President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey (since 2017) · GM: Jeremy Zoll (since 2025)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Buxton | 31 | FA-elig | 126 | 5.0 | 16.1 | +3.0 |
| Joe Ryan | 29 | arb | 31 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +9.0 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 28 | arb | 119 | 2.1 | 4.5 | +3.3 |
| Harrison Bader↔ PHI | 31 | – | 96 | 2.0 | 2.3 | +5.3 |
| Pablo López | 29 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.8 | 21.8 | -14.8 |
| Luke Keaschall | 22 | – | 49 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +5.7 |
| Griffin Jax↔ TBR | 30 | – | 50 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +4.6 |
| Kody Clemens↔ PHI | 29 | pre-arb | 112 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +4.8 |
| Matt Wallner | 27 | pre-arb | 104 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +4.4 |
| Zebby Matthews | 25 | pre-arb | 16 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +4.7 |
| Jhoan Duran↔ PHI | 27 | – | 49 | 1.2 | 1.9 | +2.8 |
| Chris Paddack↔ DET | 29 | – | 21 | 1.2 | 3.7 | +0.8 |
| Bailey Ober | 29 | arb | 27 | 1.2 | 3.5 | +0.9 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 24 | – | 23 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Willi Castro↔ CHC | 28 | – | 86 | 1.1 | 3.1 | +1.0 |
| Carlos Correa↔ HOU | 30 | – | 93 | 1.1 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| Louis Varland↔ TOR | 27 | – | 51 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Royce Lewis | 26 | pre-arb | 106 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +2.1 |
| Danny Coulombe↔ TEX | 35 | – | 40 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +2.3 |
| Austin Martin | 26 | pre-arb | 50 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +3.5 |
| Justin Topa | 34 | arb | 54 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +2.3 |
| Cole Sands | 27 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +2.3 |
| Ty France↔ TOR | 30 | – | 101 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +2.0 |
| Brock Stewart↔ LAD | 33 | – | 39 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Kody Funderburk | 28 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 31 | – | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Brooks Lee | 24 | pre-arb | 139 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| David Festa | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Cody Laweryson | 27 | – | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Jhonny Pereda↔ OAK | 29 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Mick Abel↔ PHI | 23 | – | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Christian Vázquez | 34 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.3 | 10.0 | -9.0 |
| Taj Bradley↔ TBR | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Trevor Larnach | 28 | arb | 142 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -1.3 |
| Darren McCaughan | 29 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Scott Blewett↔ ATL | 29 | – | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Pierson Ohl | 25 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| José Ureña↔ ANA | 33 | – | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Brooks Kriske↔ CHC | 31 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Randy Dobnak | 30 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -3.2 |
| Michael Tonkin | 35 | arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Erasmo Ramírez | 35 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Jorge Alcala↔ BOS | 29 | – | 22 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Anthony Misiewicz | 30 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jonah Bride↔ MIA | 29 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Alan Roden↔ TOR | 25 | – | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Thomas Hatch↔ KCR | 30 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Joey Wentz↔ ATL | 27 | – | 6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Travis Adams | 25 | – | 18 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Noah Davis↔ LAD | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| James Outman↔ LAD | 28 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Jose Miranda | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Carson McCusker | 27 | – | 16 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Génesis Cabrera↔ CHC | 28 | arb | 16 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -2.4 |
| Mickey Gasper | 29 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -3.2 |
| Edouard Julien | 26 | pre-arb | 64 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
| DaShawn Keirsey Jr. | 28 | – | 74 | -0.9 | – | – |
57 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 54 of them (95%). 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 |