GM: AJ Preller (since 2015)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Myers | 25 | arb | 157 | 3.3 | 0.5 | +10.3 |
| Ryan Schimpf | 28 | pre-arb | 89 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +7.8 |
| Drew Pomeranz↔ BOS | 27 | arb | 17 | 2.4 | 0.7 | +7.2 |
| Yangervis Solarte | 28 | pre-arb | 109 | 2.2 | 0.5 | +6.5 |
| Adam Rosales | 33 | FA-elig | 105 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +4.6 |
| Christian Friedrich | 28 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +4.5 |
| Brad Hand | 26 | pre-arb | 82 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.3 |
| B.J. Upton↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.2 | 9.5 | -5.5 |
| Ryan Buchter | 29 | pre-arb | 67 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.1 |
| Travis Jankowski | 25 | pre-arb | 131 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +2.3 |
| Fernando Rodney↔ MIA | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +2.0 |
| Brandon Maurer | 25 | arb | 71 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Alex Dickerson | 26 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 24 | – | 11 | 0.6 | 0.0 | +1.9 |
| Jon Jay | 31 | FA-elig | 90 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -5.2 |
| James Shields↔ CHW | 34 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.5 | 7.0 | -5.5 |
| Derek Norris | 27 | arb | 125 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| Clayton Richard↔ CHC | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Colin Rea↔ MIA | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Edwin Jackson↔ MIA | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Buddy Baumann | 28 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Luis Sardinas↔ SEA | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Cory Spangenberg | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Luis Perdomo | 23 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Manuel Margot | 21 | – | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.6 |
| Andrew Cashner↔ MIA | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 4.1 | -3.7 |
| Tyson Ross | 29 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 9.6 | -9.3 |
| Paul Clemens↔ MIA | 28 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jabari Blash | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| José Torres | 22 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 24 | arb | 73 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Héctor Sánchez↔ CHW | 26 | arb | 26 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Michael Kirkman↔ MIL | 29 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Robbie Erlin | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Tyron Guerrero | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Morrow | 31 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| César Vargas | 24 | – | 7 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Matt Thornton | 39 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| Jake Smith | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Leonel Campos | 28 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jarred Cosart↔ MIA | 26 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Patrick Kivlehan↔ CIN | 26 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Keith Hessler↔ ARI | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Carlos Asuaje | 24 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Jemile Weeks | 29 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Kevin Quackenbush | 27 | pre-arb | 60 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Austin Hedges | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Nick Noonan | 27 | – | 7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| Oswaldo Arcia↔ MIA | 25 | arb | 14 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Brett Wallace | 29 | FA-elig | 119 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -2.6 |
| José Pirela | 26 | arb | 15 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| José Rondon | 22 | – | 8 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| José Domínguez | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| Matt Kemp↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 100 | -0.6 | 13.9 | -16.0 |
| Alexi Amarista | 27 | arb | 65 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -3.5 |
| Erik Johnson↔ CHW | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -2.6 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 32 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -3.9 |
| Alexei Ramirez↔ TBR | 34 | FA-elig | 128 | -1.6 | 2.6 | -7.7 |
58 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 56 of them (97%). 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 SDP |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatís | 2016 | 27.7 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1993 | 24.3 |
| Andy Ashby | 1993 | 17.7 |
| Ken Caminiti | 1994 | 17.4 |
| Phil Nevin | 1999 | 17.3 |
| Brian Giles | 2003 | 17.1 |
| Ryan Klesko | 1999 | 16.6 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 2019 | 14.8 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | 1981 | 48.0 |
| Corey Kluber | 2010 | 34.6 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 2012 | 31.1 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 2014 | 20.6 |
| Roberto Alomar | 1990 | 20.4 |
| Max Fried | 2014 | 20.1 |
| Trea Turner | 2015 | 19.4 |
| John Kruk | 1989 | 18.4 |