| 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 | |
| Jack McDowell | P | 28 | $ 5,300,000 | 9 | ||
| Tim Raines | LF-OF | 34 | $ 3,650,000 | 59 | ||
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 26 | $ 3,500,000 | 69 | ||
| Frank Thomas | 1B-DH | 26 | $ 2,755,000 | |||
| Lance Johnson | CF | 30 | $ 2,666,667 | |||
| Paul Assenmacher | P | 33 | $ 2,637,334 | |||
| Kirk McCaskill | P | 33 | $ 2,133,334 | |||
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 30 | $ 2,100,000 | |||
| Mike LaValliere | C | 33 | $ 2,100,000 | |||
| Dan Pasqua | RF-LF | 32 | $ 1,750,000 | |||
| Ron Karkovice | C | 30 | $ 1,429,167 | |||
| Julio Franco | SS-2B | 35 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Alex Fernandez | P | 24 | $ 758,334 | |||
| Darrin Jackson | CF-RF | 30 | $ 750,000 | |||
| Craig Grebeck | 2B-SS | 29 | $ 660,000 | |||
| Joey Cora | 2B | 29 | $ 625,000 | |||
| Jose DeLeon | P | 33 | $ 625,000 | |||
| Scott Sanderson | P | 37 | $ 350,000 | |||
| Dennis Cook | P | 31 | $ 325,000 | |||
| Wilson Alvarez | P | 24 | $ 285,000 | |||
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 29 | $ 275,000 | |||
| Ron Tingley | C | 35 | $ 270,000 | |||
| Warren Newson | RF-LF | 29 | $ 175,000 | |||
| Jason Bere | P | 23 | $ 170,000 | |||
| Jeff Schwarz | P | 30 | $ 150,000 | |||
| Norberto Martin | 2B-SS | 27 | $ 112,000 | |||
| Joe Hall | LF-RF | 28 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Dane Johnson | P | 31 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Mike LaValliere | C | 33 | $ 109,000 | |||
| Atlee Hammaker | P | 36 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Dann Howitt | RF-LF | 30 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Bob Melvin | C | 32 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Scott Ruffcorn | P | 24 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Olmedo Saenz | 1B-3B | 23 | $ 50,000 | |||
| Bob Zupcic | CF-LF | 27 | $ 50,000 |