.1M$2.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Shane Mack307.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Kent Hrbek3413.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Winfield4221.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jim Deshaies3410.000$575kFREE AGENT
Carl Willis3310.000$500kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Kevin Tapani305.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Chuck Knoblauch253.000$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Erickson264.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie285.000$875kFREE AGENT
Pedro Munoz254.000$590kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cole284.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Leius284.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chip Hale295.000$150kFREE AGENT
Larry Casian284.000$148kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Campbell293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Mike Trombley272.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet302.000$162kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Meares251.000$160kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave McCarty241.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Mahomes232.000$126kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado231.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Parks252.000$116kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Walbeck241.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Becker221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Garagozzo240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Hocking241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Pulido220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Stevens240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Schullstrom250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Dunn24–—
Brett Merriman27–—

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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