GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Koskie | 29 | arb | 140 | 5.0 | 2.1 | +6.5 |
| Jacque Jones | 27 | arb | 149 | 5.0 | 0.3 | +8.3 |
| Torii Hunter | 26 | arb | 148 | 4.2 | 2.4 | +4.8 |
| Johan Santana | 23 | – | 27 | 3.4 | – | – |
| Eric Milton | 26 | arb | 29 | 3.3 | 4.0 | +1.6 |
| Bobby Kielty | 25 | – | 112 | 2.7 | – | – |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 28 | arb | 143 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +3.4 |
| Rick Reed | 37 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.1 | 7.0 | -3.4 |
| Brad Radke | 29 | FA-elig | 21 | 2.1 | 8.8 | -5.2 |
| Dustan Mohr | 26 | pre-arb | 120 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +3.4 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 25 | arb | 130 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +3.1 |
| J.C. Romero | 26 | arb | 81 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +2.5 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Eddie Guardado | 31 | FA-elig | 68 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Kyle Lohse | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| David Ortiz | 26 | arb | 125 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +1.0 |
| Cristian Guzman | 24 | arb | 148 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Tom Prince | 37 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Joe Mays | 26 | arb | 17 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| Luis Rivas | 22 | pre-arb | 93 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Mike Jackson | 37 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 23 | – | 41 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Javier Valentin | 26 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Rincon | 23 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Sears | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Travis Miller | 29 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Fiore | 30 | – | 48 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Buchanan↔ SDP | 28 | pre-arb | 44 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bob Wells | 35 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 |
| Jose Rodriguez↔ STL | 27 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Restovich | 23 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Warren Morris | 28 | arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Jay Canizaro | 28 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mike Trombley | 35 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| David Lamb | 27 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Matt Kinney | 25 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Michael Ryan | 24 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Denny Hocking | 32 | FA-elig | 102 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Casey Blake | 28 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Frederick | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Matthew LeCroy | 26 | – | 63 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jack Cressend | 27 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (62%). 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 |