GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 26 | arb | 33 | 7.1 | 4.8 | +8.5 |
| Joe Mauer | 22 | pre-arb | 131 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +6.1 |
| Joe Nathan | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | 2.6 | 2.1 | +2.7 |
| Torii Hunter | 29 | FA-elig | 98 | 2.4 | 8.0 | -3.6 |
| Juan Rincon | 26 | arb | 75 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +3.6 |
| Brad Radke | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 2.1 | 9.0 | -5.1 |
| Carlos Silva | 26 | arb | 27 | 2.1 | 1.8 | +2.1 |
| Jason Bartlett | 25 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +3.0 |
| Kyle Lohse | 26 | arb | 31 | 1.6 | 2.4 | +0.5 |
| Lew Ford | 28 | pre-arb | 147 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.4 |
| Justin Morneau | 24 | pre-arb | 141 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 26 | arb | 126 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| Luis Antonio Rodriguez | 25 | – | 79 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Juan Castro | 33 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +0.8 |
| Scott Baker | 23 | – | 10 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Nick Punto | 27 | arb | 112 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Mike Redmond | 34 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Matthew LeCroy | 29 | arb | 101 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Francisco Liriano | 21 | – | 6 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Joe Mays | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 7.2 | -6.4 |
| Jason Tyner | 28 | – | 18 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Glenn Williams | 27 | – | 13 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Guerrier | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Jacque Jones | 30 | FA-elig | 142 | 0.2 | 5.0 | -4.6 |
| Luis Rivas | 25 | arb | 59 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
| Dave Gassner | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brent Abernathy | 27 | – | 24 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Heintz | 30 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jesse Crain | 23 | pre-arb | 75 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Travis Bowyer | 23 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Corky Miller | 29 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Terry Mulholland | 42 | – | 49 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Shannon Stewart | 31 | FA-elig | 132 | -0.3 | 6.0 | -6.6 |
| J.C. Romero | 29 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
| Michael Ryan | 27 | arb | 57 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Bret Boone↔ SEA | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -3.4 |
| Terry Tiffee | 26 | – | 54 | -1.3 | – | – |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (70%). 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 |