| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Minnesota | 87 | 76 | .534 | -- |
| Detroit | 86 | 77 | .528 | 1.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 7.5 |
| Cleveland | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21.5 |
| KC Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21.5 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Travis Hafner | DH | 32 | $ 11,500,000 | 68 | ||
| Kerry Wood | P | 32 | $ 10,000,000 | 78 | ||
| Cliff Lee | P | 30 | $ 6,000,000 | |||
| Victor Martinez | DH | 30 | $ 5,900,000 | |||
| Mark DeRosa | 3B-LF | 34 | $ 5,500,000 | |||
| Grady Sizemore | CF | 26 | $ 4,766,666 | |||
| David Dellucci | LF-RF | 35 | $ 4,000,000 | |||
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 27 | $ 3,650,000 | |||
| Luis Vizcaino | P | 32 | $ 3,500,000 | |||
| Rafael Betancourt | P | 34 | $ 3,350,000 | |||
| Masahide Kobayashi | P | 35 | $ 3,000,000 | |||
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 28 | $ 2,937,500 | |||
| Jamey Carroll | 2B-3B | 35 | $ 2,500,000 | |||
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 29 | $ 1,950,000 | |||
| Carl Pavano | P | 33 | $ 1,500,000 | |||
| Ryan Garko | 1B | 28 | $ 446,100 | |||
| Rafael Perez | P | 27 | $ 436,300 | |||
| Jose Veras | P | 28 | $ 432,975 | |||
| Joe Smith | P | 25 | $ 427,500 | |||
| Ben Francisco | RF-LF | 27 | $ 421,400 | |||
| Shin-Soo Choo | RF | 26 | $ 420,300 | |||
| Jensen Lewis | P | 25 | $ 418,600 | |||
| Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 23 | $ 416,700 | |||
| Josh Barfield | LF-RF | 26 | $ 416,100 | |||
| Justin Masterson | P | 24 | $ 415,500 | |||
| Anthony Reyes | P | 27 | $ 414,200 | |||
| Scott Lewis | P | 25 | $ 404,000 | |||
| Zach Jackson | P | 26 | $ 403,800 | |||
| Trevor Crowe | CF-RF | 25 | $ 400,000 |