| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Minnesota | 94 | 68 | .580 | -- |
| Chi White Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
| Detroit | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13.0 |
| Cleveland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 25.0 |
| KC Royals | 67 | 95 | .414 | 27.0 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Travis Hafner | DH | 33 | $ 11,500,000 | 67 | ||
| Jake Westbrook | P | 32 | $ 11,000,000 | 73 | ||
| Kerry Wood | P | 33 | $ 10,500,000 | 74 | ||
| Grady Sizemore | CF | 27 | $ 5,766,666 | |||
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 29 | $ 5,087,500 | |||
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | 28 | $ 4,850,000 | |||
| Russell Branyan | 1B | 34 | $ 1,500,000 | |||
| Jamey Wright | P | 36 | $ 900,000 | |||
| Mike Redmond | C | 39 | $ 850,000 | |||
| Rafael Perez | P | 28 | $ 795,000 | |||
| Austin Kearns | LF-RF | 30 | $ 750,000 | |||
| Mark Grudzielanek | 2B-SS | 40 | $ 600,000 | |||
| Shin-Soo Choo | RF | 27 | $ 461,100 | |||
| Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 24 | $ 444,600 | |||
| Joe Smith | P | 26 | $ 427,500 | |||
| Justin Masterson | P | 25 | $ 427,000 | |||
| Chris Perez | P | 24 | $ 423,800 | |||
| Jensen Lewis | P | 26 | $ 422,400 | |||
| Aaron Laffey | P | 25 | $ 421,900 | |||
| Jayson Nix | 3B-SS | 27 | $ 420,000 | |||
| Luis Valbuena | 3B-SS | 24 | $ 414,700 | |||
| Andy Marte | 3B | 26 | $ 413,400 | |||
| David Huff | P | 25 | $ 410,700 | |||
| Tony Sipp | P | 26 | $ 407,300 | |||
| Matt LaPorta | 1B | 25 | $ 402,700 | |||
| Louis Marson | C | 24 | $ 401,200 | |||
| Michael Brantley | CF | 23 | $ 400,800 | |||
| Mitch Talbot | P | 26 | $ 400,700 | |||
| Hector Ambriz | P | 26 | $ 400,000 |