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Twins MIN

200185–77 (0.525)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$26M
Surplus $M
+28
Win %
0.525
TAB
+9.5
WAB
+13.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.5
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski110
RTom Prince64
RMatthew LeCroy3

1B

LDoug Mientkiewicz148
BDenny Hocking11
LDavid Ortiz8
RMichael Cuddyer5
RMatthew LeCroy2

2B

RLuis Rivas150
BDenny Hocking17
RJason Maxwell9

3B

LCorey Koskie150
RJason Maxwell11
BDenny Hocking6
RCasey Blake⇄5
RMichael Cuddyer2

SS

BCristian Guzman118
BDenny Hocking47
RJason Maxwell12

LF

LJacque Jones137
RChad Allen16
BBobby Kielty11
RBrian Buchanan7
BDenny Hocking6
RDustan Mohr6
BQuinton McCracken6
RJohn Barnes3

CF

RTorii Hunter147
BBobby Kielty11
BDenny Hocking5
LJacque Jones2
BQuinton McCracken2

RF

RBrian Buchanan39
BBobby Kielty17
RChad Allen15
RDustan Mohr15
RJohn Barnes6
BDenny Hocking5
BQuinton McCracken3
LJacque Jones2

DH

LDavid Ortiz75
RChad Allen19
RBrian Buchanan18
RMatthew LeCroy9
BQuinton McCracken8
LMatt Lawton III⇄7
BDenny Hocking6
RCasey Blake⇄4
LCorey Koskie2
LDoug Mientkiewicz2
LA.J. Pierzynski1
RJason Maxwell1
RMichael Cuddyer1

Starters

RBrad Radke4.6 WAR
RJoe Mays3.1 WAR
LEric Milton2.1 WAR
LMark Redman⇄0.5 WAR
RRick Reed⇄0.4 WAR
LJ.C. Romero0.4 WAR
RKyle Lohse0.4 WAR
LJohan Santana-0.0 WAR
RAdam Johnson-0.4 WAR
LBrad Thomas-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLaTroy Hawkins28 sv
RBob Wells16 h
LEddie Guardado14 h
RTodd Jones⇄10 h
RJack Cressend5 h
LTravis Miller5 h
RHector Carrasco1 h
LJohan Santana0 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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Tom Prince0.8
Rick Reed0.4
Kyle Lohse0.4
Tony Fiore0.1
Michael Cuddyer0.1
Dustan Mohr0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Marcus Jensen0.2
Midre Cummings0.0
Matt Kinney0.0
Danny Mota-0.0
Danny Ardoin-0.0
Ron Coomer-0.1

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brad Radke 2001 +4.6 +80.1 7.8 +72.3 $1.7M 2.19× –
Corey Koskie 2001 +5.8 +65.7 0.3 +65.4 $0.1M 1.43× –
Torii Hunter 2001 +4.2 +60.6 0.2 +60.4 $0.1M 1.79× –
Joe Mays 2001 +3.1 +47.7 0.3 +47.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Cristian Guzman 2001 +3.9 +41.4 0.3 +41.1 $0.1M 1.32× –
Eric Milton 2001 +2.1 +25.1 2.1 +22.9 $1.0M 1.49× –
Doug Mientkiewicz 2001 +2.5 +16.2 0.2 +16.0 $0.1M 0.81× –
Matt Lawton III↔ 2001 +2.2 +17.9 2.7 +15.2 $1.2M 1.01× –
Eddie Guardado 2001 +1.4 +14.5 1.8 +12.7 $1.3M 1.34× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2001 +1.7 +10.0 0.2 +9.8 $0.1M 0.76× –
Jacque Jones 2001 +1.0 +6.6 0.3 +6.3 $0.3M 0.83× –
Brian Buchanan 2001 +0.6 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.3M 0.83× –
Mark Redman↔ 2001 +0.5 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
Hector Carrasco 2001 +0.6 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Tom Prince 2001 +0.8 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.5M 0.52× –
J.C. Romero 2001 +0.4 +3.0 0.2 +2.8 $0.6M 1.02× –
David Ortiz 2001 +0.3 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $0.8M 0.69× –
Rick Reed↔ 2001 +0.4 +3.6 2.5 +1.1 $5.7M 1.02× –
Johan Santana 2001 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Chad Allen 2001 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.9 – 0.69× –
Todd Jones↔ 2001 -0.0 -0.1 1.4 -1.5 – 1.34× –
John Barnes 2001 -0.3 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Jason Maxwell 2001 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Denny Hocking 2001 -0.3 -1.5 0.9 -2.4 – 0.61× –
LaTroy Hawkins 2001 -0.1 -1.3 1.4 -2.8 – 1.34× –
Luis Rivas 2001 -0.6 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Bob Wells 2001 -0.5 -2.6 1.1 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Travis Miller 2001 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× –
Adam Johnson 2001 -0.4 -3.3 – – – 1.02× –
Bobby Kielty 2001 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Brad Thomas 2001 -0.7 -5.4 – – – 1.02× –
Casey Blake↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Dustan Mohr 2001 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Grant Balfour 2001 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jack Cressend 2001 +0.3 +1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Rincon 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kyle Lohse 2001 +0.4 +3.2 – – – 1.02× –
Matthew LeCroy 2001 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.69× –
Michael Cuddyer 2001 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Duvall 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Quinton McCracken 2001 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.69× –
Tony Fiore↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.7+393.526.5+369.4—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2001 · MIN / STL
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Larry Sutton
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Hanley Frias
Even trade
2001 · ARI / MIN
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$4.8M
Chad Moeller
MIN · Terry Ryan −$4.8M
Hanley Frias
ARI came out ahead by $4.8M
2001 · NYM / MIN
NYM · Steve Phillips +$18.4M
Matt Lawton
MIN · Terry Ryan −$18.4M
Rick Reed
NYM came out ahead by $18.4M
2001 · DET / MIN
DET · Randy Smith +$58.4M
Mark Redman
MIN · Terry Ryan −$58.4M
Todd Jones
DET came out ahead by $58.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$26.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Brad Radke286.000$7.8M$8.8M$8.8M$10.8M$9.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III296.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Rick Reed3613.000$2.5M$7.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado308.000$1.8M$1.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins286.000$1.4M$2.8M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones338.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Bob Wells347.000$1.1M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Denny Hocking318.000$900k$1.1M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco317.000$400kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince3614.000$400k$450k$338kFREE AGENT
Quinton McCracken306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Eric Milton253.000$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Koskie283.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Ortiz254.000$260kARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Miller285.000$255kFREE AGENT
Torii Hunter254.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Maxwell293.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mientkiewicz273.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski243.000$210kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Duvall263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Cristian Guzman232.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacque Jones262.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mays252.000$260kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Allen262.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Santana221.000$212kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.C. Romero252.000$208kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Buchanan271.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivas211.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Barnes251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Redman272.000$192kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Fiore291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Cressend261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew LeCroy251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Blake272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Kielty240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Balfour230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Rincon220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Thomas230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Johnson21–—
Dustan Mohr250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 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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