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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$68M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.488
TAB
-4.2
WAB
-0.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.8
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJoe Mauer91
RMike Redmond56
RChris Heintz21
RMatthew LeCroy4
BJose Morales1

1B

LJustin Morneau143
LGarrett Jones8
RMichael Cuddyer4
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez3
RMatthew LeCroy1

2B

BLuis Castillo⇄85
BAlexi Casilla52
BNick Punto25
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez21

3B

BNick Punto108
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez38
LBrian Buscher27
RJeff Cirillo⇄26
RTommy Watkins8

SS

RJason Bartlett138
BNick Punto27
BAlexi Casilla5
RTommy Watkins1

LF

LJason Kubel84
LJason Tyner47
RLew Ford35
RRondell White16
RJosh Rabe7
LGarrett Jones5

CF

RTorii Hunter155
LJason Tyner17
RLew Ford14

RF

RMichael Cuddyer140
LJason Tyner18
RLew Ford3
RDarnell McDonald3
RJosh Rabe2
LGarrett Jones1

DH

LJason Kubel35
RJeff Cirillo⇄24
LJason Tyner22
LJoe Mauer19
RMike Redmond18
RRondell White16
LJustin Morneau14
LGarrett Jones12
RJosh Rabe4
RLew Ford3
RTorii Hunter3
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez3
RMatthew LeCroy2
RTommy Watkins1

Starters

LJohan Santana4.2 WAR
RScott Baker2.6 WAR
RCarlos Silva2.5 WAR
RMatt Garza1.1 WAR
RBoof Bonser0.9 WAR
RRamon Ortiz⇄0.3 WAR
RKevin Slowey0.2 WAR
RSidney Ponson-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Nathan37 sv
RPat Neshek15 h
RMatt Guerrier14 h
RJuan Rincon14 h
LDennys Reyes8 h
RJesse Crain6 h
LGlen Perkins3 h
LCarmen Cali2 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Jeff Cirillo0.5
Ramon Ortiz0.3
Tommy Watkins0.3
Jose Morales0.2
Kevin Slowey0.2
Nick Blackburn-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Francisco Liriano3.7
Brad Radke1.6
Kyle Lohse0.2
Shannon Stewart0.1
Terry Tiffee-0.0
Phil Nevin-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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Johan Santana 2007 +4.2 +73.4 13.0 +60.4 $3.1M 2.19× –
Scott Baker 2007 +2.6 +40.6 0.4 +40.2 $0.1M 1.96× –
Carlos Silva 2007 +2.5 +39.1 4.3 +34.8 $1.7M 1.96× –
Jason Bartlett 2007 +3.3 +31.5 0.4 +31.1 $0.1M 1.18× –
Torii Hunter 2007 +3.2 +40.8 12.0 +28.8 $3.8M 1.60× –
Joe Nathan 2007 +2.0 +30.8 5.2 +25.6 $2.7M 1.95× –
Joe Mauer 2007 +3.3 +26.4 3.8 +22.6 $1.1M 1.00× –
Michael Cuddyer 2007 +2.3 +22.1 3.6 +18.5 $1.6M 1.22× –
Justin Morneau 2007 +2.2 +14.4 4.5 +9.9 $2.0M 0.81× –
Matt Garza 2007 +1.1 +8.9 0.4 +8.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Boof Bonser 2007 +0.9 +7.4 0.4 +7.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Pat Neshek 2007 +0.9 +5.0 0.4 +4.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jason Tyner 2007 +0.6 +4.2 0.4 +3.8 $0.6M 0.83× –
Matt Guerrier 2007 +0.7 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jason Kubel 2007 +0.5 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.8M 0.83× –
Luis Castillo↔ 2007 +1.4 +6.3 3.6 +2.7 $2.6M 0.56× –
Jeff Cirillo↔ 2007 +0.5 +2.6 1.0 +1.7 $2.0M 0.69× –
Nick Punto 2007 +0.7 +3.4 1.8 +1.6 $2.4M 0.58× –
Mike Redmond 2007 +0.5 +2.1 0.9 +1.2 $1.9M 0.52× –
Ramon Ortiz↔ 2007 +0.3 +1.6 2.3 -0.6 $7.4M 0.67× –
Dennys Reyes 2007 -0.1 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Lew Ford 2007 -0.1 -0.9 1.0 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Luis Antonio Rodriguez 2007 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Chris Heintz 2007 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.2 – 0.52× –
Jesse Crain 2007 -0.3 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Sidney Ponson 2007 -0.2 -1.8 1.0 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Garrett Jones 2007 -0.6 -3.2 0.4 -3.6 – 0.69× –
Juan Rincon 2007 -0.4 -1.9 2.0 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Rondell White 2007 -0.8 -4.5 2.5 -7.0 – 0.69× –
Alexi Casilla 2007 -1.1 -5.1 – – – 0.56× –
Brian Buscher 2007 -0.5 -2.4 – – – 0.58× –
Carmen Cali 2007 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Darnell McDonald 2007 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Glen Perkins 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Miller 2007 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Morales 2007 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Josh Rabe 2007 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Julio DePaula 2007 -0.5 -2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Slowey 2007 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Matthew LeCroy 2007 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Nick Blackburn 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Tommy Watkins 2007 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+27.9+336.468.4+281.5—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2007 · MIN / NYM
MIN · Terry Ryan +$17.6M
Dustin Martin, Drew Butera
NYM · Omar Minaya −$17.6M
Luis Castillo
MIN came out ahead by $17.6M
2007 · MIN / WSN
MIN · Terry Ryan +$1.6M
Darnell McDonald
WSN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Levale Speigner
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · MIN / COL
MIN · Terry Ryan +$6.4M
Matt Macri
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$6.4M
Ramón Ortiz
MIN came out ahead by $6.4M
2007 · TBR / MIN
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$215.2M
Jason Bartlett, Matt Garza, Eddie Morlan
MIN · Terry Ryan −$215.2M
Brendan Harris, Delmon Young, Jason Pridie
TBR came out ahead by $215.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$68.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Johan Santana287.000$13.0MFREE AGENT
Torii Hunter3110.000$12.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan328.000$5.2M$6.0M$11.2MFREE AGENT$11.2M
Luis Castillo3111.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer286.000$3.6M$5.9M$7.7M$9.4M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Rondell White3514.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Ramon Ortiz348.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Juan Rincon286.000$2.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Nick Punto296.000$1.8M$2.4M$4.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Sidney Ponson309.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes3010.000$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Cirillo3713.000$962kFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond369.000$950k$950k$950kFREE AGENT
Jason Tyner307.000$400kFREE AGENT
Matthew LeCroy317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Justin Morneau264.000$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Silva285.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Joe Mauer243.000$3.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lew Ford304.000$985kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Crain253.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Guerrier283.000$408kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bartlett273.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Kubel253.000$388kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Boof Bonser251.000$398kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Neshek261.000$395kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Antonio Rodriguez272.000$392kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Heintz322.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Baker252.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Garza231.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Jones260.000$370kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darnell McDonald280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Buscher260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Cali28–—
Josh Rabe28–—
Tommy Watkins27–—
Nick Blackburn250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glen Perkins241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio DePaula24–—
Alexi Casilla221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Morales240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Slowey230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Miller24–—

Graphs

How each 2007 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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