Minnesota's outgoing owner suggested these as the keepers and cuts for 1982:
Keepers:
C-Tim Laudner, Butch Wyneger
1b-Rod Carew, Kent Hrbek
2b-John Castino, Rob Wilfong
3b-Gary Gaetti
SS-Lenny Faedo, Roy Smalley, Ron Washington
OF-Jim Eisenreich, Dave Engle, Dan Ford, Joe Simpson, Gary Ward
DH-Jesus Vega
P-Paul Boris, Tom Burgmeier, Doug Corbett, Pete Falcone, Brad Havens, Frank Viola, Pete Vuckovich, Albert Williams, Geoff Zahn
Retired:
Don Cooper
Steve Firevoid
CUTS:
Sal Butera
Steve Dillard
Keith Drumright
Roger Erickson
Dave Goltz
Jim Kaat
Jerry Morales
Jerry Narron
Rob Picciolo
Hosken Powell
Pete Redfern
Gary Woods
Minnesota's draft position looks likely to be somewhere in the 5-9 range.