President of baseball ops: Derek Falvey (since 2017) · GM: Jeremy Zoll (since 2025)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ryan | 30 | arb | 14 | 5.3 | 6.1 | +40.8 |
| Byron Buxton | 32 | FA-elig | 55 | 5.1 | 15.1 | +29.9 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 29 | arb | 37 | 4.3 | 6.7 | +31.8 |
| Taj Bradley | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +25.9 |
| Trevor Larnach | 29 | arb | 53 | 2.3 | 4.5 | +15.8 |
| Kody Clemens | 30 | pre-arb | 53 | 1.9 | 0.8 | +16.2 |
| Austin Martin | 27 | pre-arb | 59 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +15.3 |
| Connor Prielipp | 25 | – | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | +14.7 |
| Eric Orze | 28 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +13.7 |
| Mick Abel | 24 | pre-arb | 4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +11.6 |
| Bailey Ober | 30 | arb | 12 | 1.4 | 5.2 | +7.0 |
| Brooks Lee | 25 | pre-arb | 62 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +10.3 |
| Taylor Rogers | 35 | FA-elig | 28 | 1.2 | 2.0 | +8.6 |
| Andrew Morris | 24 | – | 18 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +9.0 |
| Yoendrys Gómez↔ TBR | 26 | pre-arb | 16 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +8.3 |
| Tristan Gray | 30 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +7.4 |
| Ryan Kreidler | 28 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +5.6 |
| Zebby Matthews | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +5.4 |
| Luke Keaschall | 23 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +3.4 |
| Kendry Rojas | 23 | – | 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +3.5 |
| Victor Caratini | 32 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Orlando Arcia | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +2.5 |
| Garrett Acton | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Gabriel Gonzalez | 22 | – | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +1.8 |
| Cody Laweryson | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Anthony Banda | 32 | arb | 31 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -1.0 |
| Cole Sands | 28 | arb | 12 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -2.1 |
| Alex Jackson | 30 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -2.7 |
| Mike Paredes | 25 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Justin Lawrence↔ PIT | 31 | – | 2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.8 |
| John Klein | 24 | – | 3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -2.8 |
| Zak Kent↔ WSN | 28 | – | 2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -4.0 |
| Travis Adams | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -4.6 |
| James Outman | 29 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -5.5 |
| Luis García↔ NYM | 39 | – | 9 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -7.2 |
| Kody Funderburk | 29 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -6.3 |
| Royce Lewis | 27 | arb | 32 | -0.7 | 2.9 | -9.1 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 25 | – | 12 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Justin Topa | 35 | – | 23 | -1.2 | – | – |
| Josh Bell | 33 | FA-elig | 63 | -1.7 | 5.8 | -20.7 |
| Matt Wallner | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -18.6 |
41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 38 of them (93%). 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 MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 1999 | 32.0 |
| Greg Gagne | 1982 | 15.6 |
| Joe Nathan | 2003 | 14.1 |
| Joe Ryan | 2021 | 13.4 |
| Eric Milton | 1998 | 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 |