Minnesota Twins 2012 (Major League Roster)

last updated 10/1/12

MINNESOTA TWINS 2012
For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE. For 2012-13 Offseason Team Page, click HERE.

*Players on the 40-man roster: BOLD.
*Players who are injured: +
*Baseball America '12 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE #
*Baseball Prospectus '12 pre-season prospect rankings: GREEN #

•Rochester (AAA)/ New Britain (AA)
•Fort Myers (Hi-A)/ Beloit (Lo-A)/ Rookie Levels

'MLBDepthCharts Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 stats, 2012 salary and contract info in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet.

*40-man roster total (40)  
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts'

*Estimated 2012 Payroll: est. $99,000,000 according to MLBDC Magazine

ACTIVE ROSTER (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
'Go-To' Starting Lineup (Click HERE for last 7 lineups)
1 CF Denard Span*
2 LF Ben Revere*
3 C Joe Mauer*  
4 1B Justin Morneau*
5 DH Ryan Doumit** 
6 RF Chris Parmelee* BA#9 BP#15 
7 3B Trevor Plouffe
8 2B Jamey Carroll 
9 SS Pedro Florimon, Jr.**

Bench
C Drew Butera
C/OF Chris Herrmann* BA#14
IF Alexi Casilla**
IF Eduardo Escobar** BA#11-CWS BP#7-CWS
OF Matt Carson  
OF Darin Mastroianni
OF Josh Willingham + UPDATE 9/28 - could be out for the season (strained shoulder) 

Starting Rotation
1 LHP Scott Diamond
2 RHP Liam Hendriks BA#7 BP#13
3 RHP P.J. Walters
4 RHP Esmerling Vasquez
5 RHP Anthony Swarzak
*RHP Samuel Deduno +  LIKELY OUT FOR THE SEASON  (eye irritation)

Bullpen
CL LHP Glen Perkins 
CL RHP Jared Burton
SU RHP Matt Capps
SU RHP Alex Burnett 
MID RHP Casey Fien
MID LHP Brian Duensing
MID RHP Kyle Waldrop
MID LHP Tyler Robertson
LR RHP Luis Perdomo 

Disabled List
Position Players
•None 

Pitchers
•RHP Scott Baker +  OUT FOR SEASON  UPDATE 4/4 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 27th (elbow inflammation) UPDATE 4/14 - transferred to 60-Day DL (out for the season; elbow surgery)
•RHP Cole De Vries +  OUT FOR SEASON  (cracked ribs)
•RHP Carl Pavano +  OUT FOR SEASON  UPDATE 6/4 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to June 2nd (shoulder strain) UPDATE 7/26 - transferred to 60-Day DL

Minor Leaguers on the 40-Man Roster

Position Players  
SS Brian Dozier BA#10 BP#9 

OF Oswaldo Arcia* BA#5 BP#5

OF Joe Benson BA#2 BP#3 +  OUT FOR SEASON  (knee cap surgery on 8/29/12)

Pitchers 

RHP Deolis Guerra BA#15

RHP Carlos Gutierrez BA#17 BP#17
RHP Jeff Manship

RHP Lester Oliveros BA#26 +  OUT FOR SEASON  (Tommy John surgery on 8/29/12)
LHP Pedro Hernandez BP#15-CWS

Prospect Corner TOP 15 Pre-Season Prospects 

(*indicates left-handed hitting position player **indicates switch-hitting position player)  

1 3B Miguel Sano A

2 2B/CF Eddie Rosario* A

3 CF Aaron Hicks** AA

4 OF Oswaldo Arcia* AA

5 OF Joe Benson AA

6 RHP Kyle Gibson +  underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2011

7 SS Levi Michael** A+

8 RHP Liam Hendriks AAA 

9 3B Travis Harrison A-

10 RHP Alex Wimmers AA

11 SS Brian Dozier AAA

12 RHP Hudson Boyd  A+

13 RHP Adrian Salcedo A+

14 OF Max Kepler* A-

15 RHP Madison Boer A+

*Prospect Corner is the minor league edition of MLBDC Magazine. Prospects are ranked using a system that assigns points based on trusted industry rankings around the web, and tracked throughout the season. 

Latest Roster Moves/Projection Changes

09/24/12

•M. Capps activated from DL

09/14/12

•C. Herrmann has contract purchased from minors; C. De Vries placed on DL

09/12/12

•D. Span activated from DL

09/04/12

•E. Escobar and L. Perdomo recalled from minors

09/01/12

•P.J. Walters activated from 60-Day DL, E. Vasquez has contract purchased from minors

08/31/12

•D. Span placed on DL, M. Carson recalled from minors

08/29/12

•C. Parmelee recalled, J. Gray outrighted to minors

08/24/12

•K. Waldrop recalled from minors, M. Carson optioned to minors

08/21/12

•L. Hendriks recalled from minors

08/20/12

•N. Blackburn and T. Nishioka outrighted to minors

08/17/12

•M. Carson has contract purchased from minors, R. Tosoni outrighted to minors

08/16/12

•A. Swarzak activated from DL, J. Manship and L. Perdomo optioned to minors

08/15/12

•P. Florimon, Jr. has contract purchased from minors, B. Dozier optioned to minors

08/13/12

•T. Plouffe activated from DL; T. Nishioka optioned to minors

08/05/12

•D. Valencia traded to Red Sox for J. Pineda (Rookie Level); T. Nishioka recalled from minors

07/30/12

•J. Manship recalled from minors

07/29/12

•F. Liriano traded to White Sox for E. Escobar and P. Hernandez; P.J. Walters transferred to 60-Day DL; B. Duensing moves to rotation

07/26/12

•A. Swarzak placed on DL, L. Perdomo has contract purchased from minors; C. Pavano transferred to 60-Day DL

07/24/12

•J. Morneau reinstated from Paternity Leave List, C. Parmelee optioned to minors

07/21/12

•J. Morneau placed on Paternity Leave List, C. Parmelee recalled from minors

07/18/12

•M. Capps placed on DL, N. Blackburn recalled; B. Duensing moved to bullpen

07/12/12

•M. Capps activated from DL, K. Waldrop optioned to minors

07/05/12

•S. Deduno has contract purchased from minors, C. Parmelee optioned to minors

07/04/12

•C. Fien has contract purchased from minors, N. Blackburn optioned to minors

07/03/12

•C. DeVries recalled, L. Hendriks optioned to minors

07/01/12

•C. DeVries optioned to minors (26th man for double-header)

06/30/12

•C. DeVries recalled from minors (26th man for double-header)

06/28/12

•K. Waldrop recalled, J. Manship optioned to minors

06/25/12

•M. Capps placed on DL, T. Robertson recalled from minors

06/16/12

•L. Hendriks recalled, L. Oliveros optioned to minors

06/14/12

•P.J. Walters placed on DL, L. Oliveros recalled from minors

06/07/12

•C. Parmelee recalled, C. De Vries optioned to minors

06/04/12

•C. Pavano placed on DL, N. Blackburn activated from DL

06/01/12

•K. Waldrop activated from DL and optioned to minors

05/29/12

•E. Komatsu cleared waivers and sent back to Nationals (Rule V)

05/28/12

•J. Marquis cleared waivers and released

05/27/12

•J. Manship recalled, E. Komatsu designated for assignment

05/22/12

•C. De Vries has contract purchased from minors, J. Marquis designated for assignment

05/17/12

•N. Blackburn placed on DL, B. Revere recalled from minors

05/16/12

•J. Morneau activated from DL, C. Parmelee optioned to minors

05/12/12

•M. Maloney cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

05/10/12
•F. Liriano moved to bullpen; D. Valencia optioned, M. Maloney designated for assignment; D. Mastroianni recalled, P.J. Walters has contract purchased from minors

05/07/12
•J. Morneau placed on DL, L. Hendriks optioned; B. Dozier has contract purchased, S. Diamond recalled from minors

05/06/12
•C. Thomas cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

05/04/12
•E. Komatsu claimed off waivers from Cardinals, C. Thomas designated for assignment; S. Burroughs cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

05/01/12
•S. Burroughs designated for assignment, D. Butera recalled from minors

04/25/12
•J. Willingham placed on Paternity Leave List, B. Revere recalled from minors

04/22/12
•L. Hughes lost off waivers to A's

04/18/12
•J. Marquis recalled from minors; L. Hughes designated for assignment

04/14/12
•S. Baker transferred to 60-Day DL; C. Thomas claimed off waivers from Tigers

04/11/12
•RHP Scott Baker out for the season (elbow surgery)