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Twins MIN

201659–103 (0.364)
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GM: Rob Antony

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$103M
Surplus $M
-20
Win %
0.364
TAB
-6.2
WAB
-20.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.7
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKurt Suzuki99
LJuan Centeno53
RJohn Ryan Murphy25

1B

LJoe Mauer95
BKennys Vargas32
RByungHo Park24
RTrevor Plouffe13
LJames Beresford6
LMax Kepler2

2B

RBrian Dozier151
BEduardo Escobar6
BJorge Polanco5
BDanny Santana3
LJames Beresford1

3B

REduardo Núñez⇄86
RTrevor Plouffe63
RMiguel Sanó42
BEduardo Escobar23
BJorge Polanco9
LJames Beresford3
BDanny Santana1

SS

BEduardo Escobar71
BJorge Polanco47
BDanny Santana3

LF

BRobbie Grossman75
LEddie Rosario57
BDanny Santana17
LLogan Schafer12
BEduardo Escobar2
RDarin Mastroianni1

CF

RByron Buxton92
BDanny Santana40
LEddie Rosario37
LMax Kepler4
LLogan Schafer3
RDarin Mastroianni1
BRobbie Grossman1

RF

LMax Kepler108
RMiguel Sanó38
LLogan Schafer8
BDanny Santana6
RDarin Mastroianni4
LEddie Rosario1

DH

RByungHo Park36
RMiguel Sanó35
LJoe Mauer33
BRobbie Grossman18
BKennys Vargas13
RTrevor Plouffe7
REduardo Núñez⇄5
RKurt Suzuki4
BDanny Santana3
RBrian Dozier2
BEduardo Escobar1
LJuan Centeno1
BJorge Polanco1
LLogan Schafer1

Starters

RErvin Santana3.4 WAR
RRicky Nolasco⇄1.7 WAR
RKyle Gibson1.2 WAR
RTyler Duffey1.2 WAR
RPhil Hughes0.3 WAR
LPat Dean0.1 WAR
LHector Santiago⇄0.1 WAR
LTommy Milone0.0 WAR
RAlex Meyer⇄-0.1 WAR
LAndrew Albers-0.2 WAR
RJose Berrios-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrandon Kintzler17 sv
RRyan Pressly13 h
LTaylor Rogers9 h
RTrevor May6 h
RMichael Tonkin2 h
LBuddy Boshers2 h
LFernando Abad⇄0 h
RKevin Jepsen⇄0 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Robbie Grossman0.9
Taylor Rogers0.7
Brandon Kintzler0.6
Buddy Boshers0.6
Fernando Abad0.5
JT Chargois0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Mike Pelfrey2.4
Aaron Hicks2.0
Torii Hunter0.7
Blaine Boyer0.3
Aaron Thompson0.2
Caleb Thielbar0.2

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brian Dozier 2016 +6.6 +72.3 3.0 +69.3 $0.5M 1.38× –
Ervin Santana 2016 +3.4 +53.5 13.5 +40.0 $3.9M 1.96× –
Max Kepler 2016 +2.0 +19.7 0.4 +19.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Byron Buxton 2016 +1.9 +18.6 0.5 +18.1 $0.3M 1.22× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $14.3M AAV
Ricky Nolasco↔ 2016 +1.7 +20.4 7.9 +12.5 $4.6M 1.49× –
Ryan Pressly 2016 +1.0 +10.7 0.5 +10.2 $0.5M 1.34× –
Kyle Gibson 2016 +1.2 +10.1 0.6 +9.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Tyler Duffey 2016 +1.2 +10.0 0.4 +9.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Brandon Kintzler 2016 +0.6 +6.8 0.4 +6.4 $0.6M 1.34× –
Eddie Rosario 2016 +1.0 +6.7 0.5 +6.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Eduardo Núñez↔ 2016 +1.3 +7.1 1.0 +6.1 $0.7M 0.69× –
Robbie Grossman 2016 +0.9 +5.8 0.4 +5.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
Jorge Polanco 2016 +0.8 +3.8 0.3 +3.6 $0.3M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Taylor Rogers 2016 +0.7 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Buddy Boshers 2016 +0.6 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Kennys Vargas 2016 +0.6 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.3M 0.56× –
Fernando Abad↔ 2016 +0.5 +2.5 0.9 +1.7 $1.8M 0.67× –
Trevor May 2016 +0.4 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $1.4M 0.67× –
JT Chargois 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.6M 0.67× –
Miguel Sanó 2016 +0.4 +1.9 0.5 +1.3 $1.3M 0.58× –
Logan Schafer 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.0M 0.83× –
Michael Tonkin 2016 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67× –
Ryan O'Rourke 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.8M 0.67× –
Pat Dean 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
J.R. Graham 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
James Beresford 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Alex Wimmers 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Alex Meyer↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 1.02× –
Darin Mastroianni 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Eduardo Escobar 2016 +0.2 +1.2 2.1 -0.9 $8.8M 0.61× –
Héctor Santiago↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.6 1.7 -1.1 $23.3M 1.02× –
Pat Light↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Andrew Albers 2016 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
José Berríos 2016 -0.3 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 1.02× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $18.7M AAV
Casey Fien↔ 2016 -0.3 -1.7 0.8 -2.5 – 0.67× –
John Ryan Murphy 2016 -0.5 -2.0 0.5 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Neil Ramírez↔ 2016 -0.5 -2.4 0.2 -2.6 – 0.67× –
ByungHo Park 2016 +0.0 +0.0 2.8 -2.7 $350.9M 0.69× –
Juan Centeno 2016 -0.7 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.52× –
Oswaldo Arcia↔ 2016 -0.5 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Tommy Milone 2016 +0.0 +0.2 4.5 -4.3 $211.9M 1.02× –
Kevin Jepsen↔ 2016 -0.4 -2.1 3.0 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Trevor Plouffe 2016 +0.4 +1.8 7.2 -5.4 $18.7M 0.58× –
Glen Perkins 2016 +0.1 +0.3 6.3 -6.0 $104.2M 0.67× –
Kurt Suzuki 2016 -0.1 -0.5 6.0 -6.5 – 0.52× –
Danny Santana 2016 -0.9 -6.1 0.5 -6.6 – 0.83× –
Phil Hughes 2016 +0.3 +2.6 9.2 -6.6 $28.4M 1.02× –
Joe Mauer 2016 +1.6 +10.4 23.0 -12.6 $14.3M 0.81× –
Adalberto Mejía 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Total—+25.4+256.6102.8+153.7—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2016 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Rob Antony +$0.8M
Pat Light
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Fernando Abad
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Rob Antony +$4.8M
Justin Haley
SDP · AJ Preller −$4.8M
Miguel Díaz
MIN came out ahead by $4.8M
2016 · MIN / SFG
MIN · Rob Antony +$0.8M
Adalberto Mejía
SFG · Bobby Evans −$0.8M
Eduardo Núñez
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · MIN / TBR
MIN · Rob Antony +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Matt Silverman −$0.8M
Oswaldo Arcia
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · ANA / MIN
ANA · Billy Eppler +$30.4M
Ricky Nolasco, Alex Meyer
MIN · Rob Antony −$30.4M
Héctor Santiago, Alan Busenitz
ANA came out ahead by $30.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$102.9M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Joe Mauer3312.000$23.0MFREE AGENT
Ervin Santana3310.104$13.5MFREE AGENT
Phil Hughes308.113$9.2MFREE AGENT
Ricky Nolasco339.142$7.9MFREE AGENT
Glen Perkins3310.010$6.3MFREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki328.112$6.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Trevor Plouffe304.162$7.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Milone293.143$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen315.163$3.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Dozier293.100$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar273.128$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Santiago284.016$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez294.090$952kARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Abad304.073$855kARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fien323.143$817kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy253.000$529kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Kintzler314.026$413kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
ByungHo Park290.000$2.8MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Gibson282.056$588kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Sanó230.095$548kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor May261.051$545kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Rosario240.154$542kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Santana251.111$538kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly272.053$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tonkin261.005$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Byron Buxton220.113$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Duffey250.062$421kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Centeno260.105$416kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Rogers250.000$402kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Kepler230.013$388kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman261.094$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Boshers282.026$319kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Dean27–$261k
Jorge Polanco220.011$258kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Arcia252.020$248kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Ramírez271.158$233kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Berríos220.000$205kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kennys Vargas252.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan O'Rourke280.090$194kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Mastroianni302.149$166kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JT Chargois250.000$158kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Light250.054$154kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Albers300.060$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Wimmers270.000$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Schafer292.115$103kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Beresford27–$75k
Alex Meyer261.013$24kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.R. Graham261.000$8kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adalberto Mejía230.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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