GM: Dean Taylor (since 2000)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeromy Burnitz | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Ronnie Belliard | 26 | arb | 101 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +4.5 |
| Richie Sexson | 26 | arb | 158 | 2.9 | 1.1 | +3.6 |
| José Hernández | 31 | FA-elig | 152 | 1.9 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.7 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 26 | arb | 105 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| Tyler Houston | 30 | arb | 75 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Ben Sheets | 22 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Jamey Wright | 26 | arb | 34 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -0.8 |
| David Weathers↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Chad Fox | 30 | – | 65 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Devon White | 38 | FA-elig | 126 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -3.8 |
| Mike DeJean | 30 | arb | 75 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Ruben Quevedo | 22 | – | 10 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.6 | 6.5 | -5.6 |
| Henry Blanco | 29 | arb | 104 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Ray King | 27 | pre-arb | 82 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Raul Casanova | 28 | arb | 71 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Lou Collier | 27 | – | 50 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mac Suzuki↔ COL | 26 | arb | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mark Loretta | 29 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -3.2 |
| Mike Buddie | 30 | – | 31 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Mark Leiter | 38 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Kyle Peterson | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Elvis Pena | 26 | – | 15 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Lopez | 30 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Nick Neugebauer | 20 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Will Cunnane | 27 | arb | 32 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Brown | 28 | – | 17 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 28 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| James Mouton | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Curt Leskanic | 33 | FA-elig | 70 | -0.0 | 2.2 | -2.2 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 25 | arb | 10 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -2.4 |
| Mark Sweeney | 31 | – | 48 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Coolbaugh | 29 | – | 39 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tony Fernandez↔ TOR | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Gus Gandarillas | 29 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Rigdon | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jesse Levis | 33 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robert Perez↔ NYY | 32 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rocky Coppinger | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Lance Painter↔ TOR | 33 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Angel Echevarria | 30 | arb | 75 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Alex Sanchez | 24 | – | 30 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brandon Kolb | 27 | – | 10 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Allen Levrault | 23 | – | 32 | -0.9 | – | – |
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 |