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The Minnesota Twins carried a $121,417,939 payroll in 2021 across 61 players, an average of $1,990,458 and a median of $432,447. The highest-paid player was Josh Donaldson at $21,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Donaldson | 3B | Veteran | Active | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 2 | Miguel Sano | 1B | Arbitration 3 | Active | $12,333,333 | $12,333,333 |
| 3 | Andrelton Simmons | SS | Veteran | Active | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 4 | Michael Pineda | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 5 | Nelson Cruz | DH | Retained | $7,897,884 | $7,897,884 | |
| 6 | Max Kepler | RF | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 7 | Taylor Rogers | RP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Injured | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 8 | J.A. Happ | SP | Retained | $5,204,285 | $5,204,285 | |
| 9 | Byron Buxton | CF | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 |
| 10 | Alex Colomé | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 11 | Jorge Polanco | 2B | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $4,333,334 | $4,333,334 |
| 12 | José Berríos | SP | Retained | $4,142,980 | $4,142,980 | |
| 13 | Kenta Maeda | SP | Veteran | Injured | $5,625,000 | $2,561,000 |
| 14 | Tyler Duffey | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 |
| 15 | Matt Shoemaker | SP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 16 | Mitch Garver | C | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,875,000 | $1,875,000 |
| 17 | Hansel Robles | RP | Retained | $1,301,055 | $1,301,055 | |
| 18 | Alex Colomé | RP | Dead | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| 19 | John Gant | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $2,100,000 | $733,850 |
| 20 | Caleb Thielbar | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 21 | Randy Dobnak | RP | pre-arbitration-avoided | Injured | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 22 | Luis Arraez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $611,000 | $611,000 |
| 23 | Jake Cave | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $597,500 | $597,500 |
| 24 | Jorge Alcala | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,500 | $575,500 |
| 25 | Edwar Colina | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 26 | Kyle Garlick | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 27 | Alex Kirilloff | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $502,988 |
| 28 | Ryan Jeffers | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,500 | $501,228 |
| 29 | Devin Smeltzer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $481,519 |
| 30 | Willians Astudillo | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,500 | $474,782 |
| 31 | Luke Farrell | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $432,447 |
| 32 | Rob Refsnyder | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $432,447 |
| 33 | Nick Gordon | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $404,844 |
| 34 | Bailey Ober | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $371,107 |
| 35 | Trevor Larnach | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $312,834 |
| 36 | Danny Coulombe | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $306,700 |
| 37 | Ben Rortvedt | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $303,633 |
| 38 | Brent Rooker | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $300,566 |
| 39 | Griffin Jax | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $279,097 |
| 40 | Juan Minaya | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $260,695 |
| 41 | Derek Law | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $236,159 |
| 42 | Gilberto Celestino | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $165,618 |
| 43 | Lewis Thorpe | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $153,350 |
| 44 | Ralph Garza | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $153,350 |
| 45 | Charlie Barnes | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $150,283 |
| 46 | Cody Stashak | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $576,000 | $120,783 |
| 47 | Shaun Anderson | RP | Retained | $101,211 | $101,211 | |
| 48 | Joe Ryan | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $98,144 |
| 49 | Andrew Albers | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $750,000 | $92,736 |
| 50 | Kyle Barraclough | RP | Veteran | Active | $570,500 | $88,943 |
| 51 | Nick Vincent | RP | Veteran | Active | $570,500 | $73,608 |
| 52 | Jovani Morán | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $67,474 |
| 53 | J.T. Riddle | SS | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $750,000 | $60,480 |
| 54 | Edgar Garcia | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $600,000 | $54,842 |
| 55 | Beau Burrows | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $52,139 |
| 56 | Ian Gibaut | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $33,737 |
| 57 | Brandon Waddell | P | Retained | $27,603 | $27,603 | |
| 58 | Tzu-Wei Lin | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $18,402 |
| 59 | Travis Blankenhorn | 3B | Retained | $9,201 | $9,201 | |
| 60 | Drew Maggi | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 61 | Tomás Telis | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 62 | Drew Strotman | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 63 | Jhoan Duran | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 64 | Jordan Balazovic | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2021 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $121,417,939 total, which includes active-roster salary plus injured-list, retained, dead and buried minor-league money. Salary is the full payroll salary published for the season, so the two can differ when money is deferred, prorated or carried by another club. Non-buried minor-league allocations (3 players on this ledger) are real money the club paid but are excluded from that total, so their Adjusted figure reads $0. Amounts are nominal US dollars as recorded; full source credits and access dates live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.