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GM: Andy MacPhail (since 1986)

1987 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+4.2
WAB — wins above budget
-6.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
85–77 (0.525)
record · World Series champions
-2M
surplus $M (value/$)
26.9
roster fWAR
$9.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $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.

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