| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| St. Louis | 91 | 71 | .562 | -- |
| Chi Cubs | 83 | 78 | .516 | 7.5 |
| Milwaukee | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11.0 |
| Cincinnati | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13.0 |
| Houston | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 62 | 99 | .385 | 28.5 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Jack Wilson | SS | 31 | $ 7,400,000 | |||
| Adam LaRoche | 1B | 29 | $ 7,050,000 | |||
| Freddy Sanchez | 2B | 31 | $ 6,250,000 | |||
| Ian Snell | P | 27 | $ 3,200,000 | |||
| Paul Maholm | P | 27 | $ 2,500,000 | |||
| Nate McLouth | LF-CF | 27 | $ 2,500,000 | |||
| Matt Capps | P | 25 | $ 2,425,000 | |||
| John Grabow | P | 30 | $ 2,300,000 | |||
| Zach Duke | P | 26 | $ 2,200,000 | |||
| Ryan Doumit | C-DH | 28 | $ 2,150,000 | |||
| Ramon Vazquez | 2B | 32 | $ 1,875,000 | |||
| Eric Hinske | 1B | 31 | $ 1,500,000 | |||
| Tyler Yates | P | 31 | $ 1,300,000 | |||
| Craig Hansen | P | 25 | $ 825,000 | |||
| Ronny Cedeno | SS-2B | 26 | $ 822,500 | |||
| Craig Monroe | LF-RF | 32 | $ 750,000 | |||
| Lastings Milledge | LF-RF | 24 | $ 452,000 | |||
| Joel Hanrahan | P | 27 | $ 420,000 | |||
| Brandon Moss | 1B | 25 | $ 414,500 | |||
| Andy LaRoche | 3B | 25 | $ 413,500 | |||
| Ross Ohlendorf | P | 26 | $ 413,500 | |||
| Nyjer Morgan | CF-RF | 28 | $ 411,500 | |||
| Sean Burnett | P | 26 | $ 408,500 | |||
| Delwyn Young | RF | 27 | $ 406,000 | |||
| Charlie Morton | P | 25 | $ 405,000 | |||
| Jesse Chavez | P | 25 | $ 402,000 | |||
| Luis Cruz | SS-3B | 25 | $ 401,500 | |||
| Phillip Dumatrait | P | 27 | $ 401,500 | |||
| Jeff Karstens | P | 26 | $ 401,500 | |||
| Jason Jaramillo | C | 26 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Donnie Veal | P | 24 | $ 400,000 |