| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| R. Lankford | CF | $10,000,000 | 2000 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| G. Vaughn | RF | $9,500,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| B. Mcrae | LF | $6,750,000 | 2000 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| C. Jones | 3B | $5,128,571 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,080,000) | 4 years |
| P. Abbott | SP | $4,550,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,010,000), could become Free Agent with 75 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| S. Rosenberg | MR | $3,564,286 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $290,000), could become Free Agent with 55 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Cirillo | 3B | $2,928,571 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,450,000) | 4 years |
| O. Merced | C | $2,314,286 | 1998 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| J. Ericks | SP | $1,835,714 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,550,000) | 4 years |
| R. Richie | CF | $1,600,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $210,000), could become Free Agent with 158 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| B. Beatty | MR | $1,491,429 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $410,000), could become Free Agent with 30 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| M. Bordick | 2B | $1,342,857 | 1998 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| S. Tate | MR | $1,142,857 | 1998 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Melendez | SP | $788,571 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $190,000) | 3 years |
| B. Williams | MR | $731,429 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $750,000) | 4 years |
| C. Sierra | CL | $588,571 | 1998 | 1 years left | Extension signed. | 6 years |
| J. Schwarz | MR | $525,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $690,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| M. Brandenburg | MR | $257,143 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $760,000) | 4 years |
| P. Borders | C | $200,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $150,000), could become Free Agent with 172 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| R. Duran | MR | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| R. Ordonez | SS | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 168 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| L. Hernandez | SP | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 80 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| R. Mejia | 2B | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Halama | SP | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| A. Pierzynski | C | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Hunter | CF | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Giambi | 1B | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $7,330,000) | 3 years |
| M. Cordova | LF | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,160,000) | 3 years |
| S. Boskie | SP | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,080,000) | 3 years |
| M. Dejean | MR | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| R. Beckett | MR | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Simas | MR | $150,000 | 1998 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 54 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| B. Moehler | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Yelding | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Castillo | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Dykhoff | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Bradley | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Ortiz | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Miceli | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| K. Witt | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| W. Blair | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Chavez | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Perezchica | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Tavarez | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Krivda | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Fabregas | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Darwin | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Van egmond | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Valdes | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Roberson | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Penn | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Long | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Schmidt | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| K. Williams | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| J. Bennett | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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