| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| D. Johnson | 2B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| T. Bradley | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| R. Grimsley | SP | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| K. Singleton | RF | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| V. Romo | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| B. Moose | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| B. Russell | SS | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| T. Perez | 3B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| G. Perry | SP | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 11 years |
| M. Murakami | CL | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| M. Lolich | SP | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 10 years |
| D. Rader | C | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| F. Whitfield | 1B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 11 years |
| M. Alvis | 3B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| J. Aker | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| W. Bunker | SP | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| B. Dal Canton | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| M. Stanley | SS | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| D. Decinces | 3B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Dwyer | RF | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| J. Grote | C | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| G. Arrigo | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| C. Coleman | C | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| R. Monday | CF | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| C. Yastrzemski | LF | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| J. Breazeale | 1B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| J. Buchek | 2B | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| C. Hartenstein | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| O. Brown | RF | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| G. Wagner | MR | $100,000 | 1973 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| E. Hendricks | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| A. Garrett | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. Landis | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| J. Herrera | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| L. Allen | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 2 years |
| G. Lamont | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Mangual | CF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| D. Marshall | RF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| G. Borgmann | C | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| T. Heintzelman | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| M. Tyson | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Folkers | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| R. Chiles | LF | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Arcia | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| P. Brown | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| B. O'Brien | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| K. Wright | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Webb | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| J. Morlan | MR | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| F. Duffy | SS | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
| H. Torres | 2B | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 0 years |
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