| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| W. Wood | SP | $15,710,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 13 years |
| H. Greenberg | 1B | $15,240,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| J. Marichal | SP | $15,110,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| B. Feller | MR | $14,940,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| J. Palmer | SP | $14,880,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 10 years |
| T. Seaver | SP | $14,130,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 8 years |
| D. McNally | SP | $13,190,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 10 years |
| D. McLain | SP | $13,010,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| B. Ojeda | SP | $12,020,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 6 years |
| N. Rucker | SP | $9,571,429 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| J. Devlin | SP | $8,885,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| F. Tanana | MR | $8,485,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| U. Urbina | CL | $4,392,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| D. Radatz | CL | $4,392,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| H. Jennings | SS | $4,320,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 10 years |
| J. Milligan | C | $4,320,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| C. Yastrzemski | LF | $3,710,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| T. Forster | CL | $3,420,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| C. Childs | 2B | $3,350,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 10 years |
| E. Burks | LF | $2,807,143 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| B. Caudill | CL | $2,635,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| S. Crawford | RF | $2,090,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 16 years |
| C. Fisk | C | $2,080,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 11 years |
| R. Sandberg | 2B | $1,750,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 13 years |
| M. Fidrych | SP | $1,664,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Rice | LF | $1,280,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| F. Schulte | RF | $1,090,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| C. Ripken, Jr. | SS | $1,040,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 15 years |
| R. Ventura | 3B | $930,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 13 years |
| T. Simmons | C | $820,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| S. Sax | 2B | $780,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 6 years |
| C. Cooper | 1B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 13 years |
| K. Hernandez | 1B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| D. Dimaggio | CF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| A. Spohrer | C | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| D. Prothro | 3B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| D. Ellis | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| G. Disarcina | SS | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| F. Jenkins | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Conigliaro | LF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| J. Remy | 2B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Speaker | CF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 18 years |
| J. Sain | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| C. Sweeney | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
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