GM: Omar Minaya (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Vazquez | 26 | arb | 34 | 5.9 | 6.0 | +4.5 |
| Livan Hernandez | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.4 | 3.8 | +4.1 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 28 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.2 | 3.3 | +4.1 |
| Brad Wilkerson | 26 | pre-arb | 146 | 3.9 | 0.3 | +6.5 |
| Jose Vidro | 28 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.2 | 5.5 | +0.1 |
| Tomo Ohka | 27 | arb | 35 | 3.0 | 0.3 | +5.0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 28 | FA-elig | 112 | 3.0 | 11.5 | -6.2 |
| T.J. Tucker | 24 | arb | 46 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Zach Day | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.3 |
| Luis Ayala | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Joe Vitiello | 33 | – | 38 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Brian Schneider | 26 | arb | 108 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Wil Cordero | 31 | FA-elig | 130 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Tony Armas | 25 | arb | 5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | -1.2 |
| Claudio Vargas | 25 | – | 23 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Joey Eischen | 33 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Michael Barrett | 26 | arb | 70 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -2.1 |
| Todd Zeile↔ NYY | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Scott Stewart | 27 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Chad Cordero | 21 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eric Knott | 28 | – | 13 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Mercedes | 32 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Roy Corcoran | 23 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Cepicky | 25 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Britt Reames | 29 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Hector Almonte↔ BOS | 27 | – | 28 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Vic Darensbourg↔ COL | 32 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Julio Manon | 30 | – | 23 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bryan Hebson | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Anthony Ferrari | 25 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Downs | 27 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jamey Carroll | 29 | pre-arb | 105 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Endy Chavez | 25 | pre-arb | 141 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Henry Mateo | 26 | pre-arb | 100 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Tim Drew | 24 | – | 6 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ronald Calloway | 26 | pre-arb | 126 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Sun-Woo Kim | 25 | – | 4 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Rocky Biddle | 27 | arb | 73 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Dan Smith | 27 | arb | 32 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Jeff Liefer↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 35 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| Fernando Tatis | 28 | FA-elig | 53 | -1.0 | 6.5 | -8.3 |
| Edwards Guzman | 26 | – | 52 | -1.1 | – | – |
| Jose Macias | 31 | arb | 111 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (60%). 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 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 |