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Twins MIN

201163–99 (0.389)
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GM: Bill Smith

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$113M
Surplus $M
-81
Win %
0.389
TAB
-24.3
WAB
-21.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
12.0
Dead money %
47%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-10.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDrew Butera93
LJoe Mauer52
RRené Rivera44
RSteve Holm6

1B

LJim Thome⇄71
LJustin Morneau56
RMichael Cuddyer46
RLuke Hughes36
LChris Parmelee20
LJoe Mauer18
RTrevor Plouffe1

2B

BAlexi Casilla56
RLuke Hughes37
BMatt Tolbert36
RTrevor Plouffe17
RMichael Cuddyer17
LBrian Dinkelman11
BTsuyoshi Nishioka6

3B

RDanny Valencia147
RLuke Hughes13
BMatt Tolbert6

SS

BTsuyoshi Nishioka60
RTrevor Plouffe45
BAlexi Casilla36
BMatt Tolbert31

LF

LRene Tosoni38
RJason Repko24
LBen Revere13
RJoe Benson11
LJason Kubel9
LBrian Dinkelman5
RTrevor Plouffe3

CF

LBen Revere89
LDenard Span67
RJason Repko5
RJoe Benson2

RF

RMichael Cuddyer77
LJason Kubel50
RJason Repko27
RTrevor Plouffe11
RJoe Benson7
LBen Revere5
LBrian Dinkelman5
LRene Tosoni4
LJoe Mauer1

DH

LJason Kubel37
LJoe Mauer14
LJustin Morneau13
LRene Tosoni9
RMichael Cuddyer8
RDelmon Young⇄7
RDanny Valencia4
RTrevor Plouffe4
BAlexi Casilla3
RLuke Hughes3
BMatt Tolbert3
RJason Repko3
LBrian Dinkelman2
LBen Revere1
LDenard Span1
BTsuyoshi Nishioka1

Starters

RScott Baker2.6 WAR
RCarl Pavano2.3 WAR
LBrian Duensing1.2 WAR
RAnthony Swarzak0.7 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano0.7 WAR
LScott Diamond0.3 WAR
RKevin Slowey0.3 WAR
RLiam Hendriks0.2 WAR
RNick Blackburn0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMatt Capps15 sv
LGlen Perkins17 h
RAlex Burnett10 h
LJose Mijares10 h
RJoe Nathan8 h
LPhil Dumatrait4 h
RJim Hoey2 h
LDusty Hughes0 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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Parmelee1.1
Anthony Swarzak0.7
Scott Diamond0.3
Liam Hendriks0.2
Lester Oliveros0.1
Brian Dinkelman0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Orlando Hudson3.0
J.J. Hardy2.1
Nick Punto1.4
Jon Rauch1.3
Jesse Crain0.7
Brian Fuentes0.3

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Scott Baker 2011 +2.6 +41.0 5.0 +36.0 $1.9M 1.96× –
Glen Perkins 2011 +1.6 +25.8 0.7 +25.1 $0.4M 1.95× –
Carl Pavano 2011 +2.3 +27.7 8.0 +19.7 $3.4M 1.49× –
Denard Span 2011 +1.9 +18.3 1.0 +17.3 $0.5M 1.22× –
Ben Revere 2011 +1.5 +14.8 0.4 +14.4 $0.3M 1.22× –
Michael Cuddyer 2011 +2.5 +23.9 10.5 +13.4 $4.3M 1.22× –
Brian Duensing 2011 +1.2 +9.8 0.5 +9.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Chris Parmelee 2011 +1.1 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.4M 0.56× –
Alexi Casilla 2011 +1.1 +4.9 0.9 +4.0 $0.8M 0.56× –
Scott Diamond 2011 +0.3 +2.6 0.4 +2.2 $1.3M 1.02× –
Liam Hendriks 2011 +0.2 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Francisco Liriano 2011 +0.7 +5.8 4.3 +1.5 $6.1M 1.02× –
Lester Oliveros↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.5M 0.67× –
Kevin Slowey 2011 +0.3 +2.6 2.7 -0.1 $8.5M 1.02× –
Jason Kubel 2011 +0.8 +5.1 5.2 -0.2 $6.9M 0.83× –
Jim Thome↔ 2011 +0.4 +1.8 2.3 -0.5 $5.7M 0.56× –
Jeff Manship 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jason Repko 2011 -0.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Joe Benson 2011 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Nick Blackburn 2011 +0.1 +1.2 3.0 -1.8 $20.9M 1.02× –
Jose Mijares 2011 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Dusty Hughes 2011 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Jim Hoey 2011 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Danny Valencia 2011 -0.6 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 – 0.58× –
Matt Tolbert 2011 -0.6 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Trevor Plouffe 2011 -0.8 -4.1 0.4 -4.5 – 0.61× –
Delmon Young↔ 2011 -0.4 -2.1 3.6 -5.7 – 0.69× –
Drew Butera 2011 -1.7 -7.2 0.4 -7.6 – 0.52× –
Joe Mauer 2011 +2.3 +14.0 23.0 -9.0 $10.0M 0.76× –
Tsuyoshi Nishioka 2011 -1.5 -7.3 3.0 -10.3 – 0.61× –
Matt Capps 2011 -0.4 -4.3 7.2 -11.4 – 1.34× –
Joe Nathan 2011 -0.1 -0.8 11.2 -12.0 – 1.34× –
Justin Morneau 2011 -0.7 -3.1 15.0 -18.1 – 0.56× –
Alex Burnett 2011 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Anthony Slama 2011 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Anthony Swarzak 2011 +0.7 +3.8 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Dinkelman 2011 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Chuck James 2011 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Hacker 2011 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kyle Waldrop 2011 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Luke Hughes 2011 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.56× –
Phil Dumatrait 2011 -0.6 -3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Rene Tosoni 2011 -0.7 -4.3 – – – 0.83× –
René Rivera 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Steve Holm 2011 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+11.8+158.4112.8+51.4—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2011 · MIN / DET
MIN · Bill Smith +$23.2M
Cole Nelson, Lester Oliveros
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$23.2M
Delmon Young
MIN came out ahead by $23.2M
2011 · COL / MIN
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Kevin Slowey
MIN · Bill Smith +$0.0M
Daniel Turpen
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$113.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Joe Mauer287.000$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M
Justin Morneau306.168$15.0M$14.0M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan369.120$11.2MFREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer327.157$10.5MFREE AGENT
Carl Pavano3512.161$8.0M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Kubel296.009$5.2MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Jim Thome4018.042$2.3MFREE AGENT
Glen Perkins2810.010$700k$1.6M$2.5M$4.0M$4.7M$6.3M$6.5M
Chuck James296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Matt Capps275.017$7.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Baker294.128$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano274.104$4.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Delmon Young254.034$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Blackburn293.017$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Slowey275.140$2.7MFREE AGENT
Alexi Casilla263.038$865kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Repko303.168$600kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Tolbert293.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Dumatrait294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Holm313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Tsuyoshi Nishioka260.000$3.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denard Span272.111$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Duensing281.104$462kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mijares262.024$445kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Valencia260.123$438kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dusty Hughes292.000$429kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Butera271.000$429kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Manship260.127$419kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Plouffe250.058$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Hoey282.008$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Benson230.023$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Parmelee232.058$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Diamond241.161$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Revere230.029$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lester Oliveros230.091$218kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks220.000$52kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
René Rivera270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Waldrop250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hacker28–—
Rene Tosoni24–—
Anthony Slama27–—
Anthony Swarzak250.038—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Hughes260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Burnett231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Dinkelman27–—

Graphs

How each 2011 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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