Roster (40-man)
Franchise Encyclopedia: 2008 / 2010
87-76, Finished 1st in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ron Gardenhire (87-76)
Scored 817 runs, Allowed 765 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-77
Ballparks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Attendance: 2,416,237 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to New York Yankees |
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Ayala | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 175 | Jan 12, 1978 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $1,300,000 | |
| Scott Baker | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 19, 1981 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | $750,000 | |
| Nick Blackburn | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 240 | Feb 24, 1982 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | $440,000 | |
| Craig Breslow | 28 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Aug 8, 1980 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $422,000 | |
| Brian Buscher | 28 | L | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Apr 18, 1981 | 3 | 61 | 33 | 61 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0.2 | $412,500 | |
| Orlando Cabrera | 34 | R | R | 5' 10" | 195 | Nov 2, 1974 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 | ||
| Alexi Casilla | 24 | B | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Jul 20, 1984 | 4 | 80 | 64 | 80 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -1.5 | $427,500 | |
| Jesse Crain | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 5, 1981 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $1,700,000 | |
| Joe Crede | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Apr 26, 1978 | 10 | 90 | 87 | 90 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | $2,500,000 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Mar 27, 1979 | 9 | 153 | 151 | 153 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | $7,666,666 | |
| R.A. Dickey | 34 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Oct 29, 1974 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $525,000 | |
| Brian Duensing | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Feb 22, 1983 | 1st | 24 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $400,000 | |
| Armando Gabino | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Aug 31, 1983 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | ||
| Carlos Gomez | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Dec 4, 1985 | 3 | 137 | 86 | 137 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0.5 | $437,500 | |
| Matt Guerrier | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Aug 2, 1978 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $1,475,000 | |
| Brendan Harris | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Aug 26, 1980 | 6 | 123 | 100 | 123 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -0.8 | $466,100 | |
| Sean Henn | 28 | R | L | 6' 3" | 235 | Apr 23, 1981 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $500,000 | |
| Justin Huber | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Jul 1, 1982 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Philip Humber | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Dec 21, 1982 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $1,150,000 | |
| Bobby Keppel | 27 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Jun 11, 1982 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Jason Kubel | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 220 | May 25, 1982 | 5 | 146 | 133 | 146 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 59 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 3.4 | $2,750,000 | |
| Francisco Liriano | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 215 | Oct 26, 1983 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $430,000 | |
| Ron Mahay | 38 | L | L | 6' 2" | 200 | Jun 28, 1971 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Jeff Manship | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Jan 16, 1985 | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $400,000 | |
| Joe Mauer | 26 | L | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Apr 19, 1983 | 6 | 138 | 133 | 138 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7.8 | $10,500,000 | All-Star |
| Jose Mijares | 24 | L | L | 5' 11" | 265 | Oct 29, 1984 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $400,000 | |
| Jose Morales | 26 | B | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Feb 20, 1983 | 2 | 54 | 28 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0.5 | $400,000 | |
| Juan Morillo | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Nov 5, 1983 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Justin Morneau | 28 | L | R | 6' 4" | 220 | May 15, 1981 | 7 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | $11,600,000 | All-Star |
| Kevin Mulvey | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | May 26, 1985 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Joe Nathan | 34 | R | R | 6' 4" | 230 | Nov 22, 1974 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $11,250,000 | All-Star |
| Carl Pavano | 33 | R | R | 6' 5" | 255 | Jan 8, 1976 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| Glen Perkins | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Mar 2, 1983 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $430,000 | |
| Jason Pridie | 25 | L | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Oct 9, 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | $400,000 | |
| Nick Punto | 31 | B | R | 5' 9" | 195 | Nov 8, 1977 | 9 | 125 | 117 | 125 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | $4,000,000 | |
| Jon Rauch | 30 | R | R | 6' 11" | 290 | Sep 27, 1978 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| Mike Redmond | 38 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | May 5, 1971 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.9 | $950,000 | |
| Kevin Slowey | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | May 4, 1984 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $440,000 | |
| Denard Span | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Feb 27, 1984 | 2 | 145 | 143 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 84 | 39 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | $435,000 | |
| Anthony Swarzak | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Sep 10, 1985 | 1st | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $400,000 | |
| Matt Tolbert | 27 | B | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 4, 1982 | 2 | 71 | 51 | 71 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | $405,000 | |
| Delmon Young | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 240 | Sep 14, 1985 | 4 | 108 | 101 | 108 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -0.6 | $1,152,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |