GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 26 | arb | 136 | 6.4 | 3.0 | +3.1 |
| Marty Cordova | 25 | pre-arb | 137 | 3.6 | 0.1 | +3.4 |
| Pat Meares | 26 | pre-arb | 116 | 2.3 | 0.2 | +2.0 |
| Kirby Puckett | 35 | FA-elig | 137 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -4.3 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 31 | arb | 87 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Kevin Tapani↔ LAD | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 1.6 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| Jerald Clark | 31 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Rick Aguilera↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| Scott Erickson↔ BAL | 27 | arb | 15 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Brad Radke | 22 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Frankie Rodriguez↔ BOS | 22 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Mark Guthrie↔ LAD | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Rich Robertson | 26 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Matt Lawton III | 23 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mike Trombley | 28 | arb | 20 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Eddie Guardado | 24 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 25 | pre-arb | 94 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Greg Harris | 31 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jose Parra↔ LAD | 22 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 22 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Alex Cole | 29 | arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Denny Hocking | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Ron Coomer | 28 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Kevin Campbell | 30 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bernardo Brito | 31 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Watkins | 25 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Oscar Munoz | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Merullo | 29 | FA-elig | 76 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Riccardo Ingram | 28 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carl Willis | 34 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Dunn | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Vince Horsman | 28 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Munoz | 26 | arb | 104 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Brian Raabe | 27 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Leius | 29 | arb | 117 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Chip Hale | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Dave McCarty↔ SFG | 25 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Matt Walbeck | 25 | pre-arb | 115 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Erik Schullstrom | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Mo Sanford | 28 | – | 11 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Kevin Maas | 30 | – | 22 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Dan Masteller | 27 | pre-arb | 71 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Dave Stevens | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Pat Mahomes | 24 | arb | 47 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Rich Becker | 23 | pre-arb | 106 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Scott Klingenbeck↔ BAL | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (78%). 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 |