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Twins MIN

201266–96 (0.407)
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GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$95M
Surplus $M
-48
Win %
0.407
TAB
-14.9
WAB
-15.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.7
Dead money %
42%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJoe Mauer74
BRyan Doumit59
RDrew Butera41
LChris Herrmann3

1B

LJustin Morneau99
LChris Parmelee38
LJoe Mauer30
RTrevor Plouffe3
RLuke Hughes⇄1
BRyan Doumit1
LSean Burroughs1

2B

BAlexi Casilla96
RJamey Carroll66
BEduardo Escobar⇄4
RTrevor Plouffe4
RLuke Hughes⇄3
BTsuyoshi Nishioka3
RDarin Mastroianni1

3B

RTrevor Plouffe95
RJamey Carroll44
RDanny Valencia⇄34
BEduardo Escobar⇄7
BAlexi Casilla4
LSean Burroughs3

SS

RBrian Dozier83
BPedro Florimón43
RJamey Carroll37
BEduardo Escobar⇄3
RTrevor Plouffe1

LF

RJosh Willingham119
RDarin Mastroianni25
BRyan Doumit16
RMatt Carson15
LBen Revere5
LClete Thomas⇄3
LChris Herrmann2
LErik Komatsu⇄2
RTrevor Plouffe2
LChris Parmelee1

CF

LDenard Span125
LBen Revere39
RDarin Mastroianni4
LErik Komatsu⇄4
LClete Thomas⇄1

RF

LBen Revere84
RDarin Mastroianni34
LChris Parmelee18
RTrevor Plouffe15
LClete Thomas⇄10
RMatt Carson9
LErik Komatsu⇄8
BRyan Doumit6

DH

BRyan Doumit48
LJoe Mauer42
LJustin Morneau34
RJosh Willingham25
RDarin Mastroianni5
LErik Komatsu⇄2
RTrevor Plouffe2
RMatt Carson2
LDenard Span1
LChris Parmelee1
LChris Herrmann1
LSean Burroughs1

Starters

LScott Diamond2.4 WAR
LBrian Duensing1.4 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano⇄0.9 WAR
RCarl Pavano0.7 WAR
RCole DeVries0.5 WAR
REsmerling Vasquez0.3 WAR
RP.J. Walters-0.1 WAR
RLiam Hendriks-0.1 WAR
RSamuel Deduno-0.1 WAR
RAnthony Swarzak-0.2 WAR
RNick Blackburn-0.7 WAR
RJason Marquis⇄-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ LGlen Perkins16 sv
RJared Burton18 h
RAlex Burnett10 h
RCasey Fien6 h
LTyler Robertson5 h
RKyle Waldrop2 h
RJeff Gray1 h
RMatt Capps0 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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Josh Willingham3.7
Jamey Carroll1.6
Darin Mastroianni1.1
Jared Burton0.9
Casey Fien0.6
Cole De Vries0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Michael Cuddyer2.5
Jason Kubel0.8
Jim Thome0.4
Kevin Slowey0.3
Brian Dinkelman0.0
Anthony Slama0.0

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Willingham 2012 +3.7 +53.0 7.0 +46.0 $1.9M 1.79× –
Denard Span 2012 +3.2 +40.9 3.0 +37.9 $0.9M 1.60× –
Scott Diamond 2012 +2.4 +28.3 0.5 +27.8 $0.2M 1.49× –
Ben Revere 2012 +2.1 +20.7 0.5 +20.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Joe Mauer 2012 +4.6 +41.4 23.0 +18.4 $5.0M 1.12× –
Glen Perkins 2012 +1.1 +11.9 1.6 +10.4 $1.4M 1.34× –
Jared Burton 2012 +0.9 +9.3 0.8 +8.5 $0.9M 1.34× –
Jamey Carroll 2012 +1.6 +10.2 2.8 +7.5 $1.8M 0.82× –
Brian Duensing 2012 +1.4 +7.6 0.5 +7.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Darin Mastroianni 2012 +1.1 +7.6 0.5 +7.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Francisco Liriano↔ 2012 +0.9 +7.5 3.6 +3.9 $3.9M 1.02× –
Casey Fien 2012 +0.6 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Trevor Plouffe 2012 +0.6 +2.8 0.5 +2.3 $0.8M 0.58× –
Alex Burnett 2012 +0.4 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Alexi Casilla 2012 +0.5 +2.4 1.4 +1.1 $2.5M 0.56× –
Clete Thomas↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $17.0M 0.83× –
Lester Oliveros 2012 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $102.0M 0.67× –
Luke Hughes↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Matt Maloney 2012 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Pedro Florimón 2012 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 – 0.61× –
Eduardo Escobar↔ 2012 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.58× –
P.J. Walters 2012 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Sean Burroughs 2012 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Kyle Waldrop 2012 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Chris Parmelee 2012 -0.3 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Liam Hendriks 2012 -0.1 -1.2 0.5 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Samuel Deduno 2012 -0.1 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Anthony Swarzak 2012 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Drew Butera 2012 -0.3 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Jeff Manship 2012 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Tyler Robertson 2012 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Chris Herrmann 2012 -0.4 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Brian Dozier 2012 -0.4 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Erik Komatsu↔ 2012 -0.3 -2.1 0.2 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Matt Carson 2012 -0.3 -2.0 0.5 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Carl Pavano 2012 +0.7 +5.9 8.5 -2.6 $11.7M 1.02× –
Danny Valencia↔ 2012 -0.7 -3.4 0.4 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Matt Capps 2012 -0.0 -0.1 4.5 -4.6 – 1.34× –
Jeff Gray 2012 -0.8 -4.2 0.5 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Tsuyoshi Nishioka 2012 -0.5 -2.1 3.0 -5.1 – 0.56× –
Jason Marquis↔ 2012 -0.7 -5.8 0.9 -6.6 – 1.02× –
Ryan Doumit 2012 -1.1 -4.4 3.0 -7.4 – 0.52× –
Nick Blackburn 2012 -0.7 -5.9 4.8 -10.7 – 1.02× –
Justin Morneau 2012 +0.1 +0.4 14.0 -13.6 $146.1M 0.56× –
Cole De Vries 2012 +0.5 +4.5 – – – 1.02× –
Esmerling Vasquez 2012 +0.3 +2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Luis Perdomo 2012 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+18.5+216.895.2+115.1—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2012 · MIN / PHI
MIN · Terry Ryan +$12.0M
Vance Worley, Trevor May
PHI · Ruben Amaro −$12.0M
Ben Revere
MIN came out ahead by $12.0M
2012 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$3.2M
Jeremias Pineda
BOS · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Danny Valencia
MIN came out ahead by $3.2M
2012 · MIN / CHW
MIN · Terry Ryan +$37.6M
Eduardo Escobar, Pedro Hernández
CHW · Kenny Williams −$37.6M
Francisco Liriano
MIN came out ahead by $37.6M
2012 · WSN / MIN
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$86.4M
Denard Span
MIN · Terry Ryan −$86.4M
Alex Meyer
WSN came out ahead by $86.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$94.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Joe Mauer298.000$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M
Justin Morneau317.168$14.0M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Carl Pavano3613.161$8.5MFREE AGENT
Josh Willingham336.123$7.0M$7.0M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Capps286.017$4.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit316.120$3.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Jamey Carroll389.020$2.8M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Glen Perkins2910.010$1.6M$2.5M$4.0M$4.7M$6.3M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Marquis3311.012$875kFREE AGENT
Sean Burroughs3110.000$525kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Nick Blackburn304.017$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano285.104$3.6MFREE AGENT
Denard Span283.111$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Casilla274.038$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Burton314.014$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Esmerling Vasquez283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Perdomo283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Tsuyoshi Nishioka271.000$3.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Duensing292.104$515kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Revere240.167$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Burnett242.135$490kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Swarzak261.038$488kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gray301.122$485kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Plouffe260.162$485kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Maloney281.055$482kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Waldrop261.000$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Florimón250.023$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Butera282.000$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Manship270.145$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carson300.111$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Herrmann240.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Diamond251.161$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Samuel Deduno280.049$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Parmelee242.058$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fien280.052$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
P.J. Walters271.114$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Robertson240.101$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lester Oliveros240.091$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Dozier250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks230.023$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Mastroianni260.149$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Valencia271.123$398kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clete Thomas281.027$385kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Hughes270.147$242kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Komatsu240.000$240kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar230.027$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole De Vries270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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