GM: Terry Ryan
2003: made playoffs · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Koskie | 30 | arb | 131 | 4.9 | 3.4 | +5.4 |
| Johan Santana | 24 | arb | 45 | 3.8 | 0.3 | +6.4 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 29 | arb | 142 | 3.7 | 1.8 | +4.8 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 26 | arb | 137 | 3.6 | 0.4 | +6.0 |
| Torii Hunter | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.5 | 4.8 | +1.5 |
| Kyle Lohse | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +4.8 |
| Brad Radke | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.8 | 8.8 | -3.8 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 30 | FA-elig | 74 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +1.6 |
| Kenny Rogers | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +2.5 |
| Shannon Stewart↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 2.4 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Jacque Jones | 28 | arb | 136 | 1.8 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| Eddie Guardado | 32 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Cristian Guzman | 25 | arb | 143 | 1.3 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Rick Reed | 38 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.2 | 8.0 | -5.8 |
| Matthew LeCroy | 27 | arb | 107 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Lew Ford | 26 | – | 34 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Michael Ryan | 25 | – | 27 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Juan Rincon | 24 | – | 58 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Bobby Kielty↔ TOR | 26 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Dustan Mohr | 27 | pre-arb | 121 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Michael Restovich | 24 | – | 24 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Denny Hocking | 33 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Carlos Pulido | 31 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Tom Prince↔ KCR | 38 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Eric Milton | 27 | arb | 3 | 0.3 | 6.0 | -5.5 |
| Grant Balfour | 25 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Mays | 27 | arb | 31 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -4.1 |
| Mike Fetters | 38 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Jesse Orosco↔ NYY | 46 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Micheal Nakamura | 26 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Johnson | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Thomas | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Prieto | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Sears↔ SDP | 27 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Justin Morneau | 22 | – | 40 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Fiore | 31 | arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Rob Bowen | 22 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Rivas | 23 | arb | 135 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Chris Gomez | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 24 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| James Baldwin | 31 | – | 10 | -0.5 | – | – |
| J.C. Romero | 27 | arb | 73 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers | 2.5 |
| Shannon Stewart | 2.4 |
| Lew Ford | 1.0 |
| Carlos Pulido | 0.3 |
| Grant Balfour | 0.1 |
| Mike Fetters | 0.0 |
| Player | 2002 fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 1.1 |
| Mike Jackson | 0.3 |
| Javier Valentin | 0.1 |
| Travis Miller | 0.0 |
| Brian Buchanan | 0.0 |
| Bob Wells | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Radke | 30 | 8.000 | $8.8M | $10.8M | $9.0M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rick Reed | 38 | 15.000 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Torii Hunter | 27 | 6.000 | $4.8M | $6.5M | $8.0M | $10.8M | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 30 | 8.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shannon Stewart | 29 | 8.000 | $3.0M | $5.5M | $6.0M | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Eddie Guardado | 32 | 10.000 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | $1.7M | ||||
| Kenny Rogers | 38 | 14.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Denny Hocking | 33 | 10.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Gomez | 32 | 10.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Fetters | 38 | 14.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Prince | 38 | 16.000 | $338k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Orosco | 46 | 24.000 | $98k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| James Baldwin | 31 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Pulido | 31 | 9.000 | — | $305k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton | 27 | 5.000 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Mays | 27 | 4.000 | $4.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Corey Koskie | 30 | 5.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jacque Jones | 28 | 4.000 | $2.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cristian Guzman | 25 | 4.000 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 29 | 5.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| A.J. Pierzynski | 26 | 5.000 | $365k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Rivas | 23 | 3.000 | $340k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Johan Santana | 24 | 3.000 | $335k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Fiore | 31 | 3.000 | $330k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| J.C. Romero | 27 | 4.000 | $325k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matthew LeCroy | 27 | 3.000 | $312k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse | 24 | 2.000 | $330k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dustan Mohr | 27 | 2.000 | $315k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Cuddyer | 24 | 2.000 | $302k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bobby Kielty | 26 | 2.000 | $178k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lew Ford | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Prieto | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Michael Restovich | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Todd Sears | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Grant Balfour | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Juan Rincon | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brad Thomas | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adam Johnson | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Justin Morneau | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Ryan | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rob Bowen | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Micheal Nakamura | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Twins 2003; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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