GM: Andy MacPhail (since 1986)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $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.
| 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 |