| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| J. Williams | RF | $6,230,000 | 1979 | 4 years left | | 5 years |
| S. Hovley | RF | $5,770,000 | 1979 | 4 years left | | 6 years |
| J. Dilauro | SP | $5,000,000 | 1978 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| D. Cater | 3B | $5,000,000 | 1978 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| H. Clarke | 2B | $4,800,000 | 1978 | 3 years left | | 10 years |
| R. Carty | 1B | $3,700,000 | 1978 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| J. Pena | MR | $3,425,000 | 1978 | 3 years left | | 7 years |
| J. Gelnar | MR | $3,424,001 | 1978 | 3 years left | | 9 years |
| S. Monge | SP | $2,575,000 | 1979 | 4 years left | | 0 years |
| J. Pierce | 1B | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Harrison | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| S. Northey | CF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| P. Lacock | CF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. Velazquez | MR | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| D. Lopes | 2B | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| R. Bare | CL | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| D. Osteen | MR | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| C. Taylor | MR | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| J. Quirk | LF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Montefusco | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| R. Elliott | CF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| W. Montanez | 1B | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| F. Barrios | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| A. Yates | RF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| S. Kline | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| R. Moffitt | MR | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| D. Blair | MR | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| D. Lemonds | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| J. Hughes | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Tyrone | RF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| B. Montgomery | C | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| R. Smalley | SS | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| H. Kurtz | SP | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| K. Marshall | LF | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| B. Pocoroba | C | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| B. Sorrell | 3B | $150,000 | 1976 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| B. Forsch | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| D. Neumeier | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Corbin | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Baker | 1B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| V. Colbert | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Moran | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Redfern | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| S. Blateric | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Brown | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Jackson | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Murphy | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Foster | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
| A. Merchant | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Kison | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 4 years |
| H. Speed | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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