GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 28 | FA-elig | 156 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +0.2 |
| Brad Radke | 24 | pre-arb | 35 | 4.8 | 0.5 | +4.4 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | 4.0 | 2.0 | +2.1 |
| Rich Becker | 25 | arb | 132 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Pat Meares | 28 | arb | 134 | 1.9 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Greg Swindell | 32 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Ron Coomer | 30 | pre-arb | 140 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Mike Trombley | 30 | arb | 67 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | 24 | pre-arb | 43 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Rick Aguilera | 35 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -2.3 |
| Paul Molitor | 40 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.7 | 3.5 | -2.8 |
| Matt Lawton III | 25 | pre-arb | 142 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Terry Steinbach | 35 | FA-elig | 122 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -2.2 |
| Greg Myers↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Dan Serafini | 23 | – | 6 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Eddie Guardado | 26 | arb | 69 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Rich Robertson | 28 | arb | 31 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Todd Walker | 24 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Brent Brede | 25 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| David Ortiz | 21 | – | 15 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Roberto Kelly↔ SEA | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Shane Bowers | 25 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Javier Valentin | 21 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Darrin Jackson↔ MIL | 33 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Torii Hunter | 21 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Gregg Olson↔ KCR | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Travis Miller | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Damian Miller | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Todd Ritchie | 25 | pre-arb | 42 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 27 | arb | 91 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Kevin Jarvis↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Chris Latham | 24 | – | 15 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Marty Cordova | 27 | pre-arb | 103 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Denny Hocking | 27 | arb | 115 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Dan Naulty | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Dave Stevens↔ CHC | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Greg Colbrunn↔ ATL | 27 | arb | 70 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Scott Aldred | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (85%). 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 |