Rosternomics

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GM: Andy MacPhail (since 1986)

1991 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+12.8
WAB — wins above budget
+8.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
95–67 (0.586)
record · World Series champions
-2M
surplus $M (value/$)
42.6
roster fWAR
$23.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Shane Mack 27 arb 143 4.9 0.3 +2.7
Kevin Tapani 27 pre-arb 34 4.6 0.2 +2.5
Jack Morris 36 FA-elig 35 4.1 3.7 -1.3
Kirby Puckett 31 FA-elig 152 3.8 3.2 -0.9
Chili Davis 31 FA-elig 153 3.3 1.7 +0.3
Scott Erickson 23 pre-arb 32 3.2 0.1 +1.7
Kent Hrbek 31 FA-elig 132 2.7 2.6 -1.0
Greg Gagne 29 FA-elig 139 2.3 1.7 -0.4
Mike Pagliarulo 31 FA-elig 121 2.3 0.7 +0.7
Chuck Knoblauch 22 151 2.1
Brian Harper 31 FA-elig 123 1.7 0.6 +0.4
Scott Leius 25 109 1.5
Rick Aguilera 29 FA-elig 63 1.5 1.5 -0.7
Carl Willis 30 40 1.4
Randy Bush 32 FA-elig 93 1.1 0.5 +0.1
Gene Larkin 28 arb 98 0.9 0.7 -0.2
Terry Leach 37 FA-elig 50 0.9 0.5 -0.0
Mark Guthrie 25 pre-arb 42 0.6 0.2 +0.2
Tom Edens 30 8 0.6
Dan Gladden 33 FA-elig 126 0.6 1.1 -0.7
Lenny Webster 26 18 0.5
Pedro Munoz 22 51 0.4
Junior Ortiz 31 FA-elig 61 0.2 0.5 -0.3
Willie Banks 22 5 0.2
Jarvis Brown 24 38 0.1
Denny Neagle 22 7 0.1
David West 26 arb 15 0.1 0.2 -0.1
Paul Sorrento 25 pre-arb 26 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Gary Wayne 28 8 0.0
Carmen Castillo 33 FA-elig 9 -0.1 0.6 -0.6
Paul Abbott 23 15 -0.1
Larry Casian 25 pre-arb 15 -0.5 0.1 -0.4
Allan Anderson 27 arb 29 -0.5 0.8 -1.1
Steve Bedrosian 33 FA-elig 56 -0.8 1.4 -1.8
Al Newman 31 FA-elig 118 -1.1 0.5 -1.1

35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 24 of them (69%). 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