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2007 Minnesota Twins 79 - 83

2006 / 2008 (Organization)

3rd place in the AL Central (17 GB)
Home Record: Away Record:	41 - 40 (.506) 38 - 43 (.469)	-2.9 wins +0.9 wins

Scored/Expected: 718 / 768 ( -50 ) Allowed/Expected: 725 / 767 ( +42 )
Pyth Record: 80 - 82 (-1)

Dressed to the Nines

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Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance:	2,296,383	Avg Att:	28,350 (0.91)
Att Rank:	9 / 14	Lg Avg:	31,207

Park Factor:	0.97
HR Factor:	0.94	R/L HR:	0.94 / 0.93

Notes:

Transactions

Date									WAR
M	D	Yr	Player	Pos	Age	Transaction	From	To	Before	After	Org
10	5	2006	Mike Smith	SP	29.0	Free Agency Granted	MIN		-0.5	0.0
10	15	2006	Matt Ford	SW	25.5	Free Agency Granted	MIN		0.4	0.0
10	15	2006	Quinton McCracken	CF	36.6	Free Agency Granted	MIN		0.4	0.0
10	15	2006	Donaldo Mendez	SS	28.4	Free Agency Granted	MIN		-1.4	0.0
10	15	2006	Peter Munro	SP	31.3	Free Agency Granted	MIN		0.6	0.0
10	15	2006	Terry Tiffee	3B	27.5	Free Agency Granted	MIN		-1.2	0.0
10	15	2006	Andres Torres	CF	28.7	Free Agency Granted	MIN		-1.5	8.9
10	15	2006	Shawn Wooten	1B	34.2	Free Agency Granted	MIN		-0.0	0.0
10	15	2006	Luis Maza	SS	26.3	Free Agency Granted	MIN		0.0	-0.7
10	30	2006	Shannon Stewart	LF	32.7	Free Agency Granted	MIN		23.4	1.4
10	31	2006	Brad Radke	SP	34.0	Free Agency Granted	MIN		45.5	0.0
12	4	2006	Carmen Cali	RP	28.1	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	-0.5	0.1	0.1
12	7	2006	Brian Buscher	3B	25.6	Rule 5 Draft	SFN	MIN	0.0	0.5	0.5
12	7	2006	Kevin Cameron	RP	27.0	Rule 5 Draft	MIN	SDN	0.0	0.5	0.2
12	7	2006	Alejandro Machado	CF	24.6	Rule 5 Draft	WAS	MIN	0.2	0.0	0.0
12	7	2006	Levale Speigner	SP	26.2	Rule 5 Draft	MIN	WAS	0.0	-1.7	-1.7
12	12	2006	Willie Eyre	RP	28.4	Free Agency Granted	MIN		0.0	0.5
12	12	2006	Luis Rodriguez	SS	26.5	Free Agency Granted	MIN		0.9	-0.3
12	12	2006	Mike Venafro	RP	33.4	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	4.2	0.0	0.0
12	13	2006	Jeff Cirillo	3B	37.2	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	33.6	0.8	0.7
12	13	2006	Luis Rodriguez	SS	26.5	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	0.9	-0.3	0.2
1	3	2007	Ken Harvey	1B	28.8	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	-0.4	0.0	0.0
1	3	2007	Brad Voyles	RP	30.0	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	-0.6	0.0	0.0
1	9	2007	Randy Choate	RP	31.3	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	1.0	2.6	0.0
1	10	2007	Sidney Ponson	SP	30.2	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	12.4	-1.1	-0.6
1	15	2007	Matt LeCroy	DH	31.1	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	0.8	-0.3	-0.3
1	18	2007	Alex Romero	RF	23.4	Selected off of Waivers	MIN	ARI	0.0	-0.6	-0.6
1	22	2007	Ramon Ortiz	SP	33.8	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	5.6	-0.8	0.1
2	5	2007	Luis Ugueto	2B	28.0	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	0.1	0.0	0.0
2	14	2007	Brian Bass	RP	25.1	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	0.0	-0.4	-0.2
2	25	2007	Liam Hendriks	SP	18.0	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		MIN	0.0	-1.2	-1.2
3	24	2007	Randy Choate	RP	31.5	Released	MIN		1.0	2.6
3	29	2007	J.D. Durbin	SP	25.1	Selected off of Waivers	MIN	ARI	-0.1	-0.4	-0.2
5	13	2007	Mike Venafro	RP	33.8	Purchased	MIN	TOR	4.2	0.0	0.0
5	18	2007	Sidney Ponson	SP	30.5	Released	MIN		11.8	-0.4
6	7	2007	Ben Revere	CF	19.1	Amateur Draft (Round 1 / Pick 28)		MIN	0.0	3.7	3.2
6	7	2007	Mickey Storey	RP	21.2	Amateur Draft (Round 22) Did Not Sign		MIN	0.0	0.3	0.0
6	19	2007	Mark Hamburger	RP	20.4	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		MIN	0.0	0.0	0.0
6	20	2007	Levale Speigner	SP	26.7	Returned to original team after draft	WAS	MIN	-1.3	-0.4	0.0
6	24	2007	Levale Speigner	SP	26.7	Traded Away	MIN	WAS	0.0	-1.7	-1.7
6	24	2007	Darnell McDonald	CF	28.6	Received in Trade	WAS	MIN	0.1	0.6	-0.2
7	4	2007	Oswaldo Arcia	LF	16.2	Signed as an Amateur Free Agent		MIN	0.0	0.1	0.1
7	30	2007	Drew Butera	C	24.0	Received in Trade	NYN	MIN	0.0	-1.1	-1.1
7	30	2007	Dustin Martin			Received in Trade	NYN	MIN	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	30	2007	Luis Castillo	2B	31.9	Traded Away	MIN	NYN	26.0	2.9	2.9
8	3	2007	Jeff Cirillo	3B	37.9	Selected off of Waivers	MIN	ARI	34.3	0.2	0.2
8	9	2007	Jerome Williams	SP	25.7	Signed as a Free Agent		MIN	4.4	0.9	0.0
8	15	2007	Matt Macri	3B	25.2	Received in Trade	COL	MIN	0.0	-0.1	-0.1
8	15	2007	Ramon Ortiz	SP	34.4	Traded Away	MIN	COL	5.8	-1.0	-0.0
8	16	2007	Chris Basak	3B	28.7	Selected off of Waivers	NYA	MIN	-0.0	0.0	0.0

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

6 / 24 / 2007

Washington Nationals Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	WAS	1st Yr
Levale Speigner	SP	MIN	26.3	0.0	-1.7	-1.7	-1.3
Totals				0.0	-1.7	-1.7	-1.3

Minnesota Twins Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	MIN	1st Yr
Darnell McDonald	CF	WAS	28.1	0.1	0.6	-0.2	-0.2
Totals				0.1	0.6	-0.2	-0.2

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
MIN	-1.7	0.6	2.3	-1.3	-0.2	1.1
WAS	0.6	-1.7	-2.3	-0.2	-1.3	-1.1

8 / 15 / 2007

Minnesota Twins Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	MIN	1st Yr
Matt Macri	3B	COL	24.5	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
Totals				0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0

Colorado Rockies Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	COL	1st Yr
Ramon Ortiz	SP	MIN	33.7	5.8	-1.0	-0.0	-0.0
Totals				5.8	-1.0	-0.0	-0.0

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
MIN	-1.0	-0.1	0.9	-0.0	0.0	0.0
COL	-0.1	-1.0	-0.9	0.0	-0.0	-0.0

7 / 30 / 2007

Minnesota Twins Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	MIN	1st Yr
Drew Butera	C	NYN	23.4	0.0	-1.1	-1.1	0.0
Dustin Martin		NYN
Totals				0.0	-1.1	-1.1	0.0

New York Mets Receive

				Wins Above Replacement
Player	Pos	From	Age	Before	After	NYN	1st Yr
Luis Castillo	2B	MIN	31.3	26.0	2.9	2.9	1.6
Totals				26.0	2.9	2.9	1.6

Team Analysis

	WAR After Trade			WAR First Year
Tm	Out	In	Diff	Out	In	Diff
NYN	-1.1	2.9	4.0	0.0	1.6	1.6
MIN	2.9	-1.1	-4.0	1.6	0.0	-1.6