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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$63M
Surplus $M
+10
Win %
0.593
TAB
+11.4
WAB
+16.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.3
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJoe Mauer120
RMike Redmond43
RChris Heintz2

1B

LJustin Morneau153
RPhil Nevin⇄7
RMichael Cuddyer6
BTerry Tiffee3
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez1

2B

BLuis Castillo142
BNick Punto17
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez14
BAlexi Casilla4

3B

BNick Punto89
RTony Batista50
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez29
BTerry Tiffee6

SS

RJason Bartlett99
RJuan Castro⇄50
BNick Punto26
BAlexi Casilla2
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez2

LF

RLew Ford64
RRondell White38
RShannon Stewart34
LJason Tyner33
LJason Kubel30
RJosh Rabe10
BNick Punto1
RMichael Cuddyer1

CF

RTorii Hunter143
LJason Tyner18
RLew Ford13
BNick Punto2

RF

RMichael Cuddyer142
RLew Ford22
LJason Kubel7
RJosh Rabe1
LJason Tyner1

DH

RRondell White53
LJason Kubel29
LJoe Mauer17
RJosh Rabe12
LJason Tyner12
RShannon Stewart10
RPhil Nevin⇄9
BRuben Sierra7
BTerry Tiffee5
RLew Ford4
RTorii Hunter4
LJustin Morneau4
BAlexi Casilla2
RMike Redmond2
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez2
BNick Punto2
RMichael Cuddyer1

Starters

LJohan Santana6.7 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano3.7 WAR
RBrad Radke1.6 WAR
RBoof Bonser1.0 WAR
RMatt Garza0.6 WAR
RScott Baker0.5 WAR
RKyle Lohse⇄0.2 WAR
RMatt Guerrier-0.0 WAR
RMike Smith-0.2 WAR
RCarlos Silva-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Nathan36 sv
RJuan Rincon26 h
LDennys Reyes16 h
RJesse Crain10 h
RPat Neshek10 h
RMatt Guerrier2 h
LGlen Perkins1 h
RWillie Eyre0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Luis Castillo2.2
Boof Bonser1.0
Dennys Reyes0.9
Pat Neshek0.8
Matt Garza0.6
Glen Perkins0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Matthew LeCroy0.6
Joe Mays0.5
Glenn Williams0.3
Jacque Jones0.2
Luis Rivas0.1
Dave Gassner0.0

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Johan Santana 2006 +6.7 +134.2 8.8 +125.5 $1.3M 2.50× –
Francisco Liriano 2006 +3.7 +64.5 0.3 +64.2 $0.1M 2.19× –
Joe Mauer 2006 +5.8 +59.6 0.4 +59.2 $0.1M 1.28× –
Joe Nathan 2006 +3.1 +62.7 3.8 +59.0 $1.2M 2.57× –
Michael Cuddyer 2006 +3.1 +39.3 1.3 +38.0 $0.4M 1.60× –
Justin Morneau 2006 +3.8 +36.1 0.4 +35.7 $0.1M 1.20× –
Nick Punto 2006 +3.6 +36.1 0.7 +35.4 $0.2M 1.25× –
Torii Hunter 2006 +2.3 +22.1 10.8 +11.3 $4.7M 1.22× –
Brad Radke 2006 +1.6 +19.0 9.0 +10.0 $5.6M 1.49× –
Luis Castillo 2006 +2.2 +14.2 5.1 +9.1 $2.3M 0.82× –
Juan Rincon 2006 +1.4 +7.6 0.9 +6.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jesse Crain 2006 +0.9 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Dennys Reyes 2006 +0.9 +4.9 0.6 +4.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Scott Baker 2006 +0.5 +4.3 0.3 +4.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Mike Redmond 2006 +0.8 +3.4 0.9 +2.5 $1.1M 0.52× –
Luis Antonio Rodriguez 2006 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.2 $9.9M 0.58× –
Lew Ford 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Matt Guerrier 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Kyle Lohse↔ 2006 +0.2 +0.9 2.6 -1.6 $14.6M 0.67× –
Tony Batista 2006 -0.1 -0.7 1.2 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Phil Nevin↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.7 1.3 -2.0 – 0.69× –
Willie Eyre 2006 -0.4 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Juan Castro↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.5 0.5 -2.9 – 0.61× –
Shannon Stewart 2006 +0.1 +1.0 6.5 -5.5 $43.9M 0.83× –
Carlos Silva 2006 -0.5 -4.0 3.2 -7.2 – 1.02× –
Jason Kubel 2006 -1.1 -7.6 0.3 -8.0 – 0.83× –
Rondell White 2006 -1.3 -7.3 2.5 -9.8 – 0.69× –
Alexi Casilla 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Boof Bonser 2006 +1.0 +8.0 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Heintz 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Glen Perkins 2006 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Bartlett 2006 +3.1 +29.6 – – – 1.18× –
Jason Tyner 2006 +1.5 +9.8 – – – 0.83× –
Josh Rabe 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.69× –
Matt Garza 2006 +0.6 +4.7 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Smith 2006 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Pat Neshek 2006 +0.8 +4.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ruben Sierra 2006 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.69× –
Terry Tiffee 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+43.4+544.863.1+427.0—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2006 · MIN / CIN
MIN · Terry Ryan +$8.8M
Brandon Roberts
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$8.8M
Juan Castro
MIN came out ahead by $8.8M
2006 · CIN / MIN
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$23.2M
Kyle Lohse
MIN · Terry Ryan −$23.2M
Zach Ward
CIN came out ahead by $23.2M
2006 · CHC / MIN
CHC · Jim Hendry +$22.4M
Adam Harben
MIN · Terry Ryan −$22.4M
Phil Nevin
CHC came out ahead by $22.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$63.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Torii Hunter309.000$10.8M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Brad Radke3311.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Johan Santana276.000$8.8M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart3211.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo3010.000$5.1M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan317.000$3.8M$5.2M$6.0M$11.2MFREE AGENT$11.2M
Rondell White3413.000$2.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Phil Nevin3511.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Tony Batista3210.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond358.000$900k$950k$950k$950kFREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes299.000$550k$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Juan Castro3411.000$481kFREE AGENT
Ruben Sierra4020.000—FREE AGENT
Jason Tyner296.000—$400kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Carlos Silva274.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse275.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer275.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Juan Rincon275.000$900kFREE AGENT
Nick Punto285.000$690kFREE AGENT
Lew Ford293.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Morneau253.000$385kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Joe Mauer232.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Crain242.000$361kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Guerrier272.000$344kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Antonio Rodriguez261.000$332kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Baker241.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Eyre270.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Kubel242.000$327kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano221.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Smith28–—
Boof Bonser240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Heintz311.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bartlett262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Tiffee27–—
Josh Rabe27–—
Pat Neshek250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glen Perkins230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Casilla210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Garza220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 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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