| Player | Salary | Yrs Kept | 2006 Salary | |
| Abreu, Bobby | 37 | 1 | 41 | |
| Alou, Moises | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Anderson, Garret | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Arroyo, Bronson | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Atkins, Garret | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Backe, Brandon | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Baez, Danys | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Bagwell, Jeff | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Baldelli, Rocco | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Barajas, Rod | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Barmes, Clint | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Bay, Jason | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Beckett, Josh | 23 | 2 | 31 | |
| Bellhorn, Mark | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Belliard, Ronnie | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Beltran, Carlos | 30 | 3 | 40 | |
| Beltre, Adrian | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Benitez, Armando | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Benson, Kris | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Berkman, Lance | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Betemit, Wilson | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Biggio, Craig | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| Blake, Casey | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Blalock, Hank | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Bonderman, Jeremy | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Bonds, Barry | 39 | 3 | 49 | |
| Boone, Aaron | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Boone, Bret | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Bradley, Milton | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Brown, Kevin | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Buck, Joe | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Buehrle, Mark | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Burke, Chris | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Burnett, A.J. | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Burnitz, Jeromy | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Burrell, Pat | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bush, David | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Byrd, Paul | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Byrnes, Eric | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cabrera, Miguel | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Cabrera, Orlando | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Cameron, Mike | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Capellan, Jose | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Carpenter, Chris | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Casey, Sean | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Castilla, Vinny | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Castillo, Luis | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Chavez, Eric | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Clemens, Roger | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Clement, Matt | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Closser, J.D. | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Colon, Bartolo | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Cordero, Chad | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cordero, Francisco | 15 | 1 | 19 | |
| Crawford, Carl | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Crisp, Coco | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Crosby, Bobby | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Cuddyer, Michael | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Damon, Johnny | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Davis, Doug | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Delgado, Carlos | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Dempster, Ryan | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| Dominguez, Juan | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dotel, Octavio | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Drew, J.D. | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Dunn, Adam | 27 | 1 | 31 | |
| Durazo, Erubiel | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Durham, Ray | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Dye, Jermaine | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Eaton, Adam | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| Edmonds, Jim | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Escobar, Kelvim | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
| Estrada, Johnny | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Fancouer, Jeff | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Feliz, Pedro | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Figgins, Chone | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Finley, Steve | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Floyd, Cliff | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Floyd, Gavin | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Ford, Lew | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Foulke, Keith | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Francis, Jeff | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Furcal, Rafael | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Gagne, Eric | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Garcia, Freddy | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Garciaparra, Nomar | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Gathright, Joey | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Giambi, Jason | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Giles, Brian | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Giles, Marcus | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Glaus, Troy | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Glavine, Tom | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Gonzalez, Juan | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Gonzalez, Luis | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Gordon, Tom | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Graves, Danny | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Green, Shawn | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Greene, Khalil | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Greinke, Zach | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Griffey, Ken Jr | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Guardado, Eddie | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Guerrero, Vladimir | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Guillen, Carlos | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Guillen, Jose | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Hafner, Travis | 10 | 1 | 14 | |
| Halladay, Roy | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Hampton, Mike | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Harden, Rich | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Helton, Todd | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Hernandez, Felix | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Hernandez, Livan | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
| Hernandez, Orlando | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Hernandez, Ramon | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Hidalgo, Richard | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Hoffman, Trevor | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Hudson, Orlando | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Hudson, Tim | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Huff, Aubrey | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Hunter, Torii | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Inge, Brandon | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Isringhausen, Jason | 25 | 2 | 33 | |
| Izturis, Cesar | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Jackson, Edwin | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jenkins, Geoff | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| Jeter, Derek | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Jimenez, Dangelo | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| Johnson, Randy | 37 | 1 | 41 | |
| Jones, Andruw | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Jones, Chipper | 32 | 1 | 36 | |
| Jordan, Brian | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Julio, Jorge | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kazmir, Scott | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Kearns, Austin | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Kendall, Jason | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Kent, Jeff | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Klesko, Ryan | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Kolb, Danny | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Konerko, Paul | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Koskie, Corey | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lackey, John | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lane, Jason | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| LaRoche, Adam | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lawrence, Brian | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Lawton, Matt | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Ledezma, Will | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Lee, Carlos | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Lee, Cliff | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Lee, Derek | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Leiter, Al | 15 | 0 | 17 | |
| Lidge, Brad | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Lieber, Jon | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Lilly, Ted | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Lo Duca, Paul | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Loaiza, Esteban | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Looper, Braden | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Lopez, Javy | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
| Lopez, Rodrigo | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Loretta, Mark | 22 | 1 | 26 | |
| Lowe, Derek | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Lowell, Mike | 16 | 2 | 24 | |
| Lugo, Julio | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mackowiak, Rob | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Maddux, Greg | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Madritsch, Bobby | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Madson, Ryan | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Marquis, Jason | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Marte, Andy | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Martinez, Pedro | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Martinez, Victor | 15 | 1 | 19 | |
| Matsui, Hideki | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Matsui, Kaz | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Mauer, Joe | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| May, Darrell | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| McPherson, Dallas | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Meche, Gil | 13 | 0 | 15 | |
| Mesa, Jose | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Miller, Wade | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Millwood, Kevin | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Milton, Eric | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Molina, Benji | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Molina, Yadier | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Mondesi, Raul | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mora, Melvin | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Morneau, Justin | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Morris, Matt | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Mota, Guillermo | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Mulder, Mark | 37 | 1 | 41 | |
| Mussina, Mike | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Myers, Brett | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Nathan, Joe | 13 | 1 | 17 | |
| Nevin, Phil | 15 | 0 | 17 | |
| Nixon, Trot | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Olivo, Miguel | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Ordonez, Magglio | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Ortiz, David | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Ortiz, Russ | 15 | 0 | 17 | |
| Oswalt, Roy | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Overbay, Lyle | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Padilla, Vicente | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Palmeiro, Rafael | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Patterson, Corey | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
| Pavano, Carl | 19 | 1 | 23 | |
| Peavy, Jake | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Pena, Carlos | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pena, Willy Mo | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Penny, Brad | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
| Percival, Troy | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Perez, Odalis | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Perez, Oliver | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Pettitte, Andy | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Piazza, Mike | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Pierre, Juan | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Pineiro, Joel | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Podsednik, Scott | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Ponson, Sidney | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Posada, Jorge | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Prior, Mark | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Pujols, Albert | 44 | 3 | 54 | |
| Radke, Brad | 16 | 1 | 20 | |
| Ramirez, Aramis | 21 | 1 | 25 | |
| Ramirez, Horacio | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ramirez, Manny | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Reed, Jeremy | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Renteria, Edgar | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Reyes, Jose | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Rios, Alexis | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Rivera, Mariano | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Roberts, Brian | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Rodriguez, Alex | 54 | 3 | 64 | |
| Rodriguez, Francisco | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Rodriguez, Ivan | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Rolen, Scott | 33 | 3 | 43 | |
| Rollins, Jimmy | 21 | 1 | 25 | |
| Rowand, Aaron | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Ryan, B.J. | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Sabathia, C.C. | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Sanders, Reggie | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Santana, Johan | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Schilling, Curt | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Schmidt, Jason | 26 | 2 | 34 | |
| Sexson, Richie | 25 | 0 | 27 | |
| Sheets, Ben | 17 | 1 | 21 | |
| Sheffield, Gary | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Smoltz, John | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Soriano, Alfonso | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Sosa, Sammy | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Spooneybarger, Tim | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Suzuki, Ichiro | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Sweeney, Mike | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| Swisher, Nick | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Takatsu, Shingo | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Teixeira, Mark | 12 | 2 | 20 | |
| Tejada, Miguel | 34 | 3 | 44 | |
| Thomas, Frank | 15 | 0 | 17 | |
| Thome, Jim | 40 | 0 | 42 | |
| Thomson, John | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| Tomko, Brett | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tracy, Chad | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Upton, B.J. | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Uribe, Juan | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Utley, Chase | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Valentin, Jose | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Varitek, Jason | 16 | 2 | 24 | |
| Vazquez, Javier | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Vidro, Jose | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wagner, Billy | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| Walker, Larry | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Walker, Todd | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| Washburn, Jarrod | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Weaver, Jeff | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Webb, Brandon | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wells, David | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wells, Kip | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wells, Vernon | 15 | 3 | 25 | |
| Werth, Jayson | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Westbrook, Jake | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wickman, Bob | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wiggington, Ty | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wilkerson, Brad | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Williams, Bernie | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Williams, Jerome | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Williams, Woody | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Willis, Dontrelle | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wilson, Craig | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wilson, Preston | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| Winn, Randy | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wolf, Randy | 17 | 0 | 19 | |
| Womack, Tony | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wood, Kerry | 35 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wright, David | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wright, Jaret | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Young, Chris | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Young, Dmitri | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Young, Michael | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Zambrano, Carlos | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Zito, Barry | 30 | 0 | 32 | |