| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| B. Emslie | SP | $14,250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,080,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| H. Salisbury | SP | $11,000,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,600,000), could become Free Agent with 125 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| B. Mitchell | MR | $11,000,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000), could become Free Agent with 129 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| N. Williamson | 3B | $4,600,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 10 years |
| G. Gardner | MR | $4,000,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 7 years |
| B. Reid | 2B | $2,285,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,600,000) | 4 years |
| J. Fox | MR | $1,907,143 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Mccormick | 3B | $1,892,857 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,970,000) | 4 years |
| B. Taylor | SP | $1,000,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| P. Deasley | C | $970,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| R. Sweeney | C | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| N. Scharf | SS | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| T. Manning | 2B | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| E. Smith | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| P. Baker | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 172 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| C. Zimmer | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,890,000) | 3 years |
| A. Loughlin | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 172 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| U. Smith | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| F. Devin | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,180,000) | 3 years |
| P. Smith | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Johnson | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,910,000) | 3 years |
| C. Daily | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Horan | CL | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,450,000) | 3 years |
| B. Graham | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $480,000) | 3 years |
| S. Morton | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 111 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| D. Lyons | 3B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $5,130,000) | 3 years |
| C. Geggus | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $4,840,000) | 3 years |
| C. Welch | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,690,000) | 3 years |
| H. Buker | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Madigan | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Keating | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. O'connor | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Strike | CL | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. O'brien | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| C. Ingraham | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Brown | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Ryan | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Olin | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| R. Foster | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Sweeney | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| B. Alvord | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Mattimore | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Allen | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Carroll | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Coughlin | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| A. Sladen | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Mundinger | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| D. Oldfield | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| G. Mappes | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Andrus | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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