| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| S. Wiedman | SP | $11,000,000 | 1891 | 5 years left | | 8 years |
| L. Richmond | SP | $6,151,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 9 years |
| F. Mann | SS | $3,978,571 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 5 years |
| J. Leary | 2B | $3,000,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 8 years |
| J. Valentine | SP | $2,600,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,600,000) | 4 years |
| F. Mountain | SP | $2,100,000 | 1889 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| C. Bentley | SP | $1,000,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| H. Wheeler | 2B | $900,000 | 1888 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| P. Smith | 3B | $770,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 8 years |
| B. Schwartz | 1B | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| B. Kuehne | CF | $300,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| B. Watkins | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Flynn | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 172 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| R. Kemmler | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| E. Mckean | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Faatz | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| P. Sullivan | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| E. Fuller | CL | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| F. Beck | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 72 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| E. Dundon | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 97 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| J. Field | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 6 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| B. Mclaughlin | 2B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 6 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| F. Scheibeck | SS | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| S. Barkley | 2B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $930,000) | 3 years |
| T. Lovett | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| A. Voss | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,510,000) | 3 years |
| J. Lillie | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Mctamany | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 19 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| E. Smith | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 58 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| H. Larkin | CF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $4,640,000) | 3 years |
| J. Knight | 1B | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 47 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| C. Titcomb | SP | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| C. Fulmer | C | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $440,000) | 3 years |
| J. Peltz | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| F. Hankinson | RF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| H. Lyons | LF | $250,000 | 1887 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| M. Creegan | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Fass | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Boyle | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Sowders | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Pierce | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| B. Burke | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Locke | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| G. Alberts | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Fries | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| W. Williams | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Casey | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Gillen | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Green | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Colgan | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Hanna | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Wood | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Bullas | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Mcgeary | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 4 years |
| S. Childs | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| E. Gastfield | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Phelan | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| W. Zay | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Gessner | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Murray | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Hellman | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Force | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 15 years |
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