Roster (40-man)
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63-99, Finished 5th in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ron Gardenhire (63-99)
Scored 619 runs, Allowed 804 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-100
Ballparks: Target Field · Attendance: 3,168,116 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 97
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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 | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 19, 1981 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | $5,000,000 | |
| Joe Benson | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Mar 5, 1988 | 1st | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.6 | ||
| Nick Blackburn | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 240 | Feb 24, 1982 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $3,000,000 | |
| Alex Burnett | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 220 | Jul 26, 1987 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Drew Butera | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Aug 9, 1983 | 2 | 93 | 75 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.5 | $429,000 | |
| Matt Capps | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 260 | Sep 3, 1983 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $7,150,000 | |
| Alexi Casilla | 26 | B | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Jul 20, 1984 | 6 | 97 | 89 | 97 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | $865,000 | |
| Michael Cuddyer | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Mar 27, 1979 | 11 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $10,500,000 | All-Star |
| Scott Diamond | 24 | L | L | 6' 3" | 220 | Jul 30, 1986 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| Brian Dinkelman | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Nov 10, 1983 | 1st | 23 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Brian Duensing | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Feb 22, 1983 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | $462,500 | |
| Phil Dumatrait | 29 | R | L | 6' 2" | 210 | Jul 12, 1981 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Eric Hacker | 28 | B | R | 6' 1" | 230 | Mar 26, 1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Liam Hendriks | 22 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Feb 10, 1989 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Jim Hoey | 28 | R | R | 6' 6" | 205 | Dec 30, 1982 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | ||
| Steve Holm | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Oct 21, 1979 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | ||
| Dusty Hughes | 29 | L | L | 5' 10" | 190 | Jun 29, 1982 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $429,000 | |
| Luke Hughes | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 205 | Aug 2, 1984 | 2 | 96 | 77 | 96 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0.9 | ||
| Chuck James | 29 | L | L | 6' 0" | 190 | Nov 9, 1981 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Jason Kubel | 29 | L | R | 6' 0" | 220 | May 25, 1982 | 7 | 99 | 94 | 99 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 | $5,250,000 | |
| Francisco Liriano | 27 | L | L | 6' 2" | 215 | Oct 26, 1983 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $4,300,000 | |
| Jeff Manship | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Jan 16, 1985 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $419,000 | |
| Joe Mauer | 28 | L | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Apr 19, 1983 | 8 | 82 | 78 | 82 | 66 | 0 | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | $23,000,000 | |
| Jose Mijares | 26 | L | L | 5' 11" | 265 | Oct 29, 1984 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $445,000 | |
| Justin Morneau | 30 | L | R | 6' 4" | 220 | May 15, 1981 | 9 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | -1.1 | $15,000,000 | |
| Joe Nathan | 36 | R | R | 6' 4" | 230 | Nov 22, 1974 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 | $11,250,000 | |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 26 | B | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jul 27, 1984 | 1st | 68 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1.9 | $3,000,000 | |
| Lester Oliveros | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 235 | May 28, 1988 | 1st | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Chris Parmelee | 23 | L | L | 6' 1" | 220 | Feb 24, 1988 | 1st | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | ||
| Carl Pavano | 35 | R | R | 6' 5" | 255 | Jan 8, 1976 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | $8,000,000 | |
| Glen Perkins | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Mar 2, 1983 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $700,000 | |
| Trevor Plouffe | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Jun 15, 1986 | 2 | 81 | 72 | 81 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -1.0 | ||
| Jason Repko | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Dec 27, 1980 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 67 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -0.4 | $600,000 | |
| Ben Revere | 23 | L | R | 5' 9" | 170 | May 3, 1988 | 2 | 117 | 105 | 117 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 89 | 5 | 107 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | ||
| Rene Rivera | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 230 | Jul 31, 1983 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Anthony Slama | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Jan 6, 1984 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Kevin Slowey | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | May 4, 1984 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $2,700,000 | |
| Denard Span | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 210 | Feb 27, 1984 | 4 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | $1,000,000 | |
| Anthony Swarzak | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Sep 10, 1985 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | ||
| Jim Thome | 40 | L | R | 6' 4" | 250 | Aug 27, 1970 | 21 | 71 | 59 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 1.0 | $3,000,000 | |
| Matt Tolbert | 29 | B | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 4, 1982 | 4 | 87 | 52 | 87 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | -0.2 | $425,000 | |
| Rene Tosoni | 24 | L | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jul 2, 1986 | 1st | 60 | 44 | 60 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 3 | -0.9 | ||
| Danny Valencia | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Sep 19, 1984 | 2 | 154 | 150 | 154 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -0.3 | $437,500 | |
| Kyle Waldrop | 25 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Oct 27, 1985 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 | ||
| Delmon Young | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 240 | Sep 14, 1985 | 6 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -0.5 | $5,375,000 | |
| 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 |