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Twins MIN

200069–93 (0.426)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
+8
Win %
0.426
TAB
-3.5
WAB
+1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
16.7
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMatthew LeCroy49
BMarcus Jensen49
RChad Moeller48
LA.J. Pierzynski32
RDanny Ardoin15

1B

RRon Coomer124
LDavid Ortiz27
BDenny Hocking12
LDoug Mientkiewicz3
RMatthew LeCroy3
RCasey Blake1

2B

RJay Canizaro90
BDenny Hocking47
RJason Maxwell30
LTodd Walker⇄22
RLuis Rivas14

3B

LCorey Koskie139
RJason Maxwell19
BDenny Hocking16
RCasey Blake5
RRon Coomer5

SS

BCristian Guzman151
BDenny Hocking15
RJason Maxwell5
RLuis Rivas2

LF

LJacque Jones90
LMatt Lawton III67
BDenny Hocking16
LMidre Cummings⇄7
RBrian Buchanan2
RChad Allen2
RJohn Barnes2
RTorii Hunter1

CF

RTorii Hunter98
LJacque Jones63
BDenny Hocking21
LMatt Lawton III3
RJohn Barnes2
RJason Maxwell1

RF

LMatt Lawton III83
RBrian Buchanan24
BDenny Hocking19
RChad Allen13
RJohn Barnes8
RJason Maxwell1
LJacque Jones1

DH

LDavid Ortiz84
RButch Huskey⇄36
LMidre Cummings⇄10
RRon Coomer9
LMatt Lawton III8
RMatthew LeCroy2
LCorey Koskie1
RJay Canizaro1
BMarcus Jensen1
LTodd Walker⇄1

Starters

RBrad Radke4.2 WAR
LEric Milton2.8 WAR
LMark Redman2.1 WAR
RJoe Mays2.0 WAR
LJ.C. Romero0.6 WAR
RMatt Kinney0.0 WAR
LJohan Santana-0.0 WAR
RJay Ryan-0.4 WAR
RSean Bergman-0.6 WAR
RMike Lincoln-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Wells10 sv
LTravis Miller10 h
LEddie Guardado8 h
RLaTroy Hawkins7 h
RJay Ryan1 h
RHector Carrasco⇄0 h
RJack Cressend0 h
RMike Lincoln0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
John Barnes0.3
Marcus Jensen0.2
Jack Cressend0.2
Matt Kinney0.0
Danny Mota-0.0
Johan Santana-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Terry Steinbach0.9
Marty Cordova0.9
Brent Gates0.8
Javier Valentin0.7
Mike Trombley0.5
Rick Aguilera0.4

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brad Radke 2000 +4.2 +73.0 3.5 +69.5 $0.8M 2.19× –
Eric Milton 2000 +2.8 +44.2 0.3 +43.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Mark Redman 2000 +2.1 +25.5 0.2 +25.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Joe Mays 2000 +2.0 +23.9 0.2 +23.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Corey Koskie 2000 +2.6 +22.9 0.2 +22.7 $0.1M 1.12× –
Matt Lawton III 2000 +2.3 +22.0 2.0 +20.0 $0.9M 1.22× –
LaTroy Hawkins 2000 +1.1 +11.7 1.1 +10.6 $1.0M 1.34× –
Bob Wells 2000 +1.0 +10.6 0.7 +9.9 $0.7M 1.34× –
Jacque Jones 2000 +1.3 +8.9 0.2 +8.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Travis Miller 2000 +1.0 +5.4 0.2 +5.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
J.C. Romero 2000 +0.6 +4.8 0.2 +4.6 $0.3M 1.02× –
David Ortiz 2000 +0.7 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.3M 0.69× –
Hector Carrasco↔ 2000 +0.6 +3.4 0.7 +2.7 $1.1M 0.67× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2000 +0.6 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.4M 0.52× –
Denny Hocking 2000 +0.5 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.0M 0.56× –
Jack Cressend 2000 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Marcus Jensen 2000 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $1.6M 0.52× –
Matt Kinney 2000 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $5.7M 1.02× –
Johan Santana 2000 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Jason Maxwell 2000 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Cristian Guzman 2000 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Torii Hunter 2000 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Ron Coomer 2000 -0.1 -0.6 1.5 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Chad Moeller 2000 -0.7 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.52× –
Matthew LeCroy 2000 -1.0 -4.0 0.2 -4.2 – 0.52× –
Todd Walker↔ 2000 -0.8 -4.4 0.1 -4.5 – 0.69× –
Butch Huskey↔ 2000 -1.1 -5.8 0.3 -6.1 – 0.69× –
Sean Bergman 2000 -0.6 -4.9 1.2 -6.1 – 1.02× –
Eddie Guardado 2000 -0.5 -5.5 0.9 -6.4 – 1.34× –
Mike Lincoln 2000 -0.8 -6.4 0.2 -6.6 – 1.02× –
Midre Cummings↔ 2000 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 -0.0 $5.6M 0.69× –
Brian Buchanan 2000 -0.8 -5.5 – – – 0.83× –
Casey Blake 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Chad Allen 2000 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Danny Ardoin 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Danny Mota 2000 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Mientkiewicz 2000 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Jason Ryan 2000 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jay Canizaro 2000 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
John Barnes 2000 +0.3 +2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Rivas 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+16.7+223.816.7+213.7—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2000 · MIN / OAK
MIN · Terry Ryan +$1.6M
Danny Ardoin
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Mario Valdez
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$28.0M
Lew Ford
BOS · Dan Duquette −$28.0M
Héctor Carrasco
MIN came out ahead by $28.0M
2000 · TOR / MIN
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Francisco Álvarez
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Mike Romano
Even trade
2000 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.8M
Hector De Los Santos
BOS · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Midre Cummings
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · COL / MIN
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$11.2M
Butch Huskey, Todd Walker
MIN · Terry Ryan −$11.2M
Todd Sears
COL came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$16.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Sean Bergman307.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado297.000$875k$1.8M$1.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco306.000$729k$400kFREE AGENT
Bob Wells336.000$700k$1.1M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Denny Hocking307.000$500k$900k$1.1M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Butch Huskey287.000$294kFREE AGENT
Midre Cummings287.000$236kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Brad Radke275.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III285.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ron Coomer335.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins275.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Marcus Jensen274.000$285kARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Miller274.000$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Torii Hunter243.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Ortiz243.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Walker274.000$93kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Canizaro264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Eric Milton242.000$285kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Koskie272.000$245kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mays241.000$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristian Guzman221.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacque Jones251.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln251.000$208kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski232.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Maxwell282.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Moeller250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Cressend250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Kinney230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew LeCroy240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.C. Romero241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Redman261.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Santana210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mientkiewicz262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Ryan241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Allen251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Buchanan260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Mota24–—
Danny Ardoin250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Blake261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivas200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Barnes240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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