GM: Douglas Melvin (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 27 | FA-elig | 160 | 6.0 | 2.8 | +11.0 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 24 | arb | 33 | 4.9 | 0.5 | +10.9 |
| Ryan Braun | 26 | arb | 157 | 3.7 | 1.3 | +7.3 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | 24 | – | 75 | 3.4 | – | – |
| Corey Hart | 28 | FA-elig | 145 | 3.0 | 4.8 | +2.0 |
| Casey McGehee | 27 | pre-arb | 157 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +6.1 |
| Prince Fielder | 26 | arb | 161 | 2.7 | 11.0 | -4.9 |
| Jim Edmonds↔ CIN | 40 | FA-elig | 73 | 2.4 | 0.7 | +4.8 |
| Chris Narveson | 28 | arb | 37 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.2 |
| John Axford | 27 | – | 50 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Randy Wolf | 33 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.4 | 8.8 | -5.7 |
| Gregg Zaun | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.3 | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 24 | – | 43 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Zach Braddock | 22 | – | 46 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Joe Inglett | 32 | arb | 102 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Alcides Escobar | 23 | pre-arb | 145 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Craig Counsell | 39 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.2 |
| Carlos Gómez | 24 | arb | 97 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Mark Rogers | 24 | – | 4 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Kameron Loe | 28 | – | 53 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Manny Parra | 27 | arb | 42 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Mike McClendon | 25 | – | 17 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Capuano | 31 | – | 24 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Villanueva | 26 | arb | 50 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Chris Smith | 29 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 22 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| David Riske | 33 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.0 | 4.5 | -4.5 |
| Luis Alfonso Cruz | 26 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Todd Coffey | 29 | arb | 69 | -0.0 | 2.0 | -2.1 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 37 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 3.2 | -3.3 |
| George Kottaras | 27 | pre-arb | 67 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Mat Gamel | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Chris Dickerson↔ CIN | 28 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Brandon Kintzler | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jody Gerut | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.3 |
| Jeff Suppan↔ STL | 35 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.2 | 6.4 | -6.7 |
| Claudio Vargas | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Marco Estrada | 26 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mitch Stetter | 29 | arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Adam Stern | 30 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Doug Davis | 34 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -4.9 |
| Dave Bush | 30 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -5.0 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 42 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.5 | 7.5 | -8.8 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (67%). 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 |