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GM: Andy MacPhail (since 1986)

1986 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-8.0
WAB — wins above budget
-6.0
TAB — roster Talent above budget
71–91 (0.438)
record
-1M
surplus $M (value/$)
25.5
roster fWAR
$8.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Gary Gaetti 27 arb 157 5.4 0.5 +1.1
Kirby Puckett 26 pre-arb 161 5.3 0.3 +1.3
Frank Viola 26 arb 37 2.9 0.7 +0.2
Bert Blyleven 35 FA-elig 36 2.9 1.4 -0.6
Kent Hrbek 26 arb 149 2.7 1.1 -0.3
Mike Smithson 31 arb 34 1.9 0.5 +0.1
Tom Brunansky 25 arb 157 1.8 0.7 -0.2
Mark Portugal 23 pre-arb 27 1.3 0.1 +0.3
Tim Laudner 28 arb 76 1.0 0.2 +0.1
Roy Smalley III 33 FA-elig 143 0.9 0.7 -0.5
Steve Lombardozzi Sr. 26 pre-arb 156 0.7 0.1 +0.1
Neal Heaton↔ CLE 26 arb 21 0.7 0.2 -0.0
Allan Anderson 22 21 0.6
Randy Bush 27 arb 130 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Keith Atherton↔ OAK 27 arb 47 0.4 0.1 -0.0
George Frazier↔ CHC 31 FA-elig 15 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Mark Salas 25 pre-arb 91 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Al Woods 32 23 0.2
Bill Latham 25 7 0.2
Greg Gagne 24 arb 156 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Roy Lee Jackson 32 FA-elig 28 0.1 0.1 -0.1
John Butcher↔ CLE 29 FA-elig 16 0.1 0.2 -0.2
Roy Smith 24 5 0.0
Jeff Reed 23 pre-arb 68 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Andre David 28 5 -0.0
Pete Filson↔ CHW 27 4 -0.0
Frank Pastore 28 FA-elig 33 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Juan Agosto↔ CHW 28 17 -0.1
Ron Washington 34 48 -0.1
Ray Fontenot↔ CHC 28 arb 15 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Dennis Burtt 28 3 -0.2
Alejandro Sanchez 27 8 -0.2
Alvaro Espinoza 24 pre-arb 37 -0.4 0.1 -0.2
Chris Pittaro 24 11 -0.4
Mickey Hatcher 31 FA-elig 115 -0.6 0.7 -0.8
Billy Beane 24 pre-arb 80 -0.7 0.1 -0.3
Ron Davis↔ CHC 30 FA-elig 36 -0.8 0.5 -0.7
Mark Davidson 25 36 -1.0

38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (68%). 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.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for MIN
Johan Santana199932.0
Greg Gagne198215.6
Joe Nathan200314.1
Eric Milton199813.4
Joe Ryan202113.4
Francisco Liriano200312.5
Pablo López20239.6
Bert Blyleven19858.3
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Scott Erickson199516.4
J. J. Hardy201014.3
Johan Santana200814.3
Wilson Ramos201011.5
Mark Portugal19889.2
Denard Span20129.0
Bert Blyleven19888.4
Jason Bartlett20078.4