| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| A. Huff | RF | $9,750,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| P. Burrell | RF | $8,250,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| O. Perez | SP | $8,000,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 7 years |
| A. Beltre | SS | $5,250,001 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 11 years |
| B. Kim | SP | $4,310,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| M. Buehrle | SP | $4,190,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| D. Young | 3B | $3,762,500 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| J. Westbrook | SP | $3,500,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| J. Willingham | C | $3,407,143 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,410,000) | 4 years |
| R. Howard | 1B | $3,192,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,350,000) | 4 years |
| B. Wilkerson | CF | $3,078,571 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,930,000), could become Free Agent with 170 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Patterson | MR | $3,000,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| J. Julio | CL | $3,000,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| C. Chen | CF | $2,807,143 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,810,000), could become Free Agent with 148 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| J. Botts | LF | $2,150,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,150,000), could become Free Agent with 143 more days of service this year. | 5 years |
| D. Barzaga | 3B | $999,999 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| F. Cabrera | MR | $845,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,210,000) | 3 years |
| J. Karp | MR | $750,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Cali | MR | $710,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,010,000) | 3 years |
| J. Valentin | C | $450,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| N. Cotts | MR | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $750,000) | 4 years |
| B. Howard | MR | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $830,000) | 3 years |
| B. Johnson | LF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| E. Schindewolf | 2B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 130 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| J. Baker | 3B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Bruney | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Possible Arbitration, 36 more days of service needed this year. | 2 years |
| H. Luna | SS | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| R. Martin | C | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| D. Denham | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Blasdell | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Vergara | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| B. Wilson | C | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| G. Perkins | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| C. Blackwell | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| B. Salguero | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Jones | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Dukes | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Myers | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Holm | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Miyamoto | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Prince | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| E. Encarnacion | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Peņa | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Houser | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| M. Peterson | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| J. Kilburn | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| N. Azcarate | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Cavasos | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Nelson | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Valdes | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Gonzalez | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| C. Narveson | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | Minor League FA next year! | 0 years |
| A. Luneau | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Stormer | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Ahumada | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Mercurio | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| C. Hernandez | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. McCain | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Wisler | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Joaquin | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Rafter | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Morales | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Ross | 3B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Baastrup | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Giardina | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Comee | CL | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Price | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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