Rosternomics

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GM: Terry Ryan (since 1993)

2005 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+4.0
WAB — wins above budget
+0.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
83–79 (0.512)
record
+0M
surplus $M (value/$)
32.2
roster fWAR
$57.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $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.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for MIN
Johan Santana199932.0
Greg Gagne198215.6
Joe Nathan200314.1
Eric Milton199813.4
Joe Ryan202113.4
Francisco Liriano200312.5
Pablo López20239.6
Bert Blyleven19858.3
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Scott Erickson199516.4
J. J. Hardy201014.3
Johan Santana200814.3
Wilson Ramos201011.5
Mark Portugal19889.2
Denard Span20129.0
Bert Blyleven19888.4
Jason Bartlett20078.4