President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey (since 2017) · GM: Thad Levine (since 2017)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | 29 | FA-elig | 86 | 4.2 | 33.3 | -15.8 |
| Byron Buxton | 30 | FA-elig | 102 | 3.7 | 15.1 | +0.2 |
| Pablo López | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.2 | 8.2 | +5.2 |
| Joe Ryan | 28 | arb | 23 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +12.3 |
| Bailey Ober | 28 | arb | 31 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +11.6 |
| Willi Castro | 27 | arb | 158 | 2.9 | 3.3 | +8.9 |
| Carlos Santana | 38 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.9 | 5.2 | +6.9 |
| Griffin Jax | 29 | arb | 72 | 2.6 | 0.8 | +10.1 |
| Matt Wallner | 26 | pre-arb | 75 | 2.1 | 0.7 | +7.8 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 23 | pre-arb | 28 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +6.9 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 27 | arb | 122 | 1.6 | 2.4 | +4.0 |
| Cole Sands | 26 | pre-arb | 62 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +5.6 |
| Trevor Larnach | 27 | arb | 112 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +5.3 |
| Jhoan Duran | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +4.2 |
| Royce Lewis | 25 | pre-arb | 82 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +4.0 |
| David Festa | 24 | – | 14 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +4.1 |
| Chris Paddack | 28 | arb | 17 | 1.1 | 2.5 | +1.9 |
| Jose Miranda | 26 | pre-arb | 121 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.6 |
| Max Kepler | 31 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.9 | 10.0 | -6.1 |
| Christian Vázquez | 33 | FA-elig | 93 | 0.7 | 10.0 | -7.0 |
| Kyle Farmer | 33 | FA-elig | 107 | 0.5 | 6.3 | -4.1 |
| Michael Tonkin↔ NYM | 34 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Jorge Alcala | 28 | arb | 54 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Josh Staumont | 30 | arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.0 |
| Josh Winder | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 37 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -2.4 |
| Diego Castillo | 26 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Brock Stewart | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Ronny Henriquez | 24 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Michael Helman | 28 | – | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Justin Topa | 33 | arb | 3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
| Scott Blewett | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Diego Castillo | 30 | arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Caleb Boushley | 30 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Trevor Richards↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| DaShawn Keirsey Jr. | 27 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Edouard Julien | 25 | pre-arb | 94 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Brent Headrick | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Randy Dobnak | 29 | arb | 5 | -0.0 | 2.2 | -2.4 |
| Daniel Duarte | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Kody Funderburk | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Jair Camargo | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Matt Bowman↔ ARI | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Zebby Matthews | 24 | – | 9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Manuel Margot | 29 | FA-elig | 129 | -0.2 | 10.0 | -10.9 |
| Austin Martin | 25 | pre-arb | 93 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Cole Irvin↔ BAL | 30 | arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Steven Okert | 32 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -2.1 |
| Jay Jackson | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -2.4 |
| Brooks Lee | 23 | – | 50 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Alex Kirilloff | 26 | arb | 57 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.8 |
| Louis Varland | 26 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 51 of them (98%). 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 |