GM: Bill Smith (since 2008)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Baker | 29 | FA-elig | 23 | 2.6 | 5.0 | +1.4 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 32 | FA-elig | 139 | 2.5 | 10.5 | -4.5 |
| Carl Pavano | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.3 | 8.0 | -2.3 |
| Joe Mauer | 28 | FA-elig | 82 | 2.3 | 23.0 | -17.4 |
| Denard Span | 27 | arb | 70 | 1.9 | 1.0 | +3.6 |
| Glen Perkins | 28 | arb | 65 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +3.3 |
| Ben Revere | 23 | pre-arb | 117 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +3.3 |
| Brian Duensing | 28 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Alexi Casilla | 26 | arb | 97 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +1.8 |
| Chris Parmelee | 23 | pre-arb | 21 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Jason Kubel | 29 | FA-elig | 99 | 0.8 | 5.2 | -3.4 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 25 | – | 27 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Francisco Liriano | 27 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -2.6 |
| Jim Thome↔ CLE | 40 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| Scott Diamond | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Kevin Slowey | 27 | arb | 14 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -1.9 |
| Luke Hughes | 26 | – | 96 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Liam Hendriks | 22 | – | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Nick Blackburn | 29 | arb | 26 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.6 |
| Lester Oliveros↔ DET | 23 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Brian Dinkelman | 27 | – | 23 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Anthony Slama | 27 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chuck James | 29 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Hacker | 28 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Manship | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Jason Repko | 30 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Joe Nathan | 36 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.1 | 11.2 | -11.4 |
| Kyle Waldrop | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| René Rivera | 27 | – | 45 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Benson | 23 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Alex Burnett | 23 | – | 66 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Steve Holm | 31 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jose Mijares | 26 | arb | 58 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Delmon Young↔ DET | 25 | arb | 84 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -4.5 |
| Dusty Hughes | 29 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Matt Capps | 27 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.4 | 7.2 | -8.1 |
| Jim Hoey | 28 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Danny Valencia | 26 | pre-arb | 154 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Matt Tolbert | 29 | arb | 87 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Phil Dumatrait | 29 | – | 45 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Rene Tosoni | 24 | – | 60 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Justin Morneau | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.7 | 15.0 | -16.7 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 25 | pre-arb | 81 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | 26 | pre-arb | 68 | -1.5 | 3.0 | -6.7 |
| Drew Butera | 27 | pre-arb | 93 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -4.6 |
45 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (73%). 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 |