| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| H. Duffy | CF | $18,570,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 11 years |
| J. Powell | SP | $15,710,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| B. Dineen | SP | $13,860,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| P. Niekro | SP | $13,400,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 3 years |
| J. McGinnity | SP | $9,900,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| D. Burns | SP | $8,485,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| A. Hrabosky | CL | $8,200,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 14 years |
| J. Bouton | SP | $8,071,429 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Fisher | SP | $7,671,429 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| F. Arellanes | SP | $6,864,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| B. Bernhard | SP | $6,340,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| T. Abernathy | CL | $4,780,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 13 years |
| J. Montgomery | CL | $4,392,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| G. Olson | CL | $3,514,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| T. Perez | 1B | $2,740,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 8 years |
| C. Cedeno | CF | $2,460,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| G. Van Haltren | CF | $2,080,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 12 years |
| B. Friend | SP | $2,000,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 15 years |
| T. Tucker | 1B | $1,860,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| W. Cooper | C | $1,220,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| B. Hargrave | C | $1,160,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 13 years |
| D. Martinez | SP | $990,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 15 years |
| J. Bannon | RF | $990,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| A. Kaline | RF | $990,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 6 years |
| M. Minoso | LF | $990,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| S. Brodie | CF | $940,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 9 years |
| B. Avila | 2B | $890,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 9 years |
| J. Bassler | C | $780,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| S. Stirnweiss | 2B | $535,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| K. Griffey, Sr. | RF | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| P. Rose | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 10 years |
| J. O'Rourke | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 22 years |
| L. Gardner | 3B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 15 years |
| P. Whitney | 3B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| G. Beckert | 2B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| C. Hollocher | SS | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| K. Puckett | CF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| J. Mize | 1B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| H. Hooper | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 18 years |
| D. Farrell | 3B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| B. Freehan | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 5 years |
| W. Horton | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 7 years |
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