MLB
Boston Red Sox Payroll Table
An updated look at the Boston Red Sox 2016 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$227,497,376 / 3rd
Adjusted Payroll Total
$207,758,836
2016 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (35) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price David Price | SP | 6.164 | Vet | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Ramirez Hanley Ramirez | 1B | 10.014 | Vet | $22,750,000 | $22,750,000 | $22,000,000 | $750,000 | - | - |
| Porcello Rick Porcello | SP | 6.170 | Vet | $20,125,000 | $20,125,000 | $20,000,000 | $125,000 | - | - |
| Ortiz David Ortiz | DH | 17.048 | Vet | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Pedroia Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 14.041 | Vet | $13,225,000 | $13,225,000 | $13,000,000 | $125,000 | $100,000 | - |
| Buchholz Clay Buchholz | SP | 11.020 | Vet | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Kimbrel Craig Kimbrel | RP | 5.066 | Vet | $11,300,000 | $11,300,000 | $11,000,000 | $250,000 | $50,000 | - |
| Uehara Koji Uehara | RP | 7.000 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Young Chris Young | RF | 11.039 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | - | - | |
| Hanigan Ryan Hanigan | C | 7.077 | Vet | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Tazawa Junichi Tazawa | RP | 5.086 | Arb 3 | $3,375,000 | $3,375,000 | $3,375,000 | - | - | - |
| Hill Aaron Hill | 3B | 10.136 | $12,000,000 | $2,644,808 | $12,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Kelly Joe Kelly | RP | 3.101 | Arb 1 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | - | - | - |
| Ziegler Brad Ziegler | RP | 9.122 | Vet | $5,500,000 | $2,584,730 | $5,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Ross Robbie Ross | RP | 3.100 | Arb 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Bogaerts Xander Bogaerts | 2B | 2.041 | Pre-Arb | $650,500 | $650,500 | $650,500 | - | - | - |
| Holt Brock Holt | 2B | 2.052 | Pre-Arb | $606,000 | $606,000 | $606,000 | - | - | - |
| Pomeranz Drew Pomeranz | RP | 3.013 | Arb 1 | $1,350,000 | $597,540 | $1,350,000 | - | - | - |
| Betts Mookie Betts | SS | 1.070 | Pre-Arb | $566,000 | $566,000 | $566,000 | - | - | - |
| Bradley Jr. Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | 1.150 | Pre-Arb | $546,500 | $546,500 | $546,500 | - | - | - |
| Shaw Travis Shaw | 1B | 0.088 | Pre-Arb | $515,000 | $515,000 | $515,000 | - | - | - |
| Wright Steven Wright | RP | 1.089 | Pre-Arb | $514,500 | $514,500 | $514,500 | - | - | - |
| Barnes Matt Barnes | RP | 0.110 | Pre-Arb | $511,000 | $511,000 | $511,000 | - | - | - |
| Hembree Heath Hembree | RP | 0.148 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $366,036 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
| León Sandy León | C | 2.028 | Pre-Arb | $534,000 | $350,160 | $534,000 | - | - | - |
| Vazquez Christian Vazquez | C | 1.082 | Pre-Arb | $513,000 | $339,163 | $513,000 | - | - | - |
| Hernandez Marco Hernandez | 3B | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $285,619 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Rodriguez Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | 0.130 | Pre-Arb | $521,000 | $241,995 | $521,000 | - | - | - |
| Abad Fernando Abad | RP | 4.073 | Vet | $507,500 | $174,699 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
| Benintendi Andrew Benintendi | LF | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $171,926 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Ramirez Noe Ramirez | RP | 0.044 | Pre-Arb | $509,500 | $158,688 | $509,500 | - | - | - |
| Holaday Bryan Holaday | C | 2.025 | Pre-Arb | $519,000 | $158,061 | $519,000 | - | - | - |
| Marrero Deven Marrero | SS | 0.060 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $124,785 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
| Owens Henry Owens | RP | 0.100 | $507,500 | $102,601 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Scott Robby Scott | RP | 1.094 | $507,500 | $85,963 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
2016 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval Pablo Sandoval | 3B | 7.047 | Vet | $17,600,000 | $17,600,000 | $17,000,000 | $600,000 | - | - |
| Workman Brandon Workman | RP | 2.018 | Pre-Arb | $539,500 | $539,500 | $539,500 | - | - | - |
| Smith Carson Smith | RP | 3.028 | $529,000 | $529,000 | $529,000 | - | - | - | |
| Rutledge Josh Rutledge | SS | 3.090 | $507,500 | $479,729 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Swihart Blake Swihart | C | 0.156 | Pre-Arb | $518,500 | $419,284 | $518,500 | - | - | - |
2016 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (5) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Carl Crawford | LF | $857,000 | $857,000 | ||||||
| González Adrián González | 1B | $857,000 | $857,000 | ||||||
| Layne Tom Layne | RP | $372,801 | $372,801 | ||||||
| Martinez Michael Martinez | 2B | $66,552 | $66,552 | ||||||
| Light Pat Light | RP | $41,595 | $41,595 |
2016 Deferred Payroll
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez Manny Ramirez | LF | 17.042 | $1,993,409 | $1,993,409 | $1,993,409 | - | - | - |
2016 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $165,121,274 | 3rd | |||||
| Injured List | $19,567,513 | 9th | |||||
| Retained | $2,194,948 | 29th | |||||
| Minor | $20,875,101 | 1st | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $207,758,836 | 3rd | |||||
2016 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Rusney Castillo
|
LF | 0.115 | Vet | $11,271,428 | $11,271,428 | $10,500,000 | $771,428 | - | - |
|
2 Allen Craig
|
RF | 4.153 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Brennan Boesch
|
RF | 4.049 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | |
|
4 Sean O'Sullivan
|
RP | 2.081 | $507,500 | $285,619 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Bryce Brentz
|
RF | 0.061 | $507,500 | $133,104 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Yoan Moncada
|
3B | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $80,417 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
7 Ryan LaMarre
|
LF | 0.046 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $52,687 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
|
8 Roenis Elias
|
RP | 1.112 | Pre-Arb | $558,000 | $21,343 | $558,000 | - | - | - |
|
9 William Cuevas
|
RP | $507,500 | $16,638 | $507,500 | - | - | - | ||
|
10 Mike Miller
|
SS | $507,500 | $13,865 | $507,500 | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Dan Butler
|
C | 0.045 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Ryan Court
|
1B | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Cody Decker
|
1B | 0.021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
14 Chris Dominguez
|
LF | 0.055 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
15 Casey Janssen
|
RP | 9.063 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
16 Williams Jerez
|
RP | 0.074 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
17 Brian Johnson
|
SP | 0.012 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
18 Chris Marrero
|
1B | 0.134 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
19 Roman Mendez
|
RP | 0.141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
20 Anthony Varvaro
|
RP | 3.121 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
