GM: Chris Getz (since 2024)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colson Montgomery | 23 | – | 71 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +9.9 |
| Shane Smith | 25 | – | 29 | 2.2 | 0.8 | +7.6 |
| Kyle Teel | 23 | – | 78 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +6.7 |
| Adrian Houser↔ TBR | 32 | – | 11 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +6.3 |
| Grant Taylor | 23 | – | 36 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +6.1 |
| Mike Tauchman | 34 | arb | 93 | 1.4 | 2.2 | +3.1 |
| Chase Meidroth | 23 | – | 122 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.5 |
| Miguel Vargas | 25 | pre-arb | 138 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +4.4 |
| Lenyn Sosa | 25 | pre-arb | 140 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +4.4 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 27 | – | 110 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Davis Martin | 28 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +4.1 |
| Aaron Civale↔ CHC | 30 | – | 13 | 0.9 | 2.6 | +1.0 |
| Martín Pérez | 34 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Tyler Alexander↔ MIL | 30 | arb | 31 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Sean Burke | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +2.1 |
| Matt Thaiss↔ TBR | 30 | – | 35 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Jordan Leasure | 26 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| Mike Vasil | 25 | – | 47 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.9 |
| Steven Wilson | 30 | arb | 59 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Tyler Gilbert | 31 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Jonathan Cannon | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Yoendrys Gómez↔ LAD | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Austin Slater↔ NYY | 32 | – | 51 | 0.3 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Dominic Fletcher | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Wikelman González | 23 | – | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Jared Shuster | 26 | – | 12 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Andrew Benintendi | 30 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.2 | 17.1 | -16.4 |
| Korey Lee | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Derek Hill↔ MIA | 29 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Brandon Eisert | 27 | pre-arb | 72 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Elvis Peguero↔ MIL | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 30 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Omar Narváez | 33 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jake Palisch | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Owen White | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Bryan Ramos | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Fraser Ellard | 27 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Greg Jones | 27 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Corey Julks | 29 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Caleb Freeman | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Travis Jankowski↔ NYM | 34 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 34 | – | 134 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bryan Hudson↔ MIL | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Gage Workman↔ CHC | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Mike Clevinger | 34 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| Penn Murfee | 31 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Miguel Castro | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.6 |
| Nick Maton | 28 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| Brooks Baldwin | 24 | pre-arb | 103 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Edgar Quero | 22 | – | 111 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Dan Altavilla | 32 | – | 28 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Vinny Capra↔ MIL | 28 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Curtis Mead↔ TBR | 24 | pre-arb | 41 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Noda↔ BAL | 29 | – | 16 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Bryse Wilson | 27 | arb | 20 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -3.0 |
| Tim Elko | 26 | – | 23 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| Cam Booser | 33 | pre-arb | 39 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.7 |
| Joshua Palacios | 29 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.9 |
| Will Robertson↔ TOR | 27 | – | 24 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -3.1 |
| Jacob Amaya | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -3.3 |
| Josh Rojas | 31 | – | 69 | -1.3 | 3.5 | -8.4 |
| Andrew Vaughn↔ MIL | 27 | – | 48 | -1.3 | 2.0 | -7.0 |
62 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 60 of them (97%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). 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 CHW |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Konerko | 1998 | 24.5 |
| Carlton Fisk | 1985 | 18.3 |
| John Danks | 2006 | 17.4 |
| José Valentín | 2000 | 17.3 |
| Lance Johnson | 1988 | 17.3 |
| Jon Garland | 1998 | 17.2 |
| Gavin Floyd | 2006 | 15.3 |
| Tim Raines | 1990 | 14.5 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 1992 | 60.7 |
| Fernando Tatís | 2016 | 27.7 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1986 | 20.6 |
| Brian Downing | 1977 | 16.9 |
| Chris Young | 2005 | 14.5 |
| Nick Swisher | 2008 | 14.4 |
| Chet Lemon | 1981 | 14.2 |
| José DeLeón | 1988 | 11.7 |