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94-68, Finished 1st in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ron Gardenhire (94-68)
Scored 781 runs, Allowed 671 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-70
Ballparks: Target Field · Attendance: 3,223,640 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Baker | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 19, 1981 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $3,000,000 | |
| Nick Blackburn | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 240 | Feb 24, 1982 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $750,000 | |
| Alex Burnett | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 220 | Jul 26, 1987 | 1st | 41 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $400,000 | |
| Drew Butera | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Aug 9, 1983 | 1st | 49 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | $400,000 | |
| Matt Capps | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 245 | Sep 3, 1983 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Alexi Casilla | 25 | B | R | 5' 9" | 185 | Jul 20, 1984 | 5 | 69 | 37 | 69 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 0.1 | $437,500 | |
| Jesse Crain | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 5, 1981 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $2,000,000 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Mar 27, 1979 | 10 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | $9,416,666 | |
| Rob Delaney | 25 | L | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Sep 8, 1984 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Brian Duensing | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Feb 22, 1983 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | $417,500 | |
| Randy Flores | 34 | L | L | 6' 0" | 190 | Jul 31, 1975 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Matt Fox | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Dec 4, 1982 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Brian Fuentes | 34 | L | L | 6' 4" | 230 | Aug 9, 1975 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Matt Guerrier | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Aug 2, 1978 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $3,150,000 | |
| J.J. Hardy | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Aug 19, 1982 | 6 | 101 | 95 | 101 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | $5,100,000 | |
| Brendan Harris | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Aug 26, 1980 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.8 | $1,450,000 | |
| Orlando Hudson | 32 | B | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Dec 12, 1977 | 9 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $5,000,000 | |
| Luke Hughes | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 205 | Aug 2, 1984 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jason Kubel | 28 | L | R | 6' 0" | 220 | May 25, 1982 | 6 | 143 | 137 | 143 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 83 | 99 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | $4,100,000 | |
| Francisco Liriano | 26 | L | L | 6' 2" | 215 | Oct 26, 1983 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | $1,600,000 | |
| Ron Mahay | 39 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Jun 28, 1971 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Jeff Manship | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Jan 16, 1985 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Joe Mauer | 27 | L | R | 6' 5" | 235 | Apr 19, 1983 | 7 | 137 | 129 | 137 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 5.9 | $12,500,000 | All-Star |
| Jose Mijares | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 230 | Oct 29, 1984 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $430,000 | |
| Jose Morales | 27 | B | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Feb 20, 1983 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | $412,500 | |
| Justin Morneau | 29 | L | R | 6' 4" | 235 | May 15, 1981 | 8 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 | $15,000,000 | All-Star |
| Pat Neshek | 29 | B | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Sep 4, 1980 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $625,000 | |
| Carl Pavano | 34 | R | R | 6' 5" | 250 | Jan 8, 1976 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | $7,000,000 | |
| Glen Perkins | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Mar 2, 1983 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Trevor Plouffe | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Jun 15, 1986 | 1st | 22 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Nick Punto | 32 | B | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Nov 8, 1977 | 10 | 88 | 77 | 88 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.7 | $4,000,000 | |
| Wilson Ramos | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 220 | Aug 10, 1987 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jon Rauch | 31 | R | R | 6' 10" | 290 | Sep 27, 1978 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $2,900,000 | |
| Jason Repko | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Dec 27, 1980 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 58 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Ben Revere | 22 | L | R | 5' 9" | 170 | May 3, 1988 | 1st | 13 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Anthony Slama | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Jan 6, 1984 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kevin Slowey | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | May 4, 1984 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | $470,000 | |
| Denard Span | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Feb 27, 1984 | 3 | 153 | 151 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $750,000 | |
| Jim Thome | 39 | L | R | 6' 3" | 250 | Aug 27, 1970 | 20 | 108 | 78 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 30 | 0 | 3.2 | $1,500,000 | |
| Matt Tolbert | 28 | B | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 4, 1982 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 48 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Danny Valencia | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Sep 19, 1984 | 1st | 85 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Delmon Young | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Sep 14, 1985 | 5 | 153 | 144 | 153 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.7 | $2,600,000 | |
| 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 |