| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| J. Rice | LF | $18,500,000 | 1990 | 3 years left | | 14 years |
| D. Strawberry | RF | $11,357,143 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $12,980,000) | 4 years |
| R. Dressler | SP | $5,000,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| J. Charboneau | RF | $4,500,000 | 1989 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| D. Lewallyn | MR | $3,000,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 13 years |
| B. Gullickson | SP | $1,100,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000), could become Free Agent with 82 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| A. Hargesheimer | SP | $350,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 4 years |
| M. Scioscia | C | $350,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Fimple | C | $350,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 3 years |
| L. Aguayo | 2B | $350,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 4 years |
| B. Garbey | 1B | $350,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $360,000) | 4 years |
| M. Ramirez | SS | $350,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| K. Daniels | LF | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| D. Von Ohlen | MR | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $310,000) | 3 years |
| J. Maler | 1B | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. French | RF | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 147 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| P. Duran | SP | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Quinones | SS | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| M. Castillo | 3B | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 130 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| P. Assenmacher | CL | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 43 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| D. James | CF | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Howell | 3B | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Romanick | SP | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| S. Cliburn | MR | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Roomes | LF | $300,000 | 1988 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Reed | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Davenport | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Martinez | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Kreuter | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Griffin | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 9 years |
| P. Clopton | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Broughton | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Schilling | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Akerfelds | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Cueva | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Palacios | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Kingery | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Johnson | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Nelson | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Spitz | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Montalvo | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Busmalis | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Callebs | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Meras | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| E. Payne | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Gregg | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Hulett | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Factor | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Cross | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Marco | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Burnette | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Paciorek | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. White | CL | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Woodson | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Stark | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Maher | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Jurak | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| D. Ledford | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Mace | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. McClendon | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Daugherty | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Kunkel | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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