1998 retained salary
Salary clubs continue to pay for players who have left, grouped by the team carrying the obligation.
Total retained$8,146,223
Players50
Paying teams16
Paying teams
Highest total first
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 1B |
Will Clark
Traded to St. Louis Cardinals
|
$513,274
80% of $641,593
|
| SP |
Bob Sebra
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$456,000
80% of $570,000
|
| C |
Todd Hundley
Traded to Washington Senators
|
$288,520
80% of $360,650
|
| SP |
Bret Saberhagen
Traded to Charlotte Knights
|
$179,400
78% of $230,000
|
| RP |
Juan Nieves
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$117,250
70% of $167,500
|
| RF |
Danny Bautista
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$99,000
66% of $150,000
|
| RP |
Mike Draper
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$4,950
9% of $55,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| SP |
Steve Avery
Traded to Montreal Expos
|
$741,000
80% of $926,250
|
| SP |
Chris Nabholz
Traded to Colorado Rockies
|
$304,645
80% of $380,807
|
| CF |
Marquis Grissom
Released to free agency
|
$126,750
100% of $126,750
|
| RP |
German Jimenez
Traded to Philadelphia Phillies
|
$73,250
59% of $124,250
|
| CF |
Johnny Damon
Traded to Montreal Expos
|
$59,400
35.2% of $168,875
|
| SS |
Alvaro Espinoza
Traded to Montreal Expos
|
$39,600
44% of $90,000
|
| SP |
Jose DeLeon
Traded to Montreal Expos
|
$14,950
23% of $65,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| SP |
John Smiley
Traded to Charlotte Knights
|
$407,639
80% of $509,549
|
| 3B |
Dean Palmer
Traded to Cincinnati Reds
|
$284,000
79.8% of $355,733
|
| SS |
Jay Bell
Traded to Colorado Rockies
|
$130,000
52% of $250,000
|
| SP |
Scott Garrelts
Traded to Colorado Rockies
|
$100,000
26.3% of $380,000
|
| 2B |
Tony Womack
Traded to Orlando Devil Rays
|
$45,000
36% of $125,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| C |
Chris Hoiles
Traded to Charlotte Knights
|
$400,000
80% of $500,000
|
| SP |
Scott Garrelts
Now with Colorado Rockies
|
$230,000
60.5% of $380,000
|
| C |
Todd Zeile
Traded to Colorado Rockies
|
$200,000
80% of $250,000
|
| 3B |
Vinny Castilla
Now with San Diego Padres
|
$125,000
47.9% of $261,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| SP |
Randy Johnson
Traded to Cincinnati Reds
|
$603,000
90% of $670,000
|
| RP |
Darren Holmes
Traded to Charlotte Knights
|
$44,650
47% of $95,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 1B |
Mark McGwire
Now with Colorado Rockies
|
$397,750
75.8% of $525,000
|
| SP |
Alex A. Sanchez
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$133,200
72% of $185,000
|
| CF |
Deion Sanders
Now with Cincinnati Reds
|
$80,000
61.5% of $130,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| LF |
Shane Mack
Traded to Washington Senators
|
$257,300
83% of $310,000
|
| RP |
Roberto Hernandez
Traded to Orlando Devil Rays
|
$98,670
66% of $149,500
|
| C |
Koichi Sekikawa
Released to free agency
|
$60,000
100% of $60,000
|
| RP |
Joe Borowski
Traded to Charlotte Knights
|
$35,260
41% of $86,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 3B |
John Valentin
Traded to Florida Marlins
|
$138,950
44.3% of $313,950
|
| RP |
Mariano Rivera
Traded to Colorado Rockies
|
$94,250
65% of $145,000
|
| RP |
Randy Myers
Traded to Florida Marlins
|
$75,000
51% of $147,000
|
| SP |
Jay Tibbs
Traded to Washington Senators
|
$44,403
47% of $94,475
|
| 1B |
Eric Karros
Traded to Montreal Expos
|
$27,300
35% of $78,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 2B |
Lance Blankenship
Traded to St. Louis Cardinals
|
$153,750
75% of $205,000
|
| 2B |
Luis Sojo
Released to free agency
|
$50,000
100% of $50,000
|
| RP |
Doug Simons
Traded to Orlando Devil Rays
|
$29,000
30.9% of $94,000
|
| 3B |
Dave Magadan
Traded to New York Mets
|
$10,000
14.9% of $66,900
|
| LF |
Brian Jordan
Traded to Colorado Rockies
|
$2,100
4% of $52,500
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| RP |
Armando Benitez
Traded to New York Mets
|
$172,672
77% of $224,250
|
| CF |
Andruw Jones
Traded to Cincinnati Reds
|
$52,733
39.1% of $135,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| LF |
Tim Salmon
Traded to Charlotte Knights
|
$223,807
66.6% of $336,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| LF |
Greg Vaughn
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$182,250
77.9% of $234,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 3B |
Robin Ventura
Traded to Toronto Blue Jays
|
$79,300
61% of $130,000
|
| RP |
Mike Harkey
Traded to St. Louis Cardinals
|
$70,000
23.3% of $300,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 3B |
Willie Greene
Traded to Chicago Cubs
|
$50,000
17.1% of $292,500
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 2B |
Fernando Vina
Traded to Kansas City Royals
|
$40,000
20% of $200,000
|
| Pos | Player | Retained |
| 1B |
Ken Caminiti
Traded to Washington Senators
|
$1,250
0.3% of $438,750
|