GM: Matt Arnold (since 2021)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Misiorowski | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | 8.4 | 0.8 | +77.3 |
| Brice Turang | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | 6.6 | 4.2 | +57.0 |
| Kyle Harrison | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | 5.4 | 0.8 | +48.9 |
| William Contreras | 28 | arb | 54 | 4.2 | 9.4 | +29.4 |
| Aaron Ashby | 28 | arb | 27 | 2.7 | 5.7 | +19.2 |
| Jake Bauers | 30 | arb | 51 | 2.5 | 2.7 | +20.5 |
| Chad Patrick | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | 2.5 | 0.8 | +22.1 |
| Trevor Megill | 32 | arb | 23 | 2.4 | 4.7 | +18.0 |
| Logan Henderson | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | +20.0 |
| Jackson Chourio | 22 | pre-arb | 24 | 2.1 | 7.2 | +12.1 |
| Garrett Mitchell | 27 | arb | 50 | 2.0 | 0.9 | +17.9 |
| Shane Drohan | 27 | – | 12 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +14.4 |
| Andrew Vaughn | 28 | arb | 21 | 1.6 | 7.7 | +7.1 |
| Christian Yelich | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.5 | 24.0 | -9.9 |
| Brandon Woodruff | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | 1.4 | 22.0 | -9.0 |
| Brandon Lockridge | 29 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +7.8 |
| Abner Uribe | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +7.4 |
| Gary Sánchez | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.8 | 1.8 | +6.1 |
| Coleman Crow | 25 | – | 3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +6.8 |
| Joey Ortiz | 27 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +5.8 |
| Tyler Black | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +3.7 |
| David Hamilton | 28 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +2.6 |
| DL Hall | 27 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Jake Woodford | 29 | arb | 15 | 0.3 | 1.0 | +1.7 |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | 26 | – | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Carlos Rodriguez | 24 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jared Koenig | 32 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Grant Anderson | 29 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Jeferson Quero | 23 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.6 |
| Easton McGee | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Luis Matos | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Robert Gasser | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Angel Zerpa | 26 | arb | 12 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -5.8 |
| Brandon Sproat | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -6.9 |
| Sal Frelick | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -8.8 |
| Greg Jones | 28 | pre-arb | 11 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -9.8 |
| Luis Rengifo | 29 | FA-elig | 48 | -1.7 | 2.1 | -17.8 |
| Blake Perkins | 29 | pre-arb | 34 | -2.5 | 0.8 | -24.1 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 of them (97%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. 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 |