GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Koskie | 30 | arb | 131 | 4.9 | 3.4 | +5.4 |
| Johan Santana | 24 | arb | 45 | 3.8 | 0.3 | +6.4 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 29 | arb | 142 | 3.7 | 1.8 | +4.8 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 26 | arb | 137 | 3.6 | 0.4 | +6.0 |
| Torii Hunter | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.5 | 4.8 | +1.5 |
| Kyle Lohse | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +4.8 |
| Brad Radke | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.8 | 8.8 | -3.8 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 30 | FA-elig | 74 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +1.6 |
| Kenny Rogers | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +2.5 |
| Shannon Stewart↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 2.4 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Jacque Jones | 28 | arb | 136 | 1.8 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| Eddie Guardado | 32 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Cristian Guzman | 25 | arb | 143 | 1.3 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Rick Reed | 38 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.2 | 8.0 | -5.9 |
| Matthew LeCroy | 27 | arb | 107 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Lew Ford | 26 | – | 34 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Michael Ryan | 25 | – | 27 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Juan Rincon | 24 | – | 58 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Bobby Kielty↔ TOR | 26 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Dustan Mohr | 27 | pre-arb | 121 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Michael Restovich | 24 | – | 24 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Denny Hocking | 33 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Carlos Pulido | 31 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Tom Prince↔ KCR | 38 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Eric Milton | 27 | arb | 3 | 0.3 | 6.0 | -5.5 |
| Grant Balfour | 25 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Mays | 27 | arb | 31 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -4.1 |
| Mike Fetters | 38 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Jesse Orosco↔ NYY | 46 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Micheal Nakamura | 26 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Johnson | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Thomas | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Prieto | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Sears↔ SDP | 27 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Justin Morneau | 22 | – | 40 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Fiore | 31 | arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Rob Bowen | 22 | – | 7 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Rivas | 23 | arb | 135 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Chris Gomez | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 24 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| James Baldwin | 31 | – | 10 | -0.5 | – | – |
| J.C. Romero | 27 | arb | 73 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
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 |