GM: Dave Dombrowski (since 1991)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett | 25 | arb | 31 | 4.8 | 0.4 | +7.9 |
| Derrek Lee | 26 | arb | 162 | 3.5 | 2.7 | +3.3 |
| Cliff Floyd↔ BOS | 29 | FA-elig | 84 | 3.1 | 3.7 | +1.6 |
| Mike Lowell | 28 | arb | 160 | 2.7 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Luis Castillo | 26 | FA-elig | 146 | 2.5 | 3.3 | +0.9 |
| Mike Redmond | 31 | arb | 89 | 2.0 | 0.7 | +2.8 |
| Preston Wilson | 27 | arb | 141 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Josh Beckett | 22 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.6 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
| Kevin Millar | 30 | arb | 126 | 1.4 | 0.9 | +1.5 |
| Eric Owens | 31 | FA-elig | 131 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Carl Pavano↔ WSN | 26 | arb | 22 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Brad Penny | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Vladimir Nunez | 27 | arb | 77 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Andy Fox | 31 | FA-elig | 133 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +0.8 |
| Julian Tavarez | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -1.6 |
| Ryan Dempster↔ CIN | 25 | arb | 18 | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Michael Tejera | 25 | arb | 49 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Mike Mordecai↔ WSN | 34 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Juan Encarnacion↔ CIN | 26 | arb | 69 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Ramon Castro | 26 | arb | 54 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Álex González | 25 | arb | 42 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.9 |
| Braden Looper | 27 | arb | 78 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Blaine Neal | 24 | – | 32 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Charles Johnson | 30 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -4.3 |
| Kevin Olsen | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Graeme Lloyd↔ WSN | 35 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Brian Banks | 31 | – | 20 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Nate Teut | 26 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pablo Ozuna | 27 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Armando Almanza | 29 | arb | 51 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Justin Wayne | 23 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Hansel Izquierdo | 25 | – | 20 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Toby Borland | 33 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Abraham M. Nunez | 25 | – | 19 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Oswaldo Mairena | 28 | – | 31 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 42 | FA-elig | 98 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Nate Robertson | 24 | – | 6 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Marty Malloy | 30 | arb | 24 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Homer Bush↔ TOR | 29 | arb | 40 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -2.9 |
| Gary Knotts | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Vic Darensbourg | 31 | arb | 43 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (78%). 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 MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Ramírez | 2005 | 29.1 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 2002 | 20.7 |
| Ricky Nolasco | 2005 | 17.5 |
| A. J. Burnett | 1998 | 16.1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1993 | 13.6 |
| Cliff Floyd | 1997 | 13.2 |
| Derrek Lee | 1997 | 10.6 |
| Aníbal Sánchez | 2005 | 9.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 1999 | 32.0 |
| Christian Yelich | 2018 | 28.6 |
| J. T. Realmuto | 2019 | 25.7 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1993 | 24.3 |
| Derrek Lee | 2003 | 21.4 |
| Josh Beckett | 2005 | 20.1 |
| Édgar Rentería | 1998 | 17.4 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1998 | 14.7 |