| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| D. Burns | SP | $14,480,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Jones | SP | $12,790,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,790,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| M. Powell | 1B | $7,950,000 | 1890 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| E. Gross | C | $6,125,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| N. Hanlon | CF | $4,125,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| G. Wood | CF | $3,950,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| T. Mansell | CF | $1,985,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| D. Shaw | SP | $1,924,286 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,360,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| G. Radbourn | MR | $840,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,760,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| S. Trott | 2B | $710,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| S. Houck | SS | $585,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000), could become Free Agent with 40 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Farrell | 3B | $385,714 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| F. Mcintyre | MR | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,820,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| A. Mckinnon | 1B | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $410,000) | 4 years |
| B. Guiney | CF | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Ward | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,290,000) | 3 years |
| J. Gunson | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| E. Dugan | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,300,000) | 3 years |
| P. Wood | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Werrick | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,220,000) | 3 years |
| P. Callaghan | 3B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,760,000) | 3 years |
| C. Levis | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| C. Fisher | 2B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| E. Begley | MR | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $990,000) | 3 years |
| H. Collins | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 172 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| C. Cross | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $460,000) | 3 years |
| P. Dealy | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| S. Matthias | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Kreeger | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Slattery | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Wilson | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Hackett | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Pyle | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Vinton | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Santry | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Mullin | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Ritter | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Weber | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Vaughn | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Neale | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Connell | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Murphy | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Tucker | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Brown | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Roach | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Gilks | P | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Flynn | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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