GM: Sal Bando (since 1992)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bones | 25 | arb | 24 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +2.3 |
| Jose Valentin | 24 | pre-arb | 97 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +2.5 |
| Bill Wegman | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.8 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Bob Scanlan | 27 | arb | 30 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Jody Reed | 31 | FA-elig | 108 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Greg Vaughn | 28 | arb | 95 | 1.5 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Turner Ward | 29 | arb | 102 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Cal Eldred | 26 | arb | 25 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jaime Navarro | 27 | arb | 29 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -1.3 |
| Mike Fetters | 29 | arb | 42 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 32 | FA-elig | 80 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 24 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Dave Valle↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 29 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -1.8 |
| Matt Mieske | 26 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 27 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Mike Ignasiak | 28 | – | 23 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Darryl Hamilton | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Dave Nilsson | 24 | pre-arb | 109 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Rick Wrona | 30 | – | 6 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Bill Spiers | 28 | arb | 73 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Pat Listach | 26 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Alex Diaz | 25 | pre-arb | 79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jesse Orosco | 37 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| John Jaha | 28 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Angel Miranda | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mike Matheny | 23 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Bronkey | 28 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Brian Harper | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Troy O'Leary | 24 | – | 27 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tom Brunansky↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Jose Mercedes | 23 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Teddy Higuera | 36 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.5 | 3.5 | -4.1 |
| Mark Kiefer | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Doug Henry | 30 | arb | 25 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (91%). 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 MIL |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | 2018 | 28.6 |
| Freddy Peralta | 2015 | 17.3 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 1996 | 17.1 |
| William Contreras | 2022 | 16.4 |
| José Valentín | 1992 | 9.9 |
| Josh Hader | 2015 | 8.8 |
| Chris Capuano | 2003 | 8.5 |
| Rob Deer | 1985 | 7.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Brantley | 2008 | 20.0 |
| Kevin Bass | 1982 | 17.5 |
| José Valentín | 2000 | 17.3 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 2021 | 9.1 |
| Danny Darwin | 1986 | 8.0 |
| Brett Lawrie | 2010 | 7.7 |
| Khris Davis | 2016 | 7.4 |
| Fernando Viña | 1999 | 6.7 |