Service time in years & days (through 2025 season).

Jim Pohlad Owner
2009 - 

• Jim Pohlad, 2009 - 
  • upon their father’s 2009 death, Carl Pohlad’s sons assumed control of Twins Sports, Inc., with Jim Pohlad as Chairman and his brothers Bill and Bob as members of the board
    
• Carl Pohlad, 1984-2009
  • banker Carl Pohlad bought the Twins for $44M in 1984
• Calvin Griffith, 1955-1984
  • Calvin Griffith took control of the club in 1955 upon the death of his father, Clark Griffith, who founded the team in Washington in 1919
• Forbes magazine valued the team at $1.5 billion in March 2025.

• 2026-30 payroll and tax tracker
• Minnesota free agent signings, 1991-2025

TWINS PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2025	$142,490,390 (18)	$130,113,745 (20)	$140,242,057 (23)
2024	$127,317,590 (18)	$132,543,419 (19)	$160,175,512 (19)
2023	$153,713,740 (17)	$166,950,772 (16)	$177,100,325 (18)
2022	$134,408,190 (18)	$151,057,543 (15)	$173,198,565 (14)
2021	$125,277,666 (16)	$125,983,176 (17)	$145,511,247 (16)
2020	$ 45,620,603 (18)	$  52,627,942 (19)	$168,319,022 (16)
2019	$119,651,933 (18)	$125,205,980 (18)	$139,483,897 (18)
2018	$128,713,226 (18)	$131,186,562 (19)	$143,820,218 (18)
2017	$108,102,500 (21)	$111,209,586 (22)	$123,573,527 (21)
2016	$105,333,700 (18)	$106,840,501 (20)	$122,601,625 (20)
2015	$108,262,500 (19)	$108,275,245 (20)	$125,214,107 (20)
2014	$ 85,465,000 (18)	$ 91,071,286 (24)	$101,508,531 (26)
2013	$ 82,010,000 (21)	$ 76,132,483 (24)	$ 84,999,527 (27)
2012	$100,435,000 (11)	$101,165,992 (13)	$105,860,445 (17)
2011	$113,237,000 ( 9)	$115,419,106 ( 9)
2010	$ 97,659,167 (10)	$103,039,407 (10)
2009	$ 65,299,266 (24)	$ 73,068,407 (23)
2008	$ 56,932,766 (25)	$ 65,096,667 (25)
2007	$ 71,439,500 (18)	$ 71,938,505 (21)
2006	$ 63,396,006 (19)	$ 64,809,258 (21)
2005	$ 56,186,000 (22)	$ 56,338,000 (20)
2004	$ 53,585,000 (20)	$ 54,795,587 (21)
2003	$ 55,505,000 (19)	$ 65,318,977 (18)
2002	$ 40,225,000 (28)	$ 41,309,031 (27)
2001	$ 24,130,000 (30)	$ 27,411,912 (30)
2000	$ 15,700,000 (30)	$ 16,723,347 (30)

• Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list. Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included.
• Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
• Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.

Derek Falvey President, Baseball & Business Operations
2025 -

• Minnesota, 2017 –
  • 2025 -
    • promoted to President, Baseball & Business Operations 11/12/24
      
  • 3 years (2022-24)
    • signed extension with Minnesota as President, Baseball Operations 11/13/19
  • 5 years (2017-21)
    • hired by Minnesota as EVP, Chief Baseball Officer 11/4/16
• Cleveland, 2007-16
  • assistant GM (2016)
  • director, baseball operations (2012-15)
    

Jeremy Zoll Senior VP, General Manager
2025 -

• Minnesota, 2018 -
  • promoted to General Manager 11/12/24
  • Assistant General Manager (2020-24), Director of Minor League Operations (2018-19)
• LA Dodgers, 2016-17
  • assistant director of player development
    
• LA Angels, 2013-15
  • advance scouting coordinator
• VP, Assistant GM Rob Antony
• Assistant GM Daniel Adler
• Assistant GM Sean Johnson
• Assistant GM Alex Hassan
• Assistant GM Josh Kalk

• former Senior VP, General Manager Thad Levine
  • 3 years (2022-24)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 11/13/19
    • will not return for 2025, Twins announced 10/24
  • 5 years (2017-21)
    • hired by Minnesota as Senior VP, GM 11/4/16
• former Executive VP, General Manager Terry Ryan
  • 2012 –
    • selected as interim GM, 11/7/11, replacing Bill Smith
    • selected as permanent GM 10/5/12
  • Special Assistant, 2008-11
  • Executive VP / General Manager, 1995-2007
  • Assistant GM, 1992-94
  • Scouting Director, 1987-91
• former GM Bill Smith
  • promoted to General Manager 10/07
  • fired by Minnesota 11/7/11
    

Derek Shelton Manager
2026 -

• 2026 -
  • hired by Minnesota as manager 11/25, replacing Rocco Baldelli
• Pittsburgh, 2020-25
  • 2 years (2023-24)
    • signed by extension with Pittsburgh 4/23/23
    • fired by Pittsburgh 5/8/25
  • 4 years (2020-23)
    • hired as manager by Pittsburgh 11/27/19
• Minnesota, 2018-19
  • bench coach
• Toronto, 2017
  • quality control coach
• Tampa Bay, 2010-16
  • hitting coach
• Cleveland, 2005-09
  • hitting coach

• former manager Rocco Baldelli
  • 2025 -
    • before the 2022 season, Minnesota extended Baldelli’s contract through 2025, with at least one club option for 2026
    • Minnesota exercised 2026 option sometime during 2024-25
    • fired by Minnesota 9/29/25
  • 4 years (2019-22), plus 2023-24 club options
    • hired as manager Minnesota 10/25/18, replacing Paul Molitor
    • Minnesota exercised 2023-24 options before 2022 season

• former manager Paul Molitor
  • 3 years (2018-20)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 10/9/17
    • fired by Minnesota 10/2/18
  • 3 years (2015-17)
    • hired as manager by Minnesota 11/4/14

• former manager Ron Gardenhire
  • 2 years (2014-15)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 9/30/13
    • fired by Minnesota 9/29/14
  • 2 years (2012-13)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 11/17/10
  • 2 years (2010-11)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 11/13/08
  • 2 years/$2.5M (2008-09)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 10/06
  • 2 years/$2.35M (2006-07)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 1/05
    • 06:$1.1M, 07:$1.25M
  • 2 years/$1.26M (2004-05)
    • signed extension with Minnesota 10/03
    • 04:$580,000, 05:$680,000
  • 2 years/$0.85M (2002-03), plus 2004 club option
    • hired by Minnesota 1/02, replacing Tom Kelly
    • 02:$400,000, 03:$450,000, 04:$500,000 club option

 

Pablo López rhp
4 years/$73.5M (2024-27)

• 4 years/$73.5M (2024-27)
  • signed extension with Minnesota 4/21/23
  • $1M signing bonus
  • 24:$8M, 25:$21.5M, 26:$21.5M, 27:$21.5M
  • award bonuses: $500,000 for Cy Young ($250,000 for second place in CY vote, $150,000 for third, $100,000 for fourth-sixth). $100,000 for WS MVP. $50,000 for LCS MVP. $25,000 each for Gold Glove, All Star election or selection
• 1 year/$5.45M (2023)
  • re-signed by Miami 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Miami 1/20/23
• 1 year/$2.45M (2022)
  • lost arbitration with Miami 5/21/22 ($3M-$2.45M)
• 1 year/$595,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/21
    
• 1 year/$575,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/20
    
• 1 year/$555,000 (2019)
  • renewed by Miami 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Miami 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Miami 3/18
• acquired by Miami in trade from Seattle 7/20/17
• signed by Seattle 7/4/12 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• $280,000 signing bonus
• agent: Excel
• ML service: 7.093

Byron Buxton of
7 years/$100M (2022-28)

• 7 years/$100M (2022-28)
  • signed extension with Minnesota 11/28/21 (avoided arbitration)
  • $1M signing bonus
  • 22:$9M, 23-28:$15M annually
  • performance bonuses: $500,000 each for 502, 533, 567, 600, 625 plate appearances
  • award bonuses: $8M for AL MVP ($7M for second place in vote, $6M for third place, $5M for fourth place, $4M for fifth place, $3M for sixth-10th place)
  • full no-trade protection for 2022-26
  • may block trades to 5 clubs annually for 2027-28
• 1 year/$5.125M (2021)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$3.075M (2020)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$1.75M (2019)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$580,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/18
• 1 year/$535,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/17
• 1 year/$512,500 (2016)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/2/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 6/14/15
    
• drafted by Minnesota 2012 (1-2) (Appling County HS, Baxley, Ga.)
• $6M signing bonus ($6.2M slot)
• agent: Wasserman
• ML service: 9.160

Ryan Jeffers c
1 year/$4.55M (2025)

• 1 year/$4.55M (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2.425M (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$741,650 (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
  • earned additional $300,304 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year/$713,050 (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
• 1 year/$575,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 8/20/20
• drafted by Minnesota 2018 (2-59) (UNC-Wilmington)
• $800,000 signing bonus ($1,140,600 slot)
• agent: Boras Corp.
• ML service: 5.089

Bailey Ober rhp
1 year/$3.55M (2025)

• 1 year/$3.55M (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$761,850 (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
  • earned additional $381,085 from 2024 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
  • earned additional $432,752 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year/$706,200 (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/21
• drafted by Minnesota 2017 (12-346) (College of Charleston)
• $125,000 signing bonus
• agent: Ballengee
  
• ML service: 4.093

Joe Ryan rhp
1 year/$3M (2025)

• 1 year/$3M (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$758,850 (2024)
  • re-signed 3/24
  • earned additional $331,054 from 2024 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year/$730,250 (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
  • earned additional $341,931 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year/$701,650 (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
  • earned additional $265,573 from 2022 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2021)
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Tampa Bay 7/22/21
  • contract selected by Minnesota 9/1/21
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2018 (7-210) (Cal State Stanislaus)
  
• $147,500 signing bonus ($205,200 slot)
• agent: CAA
  
• ML service: 4.033

Trevor Larnach of
1 year/$2.1M (2025)

• 1 year/$2.1M (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
• 1 year/$733,650 (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/8/21
• drafted by Minnesota 2018 (1-20) (Oregon State)
• $2.55M signing bonus ($3.12M slot)
• agent: Bledsoe Agency
• ML service: 4.014

Royce Lewis ss
1 year/$1.625M (2025)

• 1 year/$1.625M (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/9/25 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$745,700 (2024)
  • renewed by Minnesota 3/24 ($363,550 in minors)
• 1 year/$727,100 (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
  • earned additional $341,190 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
    
• drafted by Minnesota 2017 (1-1) (JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
• $6.725M signing bonus ($7,770,700 slot)
• agent: Boras Corp.
• ML service: 3.142

Justin Topa rhp
1 year/$1.225M (2025), plus 2026 option

• 1 year/$1.225M (2025), plus 2026 club option
  • re-signed by Minnesota 11/22/24 (avoided arbitration)
  • 25:$1M, 26:$2M club option ($225,000 buyout)
  • Minnesota declined 2026 option 11/6/25 (now arbitration-eligible)
• 1 year/$1.25M (2024)
  • re-signed by Seattle 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Seattle 1/29/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from Milwaukee 1/7/23
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/23
• 1 year/$702,200 (2022)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/22
• 1 year/$573,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 8/31/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 3/29/19 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 6/17/18 (MiLB contract)
    
• released by Pittsburgh 3/29/17
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2013 (17-509) (Long Island-Brooklyn)
• ML service: 5.044

Cole Sands rhp
1 year/$778,050 (2025)

• 1 year/$778,050 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year/$749,450 (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
• 1 year/$723,650 (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/8/21
• drafted by Minnesota 2018 (5-154) (Florida State)
• $600,000 signing bonus ($330,400 slot)
• ML service: 3.017

Edouard Julien 2b
1 year/$772,750 (2025)

• 1 year/$772,750 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year/$746,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/15/23
  • earned additional $397,629 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• drafted by Minnesota 2019 (18-539) (Auburn)
• $493,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 2.009

Kody Clemens 2b
1 year/$771,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$771,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/25
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade 4/25/25 after being DFA by Philadelphia 4/23/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/24
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • acquired by Philadelphia in trade from Detroit 1/7/23
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Detroit 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/22
• drafted by Detroit 2018 (3-79) (Texas)
• $600,000 signing bonus ($750,800 slot)
• ML service: 2.134

Matt Wallner of
1 year/$770,750 (2025)

• 1 year/$770,750 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year/$745,550 (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
  • earned additional $256,296 from 2024 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 9/17/22
• drafted by Minnesota 2019 (1s-39) (Southern Miss)
  
• $1.8M signing bonus ($1,906,800 slot)
• agent: Matt Wallner
• ML service: 2.043

Simeon Woods-Richardson rhp
1 year/$768,250 (2025)

• 1 year/$768,250 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
  • earned additional $243,471 from 2024 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 10/2/22
• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Toronto 7/30/21
• acquired by Toronto in trade from NY Mets 7/28/19
  
• drafted by NY Mets 2018 (2-48) (Kempner HS, Sugar Land, Texas)
• $1.85M signing bonus ($1,485,100 slot)
• ML service: 1.153

Brooks Lee ss
1 year/$764,450 (2025)

• 1 year/$764,450 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 7/3/24
• drafted by Minnesota 2022 (1-8) (Cal Poly)
  
• $5.675M signing bonus ($5,442,500 slot)
• agent: Apex
• ML service: 1.089

Mickey Gasper 2b-c
1 year/$762,450 (2025)

• 1 year/$762,450 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • selected by Boston from NY Yankees in minor-league phase of Rule 5 draft 12/6/23
  • contract selected by Boston 8/12/24
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Boston 12/24/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed /23 
• drafted by NY Yankees 2018 (27-817) (Bryant)
• $5,000 signing bonus 
• ML service: 0.149

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. cf
1 year/$761,250 (2025)

• 1 year/$761,250 (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 9/5/24
• drafted by Minnesota 2018 (4-124) (Utah)
• $600,000 signing bonus ($442,600 slot)
• ML service: 0.169

Mick Abel rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Philadelphia 11/19/24
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/25
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Philadelphia 7/30/25
• drafted by Philadelphia 2020 (1-15) (Jesuit HS, Portland, Ore.)
• $4.075M signing bonus ($3,885,800 slot)
• ML service: 0.050

Travis Adams rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/19/24
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• drafted by Minnesota 2021 (6-189) (Sacramento State)
• $253,300 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.066

Taj Bradley rhp
1 year/$774,200 (2025)

• 1 year/$774,200 (2025)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/25
• 1 year/$743,300 (2024)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/23
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2018 (5-150) (Redan HS, Stone Mountain, Ga.)
  
• $747,500 signing bonus ($343,600 slot)
• ML service: 2.097

David Festa rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 6/27/24
• drafted by Minnesota 2021 (13-399) (Seton Hall)
  
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.052

Ryan Fitzgerald 3b
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 1/16/25 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/16/25
• 2024
  • selected by Kansas City from Boston in minor-league phase of Rule 5 draft 12/6/23
• signed by Boston 5/8/18 as an amateur free agent (Creighton)
• ML service: 0.065

Kody Funderburk lhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • renewed by Minnesota 3/24 ($120,600 in minors)
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 8/28/23
• drafted by Minnesota 2018 (15-454) (Dallas Baptist)
• $100,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.122

Ryan Kreidler ss
1 year/$764,900 (2025)

• 1 year/$764,900 (2025)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/25
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 8/24/25 after being DFA by Detroit 8/22/25
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 10/14/25, claimed off waivers by Minnesota 10/15/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/24
• 1 year/$721,600 (2023)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/23 
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Detroit 9/2/22
• drafted by Detroit 2019 (4-122) (UCLA)
• $517,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Wasserman
• ML service: 1.006

Austin Martin ss
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/14/23
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Toronto 7/30/21
• drafted by Toronto 2020 (1-5) (Vanderbilt)
• $7,000,825 signing bonus ($6,180,700 slot)
• ML service: 1.041

Zebby Matthews rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 8/13/24
• drafted by Minnesota 2022 (8-234) (Western Carolina)
• $125,000 signing bonus ($187,900 slot)
• ML service: 1.010

Carson McCusker lf
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/18/25
• signed by Minnesota 6/29/23 as amateur free agent (Oklahoma State)
• ML service: 0.035

Pierson Ohl rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 7/28/25
• drafted by Minnesota 2021 (14-429) (Grand Canyon)
• $100,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.050

James Outman cf
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/25
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from LA Dodgers 7/31/25
• 1 year/$770,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/24
    
• 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23
  • earned additional $580,948 from 2023 pre-arbitration bonus pool
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/19/21
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22
    
• drafted by LA Dodgers 2018 (7-224) (Sacramento State)
  
• $157,500 signing bonus ($184,200 slot)
• agent: Apex
• ML service: 2.007

Jhonny Pereda c-1b
1 year/$760,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$760,000 (2025)
  • acquired by Athletics in trade 1/30/25 after being DFA by Miami 1/28/25
  • re-signed by Athletics 3/25
  • claimed by Minnesota off waivers 7/22/25 after being DFA by Athletics 7/19/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Miami as a free agent 1/17/24 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Miami 4/15/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/6/22 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/14/21 (MiLB contract)
• acquired by Boston in trade from Chicago Cubs 3/23/20
  
• signed by Chicago Cubs 4/1/13 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• ML service: 0.140

Marco Raya rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/19/24
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• drafted by Minnesota 2020 (4-128) (United South HS, Laredo, Texas)
• $410,000 signing bonus ($442,900 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Alan Roden of
1 year/$760,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$760,000 (2025)
  • contract selected by Toronto 3/23/25
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Toronto 7/31/25
• drafted by Toronto 2022 (3-98) (Creighton)
• $497,500 signing bonus ($623,500 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.134

Emmanuel Rodriguez of
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/14/23
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
• signed by Minnesota 7/2/19 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $2.5M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.000

 

Minor leagues

Armando Alvarez 3b
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 1/12/25 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Oakland as a free agent 11/26/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Oakland 6/22/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Oakland 10/31/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/10/22 (minor-league contract)
• drafted by NY Yankees 2016 (17-518) (Eastern Kentucky)
  
• ML service: 0.065 (through 2024)

Tyler Beede rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 4/15/25 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/27/24 (minor-league contract with salary of $1.2M in majors)
  • contract selected by Cleveland 3/28/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A 5/6/24 after being DFA 5/3/24
  • elected free agent 10/22/24
• 2023
  • signed by Yomiuri Giants of Japan 12/16/22
    
• 1 year/$730,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/22
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 5/12/22 after being DFA by San Francisco 5/5/22
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 9/15/22, sent outright to Triple-A 9/22/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/21
    
• 1 year/$569,750 (2020)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/17
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/18
• drafted by San Francisco 2014 (1-14) (Vanderbilt)
• $2,613,200 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: ACES
• ML service: 3.143 (through 2024)

Jonah Bride 1b
1 year/$772,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$772,000 (2025)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/25
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade 4/16/25 after being DFA by Miami 4/15/25
  • DFA by Minnesota 6/29/25, sent outright to Triple-A 7/2/25
• 1 year/$745,000 (2024)
  • acquired by Miami in trade 2/6/24 after being DFA by Oakland 2/2/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Oakland 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Oakland 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Oakland 3/22
• drafted by Oakland 2018 (23-683) (South Carolina)
• $1,500 signing bonus
• agent: Paragon Sports
• ML service: 1.137 (through 2024)

Matt Canterino rhp
2 years (2025-26)

• 2 years (2025-26)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25 (1 year contract)
  • DFA by Minnesota 4/18/25, released 4/22/25
  • re-signed by Minnesota 4/28/25 (2 year MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/13/22
  • re-signed 3/15/23 
• drafted by Minnesota 2019 (2-54) (Rice)
• $1.1M signing bonus ($1,338,500 slot)
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2024)

Diego Cartaya c
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade 1/9/25 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 1/3/25
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/25
  • sent outright to Triple-A 4/25/25
    
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/24
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/13/22
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23
• signed by LA Dodgers 7/2/18 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
  
• $2.5M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2024)

Kaelen Culpepper ss
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2024 (1-21) (Kansas State)
  
• $3,934,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Kyle DeBarge ss
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2024 (1C-33) (Louisiana-Lafayette)
  
• $2.4M signing bonus ($2,776,100 slot)
• ML service:

Daniel Duarte rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/13/24 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year/$740,000 (2024)
  • acquired by Texas in trade 1/16/24 after being DFA by Cincinnati 1/13/24
  • claimed by Minnesota off waivers 2/2/24 after being DFA by Texas 1/26/24
  • DFA by Minnesota 2/7/24, sent outright to Triple-A 2/13/24
  • contract selected by Minnesota 3/28/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 11/4/24 (elected free agency)
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/18/22 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 6/13/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
  • non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/18/22
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent (MiLB contract)
    
• selected by Kansas City from Texas in minor-league phase of Rule 5 draft 12/14/17
• signed by Texas as a free agent from Mexico 7/2/13
• agent: Suarez, Gomez & Associates
• ML service: 2.087 (through 2024)

Mike Ford 1b
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 1/2/25 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/5/24 (MiLB contract)
  • salary of $1.3M in majors
  • may earn additional $125,000 in performance bonuses
  • released by Cincinnati 3/22/24
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 3/29/24 (MiLB contract)
  • released by Cincinnati 5/5/24
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 5/8/24 (1 year/$1.3M)
  • DFA by Cincinnati 5/29/24, sent outright to Triple-A, refused assignment, elected free agency 5/31/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/22/23 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Seattle 6/2/23
  • DFA by Seattle 11/14/23, non-tendered 11/17/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/13/22 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by Seattle 4/19/22
  • acquired by San Francisco in trade 4/30/22 after being DFA by Seattle 4/25/22
  • acquired by Seattle in trade 5/12/22 after being DFA by San Francisco 5/11/22
  • claimed by Atlanta off waivers 6/10/22 after being DFA by Seattle 6/4/22
  • DFA, released by Atlanta 8/10/22
  • signed by LA Angels as a free agent 8/16/22 (MiLB contract)
  • contract selected by LA Angels 8/25/22
  • DFA by LA Angels 9/28/22, sent outright to Triple-A 10/2/22
  • elected free agency 10/13/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/21
  • acquired by Tampa Bay in trade 6/17/21 after being DFA by NY Yankees 6/12/21
  • claimed by Washington off waivers 8/23/21 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 8/21/21
  • non-tendered by Washington 11/30/21
    
• 1 year/$579,800 (2020)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 4/16/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • selected by Seattle from NY Yankees in Rule 5 draft 12/14/17
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/18
  • returned by Seattle to NY Yankees 3/24/18
• signed by NY Yankees 7/17/13 as an amateur free agent (Princeton)
• ML service: 3.032 (through 2024)

Connor Gillispie rhp
1 year/$820,000 (2025)

• 1 year/$820,000 (2025)
  • signed by Atlanta as a free agent 11/29/24 ($180,000 in minors)
  • claimed by Miami off waivers 1/28/25 after being DFA by Atlanta 1/23/25
  • claimed by Minnesota off waivers 6/23/25 after being DFA by Miami 6/19/25
  • DFA by Minnesota 7/28/25
• 1 year (2024)
  • selected by Cleveland from Baltimore in Rule 5 draft 12/6/23 (minor-league phase)
  • contract selected by Cleveland 8/24/24
  • DFA by Cleveland 11/19/24, non-tendered 11/22/24
• drafted by Baltimore 2019 (9-258) (Virginia Commonwealth)
• $125,000 signing bonus ($159,200 slot)
• ML service: 0.007 (through 2024)

Gabriel Gonzalez of
2025

• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Seattle 1/29/24
• signed by Seattle 2021 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• $1.3M signing bonus
• ML service:

Marek Houston ss
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2025 (1-16) (Wake Forest)
• $4,497,500 signing bonus ($4,929,600 slot)
• ML service: 

Walker Jenkins of
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2023 (1-5) (South Brunswick HS, Southport, NC)
• $7,144,200 signing bonus ($7,139,700 slot)
  
• ML service:

Luke Keaschall 2b
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2023 (2-49) (Arizona State)
• $1.5M signing bonus ($1,741,500 slot)
  
• ML service:

Andrew Morris rhp
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2022 (4-114) (Texas Tech)
• $500,000 signing bonus ($522,900 slot)
  
• ML service:

Connor Prielipp lhp
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2022 (2-48) (Alabama)
  
• $1.825M signing bonus ($1,622,700 slot)
• ML service:

Riley Quick rhp
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2025 (CB-A-36) (Alabama)
• $2,692,000 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Kendry Rojas lhp
2025

• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Toronto 7/31/25
• signed by Toronto 10/14/20 as a free agent from Cuba
• $215,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Aaron Sabato 1b
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2020 (1-27) (North Carolina)
  
• $2.75M signing bonus ($2.5701M slot)
• ML service:

Jose Salas ss
2025

• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Miami 1/20/23
• signed by Miami 7/2/19 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
  
• $2.8M signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Yunior Severino 2b
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/21/24 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/11/23
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/24
  • sent outright to Triple-A 11/4/24 (elected free agency)
• signed by Minnesota 12/18/17 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $2.5M signing bonus
• granted free agency 11/17/21 after agreeing to $1.9M signing bonus with Atlanta
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2024)

Charlee Soto rhp
2025

• drafted by Minnesota 2023 (1s-34) (Reborn Christian Academy, Kissimmee, Fla.)
• $2,481,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
  
• ML service:

Alex Speas rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/24/24 (MiLB contract)
• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/24
  • acquired by Oakland in trade 4/6/24 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 4/5/24
  • claimed by Houston off waivers 5/10/24 after being DFA by Oakland 5/8/24
  • claimed by Boston off waivers 6/29/24 after being DFA by Houston 6/22/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Texas 7/19/23
  • claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 10/3/23 after being DFA by Texas 9/30/23
• drafted by Texas 2016 (2-63) (McEachern HS, Powder Springs, Ga.)
• $1.024M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Munger English
• ML service: 0.012 (through 2024)

Eduardo Tait c
2025

• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Philadelphia 7/30/25
• signed by Philadelphia 1/15/23 as an amateur free agent from Panama
• $90,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Huascar Ynoa rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/9/24 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$825,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 1/5/24 (avoided arbitration)
  • non-tendered by Atlanta 11/22/24
    
• 1 year/$750,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/23
    
• 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/22
• 1 year/$580,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Atlanta 11/20/18
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/19
• acquired by Atlanta in trade from Minnesota 7/24/17
• signed by Minnesota as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $800,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 3.117 (through 2024)