President of baseball ops: Paul Toboni (since 2026) · GM: Anirudh Kilambi (since 2026)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood | 23 | pre-arb | 62 | 6.7 | 0.8 | +61.0 |
| CJ Abrams | 25 | arb | 61 | 6.1 | 4.2 | +52.4 |
| Cade Cavalli | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | 4.0 | 0.9 | +36.0 |
| Jacob Young | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 3.5 | 0.8 | +31.7 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 27 | arb | 38 | 2.5 | 5.4 | +18.1 |
| Daylen Lile | 23 | pre-arb | 61 | 2.1 | 0.8 | +19.0 |
| Curtis Mead | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | 2.1 | 0.8 | +18.5 |
| Joey Wiemer | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +18.5 |
| Jake Irvin | 29 | pre-arb | 11 | 1.5 | 2.8 | +11.0 |
| Orlando Ribalta | 28 | pre-arb | 15 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +11.8 |
| Gus Varland | 29 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.0 | 0.8 | +8.8 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 27 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +7.4 |
| Paxton Schultz | 28 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +6.4 |
| Foster Griffin | 30 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.7 | 5.5 | +0.7 |
| Brad Lord | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +4.9 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +3.4 |
| Luis García Jr. | 26 | – | 56 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Andrés Chaparro | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Zak Kent↔ MIN | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Jackson Rutledge | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Brady House | 23 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Drew Millas | 28 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Julian Fernández | 30 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Riley Cornelio | 26 | – | 1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -3.0 |
| Dylan Crews | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -3.7 |
| Nasim Nuñez | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -4.0 |
| Richard Lovelady↔ NYM | 30 | arb | 19 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -6.6 |
| Andre Granillo | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -6.1 |
| José Tena | 25 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -7.2 |
| Cionel Pérez↔ NYM | 30 | arb | 16 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -7.6 |
| Clayton Beeter | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -8.2 |
| Cole Henry | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -8.5 |
| Ken Waldichuk | 28 | pre-arb | 5 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -10.8 |
| Mitchell Parker | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -11.2 |
| PJ Poulin | 29 | pre-arb | 25 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -11.3 |
| Zack Littell | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | -1.7 | 3.0 | -18.6 |
| Miles Mikolas | 37 | FA-elig | 13 | -1.9 | 2.2 | -20.2 |
37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 36 of them (97%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. 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 WSN |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martínez | 1986 | 22.5 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 2011 | 20.8 |
| Trea Turner | 2015 | 19.4 |
| Liván Hernández | 2003 | 17.2 |
| Bryn Smith | 1977 | 16.4 |
| Moisés Alou | 1990 | 13.8 |
| Tanner Roark | 2010 | 12.8 |
| Mike Lansing | 1991 | 12.0 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | 2002 | 30.3 |
| Cliff Lee | 2002 | 14.7 |
| Tim Raines | 1990 | 14.5 |
| Lucas Giolito | 2016 | 13.5 |
| Cliff Floyd | 1997 | 13.2 |
| Gary Carter | 1984 | 12.8 |
| Maicer Izturis | 2004 | 12.2 |
| Carl Pavano | 2002 | 8.1 |