GM: Mike Elias (since 2019)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adley Rutschman | 28 | arb | 43 | 4.8 | 7.2 | +37.1 |
| Pete Alonso | 31 | FA-elig | 61 | 3.4 | 21.0 | +10.6 |
| Gunnar Henderson | 25 | arb | 60 | 3.3 | 8.5 | +21.9 |
| Samuel Basallo | 21 | pre-arb | 49 | 2.9 | 1.6 | +25.7 |
| Shane Baz | 27 | arb | 12 | 2.9 | 1.8 | +24.8 |
| Leody Taveras | 27 | arb | 51 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +21.1 |
| Rico Garcia | 32 | pre-arb | 28 | 2.4 | 0.9 | +21.6 |
| Kyle Bradish | 29 | arb | 12 | 2.3 | 3.5 | +17.3 |
| Taylor Ward | 32 | arb | 60 | 2.1 | 12.2 | +7.7 |
| Grant Wolfram | 29 | pre-arb | 19 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +14.5 |
| Brandon Young | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +13.1 |
| Colton Cowser | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +11.7 |
| Chris Bassitt | 37 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.9 | 18.5 | -9.7 |
| Blaze Alexander | 27 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +7.9 |
| Trevor Rogers | 28 | arb | 10 | 0.9 | 6.2 | +2.2 |
| Ryan Helsley | 31 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.9 | 14.0 | -6.0 |
| Jackson Holliday | 22 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +6.8 |
| Yennier Cano | 32 | arb | 26 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +5.1 |
| Tyler Wells | 31 | arb | 21 | 0.7 | 2.5 | +3.7 |
| Jeremiah Jackson | 26 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +3.5 |
| Dietrich Enns | 35 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.4 | 2.5 | +0.9 |
| Anthony Nunez | 24 | – | 27 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +1.7 |
| Dylan Beavers | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 9.0 | -8.0 |
| Sam Huff | 28 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Mountcastle | 29 | arb | 8 | 0.1 | 6.8 | -6.1 |
| Zach Eflin | 32 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 8.0 | -7.5 |
| Jose Espada | 29 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Cameron Weston | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lou Trivino | 34 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Coby Mayo | 24 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Dean Kremer | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 5.8 | -6.1 |
| Maverick Handley | 28 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Walker | 31 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Cameron Foster | 27 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Keegan Akin | 31 | arb | 15 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -4.4 |
| Cade Povich | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -2.9 |
| Albert Suárez | 36 | arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.8 |
| Nick Raquet | 30 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -3.7 |
| Trey Gibson | 24 | – | 3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -3.5 |
| Johnathan Rodríguez | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -4.9 |
| Weston Wilson | 31 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -6.3 |
| Yaramil Hiraldo | 30 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -8.4 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | -1.7 | 16.5 | -31.9 |
44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 40 of them (91%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for BAL |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 1988 | 33.0 |
| Adam Jones | 2008 | 29.6 |
| Melvin Mora | 2000 | 26.9 |
| Chris Hoiles | 1988 | 24.8 |
| Scott Erickson | 1995 | 16.4 |
| J. J. Hardy | 2010 | 14.3 |
| Randy Milligan | 1988 | 11.9 |
| Mike Devereaux | 1989 | 11.7 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martínez | 1986 | 22.5 |
| Jake Arrieta | 2013 | 19.6 |
| Bryn Smith | 1977 | 16.4 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 1991 | 14.4 |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | 2014 | 14.3 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | 2019 | 11.3 |
| Eddie Murray | 1988 | 10.8 |
| José Mesa | 1992 | 9.1 |