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Twins MIN

200583–79 (0.512)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$58M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.512
TAB
+0.7
WAB
+3.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.2
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJoe Mauer116
RMike Redmond45
RChris Heintz8
RCorky Miller4
RMatthew LeCroy1

1B

LJustin Morneau138
RMatthew LeCroy23
BTerry Tiffee13
RMichael Cuddyer8

2B

BNick Punto73
RLuis Rivas53
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez40
RBrent Abernathy17
RBret Boone⇄14
RMichael Cuddyer11
RJuan Castro5

3B

RMichael Cuddyer95
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez27
BTerry Tiffee24
RJuan Castro22
BGlenn Williams12
BNick Punto12
LMichael Ryan1

SS

RJuan Castro73
RJason Bartlett68
BNick Punto34
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez10
RLuis Rivas6

LF

RShannon Stewart125
RLew Ford18
LMichael Ryan16
LJason Tyner12
RBrent Abernathy5

CF

RTorii Hunter93
RLew Ford63
LJacque Jones10
LJason Tyner2
BNick Punto2

RF

LJacque Jones123
RMichael Cuddyer20
RLew Ford16
LMichael Ryan10
LJason Tyner2
BNick Punto1

DH

RMatthew LeCroy62
RLew Ford44
LJoe Mauer13
BTerry Tiffee10
LMichael Ryan9
LJacque Jones9
RJason Bartlett5
RTorii Hunter5
RShannon Stewart5
BNick Punto3
LJason Tyner3
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez2
LJustin Morneau1
RBrent Abernathy1
RCorky Miller1

Starters

LJohan Santana7.1 WAR
RBrad Radke2.1 WAR
RCarlos Silva2.1 WAR
RKyle Lohse1.6 WAR
RScott Baker0.9 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano0.5 WAR
RJoe Mays0.5 WAR
LDave Gassner0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Nathan43 sv
RJuan Rincon25 h
RJesse Crain11 h
LJ.C. Romero11 h
LTerry Mulholland3 h
RMatt Guerrier1 h
RTravis Bowyer0 h
LFrancisco Liriano0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Luis Antonio Rodriguez1.1
Juan Castro1.0
Scott Baker0.9
Mike Redmond0.7
Francisco Liriano0.5
Joe Mays0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Corey Koskie2.5
Cristian Guzman1.8
Augie Ojeda0.9
Henry Blanco0.4
Jose Offerman0.3
Grant Balfour0.3

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Johan Santana 2005 +7.1 +141.1 4.8 +136.4 $0.7M 2.50× –
Joe Nathan 2005 +2.6 +52.6 2.1 +50.5 $0.8M 2.57× –
Juan Rincon 2005 +2.2 +33.9 0.4 +33.4 $0.2M 1.95× –
Joe Mauer 2005 +3.4 +27.3 0.3 +27.0 $0.1M 1.00× –
Carlos Silva 2005 +2.1 +24.7 1.8 +22.9 $0.8M 1.49× –
Kyle Lohse 2005 +1.6 +18.5 2.4 +16.1 $1.5M 1.49× –
Brad Radke 2005 +2.1 +24.8 9.0 +15.8 $4.3M 1.49× –
Torii Hunter 2005 +2.4 +22.9 8.0 +14.9 $3.4M 1.22× –
Lew Ford 2005 +1.5 +14.7 0.4 +14.3 $0.3M 1.22× –
Jason Bartlett 2005 +1.8 +12.8 0.3 +12.5 $0.2M 0.89× –
Scott Baker 2005 +0.9 +7.7 0.3 +7.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Justin Morneau 2005 +1.5 +6.5 0.3 +6.1 $0.2M 0.56× –
Michael Cuddyer 2005 +1.2 +5.5 0.3 +5.2 $0.3M 0.58× –
Francisco Liriano 2005 +0.5 +4.3 0.3 +4.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Juan Castro 2005 +1.0 +4.7 1.0 +3.7 $1.0M 0.61× –
Nick Punto 2005 +0.8 +3.5 0.3 +3.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Matthew LeCroy 2005 +0.6 +3.3 0.8 +2.5 $1.3M 0.69× –
Mike Redmond 2005 +0.7 +2.8 0.9 +1.9 $1.3M 0.52× –
Matt Guerrier 2005 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $1.0M 0.67× –
Jesse Crain 2005 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Corky Miller 2005 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Luis Rivas 2005 +0.1 +0.6 1.6 -1.0 $11.4M 0.56× –
Jacque Jones 2005 +0.2 +1.6 5.0 -3.4 $20.9M 0.83× –
Joe Mays 2005 +0.5 +3.7 7.2 -3.5 $15.9M 1.02× –
J.C. Romero 2005 -0.5 -2.5 1.2 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Michael Ryan 2005 -0.7 -4.6 0.3 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Bret Boone↔ 2005 -1.1 -4.7 1.4 -6.2 – 0.56× –
Shannon Stewart 2005 -0.3 -2.2 6.0 -8.2 – 0.83× –
Brent Abernathy 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Chris Heintz 2005 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Dave Gassner 2005 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Glenn Williams 2005 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.58× –
Jason Tyner 2005 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Antonio Rodriguez 2005 +1.1 +5.0 – – – 0.56× –
Terry Mulholland 2005 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Terry Tiffee 2005 -1.3 -5.9 – – – 0.58× –
Travis Bowyer 2005 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+32.3+405.257.3+346.4—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2005 · MIN / MIA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.8M
Luis Castillo
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$0.8M
Travis Bowyer, Scott Tyler
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2005 · MIN / ANA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$4.8M
Alexi Casilla
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$4.8M
J. C. Romero
MIN came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$57.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Brad Radke3210.000$9.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Torii Hunter298.000$8.0M$10.8M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Mays296.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart3110.000$6.0M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Jacque Jones306.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan306.000$2.1M$3.8M$5.2M$6.0M$11.2MFREE AGENT$11.2M
Bret Boone3613.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
J.C. Romero296.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Juan Castro3310.000$1.0M$519kFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond347.000$900k$900k$950k$950k$950kFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland4219.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Johan Santana265.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse264.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Silva263.000$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivas255.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Matthew LeCroy295.000$750kFREE AGENT
Juan Rincon264.000$440kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer264.000$348kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Punto274.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Corky Miller294.000$321kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Ryan273.000$321kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Tyner285.000—FREE AGENT
Brent Abernathy274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Lew Ford282.000$385kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Morneau242.000$345kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mauer221.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Crain231.000$321kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Guerrier261.000$318kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bartlett251.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano210.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Baker230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Heintz300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Antonio Rodriguez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Tiffee26–—
Travis Bowyer23–—
Dave Gassner26–—
Glenn Williams27–—

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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