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Twins MIN

202036–24 (0.600)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey · GM: Thad Levine

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$137M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.600
TAB
+14.2
WAB
+13.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.6
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-1.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRyan Jeffers25
LAlex Avila22
RMitch Garver22
RWillians Astudillo6

1B

RMiguel Sanó52
BMarwin Gonzalez14
LLaMonte Wade Jr.4
RMitch Garver1

2B

LLuis Arraez31
BMarwin Gonzalez21
BIldemaro Vargas⇄10
BEhire Adrianza5
LTravis Blankenhorn1

3B

RJosh Donaldson26
BEhire Adrianza23
BMarwin Gonzalez23

SS

BJorge Polanco53
BEhire Adrianza9

LF

LEddie Rosario51
LJake Cave7
LLaMonte Wade Jr.3
RBrent Rooker1

CF

RByron Buxton39
LJake Cave22
LLaMonte Wade Jr.4
RAaron Whitefield2
LMax Kepler2

RF

LMax Kepler44
LJake Cave12
BMarwin Gonzalez8
RBrent Rooker4
LLaMonte Wade Jr.2

DH

RNelson Cruz52
LEddie Rosario4
LJake Cave2
RBrent Rooker2
BEhire Adrianza1
LAlex Avila1
RMiguel Sanó1
RRyan Jeffers1

Starters

RKenta Maeda2.1 WAR
RMichael Pineda1.1 WAR
RJose Berrios1.1 WAR
RRandy Dobnak0.8 WAR
RTyler Clippard0.8 WAR
LRich Hill0.7 WAR
RMatt Wisler0.6 WAR
LDevin Smeltzer0.2 WAR
RHomer Bailey0.1 WAR
RJake Odorizzi-0.0 WAR
LLewis Thorpe-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LTaylor Rogers9 sv
RTyler Duffey12 h
RSergio Romo10 h
RTrevor May9 h
RTyler Clippard8 h
RMatt Wisler5 h
LCaleb Thielbar1 h
RJorge Alcala0 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Kenta Maeda2.1
Josh Donaldson0.9
Tyler Clippard0.8
Rich Hill0.7
Matt Wisler0.6
Caleb Thielbar0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Kyle Gibson2.6
Jonathan Schoop2.1
Martín Pérez1.8
C.J. Cron1.3
Jason Castro1.1
Ryne Harper0.8

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kenta Maeda 2020 +2.1 +24.4 3.1 +21.3 $1.5M 1.49× –
Randy Dobnak 2020 +0.8 +6.5 0.2 +6.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Byron Buxton 2020 +1.3 +8.6 3.1 +5.5 $2.4M 0.83× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $14.3M AAV
José Berríos 2020 +1.1 +8.6 4.0 +4.6 $3.8M 1.02× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $18.7M AAV
Nelson Cruz 2020 +1.9 +15.8 12.0 +3.8 $6.2M 1.01× –
Jake Cave 2020 +0.6 +3.8 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Caleb Thielbar 2020 +0.6 +3.0 0.2 +2.8 $0.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.5M AAV
Rich Hill 2020 +0.7 +5.6 3.0 +2.6 $4.3M 1.02× –
Tyler Duffey 2020 +0.7 +3.7 1.2 +2.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Matt Wisler 2020 +0.6 +3.1 0.7 +2.4 $1.3M 0.67× –
Luis Arraez 2020 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $12.0M AAV
Ryan Jeffers 2020 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.7M AAV
Max Kepler 2020 +1.2 +7.9 6.2 +1.6 $5.3M 0.83× –
Cody Stashak 2020 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.8M 0.67× –
Jorge Alcala 2020 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Tyler Clippard 2020 +0.8 +4.0 2.8 +1.3 $3.6M 0.67× –
Taylor Rogers 2020 +0.5 +5.6 4.5 +1.2 $8.5M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Sean Poppen 2020 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Devin Smeltzer 2020 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Brent Rooker 2020 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.83× Arb extension · 2025–2030 · $12.0M AAV
Travis Blankenhorn 2020 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.1M 0.56× –
LaMonte Wade Jr. 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.1 $10.6M 0.56× –
Trevor May 2020 +0.4 +2.1 2.2 -0.1 $5.5M 0.67× –
Aaron Whitefield 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Cory Gearrin 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Edwar Colina 2020 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Ehire Adrianza 2020 +0.2 +1.0 1.6 -0.6 $7.3M 0.58× –
Ildemaro Vargas↔ 2020 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Jorge Polanco 2020 +0.6 +3.0 3.8 -0.8 $6.2M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Michael Pineda 2020 +1.1 +8.9 10.0 -1.1 $9.2M 1.02× –
Lewis Thorpe 2020 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Mitch Garver 2020 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV
Zack Littell 2020 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Eddie Rosario 2020 +0.8 +5.1 7.8 -2.7 $10.1M 0.83× –
Sergio Romo 2020 +0.1 +1.4 4.8 -3.3 $35.6M 1.34× –
Alex Avila 2020 +0.2 +0.8 4.2 -3.5 $22.7M 0.52× –
Miguel Sanó 2020 +0.5 +2.4 7.0 -4.6 $13.0M 0.56× –
Homer Bailey 2020 +0.1 +0.8 7.0 -6.2 $71.2M 1.02× –
Marwin Gonzalez 2020 +0.4 +1.8 9.0 -7.2 $22.8M 0.58× –
Josh Donaldson 2020 +0.9 +4.0 18.8 -14.8 $22.0M 0.58× –
Jake Odorizzi 2020 -0.0 -0.4 17.8 -18.2 – 1.02× –
Danny Coulombe 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Willians Astudillo 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.9M 0.52× –
Total—+18.9+134.5137.0-2.7—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Twins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2020 · MIN / LAD
MIN · Derek Falvey +$43.2M
Jair Camargo, Kenta Maeda
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$43.2M
Luke Raley, Brusdar Graterol
MIN came out ahead by $43.2M
2020 · MIN / WSN
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.8M
Hunter McMahon
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$0.8M
Ryne Harper
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$137.1M
2021 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Josh Donaldson347.158$18.8MFREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi306.042$17.8MFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz3912.082$12.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Pineda318.090$10.0MFREE AGENT
Marwin Gonzalez317.133$9.0MFREE AGENT
Homer Bailey3413.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Sergio Romo3711.097$4.8MFREE AGENT
Alex Avila3310.061$4.2MFREE AGENT
Rich Hill4010.127$3.0MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard3510.134$2.8MFREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin346.136$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Eddie Rosario284.120$7.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Sanó274.066$7.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Kepler273.152$6.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Rogers293.145$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Berríos263.044$4.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Polanco263.024$3.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenta Maeda324.000$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Byron Buxton263.160$3.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor May305.012$2.2MFREE AGENT
Ehire Adrianza305.131$1.6MFREE AGENT
Tyler Duffey293.074$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Wisler273.042$725kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Dobnak253.059$174kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Mitch Garver292.045$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Arraez230.121$221kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Cave271.072$218kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Stashak260.058$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Alcala240.016$181kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Thielbar331.131$174kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devin Smeltzer240.053$151kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
LaMonte Wade Jr.261.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Littell240.119$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jeffers230.000$121kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willians Astudillo281.061$101kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lewis Thorpe240.054$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Poppen260.038$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Rooker250.000$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Whitefield230.000$47kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ildemaro Vargas281.028$28kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Coulombe302.054$19kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Blankenhorn230.000$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwar Colina230.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2020 acquisition stacked onto Twins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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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).
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