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201094–68 (0.580)Made Playoffs
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GM: Bill Smith

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$90M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.580
TAB
+10.8
WAB
+12.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.9
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJoe Mauer112
RDrew Butera47
BJose Morales11
RWilson Ramos⇄7

1B

RMichael Cuddyer84
LJustin Morneau77
LJim Thome30
BMatt Tolbert4
RBrendan Harris3
BJose Morales2

2B

BOrlando Hudson123
BAlexi Casilla24
BMatt Tolbert20
BNick Punto12
RTrevor Plouffe2
RBrendan Harris1
RMichael Cuddyer1

3B

RDanny Valencia81
BNick Punto48
RBrendan Harris27
BMatt Tolbert14
RMichael Cuddyer14
BAlexi Casilla6
RLuke Hughes2
RTrevor Plouffe2

SS

RJ.J. Hardy100
BNick Punto31
BAlexi Casilla30
RBrendan Harris11
RTrevor Plouffe9
BMatt Tolbert3

LF

RDelmon Young149
LJason Kubel16
RJason Repko6
LBen Revere3

CF

LDenard Span153
RJason Repko6
LBen Revere6
RMichael Cuddyer2
BAlexi Casilla1

RF

LJason Kubel83
RMichael Cuddyer66
RJason Repko39
LBen Revere2
BMatt Tolbert1

DH

LJim Thome78
LJason Kubel42
LJoe Mauer22
RTrevor Plouffe9
BAlexi Casilla7
BJose Morales5
RJason Repko3
RDelmon Young2
LJustin Morneau2
BMatt Tolbert2
BOrlando Hudson2
RDanny Valencia1
RDrew Butera1
LBen Revere1
RBrendan Harris1
BNick Punto1

Starters

LFrancisco Liriano5.6 WAR
RCarl Pavano3.0 WAR
RScott Baker2.4 WAR
RKevin Slowey2.2 WAR
LBrian Duensing1.4 WAR
RJeff Manship0.2 WAR
RNick Blackburn0.1 WAR
RMatt Fox⇄0.1 WAR
LGlen Perkins-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMatt Capps⇄42 sv
RMatt Guerrier24 h
RJesse Crain21 h
LJose Mijares9 h
RJon Rauch2 h
LRon Mahay2 h
RAlex Burnett2 h
RJeff Manship0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Jim Thome3.1
Orlando Hudson3.0
J.J. Hardy2.1
Danny Valencia2.1
Jason Repko1.6
Matt Capps0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Joe Nathan1.8
Joe Crede1.7
Carlos Gómez1.0
Orlando Cabrera0.5
Brian Buscher0.3
Bob Keppel0.0

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Francisco Liriano 2010 +5.6 +111.8 1.6 +110.2 $0.3M 2.50× –
Joe Mauer 2010 +5.7 +58.4 12.5 +45.9 $2.2M 1.28× –
Carl Pavano 2010 +3.0 +46.5 7.0 +39.5 $2.4M 1.96× –
Denard Span 2010 +2.6 +33.6 0.8 +32.9 $0.3M 1.60× –
Justin Morneau 2010 +4.9 +47.4 15.0 +32.4 $3.0M 1.20× –
Jim Thome 2010 +3.1 +32.6 1.5 +31.1 $0.5M 1.33× –
Kevin Slowey 2010 +2.2 +26.6 0.5 +26.1 $0.2M 1.49× –
Scott Baker 2010 +2.4 +29.1 3.0 +26.1 $1.2M 1.49× –
Orlando Hudson 2010 +3.0 +25.9 5.0 +20.9 $1.7M 1.07× –
Delmon Young 2010 +1.7 +16.8 2.6 +14.2 $1.5M 1.22× –
Jon Rauch 2010 +1.3 +13.6 2.9 +10.7 $2.3M 1.34× –
J.J. Hardy 2010 +2.1 +15.2 5.1 +10.1 $2.4M 0.89× –
Brian Duensing 2010 +1.4 +7.7 0.4 +7.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Matt Capps↔ 2010 +0.6 +6.0 1.3 +4.7 $2.3M 1.34× –
Alexi Casilla 2010 +1.0 +4.8 0.4 +4.4 $0.4M 0.61× –
Nick Punto 2010 +1.4 +6.3 4.0 +2.3 $2.9M 0.58× –
Jesse Crain 2010 +0.7 +3.7 2.0 +1.7 $2.9M 0.67× –
Brian Fuentes↔ 2010 +0.3 +2.8 1.7 +1.1 $6.4M 1.34× –
Jose Mijares 2010 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.6M 0.67× –
Wilson Ramos↔ 2010 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.52× –
Nick Blackburn 2010 +0.1 +0.9 0.8 +0.1 $7.2M 1.02× –
Drew Butera 2010 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $19.7M 0.52× –
Jose Morales 2010 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Glen Perkins 2010 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Pat Neshek 2010 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Alex Burnett 2010 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Randy Flores↔ 2010 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Matt Guerrier 2010 +0.1 +0.9 3.1 -2.2 $37.1M 1.34× –
Trevor Plouffe 2010 -0.4 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.69× –
Brendan Harris 2010 -0.9 -4.4 1.4 -5.9 – 0.58× –
Jason Kubel 2010 -0.7 -4.7 4.1 -8.8 – 0.83× –
Michael Cuddyer 2010 -0.1 -0.3 9.4 -9.7 – 0.56× –
Anthony Slama 2010 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ben Revere 2010 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Danny Valencia 2010 +2.1 +14.0 – – – 0.85× –
Jason Repko 2010 +1.6 +15.5 – – – 1.22× –
Jeff Manship 2010 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Luke Hughes 2010 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Matt Fox↔ 2010 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Matt Tolbert 2010 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Rob Delaney 2010 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Mahay 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.8+508.689.4+387.0—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2010 · WSN / MIN
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$72.0M
Wilson Ramos, Joe Testa
MIN · Bill Smith −$72.0M
Matt Capps
WSN came out ahead by $72.0M
2010 · MIN / COL
MIN · Bill Smith +$0.8M
Paul Bargas
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$0.8M
José Morales
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2010 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$6.4M
J. J. Hardy, Brendan Harris
MIN · Bill Smith −$6.4M
Jim Hoey, Brett Jacobson
BAL came out ahead by $6.4M
2010 · ANA / MIN
ANA · Tony Reagins +$13.6M
Loek van Mil
MIN · Bill Smith −$13.6M
Brian Fuentes
ANA came out ahead by $13.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$89.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Justin Morneau297.000$15.0M$15.0M$14.0M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Joe Mauer276.000$12.5M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M
Michael Cuddyer319.000$9.4M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Carl Pavano3412.000$7.0M$8.0M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson328.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Kubel286.000$4.1M$5.2MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Nick Punto329.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Guerrier316.000$3.1MFREE AGENT$426k
Jon Rauch318.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
Jesse Crain286.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Fuentes349.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jim Thome3919.000$1.5M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Brendan Harris296.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Randy Flores348.000$123kFREE AGENT
Ron Mahay3915.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
J.J. Hardy275.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Scott Baker285.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Delmon Young244.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano265.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Matt Capps265.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Nick Blackburn283.000$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Neshek294.000$625kARB 3FREE AGENT
Glen Perkins274.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Slowey263.000$470kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Casilla254.000$438kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Morales273.000$412kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Repko295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Denard Span262.000$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mijares252.000$430kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Duensing271.000$418kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Plouffe240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Burnett220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Butera260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Ramos220.000$127kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Tolbert282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Manship251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Slama26–—
Matt Fox27–—
Luke Hughes250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Valencia250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Delaney25–—
Ben Revere220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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