| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| B. Ewing | 3B | $10,580,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| M. Welch | SP | $9,310,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 7 years |
| M. Dorgan | RF | $7,141,185 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| J. O'rourke | SS | $6,020,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 16 years |
| B. Dickerson | 2B | $4,600,001 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 9 years |
| P. Gillespie | LF | $2,240,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| J. Ryan | SP | $1,835,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,340,000) | 4 years |
| S. Wise | SS | $1,672,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| C. Ganzel | C | $1,058,571 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,140,000) | 4 years |
| D. Rowe | 1B | $669,632 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Connors | MR | $662,857 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $520,000) | 4 years |
| M. Allen | 1B | $585,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $520,000) | 4 years |
| F. Warner | CF | $450,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| H. Carpenter | 1B | $390,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| J. Harkins | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| T. O'neill | SP | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,220,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| D. Casey | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,220,000) | 4 years |
| J. Connor | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $260,000) | 3 years |
| B. Shindle | 3B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Nelson | CL | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $990,000) | 3 years |
| E. Cleveland | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $360,000) | 3 years |
| E. Chamberlain | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Hofford | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 32 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| H. Kappel | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| E. Conley | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Murphy | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| G. Van haltren | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Boyle | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| T. Ramsey | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,140,000) | 3 years |
| E. Kent | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| J. Lavin | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| D. Cramer | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| G. Pierce | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| T. Griffin | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Meyers | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Quinton | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| J. Cullen | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Beach | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Driscoll | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Humphries | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| W. Curry | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Milligan | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| J. Moffett | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Brooks | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Jones | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 10 years |
| L. Daniels | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Hemp | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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