| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| L. Durham | 1B | $8,500,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 5 years |
| L. Bostock | CF | $4,800,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| D. Quisenberry | CL | $4,570,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| D. Lamp | MR | $3,750,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| W. Hernandez | SP | $3,750,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| O. Velez | RF | $3,600,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| G. Hoffman | SS | $3,000,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 5 years |
| B. Gullickson | SP | $3,000,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| A. Trevino | C | $2,870,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| G. Bell | LF | $2,550,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,040,000) | 4 years |
| J. Beattie | SP | $2,500,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| A. Cowens | CF | $2,500,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| H. Johnson | 3B | $2,378,571 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,600,000) | 3 years |
| B. Sharp | LF | $2,350,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| B. Schultz | MR | $2,250,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| G. Vukovich | SS | $1,500,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 5 years |
| P. Lacock | RF | $1,320,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 13 years |
| M. Stanton | MR | $992,857 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 5 years |
| M. Easler | RF | $870,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 9 years |
| A. Knicely | 3B | $852,857 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,610,000) | 3 years |
| J. Cumberland | MR | $600,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 17 years |
| L. Milbourne | 2B | $550,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| M. Bailey | C | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| B. Roberts | 2B | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Gear | 1B | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Valtierra | MR | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Heathcock | SP | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration | 2 years |
| D. Rasmussen | MR | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Hesketh | SP | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| L. Jones | LF | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Johnson | C | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration | 2 years |
| G. Patterson | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| T. Gainey | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Dotson | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| D. Drabek | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Ruffin | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Bosetti | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 3 years |
| C. Welsh | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| T. Brizzolara | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| D. Heep | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| E. Wilkins | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| R. Manning | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 8 years |
| P. Kelly | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| B. Evans | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Maes | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Hudler | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Dopson | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Fontenot | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| M. Brown | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| B. Dayett | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| J. Allen | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| K. Pagel | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
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