GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 25 | arb | 34 | 6.9 | 1.6 | +10.2 |
| Brad Radke | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.9 | 10.8 | -2.3 |
| Lew Ford | 27 | – | 154 | 3.4 | – | – |
| Joe Nathan | 29 | arb | 73 | 3.0 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Torii Hunter | 28 | FA-elig | 138 | 2.6 | 6.5 | -2.1 |
| Corey Koskie | 31 | FA-elig | 118 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Carlos Silva | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +4.0 |
| Juan Rincon | 25 | arb | 77 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +3.7 |
| Cristian Guzman | 26 | arb | 145 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Shannon Stewart | 30 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -2.8 |
| Joe Mauer | 21 | pre-arb | 35 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Luis Rivas | 24 | arb | 109 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
| J.C. Romero | 28 | arb | 74 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +1.0 |
| Kyle Lohse | 25 | arb | 35 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Augie Ojeda | 29 | – | 30 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Justin Morneau | 23 | – | 74 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Michael Cuddyer | 25 | arb | 115 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Nick Punto | 26 | arb | 38 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Terry Mulholland | 41 | – | 39 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Henry Blanco | 32 | FA-elig | 114 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Terry Tiffee | 25 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jose Offerman | 35 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Grant Balfour | 26 | arb | 36 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Jacque Jones | 29 | arb | 151 | 0.1 | 4.3 | -4.1 |
| Aaron Fultz | 30 | arb | 55 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Pat Borders↔ SEA | 41 | – | 19 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Prieto | 28 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jesse Crain | 22 | – | 22 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Roa | 32 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| J.D. Durbin | 22 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brad Thomas | 26 | arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Jason Kubel | 22 | – | 23 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Carlos Pulido | 32 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Seth Greisinger | 28 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Beimel | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Bartlett | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Doug Mientkiewicz↔ BOS | 30 | FA-elig | 78 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -1.9 |
| Matt Guerrier | 25 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Matthew LeCroy | 28 | arb | 88 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Michael Restovich | 25 | – | 29 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rob Bowen | 23 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Michael Ryan | 26 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
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 |