2019 Cincinnati Twins

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MAJOR LEAGUE ROSTER: as of 08/25/2019

Salary Cap: $175,000,000

Current 2019 MLB Payroll: $157,485,000

Responsible For (dropped contracts): $3,875,000

Cap Space Available: $17,515,000

40-Man Roster: 40/40
IR: 2/2


Hitters

C Barnhart, Tucker C - CIN '19: 500,000

C Molina, Yadier C - STL '19: 11,500,000

1B Votto, Joey 1B,CI - CIN '19: 25,000,000 '20: 25,000,000 '21: 25,000,000 '22: 25,000,000 '23: 25,000,000 '24: 20,000,000 Club Option 7M buyout for 2024

2B Drury, Brandon 3B,MI- TOR '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000

3B Sano, Miguel 3B,CI - MIN '19: 500,000

SS Escobar, Eduardo 3B,SS - ARI '19: 6,000,000 '20: 5,000,000 '21: 4,000,000

CI Santana, Carlos 1B,CI - CLE '19: 17,000,000 '20: 17,000,000

MI Pinder, Chad 2B,LF – OAK '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 '21: 500,000

LF Winker, Jesse LF,RF,OF – CIN '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 ’21 500,000 ’22 500,000

CF Gardner, Brett OF - NYY '19: 500,000

RF Castellanos, Nicholas OF - DET '19: 24,000,000 '20: 20,000,000 '21: 16,000,000 '22: 12,000,000

OF Schwarber, Kyle LF,OF - CHC '19: 500,000

OF Naquin, Tyler OF - CLE '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000

UT Cabrera, Asdrubal 2B,3B,SS - TEX '19: 10,500,000 '20: 4,500,000

UT Heyward, Jason OF - CHC '19: 3,000,000

Castro, Jason C - MIN '19: 2,100,000

Belt, Brandon 1B,CI - SF ‘19: 14,000,000 '20: 14,000,000

Crawford, Brandon SS,MI - SF '19: 1,000,000

Fowler, Dustin OF – OAK '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 ’21 500,000 ’22 500,000

Hicks, Aaron LF,CF,OF - NYY '19: 5,000,000

Choo, Shin-soo RF,LF,OF - TEX '19: 11,500,000 '20: 11,500,000

Markakis, Nick RF,OF - ATL '19: 4,000,000

Yastrzemski, Mike OF - SF '19: 0

Stewart, DJ LF,OF - BAL '19: 0


Pitchers

Anderson, Chase SP - MIL '19: 3,500,000 '20: 3,500,000

Bauer, Trevor SP - CLE '19: 3,000,000 '20: 5,000,000

Newcomb, Sean P - ATL '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 '21: 500,000

Young, Alex P - ARI '19: 0

Gant, John SP,RP - STL '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 '21: 500,000

Hader, Josh RP – MIL ‘19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 ’21 500,000 ’22 500,000

Iglesias, Raisel RP - CIN '19: 500,000

Lorenzen, Michael RP - CIN '19: 500,000

Stephenson, Robert P – CIN '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 '21: 500,000

Melancon, Mark P - ATL '19: 1,010,000

Barria, Jaime P – LAA '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 ’21 500,000 ’22 500,000

Romero, Fernando SP – MIN ‘19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 ’21 500,000 ’22 500,000

Taillon, Jameson SP - PIT '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000

Edwards Jr., Carl RP - CHC '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 '21: 500,000

Mejia, Adalberto RP - MIN '19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 '21: 500,000

Rainey, Tanner P - WAS '19: 0

IR Severino, Luis SP NYY '19: 500,000

IR Graveman, Kendall SP – CHC '19: 500,000


Salaries responsible for:
Harvey, Matt '19: $3,750,000
Lively, Ben '19: $125K

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Minor League Roster 56/60


Catcher
Harrison, K.J. C - MIL
Mazeika, Patrick C - NYM
Stephenson, Tyler C - CIN
Stubbs, Garrett C - HOU
Zavala, Seby C - CWS

First Base
White, Evan 1B - SEA

Third Base
Bohm, Alec 3B - PHI
Hayes, Ke'Bryan 3B - PIT

Shortstop
Chatham, C.J. SS,MI - BOS
Diaz, Danny SS - BOS
Downs, Jeter SS - LAD
Fox, Lucius SS - TB
Rodriguez, Gabriel SS - CLE

Outfield
Conine, Griffin OF - TOR
Diaz, Eduardo OF - ARI
Knowles, D'Shawn OF - LAA
Martinez, Julio Pablo OF - TEX
Rosario, Ronald OF - SEA
Siani, Mike OF - CIN
Capel, Conner OF - STL
Friedl, T.J. CF,OF - CIN
Hill, Tyler LF,CF,RF,OF - BOS
Jimenez, Anthony CF - SEA
Miller, Ian OF - SEA
Ona, Jorge RF,OF - SD
Sandoval, Ariel CF,OF - LAD
Peterson, Dustin LF,OF - DET
Rincon, Carlos OF - LAD

Pitching
Cody, Kyle P - TEX
Burrows, Thomas P - ATL
Duran, Jhoan RHP - MIN
Guillon, Ismael SP,P - CIN
Voth, Austin SP,P - WAS
Corcino, Daniel RP,P - LAD
Baxendale, D.J. SP,RP,P - MIN
Burdi, Nick RP, P - PIT
Crawford, Leonardo SP,P - LAD
Enlow, Blayne RHP - MIN
Fanti, Nick P - PHI
Fernandez, Junior SP,P - STL
Garrett, Braxton SP,P - MIA
Gonsalves, Stephen SP,P - MIN
Greene, Hunter P/SS - CIN
Honeywell, Brent SP, P - TB
Kirby, Nathan SP,P - MIL
Lambert, Jimmy P - CHW
Miller, Jared SP,RP,P - ARI
Neidert, Nick SP,P - MIA
Paulino, David SP,RP,P - TOR
Ponce, Cody SP,P - MIL
Staumont, Josh SP,P - KC
Whitlock, Garrett P NYY
Reyes, Denyi P - BOS
Vilera, Jaison P - NYM
Margevicius, Nick P - SDP
Winkler, Dan P – ATL ‘19: 500,000 '20: 500,000 ’21 500,000 ’22 500,000

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2019 moves:

12/15/2018
2019 FREE AGENTS:
Asdrubal Cabrera (RFA)
Lonnie Chisenhall
Nick Markakis (RFA)
Joe Mauer
Gerardo Parra
Brad Brach
Jim Johnson
Marcus Stroman

Non-tender:
Vargas, Kennys
Tucker, Preston
Andriese, Matt

Minor leaguers released:
Waldrop, Kyle
Walker, Adam
Wheeler, Jason

Twins release Harvey, Matt SP - FA '19: 15,000,000
Responsible for 25%, $3,750,000

Promoted back to majors:
Gant, John P – STL ’19: $500K ’20: $500K ’21: $500K
May, Trevor P – MIN ’19: $500K
Mejia, Adalberto P – MIN ’19: $500K ’20: $500K ’21: $500K

Promoted to Major League roster after exceeding rookie limits:
Fowler, Dustin OF – OAK ’19: $500K ’20: $500K ’21: $500K ’22: $500K
Romero, Fernando P – MIN ’19: $500K ’20: $500K ’21: $500K ’22: $500K

1/1/2019
Cincy Twins send:
Trevor May 2019: $500,000

Detroit Brewers send:
Lucius Fox, prospect

1/2/2019
Prospect tag Trevor Bauer '19: $3 MIL '20: $5 MIL

2019 Minor League Draft:
1.07  Alec Bohm 3B PHI
2.07  Julio Pablo Martinez OF TEX
PFP   Mike Siani OF CIN
PFP   Jhoan Duran RHP MIN
3.07  D'Shawn Knowles OF LAA
4.07 Gabriel Rodriguez SS CLE
5.07 Griffin Conine OF TOR
6.07 Jimmy Lambert P CHW
7.07 Margevicius, Nick P SDP
8.07 Thomas Burrows P ATL
9.07 Garrett Whitlock P NYY
10.07 Carlos Rincon OF LAD
11.07 Reyes, Denyi P - BOS
12.07 Vilera, Jaison P - NYM

1/21/19
Twins minor league releases:
Mejias-Brean, Seth
McPhearson, Matt
Melotakis, Mason
Moscot, Jon

1/29/19
Cincinnati Twins release the following MiLB prospects
Bard, Luke P LAA
Davis, Rookie P CIN
Galindo, Wladimir INF CHC

Off-Season RFA Signings
Cincinnati agrees to match 1 year, (2019) $4M ($4M AAS) for Nick Markakis OF ATL

Cincinnati matches for Asdrubal Cabrera 3B TEX and restructures as:
2 years, $15M ($7.5M AAS)
19: $10.5M
20: $4.5M

Off-Season FA Signings
Cincy offers Nick Castellanos - 4 years, $72M, AAS $18M
19: $24M
20: $20M
21: $16M
22: $12M

Cincy Twins offer Eduardo Escobar, SS, ARI 3 years $15M
AAS - $5M
2019 - $6M
2020 - $5M
2021 - $4M

Cincy Twins offers Chase Anderson 2 years, $7M (AAS: $3.5M)
2019-20: $3.5M

Twins offers Brett Gardner 1 year, $500K, AAS $500K
19: $500K

4/30/2019
Cincy Twins promote Nick Margevicius P SD. Owed $0 in 2019.

5/7/2019
Claim Mark Melancon, RP, SF '19: $1.01M

7/14/2019
Promote Alex Young, P, ARI
$0 for 2019.
Demote Nick Margevicius, P, SD using one time demotion after passing rookie limits.

8/17/2019
Twins release Ben Lively, P, FA Responsible for $125K remainder of this year and $0 thereafter.
and Alex Meyer, P, FA Responsible for $0 as he retired.

Promote Mike Yastrzemski, OF, SF $0 for 2019.

8/18/2019
Promote Tanner Rainey, P, WAS $0 for 2019.

8/25/2019
Waive to minors Dan Winkler, P, SF '19-'22: 500K
Promote DJ Stewart, OF, BAL '19: $0