President of baseball ops: Nick Krall (since 2022)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz | 24 | – | 58 | 7.2 | – | – |
| Chase Burns | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 4.5 | 0.8 | +40.6 |
| JJ Bleday | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.9 | 1.4 | +34.7 |
| Sal Stewart | 22 | pre-arb | 60 | 3.5 | 0.8 | +31.3 |
| Spencer Steer | 28 | arb | 58 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +23.5 |
| Rhett Lowder | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | +16.7 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 30 | arb | 44 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +14.6 |
| Andrew Abbott | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +15.0 |
| Blake Dunn | 27 | pre-arb | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +8.9 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 28 | arb | 26 | 0.9 | 1.8 | +6.9 |
| Dane Myers | 30 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +7.8 |
| Sam Moll | 34 | arb | 29 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +4.0 |
| Caleb Ferguson | 29 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | +0.4 |
| P.J. Higgins | 33 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +3.8 |
| Chris Paddack↔ MIA | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +3.8 |
| Matt McLain | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.3 | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| Pierce Johnson | 35 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -2.6 |
| Brock Burke | 29 | arb | 30 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| Tejay Antone | 32 | arb | 10 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Will Benson | 28 | arb | 45 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -1.6 |
| Yunior Marte | 31 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tyler Stephenson | 29 | arb | 48 | -0.1 | 6.8 | -8.1 |
| Chase Petty | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Brandon Williamson | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -2.9 |
| Edwin Arroyo | 22 | – | 2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -3.0 |
| Luis Mey | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.5 |
| Brandon Leibrandt | 33 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Kyle Nicolas | 27 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -4.5 |
| Zach Maxwell | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -5.1 |
| Emilio Pagán | 35 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.5 | 10.0 | -14.8 |
| Eugenio Suárez | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.5 | 15.0 | -19.9 |
| Lyon Richardson | 26 | – | 2 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jose Franco | 25 | – | 9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -5.9 |
| Jose Trevino | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.7 | 5.2 | -11.3 |
| Nick Lodolo | 28 | arb | 5 | -0.9 | 4.7 | -12.6 |
| Rece Hinds | 25 | – | 12 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Connor Phillips | 25 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -9.0 |
| Noelvi Marte | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -8.9 |
| TJ Friedl | 30 | arb | 47 | -1.6 | 3.8 | -18.3 |
| Brady Singer | 29 | arb | 11 | -1.6 | 12.8 | -27.9 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 29 | arb | 44 | -2.2 | 7.0 | -27.2 |
| Tony Santillan | 29 | arb | 25 | -2.3 | 1.8 | -23.1 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 of them (88%). 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 CIN |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Phillips | 2006 | 30.1 |
| Aaron Harang | 2003 | 19.3 |
| Sean Casey | 1998 | 15.9 |
| Luis Castillo | 2017 | 13.9 |
| Ken Griffey | 2000 | 10.6 |
| Anthony DeSclafani | 2014 | 8.2 |
| Dmitri Young | 1997 | 7.5 |
| Norm Charlton | 1986 | 7.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Konerko | 1998 | 24.5 |
| Mike Cameron | 2000 | 19.8 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1983 | 16.8 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1988 | 12.0 |
| Dave Burba | 1998 | 11.7 |
| Luis Castillo | 2022 | 8.7 |
| John Franco | 1989 | 8.7 |
| Brad Keller | 2017 | 7.9 |