| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| J. Rice | RF | $8,360,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| P. Guerrero | 1B | $7,500,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| J. Essian | C | $5,250,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| M. Nettles | LF | $4,750,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| D. Winfield | CF | $4,500,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 11 years |
| F. Valenzuela | SP | $4,250,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 5 years |
| D. Stewart | SP | $4,100,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| B. Sutter | CL | $4,000,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| J. Sambito | SP | $4,000,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| S. Martinez | MR | $3,500,000 | 1989 | 4 years left | | 5 years |
| P. Vuckovich | SP | $3,100,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| D. Ford | RF | $2,750,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| H. Chappas | SS | $2,250,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 5 years |
| R. Scott | 2B | $2,000,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| G. Thomas | 3B | $2,000,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| F. Arroyo | MR | $1,750,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| D. Thomas | SS | $1,100,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 14 years |
| R. Coggins | RF | $1,000,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 13 years |
| M. May | C | $950,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 13 years |
| J. Matlack | MR | $900,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 14 years |
| K. Kobel | MR | $900,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| J. Beckwith | MR | $790,714 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $670,000) | 4 years |
| K. Pasley | C | $450,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 5 years |
| D. Gordon | MR | $436,001 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| D. Gooden | SP | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Garbey | 1B | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Bonilla | LF | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| L. Mcwilliams | MR | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 5 years |
| J. Willard | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| E. Lynch | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Jackson | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Foley | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| C. Fielder | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Puleo | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| V. Rodriguez | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| B. Walk | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| D. Ramos | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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