Twins 40-Man Roster Foundation

by Jesse on May 26, 2011 6:40 PM EDT in News

Over the last few weeks we've done a lot of talking about our roster. Primarily it's been to complain and moan, but considering this team is on pace to lose more than 100 games I think that's to be expected. But, the conversation did make me think. Not just about how the roster was made up, but also about which parts of the acquisition process the front office has utilized to put it together.

With that in mind, there won't be too much heavy lifting going on here this evening. It's an off day. So here are some bite size fun facts about our current incarnation of the Twins 40-man roster, and after the jump we'll have the full breakdown for you.

Currently, 22 players on the 40-man roster were drafted by the Minnesota Twins (55%).
9 players arrived via the trade (22.5%).
5 came in as MLB free agents (12.5%).
2 were amateur free agents (Mijares, L. Hughes) and 1 was an international free agent (Nishioka).
1 was a waiver claim (D. Hughes).
Of the 22 draft picks currently on the 40-man roster, 10 (46%) were collegiate selections and 12 (54%) were prep selections.
7 of the 10 (70%) college picks are pitchers (Bromberg, Burnett, and Swarzak were prep).
9 of the 12 (75%) prep picks are position players (Tolbert, Valencia, and Tosoni were collegiate).
Of the 22 draft picks, only 13 (59%) were selections in the first three rounds.
Blackburn (29th), Bromberg (32nd), Slama (39th), and Tosoni (36th) are the only four draft picks who were selected after the 20th round.
Draft years and number of players from that draft, represented on the 40-man roster: 1997 - 1; 1999 - 1; 2000 - 1; 2001 - 2; 2002 - 1; 2003 - 1; 2004 - 4; 2005 - 5; 2006 - 5; 2007 - 1.
Of the 7 first round selections on the 40-man roster, Perkins is the only pitcher.
Carlos Gutierrez is probably the most likely candidate to be the first player from the 2008 draft class to be added to the 40-man roster.
Kyle Gibson is probably the most likely candidate to be the first player from the 2009 draft class added to the 40-man roster.
If Kyle Waldrop were to be added to the 40-man roster he would be the fifth player from the 2004 draft class, giving the Twins very strong class representation from the mid-00s with five players from each of the '04, '05, and '06 classes.

Player	Acquired	Year
	Pitchers
Scott Baker	Draft, 2nd round	2003
Nick Blackburn	Draft, 29th round	2001
David Bromberg	Draft, 32nd round	2005 *
Alex Burnett	Draft, 12th round	2005 *
Matt Capps	Trade	2010
Brian Duensing	Draft, 2nd round	2005
Phil Dumatrait	Free Agent	2011
Deolis Guerra	Trade	2008
Eric Hacker	Free Agent	2011
Jim Hoey	Trade	2011
Dusty Hughes	Waiver Claim	2011
Francisco Liriano	Trade	2004
Jeff Manship	Draft, 14th round	2006
Jose Mijares	Amateur Free Agent	2002
Joe Nathan	Trade	2004
Carl Pavano	Trade	2009
Glen Perkins	Draft, 1st round	2004
Anthony Slama	Draft, 39th round	2006
Kevin Slowey	Draft, 2nd round	2005
Anthony Swarzak	Draft, 2nd round	2004 *
	Catchers
Drew Butera	Trade	2006
Joe Mauer	Draft, 1st round	2001 *
Rene Rivera	Free Agent	2011
	Infielders
Alexi Casilla	Trade	2006
Justin Morneau	Draft, 3rd round	1999 *
Tsuyoshi Nishioka	International Free Agent	2011
Chris Parmelee	Draft, 1st round	2006 *
Trevor Plouffe	Draft, 1st round	2004 *
Matt Tolbert	Draft, 16th round	2004
Danny Valencia	Draft, 19th round	2006
	Outfielders
Joe Benson	Draft, 2nd round	2006 *
Michael Cuddyer	Draft, 1st round	1997 *
Jason Kubel	Draft, 12th round	2000 *
Jason Repko	Free Agent	2010
Ben Revere	Draft, 1st round	2007 *
Denard Span	Draft, 1st round	2002 *
Rene Tosoni	Draft, 36th round	2005
Delmon Young	Trade	2008
	Designated Hitter
Luke Hughes	Amateur Free Agent	2002
Jim Thome	Free Agent	2010

* = Denotes high school/prep draft selection
All free agent and trade years are listed as the season the player was first in the Twins organization
I know Luke Hughes isn't a designated hitter, it's just a joke

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Casilla

I didn’t realize Alexi wasn’t an original Twins draft pick. What trade did we get him in?

by missles on May 26, 2011 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

JC Romero

by John_Locke on May 26, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Is this good or bad?

Not sure.
Basically this same team won 94 games last year with 4 key differences
Guerrier – waiver claim
Crain – Draft 2002
Hardy – Trade
Shank – FA

The 2010 replacements came through trades, waiver claim and the draft.

Still not sure if this a good or bad thing, but it would be interesting to compare this to the rest of the league

by clutterheart on May 26, 2011 10:46 PM EDT reply actions

Shank was actually a trade

For Kevin Mulvey.

by John_Locke on May 26, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, um...

Luke Hughes isn't a designated hitter. You should probably check your facts.

by MNWildcat on May 26, 2011 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

for a club that has used Jason Tyner as a DH

Luke Hughes is as much a DH as the next guy

by caluofmn on May 26, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

God, Jason Tyner...

That name takes me back.

/readies cyanide capsule

by MNWildcat on May 27, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Time to cut Repko, promote Revere

It’s time to give Ben Revere his shot. Jason Repko has proved that he cannot hit for a decent average. Revere gives the Twins a speedy outfielder with a much better bat. Sure, his arm is a wet noodle, but he’ll cover ground even better than Repko, and Revere isn’t another easy out in the hitting lineup.

With the team completely out of contention, it’s time to bring up serious prospects and give them a long look. That process started with Trevor Plouffe, and must continue with Ben Revere.

by jimbo55403 on May 27, 2011 12:28 AM EDT reply actions

Bad idea

Why would you want them to promote Revere to sit on the bench? Leave him in AAA where he can play everyday.

by DJL44 on May 27, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes

Especially this year, when the team is out of contention – even in the rare event that the fifth outfielder wins you a game, it’s not going make much of a difference in this year’s standings.

"There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

by BeefMaster on May 27, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

As much fun as it would be to see Revere play he wouldn’t get time over Span, Young, Kubel/Cuddyer. In the event of an injury than yes by all means bring him up if he’s playing every day.

Same for Plouffe and Tosoni. If they can play most days keep ’em up here and playing.

Peyton's good but have you ever heard of Jeff George?

by halfchest on May 27, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

What about - trade Span, Young, Kubel or Cuddy?

Okay, if the season is not shot already, it might need some creative thinking to savage some value. If we do trade one or two of those guys it could releave the books allowing for a Reyes quality player salary swallow and give the youngens some real playing time so next year isn’t so much amateur theater. Say that 10x fast.
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow
Reyes quality player salary swallow

by twinssniwt on May 28, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Span is the only one we probably shouldn't trade out of that group.

by Jesse on May 28, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Not bad drafting

Lotsa first rounders up there. That’s not the case for a lot of teams. This is probably their most important note in their success.

Beyond the Box Score is doing a series called “Bonus Baby Team” or something like that. It basically looks at the drafts for each team in the league. They have only gotten thru a half dozen teams or so at this point (alphabetical by nickname so Twins are a long way off), but the one consistency to teams that do well is that they make first round draft picks that make an MLB impact. A few 1st round misfires in a row will doom a franchise. Just look at the Cubs.

Closers are paid for the postseason. They are relatively meaningless for the preceeding 162 games.

by PinkiePinkerton on May 27, 2011 12:42 PM EDT reply actions