| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| B. Blyleven | SP | $8,000,000 | 1990 | 5 years left | | 15 years |
| L. Parrish | 3B | $8,000,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| B. Kison | SP | $6,500,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 14 years |
| G. Carter | C | $6,000,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 11 years |
| D. Kingman | 1B | $3,750,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 14 years |
| J. D'acquisto | SP | $3,500,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| B. Dent | SS | $3,500,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| F. Snook | MR | $3,250,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| D. Stieb | SP | $3,000,000 | 1988 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| M. Boddicker | SP | $2,150,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $410,000) | 4 years |
| H. Baines | RF | $1,414,286 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $610,000) | 3 years |
| D. Smith | MR | $1,342,857 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,010,000) | 4 years |
| S. Mura | MR | $1,092,857 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 4 years |
| R. Reuschel | SP | $970,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 13 years |
| J. Desa | 2B | $810,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,160,000) | 4 years |
| D. Noles | SP | $635,714 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 4 years |
| S. Baker | SP | $482,143 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,600,000) | 3 years |
| M. Bomback | SP | $450,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 4 years |
| T. Niedenfuer | MR | $450,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $670,000) | 3 years |
| R. Cey | 3B | $400,000 | 1987 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| K. Puckett | CF | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| R. Tingley | C | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| D. Strawberry | RF | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Gwynn | CF | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Clark | MR | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Presley | 3B | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Lefferts | CL | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Higuera | SP | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| D. Hill | SS | $400,000 | 1986 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration | 2 years |
| J. Browne | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Behenna | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| R. Leach | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| D. Lowry | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| B. Hurst | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| L. Sheets | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| R. Romanick | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Wynne | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| J. Pankovits | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| R. Nelson | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| W. Lozado | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| R. Landestoy | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 3 years |
| B. Swift | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Darr | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 4 years |
| R. Thompson | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Dunston | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Blocker | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
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