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Twins MIN

201878–84 (0.481)
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President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey · GM: Thad Levine

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, 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
-19
Win %
0.481
TAB
-4.7
WAB
-2.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.8
Dead money %
44%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMitch Garver86
RBobby Wilson47
LJason Castro19
RWillians Astudillo16
RChris Gimenez⇄10
RJuan Graterol⇄3
LJoe Mauer1

1B

LJoe Mauer90
LLogan Morrison50
RTyler Austin⇄21
RMiguel Sanó11
BEhire Adrianza10
RMitch Garver5
RChris Gimenez⇄2
RGregorio Petit1
LMax Kepler1

2B

RBrian Dozier⇄104
RLogan Forsythe⇄49
RGregorio Petit10
BEhire Adrianza5
RTaylor Motter⇄2
RWillians Astudillo2
BEduardo Escobar⇄1

3B

RMiguel Sanó56
BEhire Adrianza28
RGregorio Petit6
RWillians Astudillo6
RTaylor Motter⇄2
LEddie Rosario1
RChris Gimenez⇄1

SS

BJorge Polanco76
BEhire Adrianza64
BEduardo Escobar⇄21
RGregorio Petit9
RTaylor Motter⇄1

LF

LEddie Rosario125
BRobbie Grossman34
RJohnny Field⇄9
BEhire Adrianza5
LJake Cave4
LLogan Morrison2
RLogan Forsythe⇄1
RWillians Astudillo1

CF

LJake Cave70
LMax Kepler55
RByron Buxton27
LEddie Rosario4
RJohnny Field⇄4
RWillians Astudillo1

RF

LMax Kepler117
BRobbie Grossman52
LJake Cave11
RJohnny Field⇄8
LEddie Rosario5
RTaylor Motter⇄5
LJoe Mauer1

DH

BRobbie Grossman36
LLogan Morrison35
LJoe Mauer33
RTyler Austin⇄14
LEddie Rosario12
RMiguel Sanó7
RMitch Garver6
RWillians Astudillo3
LMax Kepler3
LJake Cave2
RGregorio Petit1
RLogan Forsythe⇄1
RJohnny Field⇄1
BEhire Adrianza1
RRyan LaMarre⇄1

Starters

RJose Berrios3.0 WAR
RKyle Gibson2.7 WAR
RJake Odorizzi2.5 WAR
RLance Lynn⇄0.7 WAR
RFernando Romero0.6 WAR
RTrevor May0.5 WAR
RKohl Stewart0.4 WAR
LAdalberto Mejia0.3 WAR
LGabriel Moya0.1 WAR
RChase De Jong0.1 WAR
RAaron Slegers-0.1 WAR
LStephen Gonsalves-0.2 WAR
RZack Littell-0.2 WAR
RTyler Duffey-0.3 WAR
RPhil Hughes⇄-0.3 WAR
RErvin Santana-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Hildenberger7 sv
LTaylor Rogers18 h
RAddison Reed10 h
RMatt Magill6 h
RMatt Belisle⇄1 h
RRyan Pressly⇄0 h
LZach Duke⇄0 h
RFernando Rodney⇄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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Jake Odorizzi2.5
Jake Cave1.1
Zach Duke0.8
Willians Astudillo0.7
Lance Lynn0.7
Fernando Romero0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Brandon Kintzler0.6
Dillon Gee0.5
Kennys Vargas0.4
Jaime García0.2
Bartolo Colon0.2
Chris Heston0.0

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 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
José Berríos 2018 +3.0 +47.4 0.6 +46.8 $0.2M 1.96× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $18.7M AAV
Eddie Rosario 2018 +3.3 +41.7 0.6 +41.1 $0.2M 1.60× –
Kyle Gibson 2018 +2.7 +42.0 4.2 +37.8 $1.6M 1.96× –
Eduardo Escobar↔ 2018 +3.0 +28.3 3.1 +25.2 $1.0M 1.18× –
Jake Odorizzi 2018 +2.5 +29.1 6.3 +22.8 $2.6M 1.49× –
Max Kepler 2018 +2.3 +22.0 0.6 +21.4 $0.3M 1.22× –
Taylor Rogers 2018 +1.8 +14.4 0.6 +13.8 $0.3M 0.98× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Robbie Grossman 2018 +1.3 +8.9 2.0 +6.9 $1.5M 0.83× –
Jake Cave 2018 +1.1 +7.1 0.5 +6.5 $0.5M 0.83× –
Jorge Polanco 2018 +1.4 +6.9 0.6 +6.4 $0.4M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Ehire Adrianza 2018 +1.2 +5.9 1.0 +4.9 $0.8M 0.61× –
Fernando Romero 2018 +0.6 +5.0 0.2 +4.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Ryan Pressly↔ 2018 +0.8 +4.2 1.1 +3.2 $1.3M 0.67× –
Zach Duke↔ 2018 +0.8 +4.3 1.3 +3.0 $1.7M 0.67× –
Willians Astudillo 2018 +0.7 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.2M 0.52× –
Kohl Stewart 2018 +0.4 +3.0 0.1 +2.8 $0.4M 1.02× –
Adalberto Mejía 2018 +0.3 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
Trevor May 2018 +0.5 +2.7 0.7 +2.1 $1.3M 0.67× –
Tyler Austin↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Mitch Garver 2018 +0.4 +1.5 0.5 +0.9 $1.5M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV
Chris Gimenez↔ 2018 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.3M 0.52× –
Oliver Drake↔ 2018 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.3M 0.67× –
Chase De Jong 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.3M 1.02× –
Gregorio Petit 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.8M 0.56× –
John Curtiss 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.1M 0.67× –
Bobby Wilson 2018 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $3.1M 0.52× –
Gabriel Moya 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Andrew Vasquez 2018 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.3M 0.67× –
Johnny Field↔ 2018 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.6M 0.83× –
Fernando Rodney↔ 2018 +0.5 +2.8 2.9 -0.1 $5.5M 0.67× –
Juan Graterol↔ 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Miguel Sanó 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $6.7M 0.58× –
Ryan LaMarre↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.69× –
David Hale↔ 2018 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Tyler Kinley↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Aaron Slegers 2018 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Zack Littell 2018 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Brian Dozier↔ 2018 +1.1 +4.8 6.2 -1.4 $5.8M 0.56× –
Stephen Gonsalves 2018 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Tyler Duffey 2018 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Trevor Hildenberger 2018 -0.1 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 1.34× –
Lance Lynn↔ 2018 +0.7 +5.8 7.7 -1.9 $10.8M 1.02× –
Matt Magill 2018 -0.3 -1.7 0.5 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Taylor Motter↔ 2018 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Logan Forsythe↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.4 3.8 -2.3 $11.7M 0.56× –
Matt Belisle↔ 2018 -0.2 -1.1 1.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Byron Buxton 2018 -0.5 -3.6 0.6 -4.2 – 0.83× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $14.3M AAV
Alan Busenitz 2018 -0.8 -4.2 0.2 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Phil Hughes↔ 2018 -0.3 -1.6 4.0 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Jason Castro 2018 +0.2 +0.8 8.0 -7.2 $40.6M 0.52× –
Logan Morrison 2018 -0.7 -3.0 5.5 -8.5 – 0.56× –
Addison Reed 2018 -0.3 -1.4 8.2 -9.6 – 0.67× –
Ervin Santana 2018 -0.5 -4.0 13.5 -17.5 – 1.02× –
Joe Mauer 2018 +0.8 +3.8 23.0 -19.2 $27.3M 0.56× –
Total—+27.8+274.4113.6+161.3—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2018 · MIN / TBR
MIN · Derek Falvey +$90.4M
Jake Odorizzi
TBR · Erik Neander −$90.4M
Jermaine Palacios
MIN came out ahead by $90.4M
2018 · MIN / OAK
MIN · Derek Falvey +$1.6M
Dakota Chalmers
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Fernando Rodney
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · MIA / MIN
MIA · Michael Hill +$4.8M
Nick Anderson
MIN · Derek Falvey −$4.8M
Brian Schales
MIA came out ahead by $4.8M
2018 · MIN / ARI
MIN · Derek Falvey +$6.4M
Jhoan Durán, Ernie De La Trinidad, Gabriel Maciel
ARI · Mike Hazen −$6.4M
Eduardo Escobar
MIN came out ahead by $6.4M
2018 · HOU / MIN
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$8.8M
Ryan Pressly
MIN · Derek Falvey −$8.8M
Jorge Alcalá, Gilberto Celestino
HOU came out ahead by $8.8M
2018 · MIN / CHC
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.8M
Chris Gimenez
CHC · Theo Epstein −$0.8M
Bobby Wilson
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · MIN / NYY
MIN · Derek Falvey +$5.6M
Jake Cave
NYY · Brian Cashman −$5.6M
Luis Gil
MIN came out ahead by $5.6M
2018 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Derek Falvey +$9.6M
Janigson Villalobos
SDP · AJ Preller −$9.6M
Phil Hughes
MIN came out ahead by $9.6M
2018 · SEA / MIN
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Zach Duke
MIN · Derek Falvey −$1.6M
Chase De Jong, Ryan Costello
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · NYY / MIN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$20.8M
Lance Lynn
MIN · Derek Falvey −$20.8M
Tyler Austin, Luis Rijo
NYY came out ahead by $20.8M
2018 · MIN / LAD
MIN · Derek Falvey +$6.4M
Logan Forsythe, Luke Raley, Devin Smeltzer
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$6.4M
Brian Dozier
MIN came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$113.4M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Joe Mauer3514.000$23.0MFREE AGENT
Ervin Santana3512.104$13.5MFREE AGENT
Addison Reed296.001$8.2MFREE AGENT
Jason Castro317.104$8.0MFREE AGENT
Lance Lynn316.119$7.7MFREE AGENT
Logan Morrison307.069$5.5MFREE AGENT
Phil Hughes3211.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Logan Forsythe316.113$3.8MFREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney4114.137$2.9MFREE AGENT
Zach Duke3511.054$1.3MFREE AGENT
Matt Belisle3812.019$1.1MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Jake Odorizzi284.042$6.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Dozier315.100$6.2MFREE AGENT
Kyle Gibson304.039$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar295.128$3.1MFREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman283.060$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly294.039$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ehire Adrianza283.131$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor May283.051$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wilson355.058$434kFREE AGENT
Chris Gimenez355.163$59kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Miguel Sanó252.095$602kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Rosario262.120$602kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Kepler251.152$588kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Byron Buxton242.064$580kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Polanco241.105$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Berríos241.044$570kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Rogers271.145$565kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Hildenberger270.101$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Garver270.045$548kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Cave250.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Magill280.047$457kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Slegers250.029$267kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabriel Moya230.020$261kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oliver Drake311.094$239kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adalberto Mejía250.151$214kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregorio Petit331.056$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Busenitz270.086$202kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willians Astudillo260.000$179kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Kinley270.000$168kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Duffey272.042$161kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Romero230.000$158kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kohl Stewart230.000$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan LaMarre290.076$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Gonsalves230.000$123kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Austin261.029$119kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Field26–$97k
Zack Littell220.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Curtiss250.040$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Vasquez240.000$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase De Jong241.000$82kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Motter281.033$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Graterol291.031$20kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hale301.168$14kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2018 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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