| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| J. Whitney | SP | $15,280,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 7 years |
| O. Shaffer | LF | $9,200,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 13 years |
| P. Hines | 1B | $8,200,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 16 years |
| C. Buffinton | SP | $4,657,143 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| C. Bennett | C | $4,000,001 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| J. Hornung | LF | $4,000,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| T. Mccarthy | RF | $3,548,571 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $4,400,000) | 4 years |
| P. Radford | CF | $3,421,429 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,250,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| E. Sutton | 3B | $2,890,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 17 years |
| E. Morris | SP | $2,600,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,510,000) | 4 years |
| L. Brown | C | $1,800,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 10 years |
| J. Conway | CL | $1,668,571 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,510,000) | 4 years |
| J. Morrill | SS | $1,650,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 12 years |
| J. Brown | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| R. Mack | 2B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,930,000) | 3 years |
| M. Lockwood | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 3 years |
| C. Dow | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Krieg | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 31 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| M. Kilroy | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| E. Andrews | 2B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,160,000) | 3 years |
| J. Strauss | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| G. Pechiney | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| E. Hogan | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Smith | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| M. Hines | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| G. Vadeboncoeur | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Herr | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Blaisdell | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Beatin | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Hackett | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| H. Weber | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Brennan | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. O'donnell | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Dorsey | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Hamill | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| J. Ward | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Mcvey | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Watson | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Parsons | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Meister | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Irwin | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Jackson | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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