| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| J. Rowe | SS | $16,667,001 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| H. Richardson | 2B | $8,867,001 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| T. York | LF | $6,677,101 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 17 years |
| D. Driscoll | SP | $6,450,001 | 1890 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| P. Browning | CF | $5,985,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| J. Wolf | SS | $4,364,286 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| B. Black | SP | $4,035,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 4 years |
| G. Hecker | SP | $3,971,429 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Farrell | 2B | $3,360,001 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| D. Casey | CF | $3,300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,630,000) | 4 years |
| J. Gleason | 3B | $3,250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 7 years |
| E. Whiting | C | $1,960,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Jones | CF | $1,878,571 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $470,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| T. Lynch | C | $1,805,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,180,000) | 4 years |
| M. Mcquery | 1B | $1,620,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,280,000) | 4 years |
| S. Weaver | SP | $1,530,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| H. Mccormick | MR | $1,260,001 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| J. Fisher | SP | $1,221,429 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $910,000) | 4 years |
| J. Latham | 1B | $1,000,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| B. Mcgunnigle | SP | $977,001 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| J. Reccius | SP | $400,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Gerhardt | 2B | $330,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| P. Reccius | CF | $325,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| D. Sullivan | C | $305,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $380,000) | 4 years |
| J. Mcelroy | SP | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $470,000) | 3 years |
| S. Sullivan | C | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| L. Maskrey | CF | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| H. Luff | 1B | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $270,000) | 3 years |
| E. Trumbull | SP | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| F. Brill | SP | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| E. Daily | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 140 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| J. Shaffer | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Stephens | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Davis | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| D. Bickham | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Winkleman | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| T. Mclaughlin | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| W. Prince | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| I. Benners | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| K. Butler | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Cusick | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Woulfe | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Dougherty | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Schoeneck | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Jones | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Derby | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Morrison | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Crosby | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Fields | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Roxburgh | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. O'connell | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Bushong | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 9 years |
| B. Finley | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Farrell | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 2 years |
| B. Crowell | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Cunningham | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Leitner | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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