| Pos | Player (Team) | This Yr | Yrs Left | Raise |
|---|
| 1B | Allen, Dick
(Cardinals) | $18 | FA | |
| RP | Apodaca, Bob
(Braves) | $5 | FA | |
| OF | Ashburn, Richie
(Athletics) | $24 | FA | |
| RP | Assenmacher, Paul
(Tigers) | $16 | FA | |
| C | Bailey, Ed
(White Sox) | $9 | FA | |
| RP | Benitez, Armando
(Tigers) | $22 | FA | |
| 2B | Bishop, Max
(Twins) | $13 | FA | |
| 2B | Boone, Bret
(Giants) | $13 | FA | |
| OF | Bourn, Michael
(Tigers) | $4 | FA | |
| SS | Bowa, Larry
(Giants) | $2 | FA | |
| RP | Bradley, Archie
(Dodgers) | $20 | FA | |
| 3B | Brett, George
(White Sox) | $25 | FA | |
| RP | Camacho, Ernie
(Braves) | $5 | FA | |
| RP | Caudill, Bill
(Giants) | $4 | FA | |
| RP | Cordero, Francisco
(Astros) | $11 | FA | |
| C | Daulton, Darren
(Giants) | $26 | FA | |
| OF | Davis, Willie
(Red Sox) | $2 | FA | |
| SP | Ellsworth, Dick
(Angels) | $12 | FA | |
| 3B | Ensberg, Morgan
(Dodgers) | $10 | FA | |
| SP | Feller, Bob
(Cardinals) | $14 | FA | |
| SP | Fidrych, Mark
(Dodgers) | $5 | FA | |
| RP | Fornieles, Mike
(Giants) | $13 | FA | |
| RP | Frohwirth, Todd
(Dodgers) | $9 | FA | |
| C | Garver, Mitch
(Reds) | $8 | FA | |
| 2B | Gehringer, Charlie
(Tigers) | $14 | FA | |
| RP | Gordon, Tom
(Mets) | $14 | FA | |
| RP | Hawkins, LaTroy
(Cardinals) | $7 | FA | |
| SP | Hecker, Guy
(Cubs) | $24 | FA | |
| RP | Hoffman, Trevor
(Indians) | $24 | FA | |
| C | Hogan, Shanty
(Cubs) | $18 | FA | |
| RP | Hrabosky, Al
(Dodgers) | $4 | FA | |
| RP | Jackson, Mike
(Athletics) | $6 | FA | |
| OF | Jones, Andruw
(Twins) | $2 | FA | |
| 3B | Keltner, Ken
(Indians) | $25 | FA | |
| 2B | Kenworthy, Bill
(Cubs) | $15 | FA | |
| RP | Kern, Jim
(Brewers) | $4 | FA | |
| SP | Leonard, Dutch
(Brewers) | $30 | FA | |
| 3B | Lewis, Buddy
(Twins) | $21 | FA | |
| SP | Lolich, Mickey
(Dodgers) | $5 | FA | |
| 2B | Lopes, Davey
(Indians) | $4 | FA | |
| OF | Lynn, Fred
(Red Sox) | $17 | FA | |
| RP | Martin, Chris
(Cardinals) | $9 | FA | |
| SP | Matlack, Jon
(Twins) | $16 | FA | |
| C | Mauer, Joe
(Reds) | $30 | FA | |
| SP | McQuillan, George
(Red Sox) | $9 | FA | |
| RP | Mesa, Jose
(Twins) | $11 | FA | |
| OF | Murphy, Dale
(Mets) | $12 | FA | |
| RP | O'Flaherty, Eric
(Athletics) | $8 | FA | |
| OF | Otis, Amos
(Red Sox) | $16 | FA | |
| OF | Parnell, Roy
(Athletics) | $33 | FA | |
| 2B | Pedroia, Dustin
(Astros) | $24 | FA | |
| SS | Ripken, Cal
(Reds) | $5 | FA | |
| C | Ruiz, Carlos
(Athletics) | $25 | FA | |
| SP | Sanders, Ben
(Astros) | $26 | FA | |
| RP | Sanders, Ken
(Dodgers) | $8 | FA | |
| OF | Sanders, Reggie
(Twins) | $36 | FA | |
| RP | Smith, Lee
(Braves) | $8 | FA | |
| OF | Soto, Juan
(Brewers) | $12 | FA | |
| C | Stearns, John
(Dodgers) | $16 | FA | |
| 1B | Sweeney, Mike
(Giants) | $36 | FA | |
| 1B | Terry, Bill
(Mets) | $29 | FA | |
| SS | Tinker, Joe
(Mets) | $9 | FA | |
| SS | Turner, Terry
(Indians) | $8 | FA | |
| RP | Vande Berg, Ed
(Indians) | $10 | FA | |
| C | Varitek, Jason
(Braves) | $5 | FA | |
| OF | White, Devon
(Giants) | $5 | FA | |
| SP | Whitney, Jim
(Cubs) | $18 | FA | |
| SS | Witt, Bobby
(Twins) | $10 | FA | |
| CL | Workman, Brandon
(White Sox) | $25 | FA | |
| SP | Wynn, Early
(Cardinals) | $7 | FA | |
| OF | Yastrzemski, Carl
(Tigers) | $25 | FA | |
| RP | Zumaya, Joel
(Athletics) | $5 | FA | |
| RP | Abernathy, Ted
(Tigers) | $8 | 4 | $2 |
| RP | Aker, Jack
(Braves) | $5 | 5 | $1 |
| SP | Alcantara, Sandy
(Brewers) | $14 | 2 | $3 |
| SP | Alexander, Pete
(Cardinals) | $6 | 2 | $1 |
| 2B | Alfonzo, Edgardo
(Reds) | $24 | 1 | |
| 2B | Altuve, Jose
(Reds) | $19 | 3 | $3 |
| SS | Appling, Luke
(White Sox) | $8 | 3 | $2 |
| 1B | Bagwell, Jeff
(Braves) | $17 | 1 | |
| OF | Bellinger, Cody
(Dodgers) | $13 | 1 | |
| 3B | Beltre, Adrian
(Angels) | $10 | 5 | $2 |
| C | Bench, Johnny
(Brewers) | $8 | 4 | $2 |
| 3B | Boggs, Wade
(Brewers) | $26 | 1 | |
| OF | Bonds, Barry
(Phillies) | $12 | 5 | $3 |
| RP | Brewer, Jim
(Phillies) | $25 | 1 | |
| RP | Brocail, Doug
(Brewers) | $7 | 2 | $1 |
| SP | Brown, Mordecai
(Giants) | $26 | 1 | |
| OF | Burks, Ellis
(Tigers) | $11 | 2 | $3 |
| SP | Caldwell, Mike
(Dodgers) | $10 | 1 | |
| 3B | Caminiti, Ken
(Reds) | $13 | 1 | |
| 1B | Carew, Rod
(Athletics) | $25 | 4 | $5 |
| SP | Carlton, Steve
(Tigers) | $22 | 2 | $3 |
| 1B | Cash, Norm
(Yankees) | $25 | 3 | $4 |
| OF | Charleston, Oscar
(Giants) | $17 | 3 | $4 |
| 3B | Chavez, Eric
(Braves) | $12 | 3 | $3 |
| SP | Chesbro, Jack
(Twins) | $26 | 1 | |
| OF | Clarke, Fred
(Phillies) | $25 | 1 | |
| RP | Clase, Emmanuel
(Giants) | $13 | 5 | $3 |
| SP | Clemens, Roger
(Astros) | $25 | 3 | $4 |
| C | Clements, Jack
(Dodgers) | $14 | 1 | |
| OF | Cobb, Ty
(Astros) | $17 | 5 | $4 |
| 1B | Collins, Ripper
(Red Sox) | $21 | 1 | |
| SP | Coombs, Jack
(Athletics) | $25 | 1 | |
| SP | Cooper, Mort
(Indians) | $13 | 2 | $3 |
| C | Davis, Jody
(Mets) | $7 | 1 | |
| SS | De La Cruz, Elly
(Cardinals) | $9 | 1 | |
| SP | deGrom, Jacob
(White Sox) | $25 | 1 | |
| RP | Diaz, Alexis
(Reds) | $16 | 1 | |
| RP | Donnelly, Brendan
(White Sox) | $25 | 2 | $5 |
| CL | Dotel, Octavio
(Athletics) | $17 | 1 | |
| SU | Eckersley, Dennis
(White Sox) | $13 | 2 | $3 |
| RP | Eichhorn, Mark
(Tigers) | $22 | 2 | $3 |
| RP | Face, Roy
(Reds) | $5 | 1 | |
| SP | Finley, Chuck
(Cubs) | $7 | 4 | $1 |
| SP | Ford, Russ
(Tigers) | $21 | 5 | $5 |
| SP | Foster, Bill
(Indians) | $16 | 1 | |
| 2B | Frisch, Frankie
(Astros) | $14 | 2 | $2 |
| 1B | Gehrig, Lou
(Dodgers) | $24 | 1 | |
| C | Gibson, Josh
(Indians) | $30 | 3 | $5 |
| SP | Gibson, Bob
(Yankees) | $32 | 3 | $5 |
| SP | Gooden, Dwight
(Twins) | $21 | 3 | $5 |
| 2B | Gordon, Dee
(Giants) | $10 | 1 | |
| CL | Gossage, Rich
(Cardinals) | $8 | 1 | |
| 1B | Greenberg, Hank
(Angels) | $24 | 1 | |
| OF | Griffey, Ken
(Astros) | $10 | 1 | |
| 1B | Grimes, Ray
(White Sox) | $18 | 2 | $3 |
| RP | Henke, Tom
(Red Sox) | $6 | 2 | $1 |
| RP | Hernandez, Willie
(Tigers) | $11 | 2 | $2 |
| OF | Hofman, Solly
(White Sox) | $13 | 1 | |
| RP | Holland, Al
(Twins) | $8 | 2 | $1 |
| 2B | Hornsby, Rogers
(Reds) | $17 | 5 | $4 |
| RP | House, Tom
(Cubs) | $6 | 4 | $1 |
| C | Howard, Elston
(Athletics) | $16 | 2 | $2 |
| RP | Howe, Steve
(Angels) | $5 | 3 | $1 |
| RP | Howell, Jay
(Dodgers) | $10 | 1 | |
| CL | Hughes, Jared
(Brewers) | $10 | 2 | $2 |
| C | Hundley, Todd
(Braves) | $12 | 5 | $3 |
| SP | James, Bill
(Braves) | $13 | 1 | |
| 1B | Jefferies, Gregg
(Reds) | $25 | 2 | $4 |
| 1B | Johnson, Heavy
(Twins) | $21 | 3 | $4 |
| RP | Jones, Doug
(Reds) | $7 | 1 | |
| SP | Jones, Slim
(Phillies) | $27 | 2 | $5 |
| SP | Keefe, Tim
(Astros) | $21 | 2 | $3 |
| OF | Kiermaier, Kevin
(Indians) | $7 | 1 | |
| OF | Kiner, Ralph
(Cardinals) | $13 | 3 | $2 |
| 2B | Knoblauch, Chuck
(Brewers) | $33 | 1 | |
| SP | Koufax, Sandy
(Angels) | $26 | 3 | $4 |
| OF | Lankford, Ray
(Angels) | $10 | 4 | $2 |
| RP | LaRoche, Dave
(Angels) | $14 | 2 | $2 |
| SP | Lee, Cliff
(Giants) | $10 | 4 | $2 |
| 1B | Lee, Derrek
(Giants) | $23 | 2 | $3 |
| C | Lopez, Javy
(Astros) | $11 | 3 | $2 |
| C | Mackey, Biz
(Angels) | $14 | 2 | $2 |
| OF | Mantle, Mickey
(Cardinals) | $17 | 4 | $4 |
| SP | Marichal, Juan
(Angels) | $30 | 1 | |
| 3B | Martin, Pepper
(Cardinals) | $10 | 2 | $2 |
| SP | Mathewson, Christy
(White Sox) | $18 | 5 | $4 |
| 1B | McCovey, Willie
(Astros) | $29 | 2 | $4 |
| SP | McDowell, Sam
(Dodgers) | $7 | 1 | |
| 1B | McGwire, Mark
(Tigers) | $14 | 3 | $2 |
| SP | Morris, Ed
(Tigers) | $12 | 5 | $3 |
| RP | Mota, Guillermo
(Cardinals) | $6 | 1 | |
| OF | Musial, Stan
(Astros) | $14 | 1 | |
| RP | Niedenfuer, Tom
(Indians) | $16 | 3 | $3 |
| OF | O'Doul, Lefty
(Giants) | $17 | 2 | $3 |
| OF | Ordonez, Magglio
(Giants) | $20 | 1 | |
| 3B | Ott, Mel
(Giants) | $24 | 1 | |
| RP | Papelbon, Jonathan
(Cubs) | $13 | 5 | $3 |
| SP | Pascual, Camilo
(Astros) | $16 | 2 | $2 |
| RP | Perranoski, Ron
(Brewers) | $4 | 1 | |
| SP | Perry, Gaylord
(Athletics) | $25 | 1 | |
| C | Piazza, Mike
(Tigers) | $26 | 1 | |
| C | Posey, Buster
(Cubs) | $14 | 3 | $2 |
| 1B | Pujols, Albert
(Red Sox) | $36 | 1 | |
| RP | Radatz, Dick
(Cardinals) | $6 | 2 | $1 |
| SP | Radbourn, Charley
(White Sox) | $17 | 3 | $5 |
| OF | Ramirez, Manny
(Cubs) | $14 | 3 | $2 |
| SS | Reese, Pee Wee
(Twins) | $13 | 1 | |
| SP | Reulbach, Ed
(Brewers) | $22 | 2 | $4 |
| SP | Rhines, Billy
(Cubs) | $12 | 2 | $2 |
| OF | Rice, Jim
(Cardinals) | $6 | 3 | $1 |
| SP | Richmond, Lee
(Braves) | $10 | 1 | |
| SP | Rijo, Jose
(Red Sox) | $26 | 1 | |
| RP | Rivera, Mariano
(Angels) | $9 | 5 | $2 |
| RP | Romero, J.C.
(Indians) | $14 | 3 | $2 |
| 2B | Rose, Pete
(Cardinals) | $6 | 2 | $1 |
| 3B | Rosen, Al
(Astros) | $16 | 2 | $2 |
| OF | Ruth, Babe
(Braves) | $17 | 5 | $4 |
| SP | Ryan, Nolan
(Tigers) | $7 | 3 | $1 |
| OF | Salmon, Tim
(Brewers) | $14 | 1 | |
| SU | Sambito, Joe
(Athletics) | $10 | 2 | $2 |
| SP | Santana, Johan
(Twins) | $38 | 2 | $6 |
| RP | Scott, Tanner
(Indians) | $17 | 1 | |
| SP | Scott, Mike
(Red Sox) | $22 | 2 | $5 |
| SP | Seaver, Tom
(Brewers) | $19 | 3 | $3 |
| 1B | Sisler, George
(Brewers) | $33 | 1 | |
| RP | Soria, Joakim
(Red Sox) | $7 | 2 | $1 |
| OF | Springer, George
(Braves) | $6 | 3 | $1 |
| OF | Staub, Rusty
(Cubs) | $14 | 2 | $2 |
| SP | Stieb, Dave
(Athletics) | $16 | 1 | |
| SP | Stratton, Scott
(Indians) | $37 | 2 | $6 |
| CL | Sutter, Bruce
(Angels) | $18 | 5 | $4 |
| 1B | Suttles, Mule
(Astros) | $22 | 2 | $4 |
| OF | Suzuki, Ichiro
(Indians) | $23 | 2 | $3 |
| 2B | Sweeney, Bill
(Angels) | $7 | 4 | $1 |
| RP | Tekulve, Kent
(Dodgers) | $7 | 1 | |
| 1B | Thome, Jim
(Indians) | $17 | 7 | $2 |
| OF | Thompson, Sam
(Cubs) | $12 | 4 | $2 |
| SS | Trammell, Alan
(Tigers) | $27 | 1 | |
| SP | Tudor, John
(Athletics) | $18 | 2 | $4 |
| RP | Urbina, Ugueth
(Twins) | $10 | 1 | |
| SP | Viola, Frank
(Giants) | $18 | 1 | |
| SS | Wagner, Honus
(Cubs) | $13 | 5 | $3 |
| OF | Walker, Larry
(Cardinals) | $29 | 2 | $4 |
| SP | Walters, Bucky
(Red Sox) | $11 | 1 | |
| SS | Ward, John
(Dodgers) | $5 | 1 | |
| SS | Wells, Willie
(Angels) | $24 | 1 | |
| RP | Wetteland, John
(Indians) | $24 | 1 | |
| OF | Wheat, Zack
(Tigers) | $8 | 3 | $2 |
| RP | Wilhelm, Hoyt
(White Sox) | $18 | 3 | $3 |
| SP | Wood, Wilbur
(Tigers) | $10 | 5 | $2 |
| RP | Woodeshick, Hal
(Twins) | $30 | 1 | |
| 3B | Wright, David
(Cubs) | $13 | 3 | $2 |
| SS | Yount, Robin
(Athletics) | $23 | 2 | $3 |
| 3B | Zimmerman, Heinie
(Cubs) | $21 | 1 | |
| 3B | Zimmerman, Ryan
(Cardinals) | $7 | 2 | $1 |
