GM: Bill Smith (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $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.
| 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 |