Rosternomics

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GM: Bill Smith (since 2008)

2008 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+11.6
WAB — wins above budget
+3.5
TAB — roster Talent above budget
88–75 (0.540)
record
+4M
surplus $M (value/$)
32.2
roster fWAR
$54.6M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Joe Mauer 25 arb 146 6.5 6.2 +8.5
Scott Baker 26 arb 28 3.4 0.4 +7.2
Justin Morneau 27 arb 163 3.3 8.4 -0.9
Denard Span 24 93 3.2
Carlos Gómez 22 pre-arb 153 2.7 0.4 +5.7
Kevin Slowey 24 pre-arb 28 2.7 0.4 +5.6
Nick Punto 30 FA-elig 99 2.7 2.4 +3.6
Nick Blackburn 26 pre-arb 33 1.9 0.4 +4.0
Joe Nathan 33 FA-elig 68 1.8 6.0 -1.9
Alexi Casilla 23 98 1.5
Francisco Liriano 24 14 1.4
Brendan Harris 27 arb 130 1.0 0.4 +1.8
Livan Hernandez↔ COL 33 FA-elig 23 1.0 3.7 -1.5
Boof Bonser 26 pre-arb 47 0.9 0.4 +1.6
Craig Breslow↔ CLE 27 arb 42 0.9 0.3 +1.7
Jason Kubel 26 arb 141 0.5 1.3 -0.1
Jesse Crain 26 arb 66 0.5 1.1 +0.1
Dennys Reyes 31 FA-elig 75 0.4 1.0 -0.2
Brian Buscher 27 70 0.3
Matt Tolbert 26 pre-arb 41 0.3 0.4 +0.3
Glen Perkins 25 26 0.3
Adam Everett 31 FA-elig 48 0.3 2.8 -2.1
Jose Mijares 23 10 0.2
Howie Clark 34 4 0.1
Pat Neshek 27 pre-arb 15 0.1 0.4 -0.1
Randy Ruiz 30 22 0.1
Eddie Guardado↔ TEX 37 FA-elig 9 0.0 0.3 -0.2
Matt Macri 26 18 0.0
Ryan Jorgensen 29 2 -0.0
Bobby Korecky 28 16 -0.1
Mike Redmond 37 FA-elig 38 -0.3 0.9 -1.5
Michael Cuddyer 29 FA-elig 71 -0.3 5.9 -6.5
Philip Humber 25 5 -0.3
Jason Pridie 24 10 -0.3
Juan Rincon↔ CLE 29 FA-elig 24 -0.5 1.3 -2.3
Craig Monroe 31 FA-elig 58 -0.6 3.8 -5.3
Matt Guerrier 29 arb 76 -0.7 0.9 -2.5
Brian Bass↔ BAL 26 pre-arb 44 -0.7 0.4 -2.0
Delmon Young 22 pre-arb 152 -0.9 1.4 -3.5
Mike Lamb↔ MIL 32 FA-elig 81 -0.9 3.1 -5.2

40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (68%). 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