President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey (since 2017) · GM: Jeremy Zoll (since 2025)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ryan | 30 | arb | 13 | 5.4 | 6.1 | +44.0 |
| Byron Buxton | 32 | FA-elig | 52 | 5.2 | 15.1 | +32.7 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 29 | arb | 37 | 4.5 | 6.7 | +35.3 |
| Taj Bradley | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +27.4 |
| Trevor Larnach | 29 | arb | 50 | 2.7 | 4.5 | +20.4 |
| Brooks Lee | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | 2.0 | 0.8 | +18.1 |
| Austin Martin | 27 | pre-arb | 55 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +16.1 |
| Connor Prielipp | 25 | – | 8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +16.0 |
| Eric Orze | 28 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +14.4 |
| Mick Abel | 24 | pre-arb | 4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +12.7 |
| Bailey Ober | 30 | arb | 12 | 1.4 | 5.2 | +8.1 |
| Tristan Gray | 30 | pre-arb | 35 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +11.0 |
| Kody Clemens | 30 | pre-arb | 50 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +10.1 |
| Luke Keaschall | 23 | pre-arb | 57 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +9.7 |
| Yoendrys Gómez↔ TBR | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +9.2 |
| Taylor Rogers | 35 | FA-elig | 25 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +7.3 |
| Andrew Morris | 24 | – | 17 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +8.5 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 28 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +5.9 |
| Zebby Matthews | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +4.3 |
| Cody Laweryson | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +3.8 |
| Kendry Rojas | 23 | – | 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +3.9 |
| Garrett Acton | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +2.7 |
| Gabriel Gonzalez | 22 | – | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +1.9 |
| Orlando Arcia | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Mike Paredes | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Alex Jackson | 30 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 1.4 | -1.7 |
| Anthony Banda | 32 | arb | 29 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -2.6 |
| Cole Sands | 28 | arb | 12 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
| John Klein | 24 | – | 3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -3.0 |
| Zak Kent↔ WSN | 28 | – | 2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -4.4 |
| James Outman | 29 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -5.3 |
| Travis Adams | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -5.4 |
| Victor Caratini | 32 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.6 | 4.0 | -9.6 |
| Royce Lewis | 27 | arb | 31 | -0.7 | 2.9 | -9.0 |
| Luis García↔ NYM | 39 | – | 9 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -7.7 |
| Kody Funderburk | 29 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -6.9 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 25 | – | 12 | -1.1 | – | – |
| Justin Topa | 35 | – | 23 | -1.2 | – | – |
| Josh Bell | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | -1.4 | 5.8 | -18.4 |
| Matt Wallner | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -20.0 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 37 of them (92%). 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 MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 1999 | 32.0 |
| Greg Gagne | 1982 | 15.6 |
| Joe Nathan | 2003 | 14.1 |
| Eric Milton | 1998 | 13.4 |
| Joe Ryan | 2021 | 13.4 |
| Francisco Liriano | 2003 | 12.5 |
| Pablo López | 2023 | 9.6 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1985 | 8.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Erickson | 1995 | 16.4 |
| J. J. Hardy | 2010 | 14.3 |
| Johan Santana | 2008 | 14.3 |
| Wilson Ramos | 2010 | 11.5 |
| Mark Portugal | 1988 | 9.2 |
| Denard Span | 2012 | 9.0 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1988 | 8.4 |
| Jason Bartlett | 2007 | 8.4 |