GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 27 | arb | 153 | 8.1 | 4.7 | +2.2 |
| Rich Becker | 24 | arb | 148 | 3.8 | 0.2 | +3.0 |
| Brad Radke | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Paul Molitor | 39 | FA-elig | 161 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| Dave Hollins↔ SEA | 30 | FA-elig | 121 | 2.3 | 1.1 | +0.8 |
| Marty Cordova | 26 | pre-arb | 145 | 2.2 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | 23 | pre-arb | 38 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Mike Trombley | 29 | arb | 43 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 26 | arb | 130 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Rick Aguilera | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -2.3 |
| Greg Myers | 30 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Roberto Kelly | 31 | FA-elig | 98 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Rich Robertson | 27 | arb | 36 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Scott Aldred↔ DET | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Ron Coomer | 29 | pre-arb | 95 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Dan Naulty | 26 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Pat Meares | 27 | arb | 152 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Matt Lawton III | 24 | pre-arb | 79 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Eddie Guardado | 25 | arb | 83 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Chip Hale | 31 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Brent Brede | 24 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Klingenbeck | 25 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 23 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Todd Walker | 23 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dan Serafini | 22 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Travis Miller | 23 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tom Quinlan | 28 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jose Parra | 23 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Brian Raabe | 28 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Durant | 26 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Pat Mahomes↔ BOS | 25 | arb | 20 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Mike Milchin↔ BAL | 28 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Greg Hansell | 25 | pre-arb | 50 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Dave Stevens | 26 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Erik Bennett | 27 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Matt Walbeck | 26 | arb | 63 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Denny Hocking | 26 | arb | 49 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 32 | arb | 107 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (89%). 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 |