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Twins MIN

199963–97 (0.394)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$19M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.394
TAB
-9.2
WAB
-6.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
13.6
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-9.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTerry Steinbach96
BJavier Valentin76
LA.J. Pierzynski9

1B

LDoug Mientkiewicz110
RRon Coomer71
BBrent Gates5
BDenny Hocking2
LDavid Ortiz1

2B

LTodd Walker103
BDenny Hocking56
BBrent Gates47
BCleatus Davidson6

3B

LCorey Koskie79
BBrent Gates61
RRon Coomer57
BDenny Hocking6

SS

BCristian Guzman131
BDenny Hocking61
BCleatus Davidson4
BBrent Gates1

LF

RChad Allen133
BDenny Hocking17
RTorii Hunter16
LMatt Lawton III10
RMarty Cordova6
BChris Latham6
LJacque Jones1
LMidre Cummings1

CF

RTorii Hunter107
LJacque Jones82
BDenny Hocking11
LMatt Lawton III6
BChris Latham5

RF

LMatt Lawton III103
LCorey Koskie25
RMarty Cordova25
LJacque Jones19
RTorii Hunter14
BDenny Hocking13
LMidre Cummings5
BChris Latham4
RChad Allen1
RRon Coomer1

DH

RMarty Cordova84
LTodd Walker34
LCorey Koskie12
RRon Coomer7
LMatt Lawton III6
LMidre Cummings5
LDavid Ortiz4
BBrent Gates1

Starters

RBrad Radke3.6 WAR
LEric Milton3.6 WAR
RJoe Mays1.6 WAR
RLaTroy Hawkins1.4 WAR
RMike Lincoln0.4 WAR
LMark Redman-0.0 WAR
LGary Rath-0.1 WAR
RDan Perkins-0.2 WAR
RJay Ryan-0.3 WAR
LBenj Sampson-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Trombley24 sv
RBob Wells17 h
LEddie Guardado15 h
LTravis Miller8 h
RHector Carrasco7 h
LBenj Sampson0 h
RRick Aguilera⇄0 h
RRob Radlosky0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Jacque Jones1.7
Joe Mays1.6
Bob Wells0.5
Mike Lincoln0.4
J.C. Romero0.2
Mark Redman-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Bob Tewksbury1.9
Frankie Rodriguez1.3
Mike Morgan1.0
Dan Serafini0.4
Todd Ritchie0.3
Greg Swindell0.1

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Eric Milton 1999 +3.6 +62.6 0.2 +62.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Brad Radke 1999 +3.6 +63.5 2.2 +61.3 $0.6M 2.19× –
Corey Koskie 1999 +2.7 +24.1 0.2 +23.9 $0.1M 1.12× –
Jacque Jones 1999 +1.7 +16.1 0.2 +15.9 $0.1M 1.22× –
Joe Mays 1999 +1.6 +12.4 0.2 +12.2 $0.1M 0.98× –
LaTroy Hawkins 1999 +1.4 +11.1 0.3 +10.8 $0.2M 1.02× –
Bob Wells 1999 +0.5 +5.7 0.3 +5.3 $0.7M 1.34× –
Travis Miller 1999 +1.0 +5.4 0.2 +5.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Mike Trombley 1999 +0.5 +5.7 1.5 +4.2 $2.8M 1.34× –
Brent Gates 1999 +0.8 +3.8 0.4 +3.4 $0.5M 0.58× –
Ron Coomer 1999 +0.9 +4.2 1.1 +3.0 $1.2M 0.56× –
Javier Valentin 1999 +0.7 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.3M 0.52× –
Mike Lincoln 1999 +0.4 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Terry Steinbach 1999 +0.9 +3.9 1.0 +2.9 $1.1M 0.52× –
Hector Carrasco 1999 +0.7 +3.5 0.8 +2.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Marty Cordova 1999 +0.9 +5.1 3.0 +2.1 $3.3M 0.69× –
Eddie Guardado 1999 +0.4 +1.9 0.8 +1.1 $2.3M 0.67× –
Rick Aguilera↔ 1999 +0.4 +2.2 1.2 +1.0 $2.9M 0.67× –
Torii Hunter 1999 +0.1 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.4M 0.83× –
J.C. Romero 1999 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Matt Lawton III 1999 +0.2 +1.5 1.7 -0.2 $7.4M 0.83× –
Mark Redman 1999 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Midre Cummings 1999 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 – 0.69× –
Dan Perkins 1999 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Todd Walker 1999 -0.3 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Jason Ryan 1999 -0.3 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Benj Sampson 1999 -0.7 -3.6 0.2 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Chris Latham 1999 -0.6 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Denny Hocking 1999 -0.9 -4.6 0.3 -4.9 – 0.61× –
Doug Mientkiewicz 1999 -1.3 -5.7 0.2 -5.9 – 0.56× –
Chad Allen 1999 -0.9 -6.1 0.2 -6.3 – 0.83× –
Cristian Guzman 1999 -3.1 -15.3 0.2 -15.5 – 0.61× –
A.J. Pierzynski 1999 +0.1 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $3.7M 0.52× –
Cleatus Davidson 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
David Ortiz 1999 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.69× –
Gary Rath 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Radlosky 1999 -0.7 -3.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+13.5+189.118.7+177.6—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1999 · MIN / CHC
MIN · Terry Ryan +$40.0M
Kyle Lohse, Jason Ryan
CHC · Ed Lynch −$40.0M
Rick Aguilera, Scott Downs
MIN came out ahead by $40.0M
1999 · COL / MIN
COL · Gary Hughes +$0.0M
Chris Latham
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Scott Randall
Even trade
1999 · MIN / MIA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$306.4M
Johan Santana
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$306.4M
Jared Camp
MIN came out ahead by $306.4M
1999 · HOU / MIN
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$0.0M
George Williams
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Josh Dimmick
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$19.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Mike Trombley327.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Rick Aguilera3714.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Terry Steinbach3713.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado286.000$850k$875k$1.8M$1.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Brent Gates296.000$425kFREE AGENT
Denny Hocking296.000$325k$500k$900k$1.1M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Midre Cummings276.000$250k$236kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Marty Cordova294.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Radke264.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III274.000$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Coomer324.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco295.000$800kFREE AGENT
Bob Wells325.000$350kFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins264.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Walker263.000$278kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Miller263.000$205kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Eric Milton231.000$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Valentin232.000$208kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Latham262.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Torii Hunter232.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Koskie261.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Benj Sampson241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mientkiewicz251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Ryan230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Allen240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristian Guzman210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacque Jones240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mays230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Perkins240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski221.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Redman250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.C. Romero230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Ortiz232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Rath26–—
Cleatus Davidson22–—
Rob Radlosky25–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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