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Twins MIN

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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, 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
$17M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.481
TAB
+4.4
WAB
+4.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.5
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LGreg Myers90
BMatt Walbeck61
RMike Durant37

1B

LScott Stahoviak114
RRon Coomer57
RPaul Molitor17
RJeff Reboulet13
LChip Hale6
BDenny Hocking1

2B

RChuck Knoblauch151
RJeff Reboulet22
LChip Hale14
LTodd Walker4
BDenny Hocking2
RBrian Raabe1

3B

BDave Hollins⇄117
RJeff Reboulet36
LTodd Walker20
RRon Coomer9
RBrian Raabe6
RTom Quinlan4
LChip Hale3
RPaul Molitor1

SS

RPat Meares150
RJeff Reboulet37
BDenny Hocking6
BDave Hollins⇄1

LF

RMarty Cordova145
LRich Becker15
RRoberto Kelly6
RJeff Reboulet2
LMatt Lawton III1

CF

LRich Becker121
RRoberto Kelly40
LMatt Lawton III18
RPat Meares1

RF

LMatt Lawton III60
RRoberto Kelly54
BDenny Hocking33
RRon Coomer23
LRich Becker10
LBrent Brede7
RJeff Reboulet6
LChip Hale3

DH

RPaul Molitor143
LScott Stahoviak9
BDave Hollins⇄3
RRoberto Kelly2
LChip Hale1
BDenny Hocking1
RChuck Knoblauch1
RRon Coomer1
LTodd Walker1

Starters

RBrad Radke2.8 WAR
RFrank Rodriguez2.2 WAR
RRick Aguilera1.5 WAR
LRich Robertson1.1 WAR
LScott Aldred⇄0.9 WAR
RScott Klingenbeck0.0 WAR
RLaTroy Hawkins-0.0 WAR
LDan Serafini-0.1 WAR
LTravis Miller-0.1 WAR
RJose Parra-0.2 WAR
RPat Mahomes⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Stevens11 sv
LEddie Guardado0 h
RGreg Hansell0 h
RDan Naulty0 h
RMike Trombley0 h
LMike Milchin⇄0 h
RErik Bennett0 h
RScott Klingenbeck0 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 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Paul Molitor2.5
Dave Hollins2.3
Greg Myers1.2
Roberto Kelly1.2
Scott Aldred0.9
Dan Naulty0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Kirby Puckett2.1
Kevin Tapani1.6
Jerald Clark1.0
Scott Erickson0.8
Mark Guthrie0.8
Greg Harris0.2

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chuck Knoblauch 1996 +8.1 +89.3 4.7 +84.7 $0.6M 1.38× –
Rich Becker 1996 +3.8 +54.5 0.2 +54.4 $0.0M 1.79× –
Brad Radke 1996 +2.8 +44.0 0.2 +43.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Mike Trombley 1996 +1.7 +27.1 0.2 +26.9 $0.1M 1.95× –
Frankie Rodriguez 1996 +2.2 +26.3 0.1 +26.2 $0.1M 1.49× –
Marty Cordova 1996 +2.2 +21.7 0.5 +21.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Paul Molitor 1996 +2.5 +20.2 2.0 +18.2 $0.8M 1.01× –
Dave Hollins↔ 1996 +2.3 +18.5 1.1 +17.4 $0.5M 1.01× –
Rich Robertson 1996 +1.1 +8.9 0.1 +8.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Rick Aguilera 1996 +1.5 +11.9 3.5 +8.4 $2.4M 1.02× –
Scott Aldred↔ 1996 +0.9 +7.7 0.1 +7.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Roberto Kelly 1996 +1.2 +7.7 0.6 +7.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Scott Stahoviak 1996 +1.5 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 0.56× –
Greg Myers 1996 +1.2 +5.1 0.5 +4.6 $0.4M 0.52× –
Ron Coomer 1996 +0.9 +4.2 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 0.56× –
Dan Naulty 1996 +0.7 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.2M 0.67× –
Matt Lawton III 1996 +0.5 +3.2 0.1 +3.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
Pat Meares 1996 +0.6 +3.1 0.3 +2.8 $0.4M 0.61× –
Eddie Guardado 1996 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Chip Hale 1996 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.2 $2.4M 0.56× –
LaTroy Hawkins 1996 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 1.02× –
Todd Walker 1996 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.58× –
Tom Quinlan 1996 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.58× –
Travis Miller 1996 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Jose Parra 1996 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mike Durant 1996 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Pat Mahomes↔ 1996 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Mike Milchin↔ 1996 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Greg Hansell 1996 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Matt Walbeck 1996 -0.8 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.52× –
Erik Bennett 1996 -0.7 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Jeff Reboulet 1996 -0.8 -4.0 0.3 -4.3 – 0.61× –
Denny Hocking 1996 -0.8 -5.4 0.1 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Dave Stevens 1996 -0.6 -6.5 0.2 -6.7 – 1.34× –
Brent Brede 1996 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Brian Raabe 1996 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Dan Serafini 1996 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Klingenbeck 1996 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+30.3+332.516.7+317.4—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1996 · MIN / DET
MIN · Terry Ryan +$1.6M
Brent Stentz
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
Matt Walbeck
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
1996 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$5.6M
Brian Looney
BOS · Dan Duquette −$5.6M
Pat Mahomes
MIN came out ahead by $5.6M
1996 · MIN / SEA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$6.4M
David Ortiz
SEA · Woody Woodward −$6.4M
Dave Hollins
MIN came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$16.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Rick Aguilera3411.000$3.5M$3.1M$2.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Paul Molitor3918.000$2.0M$3.5M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Hollins306.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Roberto Kelly319.000$550k$536kFREE AGENT
Greg Myers309.000$475k$502kFREE AGENT
Chip Hale317.000$175kFREE AGENT
Tom Quinlan286.000$125kFREE AGENT
Scott Aldred286.000$104k$225kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Chuck Knoblauch275.000$4.7MFREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet324.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Meares273.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Walbeck263.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Trombley294.000$162kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado253.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Becker243.000$152kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Stahoviak263.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Robertson273.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Mahomes254.000$131kARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Hocking263.000$118kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Marty Cordova261.000$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Radke231.000$175kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Stevens262.000$172kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Rodriguez231.000$138kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Parra231.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Coomer291.000$122kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins231.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Hansell251.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III241.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Miller230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Bennett271.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Durant260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Walker230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Naulty260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Milchin280.000$73kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Brede240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Klingenbeck252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Raabe281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Serafini220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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