GM: Andy MacPhail (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 27 | arb | 36 | 5.4 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Kent Hrbek | 27 | FA-elig | 143 | 3.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
| Kirby Puckett | 27 | arb | 157 | 3.8 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Greg Gagne | 25 | arb | 137 | 3.5 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Gary Gaetti | 28 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Juan Berenguer | 32 | FA-elig | 47 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Tom Brunansky | 26 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Bert Blyleven | 36 | FA-elig | 37 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 27 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Les Straker | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dan Gladden | 29 | arb | 121 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Joe Niekro↔ NYY | 42 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Reardon | 31 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Mike Smithson | 32 | – | 21 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Mark Salas↔ NYY | 26 | arb | 22 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Keith Atherton | 28 | arb | 59 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Roy Smalley III | 34 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Bittiger | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Don Baylor↔ BOS | 38 | – | 20 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Pittaro | 25 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Roy Smith | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Carlton↔ CLE | 42 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Randy Bush | 28 | arb | 122 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Joe Klink | 25 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| George Frazier | 32 | – | 54 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Billy Beane | 25 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Randy Niemann | 31 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Davidson | 26 | pre-arb | 102 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dan Schatzeder↔ PHI | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Tom Nieto | 26 | – | 41 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Allan Anderson | 23 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gene Larkin | 24 | pre-arb | 85 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Al Newman | 27 | pre-arb | 110 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tim Laudner | 29 | FA-elig | 113 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mark Portugal | 24 | – | 13 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Sal Butera↔ CIN | 34 | FA-elig | 51 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 23 of them (64%). 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 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 |