| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| R. Connor | 1B | $15,250,000 | 1896 | 2 years left | | 15 years |
| O. Burns | 3B | $15,000,000 | 1897 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| T. Kinslow | C | $9,500,000 | 1896 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| P. Tebeau | 2B | $5,000,000 | 1896 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| A. Mccauley | CL | $3,390,000 | 1898 | 4 years left | | 8 years |
| F. Shugart | RF | $1,892,857 | 1895 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,040,000) | 4 years |
| D. Conway | SP | $1,620,000 | 1896 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| J. Burns | LF | $1,278,571 | 1895 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,280,000) | 3 years |
| B. Clingman | SS | $1,278,571 | 1895 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,280,000) | 3 years |
| B. Stemmeyer | MR | $600,000 | 1896 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| J. Flynn | SS | $500,000 | 1896 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| P. Schriver | C | $380,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| E. Sales | 2B | $300,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| E. Knouff | MR | $300,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 3 years |
| J. Munyan | 3B | $300,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $250,000) | 4 years |
| D. Cooley | 1B | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| E. Stein | MR | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 74 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| C. Hastings | MR | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Doran | MR | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 129 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| E. Cassian | SP | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| C. Bell | MR | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 152 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| B. Gray | C | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 129 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| D. Lally | RF | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 15 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| N. Callahan | SP | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| C. Campau | CF | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| H. Helmbold | MR | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 105 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| B. Massey | 1B | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Thornton | SP | $250,000 | 1895 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Breitenstein | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| A. Mcfarlan | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Mcginn | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| J. Hewitt | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Drauby | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Quinlan | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Trost | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| D. O'neil | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| K. Summers | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Ewing | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| E. Eiteljorge | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. West | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Bates | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Smith | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| L. Camp | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Korwan | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Crawford | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
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