GM: Andy MacPhail (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | 29 | arb | 159 | 4.7 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Kent Hrbek | 29 | FA-elig | 109 | 3.8 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Greg Gagne | 27 | FA-elig | 149 | 3.5 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Frank Viola↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 24 | 3.2 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
| Brian Harper | 29 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Allan Anderson | 25 | arb | 34 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Rick Aguilera↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 11 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Gary Gaetti | 30 | FA-elig | 130 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -1.8 |
| Al Newman | 29 | arb | 141 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Dan Gladden | 31 | FA-elig | 121 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Roy Smith | 27 | arb | 32 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Mike Dyer | 22 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Jim Dwyer↔ WSN | 39 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Kevin Tapani↔ NYM | 25 | – | 5 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Doug Baker | 28 | – | 43 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Jeff Reardon | 33 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| Randy Bush | 30 | FA-elig | 141 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Gene Larkin | 26 | pre-arb | 136 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Juan Berenguer | 34 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Mark Guthrie | 23 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| David West↔ NYM | 24 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Terry Jorgensen | 22 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Victor Rodríguez | 27 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Laudner | 31 | FA-elig | 100 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| German Gonzalez | 27 | – | 22 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Shane Rawley | 33 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Freddie Toliver↔ SDP | 28 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Drummond | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Carmen Castillo | 31 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Gary Wayne | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Greg Olson | 28 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lenny Webster | 24 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Francisco Oliveras | 26 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Booker↔ SDP | 29 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Lee Tunnell | 28 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Moses | 31 | FA-elig | 129 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Paul Sorrento | 23 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Cook | 25 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Shields | 30 | arb | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Randy St. Claire | 28 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Orlando Mercado | 27 | – | 19 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chip Hale | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Wally Backman | 29 | FA-elig | 87 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (65%). 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 |