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200294–67 (0.584)Made Playoffs
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$40M
Surplus $M
+23
Win %
0.584
TAB
+13.9
WAB
+18.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.9
Dead money %
11%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-2.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski124
RTom Prince50
RMatthew LeCroy6
BJavier Valentin4

1B

LDoug Mientkiewicz143
LDavid Ortiz15
RMatthew LeCroy8
BDenny Hocking6
RMichael Cuddyer6
LTodd Sears6
BBobby Kielty5
RCasey Blake3

2B

RLuis Rivas93
BDenny Hocking56
RJay Canizaro30
LWarren Morris4
LDavid Lamb2

3B

LCorey Koskie138
BDenny Hocking16
RMichael Cuddyer10
RJay Canizaro8
RCasey Blake5
LDavid Lamb1

SS

BCristian Guzman147
BDenny Hocking25
LDavid Lamb4

LF

LJacque Jones143
RDustan Mohr28
BBobby Kielty9
RMichael Restovich4
LMichael Ryan4

CF

RTorii Hunter146
BBobby Kielty34
LMichael Ryan3
RDustan Mohr1
BDenny Hocking1

RF

RDustan Mohr94
BBobby Kielty50
RMichael Cuddyer25
BDenny Hocking4
RMichael Restovich1

DH

LDavid Ortiz94
RMatthew LeCroy35
RBrian Buchanan⇄15
BBobby Kielty6
RDustan Mohr1
RTorii Hunter1

Starters

LJohan Santana3.4 WAR
LEric Milton3.3 WAR
RBrad Radke2.1 WAR
RRick Reed2.1 WAR
RKyle Lohse1.2 WAR
RJoe Mays0.5 WAR
RJuan Rincon0.1 WAR
RTony Fiore0.0 WAR
RMatt Kinney-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LEddie Guardado45 sv
LJ.C. Romero33 h
RMike Jackson19 h
RLaTroy Hawkins13 h
RBob Wells6 h
RTony Fiore5 h
RJack Cressend0 h
RJuan Rincon0 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Jackson0.3
Javier Valentin0.1
Todd Sears0.1
Jose Rodriguez-0.1
Michael Restovich-0.1
Warren Morris-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Matt Lawton III2.2
Hector Carrasco0.6
Mark Redman0.5
Todd Jones-0.0
Mike Duvall-0.0
Chad Allen-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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jacque Jones 2002 +5.0 +82.0 0.3 +81.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Torii Hunter 2002 +4.2 +60.6 2.4 +58.2 $0.6M 1.79× –
Corey Koskie 2002 +5.0 +57.7 2.1 +55.5 $0.4M 1.43× –
Eric Milton 2002 +3.3 +51.0 4.0 +47.0 $1.2M 1.96× –
J.C. Romero 2002 +1.6 +25.0 0.2 +24.8 $0.1M 1.95× –
Dustan Mohr 2002 +2.1 +20.3 0.2 +20.1 $0.1M 1.22× –
Rick Reed 2002 +2.1 +25.0 7.0 +18.0 $3.3M 1.49× –
Brad Radke 2002 +2.1 +24.8 8.8 +16.1 $4.2M 1.49× –
Doug Mientkiewicz 2002 +2.2 +14.0 0.3 +13.7 $0.1M 0.81× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2002 +2.0 +12.1 0.2 +11.8 $0.1M 0.76× –
Eddie Guardado 2002 +1.2 +13.3 1.8 +11.5 $1.5M 1.34× –
Kyle Lohse 2002 +1.2 +9.7 0.2 +9.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
LaTroy Hawkins 2002 +1.6 +12.3 2.8 +9.5 $1.7M 0.98× –
David Ortiz 2002 +1.1 +6.2 0.9 +5.3 $0.9M 0.69× –
Cristian Guzman 2002 +1.1 +5.4 1.4 +3.9 $1.3M 0.61× –
Tom Prince 2002 +0.8 +3.4 0.5 +3.0 $0.5M 0.52× –
Joe Mays 2002 +0.5 +4.3 2.4 +2.0 $4.4M 1.02× –
Luis Rivas 2002 +0.4 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.6M 0.56× –
Mike Jackson 2002 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Brian Buchanan↔ 2002 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $363.1M 0.69× –
Jay Canizaro 2002 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Warren Morris 2002 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Kevin Frederick 2002 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Bob Wells 2002 -0.0 -0.2 1.7 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Denny Hocking 2002 -0.2 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Jack Cressend 2002 -0.4 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Bobby Kielty 2002 +2.7 +34.1 – – – 1.60× –
Casey Blake 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.58× –
David Lamb 2002 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Javier Valentin 2002 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Johan Santana 2002 +3.4 +52.8 – – – 1.96× –
Jose Rodriguez↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Rincon 2002 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Kinney 2002 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Matthew LeCroy 2002 -0.3 -1.9 – – – 0.69× –
Michael Cuddyer 2002 +0.3 +2.2 – – – 0.83× –
Michael Restovich 2002 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Michael Ryan 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Trombley 2002 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Todd Sears 2002 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Tony Fiore 2002 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Miller 2002 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.9+507.040.0+385.0—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2002 · MIL / MIN
MIL · Dean Taylor +$14.4M
Matt Kinney, Javier Valentín
MIN · Terry Ryan −$14.4M
Matt Yeatman, Jerry Oakes
MIL came out ahead by $14.4M
2002 · MIN / STL
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Seth Davidson
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Warren Morris
Even trade
2002 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Terry Ryan +$57.6M
Jason Bartlett
SDP · Kevin Towers −$57.6M
Brian Buchanan
MIN came out ahead by $57.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$40.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Brad Radke297.000$8.8M$8.8M$10.8M$9.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Rick Reed3714.000$7.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins297.000$2.8M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado319.000$1.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT$1.7M
Bob Wells358.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Denny Hocking329.000$1.1M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Jackson3716.000$500kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince3715.000$450k$338kFREE AGENT
Jay Canizaro286.000$235kFREE AGENT
Travis Miller296.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Trombley3510.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Eric Milton264.000$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Torii Hunter265.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Joe Mays263.000$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Koskie294.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristian Guzman243.000$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Ortiz265.000$950kFREE AGENT
Jacque Jones273.000$312kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mientkiewicz284.000$285kARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Morris283.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski254.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
J.C. Romero263.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Valentin265.000—FREE AGENT
David Lamb273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Blake283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Luis Rivas222.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Cressend272.000$222kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse231.000$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustan Mohr261.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Frederick250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Buchanan282.000$108kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Fiore302.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Kinney252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew LeCroy262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Santana232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Kielty251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Restovich23–—
Jose Rodriguez27–—
Todd Sears26–—
Juan Rincon231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Ryan240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 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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