President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey · GM: Thad Levine
2023: made playoffs · 87–75. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | 5.4 | 13.3 | +8.1 |
| Pablo López | 27 | arb | 32 | 4.6 | 5.5 | +12.8 |
| Max Kepler | 30 | FA-elig | 130 | 2.7 | 8.5 | +2.2 |
| Edouard Julien | 24 | – | 109 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +9.9 |
| Bailey Ober | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +9.2 |
| Willi Castro | 26 | arb | 124 | 2.4 | 1.8 | +7.8 |
| Joe Ryan | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.3 | 0.7 | +8.5 |
| Royce Lewis | 24 | pre-arb | 58 | 2.3 | 0.7 | +8.3 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 26 | arb | 96 | 2.3 | 0.7 | +8.2 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 32 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.9 | 4.5 | +3.0 |
| Carlos Correa | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | 1.7 | 33.3 | -26.5 |
| Kenta Maeda | 35 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.6 | 3.1 | +3.3 |
| Matt Wallner | 25 | pre-arb | 76 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +5.9 |
| Kyle Farmer | 32 | FA-elig | 120 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.0 |
| Jorge Polanco | 29 | FA-elig | 80 | 1.3 | 7.5 | -2.2 |
| Griffin Jax | 28 | pre-arb | 71 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +4.1 |
| Emilio Pagán | 32 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.2 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Donovan Solano | 35 | FA-elig | 134 | 1.1 | 2.0 | +2.4 |
| Jhoan Duran | 25 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +3.6 |
| Brock Stewart | 31 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.8 |
| Christian Vázquez | 32 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.8 | 10.0 | -6.6 |
| Joey Gallo | 29 | FA-elig | 111 | 0.7 | 11.0 | -8.0 |
| Alex Kirilloff | 25 | pre-arb | 88 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.4 |
| Byron Buxton | 29 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.5 | 15.1 | -13.1 |
| Tyler Mahle | 28 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -6.0 |
| Jovani Morán | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Kody Funderburk | 26 | – | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Dylan Floro↔ MIA | 32 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| José De León | 30 | – | 13 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 35 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Louis Varland | 25 | – | 17 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Josh Winder | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Trevor Larnach | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.1 | 2.4 | -1.9 |
| Chris Paddack | 27 | arb | 3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -2.3 |
| Jordan Luplow↔ TOR | 29 | arb | 32 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Oliver Ortega | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Dereck Rodríguez↔ ATL | 31 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Andrew Stevenson | 29 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Kyle Garlick | 31 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Cole Sands | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Brent Headrick | 25 | – | 14 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Jordan Balazovic | 24 | – | 18 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Jorge Alcala | 27 | arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -2.5 |
| Nick Gordon | 27 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
| Jorge López↔ BAL | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -4.7 |
| Jose Miranda | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -3.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Pablo López | 4.6 |
| Edouard Julien | 2.6 |
| Willi Castro | 2.4 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 1.9 |
| Kenta Maeda | 1.6 |
| Kyle Farmer | 1.4 |
| Player | 2022 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Luis Arraez | 2.7 |
| Gio Urshela | 2.6 |
| Gary Sánchez | 1.4 |
| Dylan Bundy | 0.8 |
| Chris Archer | 0.5 |
| Trevor Megill | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | 28 | 7.119 | $33.3M | $33.3M | $8.4M | $21.5M | $20.5M | $20.0M | $25.0MVEST |
| Byron Buxton | 29 | 6.160 | $15.1M | $15.1M | $16.1M | $15.1M | $15.1M | $15.1M | FREE AGENT |
| Sonny Gray | 33 | 9.061 | $13.3MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joey Gallo | 29 | 6.103 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Christian Vázquez | 32 | 8.031 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Max Kepler | 30 | 6.152 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jorge Polanco | 29 | 6.024 | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael A. Taylor | 32 | 9.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kenta Maeda | 35 | 7.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Donovan Solano | 35 | 7.081 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dylan Floro | 32 | 7.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José De León | 30 | 7.000 | $534k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dallas Keuchel | 35 | 9.120 | $228k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mahle | 28 | 5.018 | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Farmer | 32 | 4.129 | $5.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pablo López | 27 | 4.093 | $5.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Emilio Pagán | 32 | 5.091 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Paddack | 27 | 4.000 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Caleb Thielbar | 36 | 4.131 | $2.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jorge López | 30 | 4.102 | $2.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Willi Castro | 26 | 3.017 | $1.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jorge Alcala | 27 | 3.014 | $790k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Luplow | 29 | 4.108 | $358k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Garlick | 31 | 2.163 | $750k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Jeffers | 26 | 2.089 | $742k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Gordon | 27 | 1.136 | $735k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Trevor Larnach | 26 | 1.101 | $734k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Griffin Jax | 28 | 1.091 | $733k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Ryan | 27 | 1.033 | $730k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Miranda | 25 | 0.157 | $728k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Royce Lewis | 24 | 0.142 | $727k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jovani Morán | 26 | 0.124 | $726k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Winder | 26 | 0.113 | $726k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cole Sands | 25 | 0.073 | $724k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jhoan Duran | 25 | 1.000 | $720k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Kirilloff | 25 | 1.141 | $716k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brock Stewart | 31 | 1.105 | $615k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bailey Ober | 27 | 1.124 | $542k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Edouard Julien | 24 | 0.000 | $523k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Wallner | 25 | 0.019 | $352k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Oliver Ortega | 26 | 0.116 | $286k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jordan Balazovic | 24 | – | $252k | ||||||
| Brent Headrick | 25 | 0.000 | $190k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kody Funderburk | 26 | 0.000 | $132k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Stevenson | 29 | 2.127 | $116k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dereck Rodríguez | 31 | 1.110 | $14k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 22 | 1.000 | $8k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Louis Varland | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Twins 2023; 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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