Rosternomics
Log in Sign up 𝕏

Twins MIN

201583–79 (0.512)
‹ Previous Next ›

GM: Terry Ryan

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

to

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$113M
Surplus $M
-24
Win %
0.512
TAB
-5.2
WAB
+2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.1
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKurt Suzuki130
LChris Herrmann38
REric Fryer15

1B

LJoe Mauer137
BKennys Vargas18
RTrevor Plouffe17
LChris Herrmann2
RMiguel Sanó2

2B

RBrian Dozier157
BEduardo Escobar11
RDoug Bernier2
REduardo Núñez1

3B

RTrevor Plouffe140
REduardo Núñez16
RMiguel Sanó9
BEduardo Escobar5
RDoug Bernier2

SS

BEduardo Escobar71
BDanny Santana66
REduardo Núñez27
BJorge Polanco4

LF

LEddie Rosario86
RShane Robinson55
BEduardo Escobar35
LOswaldo Arcia15
BAaron Hicks4
REduardo Núñez3
LJordan Schafer1

CF

BAaron Hicks88
RByron Buxton44
LJordan Schafer26
RShane Robinson15
BDanny Santana5
LEddie Rosario4

RF

RTorii Hunter123
LEddie Rosario34
BAaron Hicks16
RShane Robinson12
LOswaldo Arcia4
LChris Herrmann2
LMax Kepler2
BEduardo Escobar1
BDanny Santana1

DH

RMiguel Sanó69
BKennys Vargas29
LJoe Mauer20
REduardo Núñez14
RTorii Hunter14
BEduardo Escobar7
BDanny Santana5
RShane Robinson3

Starters

RKyle Gibson2.8 WAR
RTrevor May2.4 WAR
RMike Pelfrey2.4 WAR
LTommy Milone1.7 WAR
RErvin Santana1.5 WAR
RTyler Duffey1.3 WAR
RPhil Hughes1.1 WAR
RRicky Nolasco0.7 WAR
RJ.R. Graham-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LGlen Perkins32 sv
RKevin Jepsen⇄24 h
RBlaine Boyer19 h
RCasey Fien18 h
LAaron Thompson9 h
LBrian Duensing6 h
RJ.R. Graham0 h
LRyan O'Rourke0 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Eddie Rosario2.4
Miguel Sanó2.0
Ervin Santana1.5
Tyler Duffey1.3
Kevin Jepsen0.8
Torii Hunter0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Josh Willingham1.3
Kevin Correia1.1
Yohan Pino0.9
Sam Fuld0.7
Anthony Swarzak0.6
Jared Burton0.1

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kyle Gibson 2015 +2.8 +44.3 0.5 +43.7 $0.2M 1.96× –
Brian Dozier 2015 +3.1 +26.4 2.0 +24.4 $0.7M 1.07× –
Eddie Rosario 2015 +2.4 +23.8 0.4 +23.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Mike Pelfrey 2015 +2.4 +28.3 5.5 +22.8 $2.3M 1.49× –
Aaron Hicks 2015 +2.0 +19.5 0.4 +19.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Trevor Plouffe 2015 +2.6 +23.6 4.8 +18.8 $1.8M 1.12× –
Trevor May 2015 +2.4 +18.9 0.5 +18.4 $0.2M 0.98× –
Tommy Milone 2015 +1.7 +19.9 2.8 +17.1 $1.7M 1.49× –
Miguel Sanó 2015 +2.0 +16.5 0.3 +16.2 $0.1M 1.01× –
Eduardo Escobar 2015 +1.9 +13.9 0.5 +13.4 $0.3M 0.89× –
Tyler Duffey 2015 +1.3 +10.9 0.2 +10.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Kevin Jepsen↔ 2015 +0.8 +8.4 1.2 +7.2 $1.5M 1.34× –
Ervin Santana 2015 +1.5 +18.2 13.5 +4.7 $8.8M 1.49× –
Eduardo Núñez 2015 +1.1 +5.6 1.0 +4.6 $0.9M 0.61× –
Casey Fien 2015 +0.9 +4.6 1.4 +3.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Ryan Pressly 2015 +0.5 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.8M 0.67× –
Glen Perkins 2015 +0.6 +6.9 4.7 +2.2 $7.3M 1.34× –
Blaine Boyer 2015 +0.3 +1.8 0.8 +1.1 $2.2M 0.67× –
Caleb Thielbar 2015 +0.2 +0.9 0.0 +0.9 $0.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.5M AAV
Aaron Thompson 2015 +0.2 +1.2 0.5 +0.6 $2.4M 0.67× –
Shane Robinson 2015 +0.2 +1.0 0.6 +0.5 $3.6M 0.83× –
Eric Fryer 2015 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.8M 0.52× –
Jorge Polanco 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.1M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Byron Buxton 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $2.2M 0.83× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $14.3M AAV
Doug Bernier 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.1 $1.2M 0.56× –
Phil Hughes 2015 +1.1 +9.3 9.2 +0.1 $8.1M 1.02× –
Ryan O'Rourke 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $30.9M 0.67× –
Max Kepler 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Michael Tonkin 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
A.J. Achter 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Alex Meyer 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
J.R. Graham 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Neal Cotts↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.2 0.8 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Chris Herrmann 2015 -0.6 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.52× –
Oswaldo Arcia 2015 -0.4 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Tim Stauffer↔ 2015 -0.4 -2.1 1.6 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Kennys Vargas 2015 -0.7 -3.7 0.5 -4.2 – 0.69× –
Brian Duensing 2015 -0.4 -2.0 2.7 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Jordan Schafer 2015 -0.5 -3.6 1.6 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Torii Hunter 2015 +0.7 +4.7 10.5 -5.8 $14.9M 0.83× –
Ricky Nolasco 2015 +0.7 +5.9 12.0 -6.1 $16.6M 1.02× –
Danny Santana 2015 -1.3 -6.5 0.5 -7.1 – 0.61× –
Kurt Suzuki 2015 -1.0 -4.3 6.0 -10.3 – 0.52× –
Joe Mauer 2015 +0.3 +1.4 23.0 -21.6 $70.9M 0.56× –
Total—+27.7+288.0112.6+175.1—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2015 · MIN / ARI
MIN · Terry Ryan +$3.2M
Daniel Palka
ARI · Dave Stewart −$3.2M
Chris Herrmann
MIN came out ahead by $3.2M
2015 · MIL / MIN
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
MIN · Terry Ryan −$2.4M
Neal Cotts
MIL came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · TBR / MIN
TBR · Matt Silverman +$0.8M
Chih-Wei Hu, Alexis Tapia
MIN · Terry Ryan −$0.8M
Kevin Jepsen
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · NYY / MIN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$58.4M
Aaron Hicks
MIN · Terry Ryan −$58.4M
J. R. Murphy
NYY came out ahead by $58.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$112.7M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Joe Mauer3211.000$23.0MFREE AGENT
Ervin Santana329.104$13.5MFREE AGENT
Ricky Nolasco328.142$12.0MFREE AGENT
Torii Hunter3915.132$10.5MFREE AGENT
Phil Hughes297.113$9.2MFREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki317.112$6.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Pelfrey317.122$5.5MFREE AGENT
Glen Perkins3210.010$4.7MFREE AGENT
Tim Stauffer336.143$1.6MFREE AGENT
Neal Cotts356.041$750kFREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer338.070$750kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Trevor Plouffe293.162$4.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Duensing325.104$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jordan Schafer284.121$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen304.163$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez283.090$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Tommy Milone282.165$2.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Dozier282.100$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fien312.143$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Robinson302.141$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Gibson271.056$538kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Arcia242.020$532kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar262.128$532kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Santana240.149$530kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Thompson280.146$520kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kennys Vargas242.000$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Herrmann271.020$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.R. Graham251.000$507kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor May250.051$493kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly261.068$437kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Rosario230.000$424kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Hicks251.066$408kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Sanó220.000$263kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan O'Rourke270.000$250kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tonkin250.096$220kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Duffey240.000$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Achter260.027$130kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Byron Buxton210.000$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Fryer292.108$94kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Bernier350.112$44kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Thielbar281.131$43kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Kepler220.000$36kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Meyer251.013$22kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Polanco210.007$11kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 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