| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Chi White Sox | 67 | 46 | .593 | -- |
| Cleveland | 66 | 47 | .584 | 1.0 |
| KC Royals | 64 | 51 | .557 | 4.0 |
| Minnesota | 53 | 60 | .469 | 14.0 |
| Milwaukee | 53 | 62 | .461 | 15.0 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Dennis Martinez | P | 39 | $ 4,500,000 | 27 | ||
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 38 | $ 3,000,000 | |||
| Jeff Russell | P | 32 | $ 2,975,000 | |||
| Albert Belle | LF-RF | 27 | $ 2,775,000 | |||
| Carlos Baerga | 2B | 25 | $ 2,358,333 | |||
| Omar Vizquel | 2B-3B | 27 | $ 2,350,000 | |||
| Sandy Alomar | C | 28 | $ 2,200,000 | |||
| Candy Maldonado | RF-LF | 33 | $ 1,650,000 | |||
| Derek Lilliquist | P | 28 | $ 1,350,000 | |||
| Charles Nagy | P | 27 | $ 1,241,667 | |||
| Jack Morris | P | 39 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Chris Nabholz | P | 27 | $ 950,000 | |||
| Kenny Lofton | CF | 27 | $ 925,000 | |||
| Steve Farr | P | 37 | $ 900,000 | |||
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 28 | $ 675,000 | |||
| Eric Plunk | P | 30 | $ 625,000 | |||
| Jose Mesa | P | 28 | $ 600,000 | |||
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS-3B | 32 | $ 475,000 | |||
| Tony Pena | C | 37 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Russ Swan | P | 30 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Rene Gonzales | 3B-2B | 33 | $ 350,000 | |||
| Jack Morris | P | 39 | $ 350,000 | |||
| Mark Clark | P | 26 | $ 325,000 | |||
| Jim Thome | DH | 23 | $ 325,000 | |||
| Wayne Kirby | RF-CF | 30 | $ 190,000 | |||
| Mark Lewis | 2B-3B | 24 | $ 182,500 | |||
| Larry Casian | P | 28 | $ 180,000 | |||
| Ruben Amaro | RF-LF | 29 | $ 163,000 | |||
| Matt Merullo | C | 28 | $ 160,000 | |||
| Jerry Dipoto | P | 26 | $ 140,000 | |||
| Matt Turner | P | 27 | $ 139,000 | |||
| Jesse Levis | C | 26 | $ 125,000 | |||
| Julian Tavarez | P | 21 | $ 115,000 | |||
| Albie Lopez | P | 22 | $ 113,000 | |||
| Manny Ramirez | DH | 22 | $ 111,000 | |||
| Chad Ogea | P | 23 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Herbert Perry | 3B-1B | 24 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Paul Shuey | P | 23 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Brian Barnes | P | 27 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Jason Grimsley | P | 26 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Bill Wertz | P | 27 | $ 50,000 |