GM: Dean Taylor (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Jenkins | 25 | pre-arb | 135 | 4.5 | 0.3 | +6.0 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 24 | – | 23 | 3.2 | – | – |
| Richie Sexson↔ CLE | 25 | arb | 57 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +2.8 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 25 | pre-arb | 152 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Henry Blanco | 28 | arb | 93 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 31 | FA-elig | 161 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -2.0 |
| Mark Loretta | 28 | arb | 91 | 1.5 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Jamey Wright | 25 | arb | 26 | 1.4 | 1.0 | +0.9 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 27 | arb | 33 | 1.3 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| John Snyder | 25 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Bob Wickman↔ CLE | 31 | FA-elig | 43 | 1.2 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Jason Bere↔ CLE | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Ray King | 26 | – | 36 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Paul Rigdon↔ CLE | 24 | – | 12 | 0.5 | – | – |
| David Weathers | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Raul Casanova | 27 | – | 86 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Tyler Houston | 29 | arb | 101 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Charlie Hayes | 35 | FA-elig | 121 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Curt Leskanic | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| James Mouton | 31 | FA-elig | 87 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Luis Lopez | 29 | FA-elig | 78 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Steve Woodard↔ CLE | 25 | arb | 27 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Allen Levrault | 22 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Juan Acevedo | 30 | arb | 62 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Lyle Mouton | 31 | arb | 42 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Mike Buddie | 29 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Sweeney | 30 | arb | 71 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Hector Ramirez | 28 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Scanlan | 33 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| José Hernández | 30 | FA-elig | 124 | -0.0 | 3.3 | -3.4 |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 27 | pre-arb | 66 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Angel Echevarria↔ COL | 29 | – | 31 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Barker | 24 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Brown | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rafael Roque | 28 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Jones | 34 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Lou Collier | 26 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kane Davis↔ CLE | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Santiago Perez | 24 | – | 24 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Everett Stull | 28 | – | 20 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Horacio Estrada | 24 | – | 7 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Matt Williams | 29 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Sean Berry↔ BOS | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.5 | 2.3 | -3.0 |
| Jim Bruske | 35 | arb | 15 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Jaime Navarro↔ CLE | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.6 | 2.1 | -3.0 |
| Marquis Grissom | 33 | FA-elig | 146 | -1.8 | 5.0 | -7.5 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (63%). 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 |