GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheets | 25 | arb | 34 | 7.9 | 2.4 | +11.2 |
| Doug Davis | 28 | arb | 34 | 3.6 | 0.5 | +5.7 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 29 | FA-elig | 157 | 2.5 | 8.7 | -4.4 |
| Lyle Overbay | 27 | arb | 159 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.5 |
| Victor Santos | 27 | – | 31 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Scott Podsednik | 28 | arb | 154 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Keith Ginter | 28 | arb | 113 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Brady Clark | 31 | arb | 138 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Wes Obermueller | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.2 |
| Craig Counsell | 33 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Junior Spivey | 29 | arb | 59 | 1.3 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Russell Branyan | 28 | – | 51 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Mike Adams | 25 | – | 46 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Chris Capuano | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Dan Kolb | 29 | arb | 64 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| Dave Burba↔ SFG | 37 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Matt Wise | 28 | – | 30 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Matt Kinney↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 32 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 29 | arb | 73 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Chris Magruder | 27 | – | 56 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Chris Saenz | 22 | – | 1 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Krynzel | 22 | – | 16 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ben Hendrickson | 23 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ben Grieve↔ CHC | 28 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Matt Erickson | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 32 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 23 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Corey Hart | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Adrian Hernandez | 29 | arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Gary Glover | 27 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Pedro Liriano | 23 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bill Hall | 24 | pre-arb | 126 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Trent Durrington | 28 | arb | 53 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Mark Johnson | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Travis Phelps | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff Liefer | 29 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ben Ford | 28 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Bennett | 24 | pre-arb | 60 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Gary Bennett | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Chad Moeller | 29 | arb | 101 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.3 |
| Wes Helms | 28 | FA-elig | 92 | -1.6 | 1.7 | -4.4 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 25 of them (61%). 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 |