Twins' 2021 Opening Day roster

Base salary: $11 million

Led the majors in strikeouts last season, fanning in 43% of his at-bats. Switch from third base to first went smoothly, however.

Base salary: $4.33 million

An All-Star shortstop in 2019, he moves to second after playing most of last season on an injured ankle that caused a career-low slash line of .258/.304/.354.

Base salary: $21.75 million

The highest-priced free agent in team history (four years, $92 million) was limited in 2020 to 28 games and six homers because of calf injuries.

Base salary: $10.5 million

Base salary: $570,500

The starting second baseman last year after a surprise rookie season, he takes over Marwin Gonzalez's role as the super utility player.

Base salary: $5.12 million

One of baseball's best defensive players, he has a potent bat (13 homers in 39 games in '20) but injuries have always been a major nuisance.

Base salary: $6.5 million

Base salary: $1.88 million

A season to remember in 2019 (31 HRs in 93 games and a Silver Slugger) was followed by a miserable (. 167 in 23 games) and injury-marred 2020.

Base salary: $13 million

The team's offensive MVP and the league's best DH over the past two seasons (57 HRs in 173 games) is battling Father Time.

Base salary: $570,500

Base salary: $570,500

The third-string catcher and utility player (third, first, maybe left) comes up swinging; has only seven walks and 13 Ks in 317 plate appearances.

Base salary: $570,500

Entering his fourth season as a backup for the Twins, he had decent power at the plate (25 HRs in 660 plate appearances).

Base salary: $570,500

Base salary: $3.12 million

The American League Cy Young runner-up in 2020, he was 6-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a league-leading 0.750 WHIP.

Base salary: $6.1 million

One of MLB's best-fielding pitchers, he's a two-time All-Star who enters his sixth season 48-38 with a 4.19 ERA.

Base salary: $10 million

Base salary: $2 million

A reclamation project for pitching coach Wes Johnson, Shoemaker has been hit hard by injuries since his great rookie season of 2014.

Base salary: $8 million

Veteran joins his seventh MLB team for his 15th season. Was 21-10 in 50 starts the past three years for the Yankees.

Base salary: $570,500

Base salary: $6.25 million

Signed as a free agent after closing for White Sox the past two seasons. Had league-high 47 saves in 2017 for Tampa Bay.

Base salary: $6 million

After two strong seasons, Rogers struggled in 2020 when his WHIP sailed to 1.500 and he had to share closing duties.

Base salary: $2.2 million

Base salary: $2 million

A free-agent signing, Robles had 23 saves for the Angels in 2019 before falling on hard times last season (18 games, 10.26 ERA).

Base salary: $650,000

The Minnesota native and former St. Paul Saint reinvented himself and returned to the bigs after a five-year absence.

Base salary: $570,500

Base salary: $570,500

Alcala emerged last season (2.45 ERA in 18 games), two years after coming from the Astros in the Ryan Pressly deal.