2022 Minnesota Twins

[Twins GM (Mike)]

Salary Cap: $125M
Roster: 64/60
Payroll: $78.2M
Waiver Penalties: $34.3M
Signing Bonuses: $2.4M
Salary Available: $10.1M


2022 Draft Picks:
1.16 - traded to Braves
2.16 - traded to Yankees
3.07 (acquired from Yankees) traded to Rays
3.16 - traded to Brewers
3.25 (acquired from Rays) - Aeverson Arteaga, MI SF
4.12 (acquired from Tigers) - Diego Benitez, MI ATL
4.16 - traded to Brewers (acquired from Rays) - Anthony Solometo, SP PIT
4.17 (acquired from Yankees) - Peter Heubeck, P LAD
4.21 (acquired from Nationals) - Alejandro Hidalgo, SP LAA
4.22 (acquired from Rays) - Jarlin Susana, SP SDP
4.26 (acquired from Tigers) - Seby Zavala, C CWS
5.16 - traded to Tigers

Post-2022 Tags:
RFA - traded to Tigers with Willy Adames, MI MIL
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MLB ROSTER

ML Contracts (ineligible for minors): 13
PP Contracts (eligible for minors): 14 

HITTERS (30)

LINEUP:
C: Ryan Jeffers, C MIN (PP-25 $500k)
CI: Harold Castro, CI/MI DET (22: $800k)
CI: Keston Hiura, CI MIL (PP-23 $500k)
MI: Ezequiel Tovar, SS COL (prospect)
MI: Nick Allen, MI OAK (prospect)
OF: Mookie Betts, OF LAD (22: $28.5M, 23: $28.5M)
OF: Anthony Santander, OF BAL (PP-23 $500k) 
OF: Pavin Smith, CI/OF ARI (PP-25 $500k)
UT: Rodolfo Castro, MI PIT (prospect)

BENCH:
Mike Brosseau, MI/CI MIL (PP-24 $500k)
Jace Peterson, CI/MI/OF MIL (22: $800k)
Matt Beaty, CI/OF SDP (PP-23 $500k)

IL: 
Brandon Lowe, MI TB (PP-23 $500k)
Seby Zavala, C CWS (prospect)

MINORS:
AAA
Brice Turang, MI MIL (prospect)
Samad Taylor, MI KC (prospect)

AA
Liover Peguero, MI PIT (prospect)

HiA
Nathan Hickey, C BOS (prospect)
Euribiel Angeles, MI OAK (prospect)
Tyler Callihan, MI CIN (prospect)
Kyren Paris, MI LAA (prospect)
Alexfri Planez, OF CLE (prospect)
D'Shawn Knowles, OF LAA (prospect)

LoA
Brainer Bonaci, SS BOS (prospect)
Aeverson Arteaga, SS SF (prospect)
Adael Amador, SS COL (prospect)
Dasan Brown, OF TOR (prospect)

Rookie
Roismar Quintana, OF WAS (prospect)
Diego Benitez, MI ATL (prospect)
Ambioris Tavarez, SS ATL (prospect)

PITCHERS (34)

ROTATION:
Luis Castillo, SP SEA (22: $7.4M)
Nestor Cortes, Jr., SP NYY (22: $8M, 23: $10M)
Andrew Heaney, SP LAD (22: $8M, 23: $10M)
Carlos Carrasco, SP NYM (22: $12M, 23: $14M (TO))
Patrick Sandoval, SP LAA (PP-24 $500k)
Ken Waldichuk, SP OAK (prospect)
JT Brubaker, SP PIT (PP-25 $500k)

'PEN: 
Ryan Thompson, RP TB (22: $800k)
Penn Murfee, SP/RP SEA (22: $800k)
Scott Effross, RP NYY (22: $800k)
Reynaldo Lopez, SP/RP CWS (22: $1.2M)
Andre Pallante, SP/RP STL (22: $800k)
Connor Brogdon, RP PHI (22: $1M, 23: $1M) 
Lou Trevino, RP NYY (22: $800k, 22: $800k)
Zach Thompson, SP/RP PIT (PP-25 $500k)
Cory Abbott, SP/RP WAS (prospect)

IL:
Daulton Jefferies, RP OAK (prospect)
Yerry De Los Santos, RP PIT (prospect)
Angel Zerpa, SP (prospect)
Brad Wieck, RP CHC (PP-25 $500k)
Josh James, RP HOU (PP-23 $500k)

MINORS:
AAA
Matt Foster, RP CWS (PP-25 $500k)
Clarke Schmidt, RP NYY (prospect)
Maximo Castillo, SP KC (prospect)
Pedro Avila, SP (prospect)
Mike Burrows, SP PIT (prospect)

AA
Jaime Melendez, SP HOU (prospect)
Ian Seymour, P TB (prospect)

HiA
Grant Holman, SP OAK (prospect)

LoA
Alejandro Hidalgo, SP LAA (prospect)
Anthony Solometo, SP PIT (prospect)
Wikelman Gonzalez, SP BOS (prospect)
Peter Heubeck, P LAD (prospect)

Rookie
Jarlin Susana, SP WAS (prospect)

[Twins GM (Mike)]

2022 Twins Transactions

Trades:

12/2/21: traded Touki Toussaint, SP ATL (PP-23) and FYP Pick 1.16 to Braves for Brandon Lowe, MI TB (PP-23).

12/21/21: traded LaMonte Wade, Jr., CI/OF SF (PP-25), Peyton Burdick, OF MIA (prospect), and Curtis Mead, CI/MI TB (prospect) to Orioles for Yasmani Grandal, C CWS (22: $8.5M, 23: $8.5M).

12/21/21: traded Ryan Jeffers, C MIN (PP-25) to Orioles for Drew Strotman, SP MIN (prospect).

12/22/21: traded Kevin Newman, MI PIT (PP-23) to Nationals for FYP pick 4.21.

1/4/22: traded Eric Haase, C/OF DET (PP-25), FYP pick 3.16, and FYP pick 4.16 to Brewers for J.T. Brubaker, SP PIT (PP-25).

2/5/22: traded FYP pick 2.16 to Yankees for FYP picks 3.07 and 4.17.

2/10/22: traded Andrew Benintendi, OF KC (22: $7M, 23: $10M), Lucas Sims, RP CIN (22: $7M), Huascar Ynoa, SP ATL (PP-25) and Ryan Yarbrough, SP TB (PP-22) to Dodgers for Luis Castillo, SP CIN (Arb. Salary TBD) and Jesse Winker, OF CIN (PP-22).

2/18/22: traded Caleb Kilian, SP CHC (prospect) to Rays for Carlos Cortes, OF NYM (prospect) and FYP pick 4.16.

2/19/22: traded Willy Adames, MI MIL (PP-22) + 2022 RFA tag and FYP pick 5.16 to Tigers for J.D. Davis, CI NYM (PP-22), Roismar Quintana, OF WAS (prospect), FYP pick 4.12, and FYP pick 4.26.

4/2/22: traded Colton Welker, 3B COL (prospect) and Carlos Cortes, 2B NYM (prospect) to Pirates for Carlos Carrasco, SP NYM (22: $12M, 23: $14M (TO).

7/11/22: traded David Robertson, RP CHC (22: $1.2M) to Tigers for Matt Foster, RP CWS (PP-25), Dasan Brown, OF TOR (prospect), and Wikelman Gonzalez, SP BOS (prospect).

8/14/22: Traded Jesse Winker, OF SEA (PP-22) and J.D. Davis, CI SF (PP-22) to Orioles for Kyren Paris, MI LAA (prospect), Samad Taylor, MI KC (prospect), Ryan Jeffers, C MIN (PP-25), Brad Wieck, RP CHC (PP-25), and Josh James, RP HOU (PP-23).

8/14/22: Traded Jon Berti, CI/MI MIA (22: $800k) to Blue Jays for Lou Trivino, RP OAK (22: $800k, 23: $800k), Kyle Funkhouser, RP DET (22: $1.1M, 23: $1.1M, 24: $1.1M), and Tyler Callihan, MI CIN (prospect).

Free-agent Signings:

1/15/22: Signed Tyler Wade, CI/MI/OF LAA to a one-year, $1.2M contract.

1/15/22: Signed Jon Berti, CI/MI MIA to a one-year, $800k contract.

1/22/22: Signed Andrew Heaney, SP/RP LAD to a 2-year, $18M contract (22: $8M, 23: $10M).

1/22/22: Signed Nestor Cortes, Jr., SP/RP NYY to a 2-year, $18M contract (22: $8M, 23: $10M).
 
1/22/22: Signed Lucas Sims, RP CIN to 1-year, $7M contract.

1/22/22: Signed Andrew Kittredge, RP TB to 1-year, $7M contract.

1/29/22: Signed Reynaldo Lopez, SP/RP CWS to a 1-year, $1.2M contract.

4/2/22: Signed David Robertson, RP CHC to a 1-year, $1.2M contract.

4/2/22: Signed Jace Peterson, CI/MI/OF MIL to a 1-year, $800k contract.

4/30/22: Signed Noe Ramirez, RP ARI to a 1-year, $800k contract.

4/30/22: Signed Nick Wittgren, RP STL to a 1-year, $800k contract.

4/30/22: Signed Andre Pallante, SP/RP STL to a 1-year, $800k contract.

5/7/22: Signed Alfonso Rivas, CI CHC to a 1-year, $800k contract.

6/11/22: Signed Penn Murfee, SP/RP SEA to a 1-year, $800k contract.

6/11/22: Signed Scott Effross, RP CHC to a 1-year, $800k contract.

6/11/22: Signed Harold Castro, CI/MI DET to a 1-year, $800k contract.

6/11/22: Signed Albert Almora, Jr., OF CIN to a 1-year, $800k contract.

6/20/22: Signed Orlando Arcia, CI/OF ATL to a 1-year, $5.2M contract.

7/23/22: Signed prospects Maximo Castillo, SP TOR ($1.7M bonus); Grant Holman, SP OAK ($300k bonus); Yerry De Los Santos, RP PIT ($300k bonus); and Nathan Hickey, C BOS ($100k bonus).

Waivers and Releases:

2/21/22: Released Jeisson Rosario, OF BOS (prospect) and Patrick Weigel, RP FA (prospect).

2/21/22: Waived Sam Haggerty, OF SEA (22: $800k; cap hit: $400k) and Yency Almonte, RP FA (22: $800k; cap hit: $400k).

3/21/22: Waived Frankiin Barreto, MI FA (22: $800k; 23: $800k; cap hit: $800k).  Claimed by Nationals.

3/21/22: Released Zack Burdi, RP FA.

6/11/22: Waived Alfonso Rivas, CI CHC (22: $800k; cap hit: $400k); Nick Wittgren, RP STL (22: $800k; cap hit: $400k); Mike Minor, SP CIN (22: $12M; cap hit: $6M); and Michael Pineda, SP DET (22: $13.2M; cap hit: $6.6M).

6/12/22: Waived Andrew Kittredge, RP TB (22: $7M; cap hit: $3.5M).

7/10/22: Waived Tyler Wade, MI LAA (22: $1.2M; cap hit: $600k).

7/23/22: Released Drew Strotman, RP (prospect).

7/25/22: Waived Albert Almora, Jr., OF CIN (22: $800k; cap hit: $400k) and Jake Brentz, RP KC (22: $800k, 23: $800k; cap hit: $800k).

7/25/22: Released Ryan Smith, SP LAA (prospect).

8/18/22: Waived Kyle Funkhouser, RP DET (22: $1.1M, 23: $1.1M, 24: $1.1M; total cap hit: $1.7M) and Anthony Castro, RP CLE (22: $800k, 23: $800k; total cap hit: $800k).

8/18/22: Waived Yasmani Grandal, C CWS (22: $8.5M, 23: $8.5M; cap hit: $8.5M), Orlando Arcia, CI/MI/OF ATL (22: $5.2M; cap hit: $2.6M), and Noe Ramirez, RP ARI (22: $800k; cap hit: $400k).