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Twins MIN

199556–88 (0.389)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$20M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.389
TAB
-8.2
WAB
-11.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.9
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Walbeck113
LMatt Merullo46
RJeff Reboulet1

1B

LScott Stahoviak69
LDan Masteller48
RRon Coomer22
RJeff Reboulet17
RJerald Clark11
LKevin Maas8
LChip Hale3
RPedro Munoz3
LSteve Dunn3
LMatt Merullo2

2B

RChuck Knoblauch136
RJeff Reboulet15
LChip Hale7
RBrian Raabe4
RKirby Puckett1

3B

RScott Leius112
LScott Stahoviak22
RJeff Reboulet22
RRon Coomer13
LChip Hale5
RBrian Raabe2
RKirby Puckett1

SS

RPat Meares114
RJeff Reboulet39
RScott Leius7
BDenny Hocking6
RChuck Knoblauch2
RKirby Puckett1

LF

RMarty Cordova132
RJerald Clark12
LDan Masteller6
RDave McCarty⇄2
LRich Becker2
LMatt Lawton III1
RPedro Munoz1

CF

LRich Becker99
LAlex Cole23
LMatt Lawton III12
RMarty Cordova11
RJerald Clark10
RKirby Puckett5
RPat Meares2

RF

RKirby Puckett106
RPedro Munoz24
LDan Masteller16
LMatt Lawton III8
RJerald Clark5
LRich Becker5
RPat Meares1
RRon Coomer1

DH

RPedro Munoz76
RKirby Puckett28
LChip Hale13
LMatt Merullo9
LKevin Maas9
LDan Masteller2
RRiccardo Ingram2
RRon Coomer2
LAlex Cole1
RBernardo Brito1
RScott Leius1

Starters

RKevin Tapani⇄1.6 WAR
RScott Erickson⇄0.8 WAR
RBrad Radke0.8 WAR
RFrank Rodriguez⇄0.8 WAR
LRich Robertson0.6 WAR
RMike Trombley0.4 WAR
LEddie Guardado0.3 WAR
RGreg Harris0.2 WAR
RJose Parra⇄0.2 WAR
RLaTroy Hawkins0.2 WAR
ROscar Munoz-0.0 WAR
RPat Mahomes-1.0 WAR
RScott Klingenbeck⇄-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Stevens10 sv
RErik Schullstrom0 h
LMark Guthrie⇄0 h
LScott Watkins0 h
LRich Robertson0 h
RRick Aguilera⇄0 h
RScott Klingenbeck⇄0 h
RMo Sanford0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Marty Cordova3.6
Jerald Clark1.0
Brad Radke0.8
Frankie Rodriguez0.8
Rich Robertson0.6
Matt Lawton III0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Shane Mack3.8
Brett Merriman-0.0
Jim Deshaies-0.3
Kent Hrbek-0.3
Derek Parks-0.3
Keith Garagozzo-0.3

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chuck Knoblauch 1995 +6.4 +69.9 3.0 +66.9 $0.5M 1.38× –
Marty Cordova 1995 +3.6 +51.8 0.1 +51.7 $0.0M 1.79× –
Kevin Tapani↔ 1995 +1.6 +19.4 2.2 +17.2 $1.3M 1.49× –
Pat Meares 1995 +2.3 +16.2 0.2 +16.1 $0.1M 0.89× –
Jeff Reboulet 1995 +2.1 +15.0 0.2 +14.8 $0.1M 0.89× –
Kirby Puckett 1995 +2.1 +20.5 6.3 +14.2 $3.0M 1.22× –
Brad Radke 1995 +0.8 +6.7 0.1 +6.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Frankie Rodriguez↔ 1995 +0.8 +6.7 0.1 +6.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jerald Clark 1995 +1.0 +6.9 0.4 +6.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Scott Erickson↔ 1995 +0.8 +6.8 0.9 +5.9 $1.0M 1.02× –
Mark Guthrie↔ 1995 +0.8 +4.2 0.5 +3.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Rich Robertson 1995 +0.6 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Rick Aguilera↔ 1995 +0.9 +4.9 1.8 +3.1 $2.0M 0.67× –
Mike Trombley 1995 +0.4 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.4M 1.02× –
Matt Lawton III 1995 +0.4 +2.6 0.1 +2.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Eddie Guardado 1995 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Greg Harris 1995 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.6M 1.02× –
Jose Parra↔ 1995 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Scott Stahoviak 1995 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.56× –
Denny Hocking 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.61× –
Alex Cole 1995 +0.1 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $3.5M 0.83× –
Ron Coomer 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.2M 0.56× –
Scott Watkins 1995 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.1M 0.67× –
Oscar Munoz 1995 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Matt Merullo 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Chip Hale 1995 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.69× –
Pedro Munoz 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 – 0.69× –
Scott Leius 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.8 -1.6 – 0.58× –
Matt Walbeck 1995 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Dave McCarty↔ 1995 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Erik Schullstrom 1995 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Dan Masteller 1995 -0.7 -3.0 0.1 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Pat Mahomes 1995 -1.0 -5.2 0.2 -5.4 – 0.67× –
Scott Klingenbeck↔ 1995 -1.1 -5.7 0.1 -5.8 – 0.67× –
Rich Becker 1995 -1.0 -6.6 0.1 -6.8 – 0.83× –
Dave Stevens 1995 -0.9 -9.7 0.1 -9.8 – 1.34× –
Bernardo Brito 1995 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Brian Raabe 1995 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Carl Willis 1995 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Campbell 1995 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Maas 1995 -0.7 -3.8 – – – 0.69× –
LaTroy Hawkins 1995 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Mo Sanford 1995 -0.6 -3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Riccardo Ingram 1995 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Steve Dunn 1995 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Vince Horsman 1995 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+17.8+197.920.3+185.9—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1995 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$55.2M
Frankie Rodriguez, J.J. Johnson
BOS · Dan Duquette −$55.2M
Rick Aguilera
MIN came out ahead by $55.2M
1995 · MIN / CIN
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
John Courtright
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Dave McCarty
Even trade
1995 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$197.6M
Scott Erickson
MIN · Terry Ryan −$197.6M
Scott Klingenbeck, Kimera Bartee
BAL came out ahead by $197.6M
1995 · LAD / MIN
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Kevin Tapani, Mark Guthrie
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Ron Coomer, Greg Hansell, José Parra, Chris Latham
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$20.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Kirby Puckett3511.000$6.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin Tapani316.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Rick Aguilera3310.000$1.8M$3.5M$3.1M$2.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie296.000$486kFREE AGENT
Jerald Clark317.000$400kFREE AGENT
Matt Merullo296.000$200kFREE AGENT
Chip Hale306.000$168k$175kFREE AGENT
Greg Harris317.000$115kFREE AGENT
Carl Willis3411.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Chuck Knoblauch264.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Erickson275.000$873kFREE AGENT
Scott Leius295.000$760kFREE AGENT
Pedro Munoz265.000$725kFREE AGENT
Alex Cole295.000$500kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet313.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Mahomes243.000$178kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Trombley283.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Campbell304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vince Horsman284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Maas305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Matt Walbeck252.000$166kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Meares262.000$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Stevens251.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado242.000$122kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Becker232.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Robertson262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Schullstrom261.000$113kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Hocking252.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Coomer280.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Cordova250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Masteller270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Watkins250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Stahoviak252.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oscar Munoz250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Radke220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave McCarty252.000$101kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Klingenbeck241.000$82kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Rodriguez220.000$70kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Parra220.000$65kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernardo Brito31–—
Steve Dunn25–—
LaTroy Hawkins220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Riccardo Ingram28–—
Brian Raabe270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mo Sanford28–—

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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