Rosternomics
Log in Sign up 𝕏

Twins MIN

201470–92 (0.432)
‹ Previous Next ›

GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

to

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$89M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.432
TAB
-0.9
WAB
-8.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.5
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKurt Suzuki119
RJosmil Pinto25
REric Fryer24
LChris Herrmann1

1B

LJoe Mauer100
BKendrys Morales⇄39
LChris Parmelee33
RChris Colabello23
BKennys Vargas13

2B

RBrian Dozier156
BEduardo Escobar9
RDoug Bernier2
REduardo Núñez2

3B

RTrevor Plouffe127
BEduardo Escobar25
REduardo Núñez20

SS

BEduardo Escobar98
BDanny Santana34
BPedro Florimón31
REduardo Núñez20
BJorge Polanco4
RDoug Bernier3

LF

RJosh Willingham⇄53
LJason Kubel36
LJordan Schafer⇄27
LChris Parmelee22
REduardo Núñez16
LChris Herrmann12
BAaron Hicks6
BEduardo Escobar2
RJason Bartlett2

CF

BDanny Santana69
BAaron Hicks57
LJordan Schafer⇄11
LChris Parmelee3
BEduardo Escobar1

RF

LOswaldo Arcia100
LChris Parmelee33
RChris Colabello19
LChris Herrmann13
BAaron Hicks5
LJason Kubel4
LJordan Schafer⇄3
REduardo Núñez2

DH

BKennys Vargas40
RJosmil Pinto21
LJoe Mauer19
RChris Colabello13
RTrevor Plouffe8
REduardo Núñez6
RKurt Suzuki5
BDanny Santana3
LOswaldo Arcia2
REric Fryer2
BAaron Hicks2
BPedro Florimón2
RDoug Bernier1
RJason Bartlett1
LJason Kubel1

Starters

RPhil Hughes6.2 WAR
RKyle Gibson2.7 WAR
RRicky Nolasco1.3 WAR
RKevin Correia⇄1.1 WAR
RYohan Pino0.9 WAR
RAnthony Swarzak0.6 WAR
RTrevor May0.3 WAR
RSamuel Deduno⇄-0.0 WAR
LKris Johnson-0.1 WAR
LLogan Darnell-0.1 WAR
LTommy Milone⇄-0.2 WAR
RMike Pelfrey-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ LGlen Perkins34 sv
RCasey Fien26 h
RJared Burton14 h
LBrian Duensing7 h
LCaleb Thielbar7 h
RAnthony Swarzak3 h
RMatt Guerrier3 h
RRyan Pressly2 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Phil Hughes6.2
Danny Santana3.9
Ricky Nolasco1.3
Yohan Pino0.9
Sam Fuld0.7
Jordan Schafer0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Justin Morneau0.9
Andrew Albers0.9
Alex Presley0.2
P.J. Walters0.1
Wilkin Ramirez0.0
Josh Roenicke-0.0

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Phil Hughes 2014 +6.2 +124.5 8.0 +116.5 $1.3M 2.50× –
Danny Santana 2014 +3.9 +55.9 0.4 +55.5 $0.1M 1.79× –
Brian Dozier 2014 +4.5 +43.3 0.5 +42.8 $0.1M 1.20× –
Kyle Gibson 2014 +2.7 +42.2 0.5 +41.7 $0.2M 1.96× –
Trevor Plouffe 2014 +3.4 +30.0 2.4 +27.6 $0.7M 1.12× –
Eduardo Escobar 2014 +2.6 +24.9 0.5 +24.4 $0.2M 1.18× –
Casey Fien 2014 +0.9 +10.1 0.5 +9.6 $0.6M 1.34× –
Glen Perkins 2014 +1.2 +12.7 4.0 +8.7 $3.4M 1.34× –
Yohan Pino 2014 +0.9 +7.2 0.1 +7.0 $0.1M 1.02× –
Oswaldo Arcia 2014 +0.9 +6.1 0.5 +5.6 $0.6M 0.83× –
Kevin Correia↔ 2014 +1.1 +8.6 4.0 +4.7 $3.7M 1.02× –
Sam Fuld↔ 2014 +0.7 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Josh Willingham↔ 2014 +1.3 +8.4 5.2 +3.2 $4.1M 0.83× –
Jordan Schafer↔ 2014 +0.5 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.9M 0.83× –
Kennys Vargas 2014 +0.5 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.69× –
Anthony Swarzak 2014 +0.6 +3.2 0.9 +2.3 $1.6M 0.67× –
Trevor May 2014 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.5M 1.02× –
Caleb Thielbar 2014 +0.4 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.5M AAV
Jorge Polanco 2014 +0.2 +1.1 0.0 +1.0 $0.1M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Aaron Hicks 2014 +0.1 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $3.5M 0.83× –
Eduardo Núñez 2014 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.1 $3.9M 0.58× –
Matt Guerrier 2014 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $9.6M 0.67× –
Darin Mastroianni↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Michael Tonkin 2014 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Samuel Deduno↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
A.J. Achter 2014 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ryan Pressly 2014 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Lester Oliveros 2014 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Jason Bartlett 2014 -0.0 -0.0 1.0 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Logan Darnell 2014 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Pedro Florimón 2014 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.61× –
Tommy Milone↔ 2014 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Eric Fryer 2014 -0.4 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Ricky Nolasco 2014 +1.3 +10.2 12.0 -1.8 $9.6M 1.02× –
Jared Burton 2014 +0.1 +0.7 3.2 -2.5 $23.4M 0.67× –
Josmil Pinto 2014 -0.5 -2.1 0.5 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Brian Duensing 2014 -0.2 -0.9 2.0 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Colabello 2014 -0.6 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Kurt Suzuki 2014 -0.2 -0.8 2.8 -3.6 – 0.52× –
Chris Herrmann 2014 -0.8 -5.1 0.5 -5.6 – 0.83× –
Jason Kubel 2014 -0.8 -5.0 2.0 -7.0 – 0.83× –
Kendrys Morales↔ 2014 -0.9 -4.2 2.9 -7.2 – 0.56× –
Mike Pelfrey 2014 -0.6 -4.6 5.5 -10.1 – 1.02× –
Joe Mauer 2014 +1.7 +10.8 23.0 -12.2 $13.9M 0.81× –
Chris Parmelee 2014 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $4.5M 0.56× –
Aaron Thompson 2014 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Bernier 2014 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Kris Johnson 2014 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+30.4+384.488.8+294.8—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2014 · OAK / MIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
Sam Fuld
MIN · Terry Ryan −$3.2M
Tommy Milone
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M
2014 · MIN / SEA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$9.6M
Stephen Pryor
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$9.6M
Kendrys Morales
MIN came out ahead by $9.6M
2014 · MIN / LAD
MIN · Terry Ryan +$8.8M
cash / PTBNL
LAD · Ned Colletti −$8.8M
Kevin Correia
MIN came out ahead by $8.8M
2014 · MIN / NYY
MIN · Terry Ryan +$8.8M
Eduardo Núñez
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.8M
Miguel Sulbaran
MIN came out ahead by $8.8M
2014 · MIN / KCR
MIN · Terry Ryan +$7.2M
Jason Adam
KCR · Dayton Moore −$7.2M
Josh Willingham
MIN came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$89.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Joe Mauer3110.000$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0MFREE AGENT
Ricky Nolasco317.142$12.0M$12.0M$7.9MFREE AGENT
Phil Hughes286.113$8.0M$9.2M$9.2M$13.2M$9.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Pelfrey306.122$5.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Josh Willingham358.123$5.2MFREE AGENT
Glen Perkins3110.010$4.0M$4.7M$6.3M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Kevin Correia339.027$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jared Burton336.014$3.2MFREE AGENT
Kendrys Morales316.057$2.9MFREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki306.112$2.8M$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Kubel3210.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Bartlett3410.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Guerrier359.056$426kFREE AGENT
Danny Santana237.104$407k$530k$538k$459kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Brian Duensing314.104$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Swarzak283.038$935kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Schafer273.121$430kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Fuld323.140$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Trevor Plouffe282.162$2.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Dozier271.100$540kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fien301.143$530kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Florimón271.073$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Arcia232.020$512kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Thielbar271.131$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Hicks240.124$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar251.128$507kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Colabello302.089$505kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Gibson260.056$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josmil Pinto250.131$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Herrmann260.116$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez272.117$457kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Samuel Deduno301.096$446kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Parmelee262.058$396kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Fryer282.108$307kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly251.000$187kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tonkin240.028$187kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kennys Vargas232.000$164kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor May240.000$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Milone272.018$133kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Pino300.000$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Darnell250.073$115kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lester Oliveros260.091$74kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Achter250.000$74kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Mastroianni280.149$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Polanco200.000$16kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Bernier341.112—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kris Johnson29–—
Aaron Thompson270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2014 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

Rosternomics — front-office performance, roster value, and transaction history. Follow @rosternomics on X.
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).
Privacy Policy · Terms of Service · © 2026 Rosternomics