| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| M. Mansell | CF | $8,000,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| P. Ward | 3B | $3,907,143 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,660,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| H. Henderson | SP | $3,664,286 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $4,420,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Coleman | SP | $3,178,571 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,060,000) | 4 years |
| S. Farrar | 1B | $2,807,143 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,440,000) | 4 years |
| J. Moore | C | $1,342,857 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,450,000) | 4 years |
| C. Doyle | CF | $331,429 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $390,000) | 4 years |
| B. Harbidge | 2B | $320,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| A. Breitenstein | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| C. Waitt | CF | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000), could become Free Agent with 58 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| C. Kelly | 2B | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| B. Gallagher | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| G. Shallix | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| J. Kelly | C | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000), could become Free Agent with 26 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Ryan | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,080,000) | 3 years |
| L. Marr | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| P. Veach | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $280,000) | 3 years |
| T. Daly | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Getzien | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $5,260,000) | 3 years |
| S. Griffin | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,710,000) | 3 years |
| J. Sneed | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $390,000) | 3 years |
| C. Hilsey | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $320,000) | 3 years |
| F. Ringo | 2B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $430,000) | 3 years |
| F. Harris | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| E. Flanagan | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| E. Burch | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,600,000) | 3 years |
| J. Foley | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Lee | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Tener | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Koons | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| A. Benedict | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| C. White | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| B. Gladman | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Kirby | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Murphy | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Rickley | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Wolstenholme | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| C. Berry | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Loughran | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Bryant | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Murphy | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Barnes | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Geiss | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Siffell | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Joy | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Shoch | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Toole | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| U. Joyce | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Gilmore | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Hall | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Townsend | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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