GM: AJ Preller (since 2015)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Miller | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +31.9 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 27 | – | 62 | 3.0 | – | – |
| Walker Buehler | 31 | FA-elig | 12 | 2.8 | 1.5 | +23.3 |
| Adrian Morejon | 27 | arb | 29 | 2.8 | 3.9 | +20.7 |
| Michael King | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 2.7 | 9.0 | +15.4 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | 2.6 | 25.5 | -2.6 |
| Ty France | 31 | FA-elig | 43 | 2.5 | 1.4 | +20.6 |
| Nick Pivetta | 33 | FA-elig | 4 | 2.3 | 20.5 | -0.4 |
| Luis Campusano | 27 | arb | 18 | 2.2 | 0.9 | +18.7 |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 22 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +14.3 |
| Gavin Sheets | 30 | arb | 58 | 1.7 | 4.5 | +10.5 |
| Randy Vásquez | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +12.5 |
| Yuki Matsui | 30 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.8 | 5.8 | +1.6 |
| Ramón Laureano | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.7 | 6.5 | +0.1 |
| Manny Machado | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.6 | 25.1 | -19.5 |
| Rodolfo Durán | 28 | – | 15 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +4.8 |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 27 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +4.5 |
| Jackson Merrill | 23 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.6 | 2.1 | +3.0 |
| Kyle Hart | 33 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +3.1 |
| Ron Marinaccio | 30 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +2.7 |
| Griffin Canning | 30 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| Bryce Johnson | 30 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Alek Jacob | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Miguel Andujar | 31 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| Samad Taylor | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Waldron | 29 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| Sung-Mun Song | 29 | – | 20 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Adam | 34 | arb | 25 | -0.2 | 6.7 | -8.7 |
| Jase Bowen | 25 | – | 4 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Wandy Peralta | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.3 | 4.5 | -7.2 |
| David Morgan | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -3.0 |
| Lucas Giolito | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -5.1 |
| Freddy Fermin | 31 | pre-arb | 46 | -0.6 | 2.1 | -7.1 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.8 | 12.3 | -19.1 |
| Germán Márquez | 31 | FA-elig | 6 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -9.6 |
| Nick Castellanos | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | -2.0 | 0.8 | -19.0 |
36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (89%). 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 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 |