GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Koskie | 28 | arb | 153 | 5.8 | 0.3 | +9.0 |
| Brad Radke | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.6 | 7.8 | -0.4 |
| Torii Hunter | 25 | arb | 148 | 4.2 | 0.2 | +6.6 |
| Cristian Guzman | 23 | pre-arb | 118 | 3.9 | 0.3 | +6.0 |
| Joe Mays | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +4.7 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 27 | arb | 151 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +3.8 |
| Matt Lawton III↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 103 | 2.2 | 2.7 | +0.9 |
| Eric Milton | 25 | arb | 35 | 2.1 | 2.1 | +1.2 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 24 | arb | 114 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +2.5 |
| Eddie Guardado | 30 | FA-elig | 67 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Jacque Jones | 26 | pre-arb | 149 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Tom Prince | 36 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Hector Carrasco | 31 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Brian Buchanan | 27 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Matthew LeCroy | 25 | – | 15 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mark Redman↔ DET | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Rick Reed↔ NYM | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -1.8 |
| Kyle Lohse | 22 | – | 19 | 0.4 | – | – |
| J.C. Romero | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Jack Cressend | 26 | – | 44 | 0.3 | – | – |
| David Ortiz | 25 | arb | 89 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Tony Fiore↔ TBR | 29 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Cuddyer | 22 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Travis Miller | 28 | arb | 45 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Dustan Mohr | 25 | – | 20 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Johan Santana | 22 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Todd Jones↔ DET | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Juan Rincon | 22 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Duvall | 26 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Casey Blake↔ BAL | 27 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Kielty | 24 | – | 37 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Allen | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 28 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.7 |
| Grant Balfour | 23 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Quinton McCracken | 30 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Barnes | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Denny Hocking | 31 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| Adam Johnson | 21 | – | 7 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jason Maxwell | 29 | arb | 39 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Bob Wells | 34 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Luis Rivas | 21 | pre-arb | 153 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Brad Thomas | 23 | – | 5 | -0.7 | – | – |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (67%). 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 |