MLB
Chicago Cubs 2024 Financial Summary
A current summary of Chicago Cubs 2024 player cap & cash figures.
Total Payroll Allocations
$231,789,117 / 8th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$225,790,717
Tax Space
$2,483,569
Cash Total
$233,730,717 / 7th
2024 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bellinger
1 Cody Bellinger
|
1B | 28 | $27,500,000 | $26,666,667 | 11.25% | $27,500,000 | 2027 |
|
Swanson
2 Dansby Swanson
|
SS | 30 | $26,000,000 | $25,285,714 | 10.67% | $25,000,000 | 2030 |
|
Happ
3 Ian Happ
|
LF | 29 | $21,000,000 | $20,333,333 | 8.58% | $20,000,000 | 2027 |
|
Taillon
4 Jameson Taillon
|
SP | 32 | $18,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 7.17% | $18,000,000 | 2027 |
|
Hoerner
5 Nico Hoerner
|
2B | 27 | $11,500,000 | $11,666,667 | 4.92% | $11,500,000 | 2027 |
|
Imanaga
6 Sh?ta Imanaga
|
SP | 30 | $9,250,000 | $13,250,000 | 5.59% | $10,000,000 | 2029 |
|
Neris
7 Hector Neris
|
RP | 35 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 3.80% | $9,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Gomes
8 Yan Gomes
|
C | 36 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.53% | $6,000,000 | 2025 |
|
Steele
9 Justin Steele
|
SP | 28 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.69% | $4,000,000 | 2028 |
|
Wisdom
10 Patrick Wisdom
|
3B | 32 | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | 1.15% | $2,725,000 | 2027 |
|
Alzolay
11 Adbert Alzolay
|
RP | 29 | $2,110,000 | $2,110,000 | 0.89% | $2,110,000 | 2027 |
|
Tauchman
12 Mike Tauchman
|
CF | 33 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | 0.82% | $1,950,000 | 2027 |
|
Almonte
13 Yency Almonte
|
RP | 30 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 0.80% | $1,900,000 | 2026 |
|
Madrigal
14 Nick Madrigal
|
2B | 27 | $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | 0.76% | $1,810,000 | 2027 |
|
Leiter Jr.
15 Mark Leiter Jr.
|
RP | 33 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.63% | $1,500,000 | 2027 |
|
Morel
16 Christopher Morel
|
3B | 25 | $767,000 | $767,000 | 0.32% | $767,000 | |
|
Assad
17 Javier Assad
|
SP | 26 | $755,000 | $755,000 | 0.32% | $755,000 | |
|
Amaya
18 Miguel Amaya
|
C | 25 | $746,500 | $746,500 | 0.32% | $746,500 | |
|
Busch
19 Michael Busch
|
DH | 26 | $741,500 | $741,500 | 0.31% | $741,500 | |
|
Brown
20 Ben Brown
|
RP | 24 | $732,043 | $732,043 | 0.31% | $732,043 | |
|
Mastrobuoni
21 Miles Mastrobuoni
|
LF | 28 | $681,870 | $681,870 | 0.29% | $681,870 | |
|
Thompson
22 Keegan Thompson
|
RP | 29 | $672,282 | $672,282 | 0.28% | $672,282 | 2028 |
|
Brewer
23 Colten Brewer
|
RP | 31 | $656,370 | $656,370 | 0.28% | $656,370 | |
|
Wesneski
24 Hayden Wesneski
|
RP | 26 | $636,480 | $636,480 | 0.27% | $636,480 | |
|
Crow-Armstrong
25 Pete Crow-Armstrong
|
OF | 22 | $628,524 | $628,524 | 0.27% | $628,524 | |
|
Lovelady
26 Richard Lovelady
|
RP | 28 | $612,612 | $612,612 | 0.26% | $612,612 |
2024 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Suzuki
1 Seiya Suzuki
|
RF | 29 | $21,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 7.17% | $20,000,000 | |
|
Hendricks
2 Kyle Hendricks
|
SP | 34 | $16,500,000 | $14,500,000 | 6.12% | $16,500,000 | |
|
Smyly
3 Drew Smyly
|
RP | 35 | $10,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 4.01% | $10,500,000 | |
|
Merryweather
4 Julian Merryweather
|
RP | 32 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | - | $1,175,000 | |
|
Wicks
5 Jordan Wicks
|
SP | 24 | $741,500 | $741,500 | 0.31% | $741,500 | |
|
Kilian
6 Caleb Kilian
|
SP | 27 | $740,500 | $740,500 | - | $740,500 | |
|
Palencia
7 Daniel Palencia
|
RP | 24 | $652,392 | $652,392 | 0.28% | $652,392 |
2024 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (6) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mancini
1 Trey Mancini
|
OF | 32 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 2.95% | ||
|
Bellinger
2 Cody Bellinger
|
1B | 28 | $5,500,000 | - | - | ||
|
Barnhart
3 Tucker Barnhart
|
C | 33 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.37% | ||
|
Boxberger
4 Brad Boxberger
|
RP | 36 | $800,000 | - | - | ||
|
Cooper
5 Garrett Cooper
|
1B | 33 | $241,950 | $241,950 | 0.10% | ||
|
Stroman
6 Marcus Stroman
|
SP | 33 | - | $2,666,667 | 1.13% |
2024 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Heyward
1 Jason Heyward
|
RF | 34 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $151,875,181 | 8th | |||||
| Injured List | $51,309,392 | 7th | |||||
| Retained | $19,458,617 | 5th | |||||
| Minor | $5,814,194 | 4th | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $231,789,117 | 8th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $225,790,717 | 9th | |||||
2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
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Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $237,000,000 | |
| Est. Guaranteed Contracts | $152,827,562 | 10th |
| Est. Injured Contracts | $44,309,392 | - |
| Est. Retained Contracts | $13,158,617 | - |
| Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | - |
| Est. Minor Buried League Contracts | $3,304,194 | - |
| Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | - |
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Est. Actual Tax Payroll | $234,516,431 | - |
| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $2,483,569 | 21st |
| Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $2,483,569 | - |
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 David Bote
|
2B | 31 | $5,510,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $5,500,000 | 2027 |
|
2 Thomas Pannone
|
RP | 30 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | |
|
3 Luke Little
|
RP | 23 | $107,487 | $107,487 | 0.05% | $107,487 | |
|
4 Alexander Canario
|
OF | 24 | $91,494 | $91,494 | 0.04% | $91,494 | |
|
5 Jose Cuas
|
RP | 30 | $61,455 | $61,455 | 0.03% | $61,455 | |
|
6 Matt Mervis
|
1B | 26 | $43,758 | $43,758 | 0.02% | $43,758 | |
|
7 Brad Wieck
|
RP | 32 | - | - | - | - | |
|
8 Brennen Davis
|
OF | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
|
9 Kevin Alcantara
|
OF | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Porter Hodge
|
P | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Luis Vazquez
|
SS | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Michael Arias
|
P | 22 | - | - | - | - |
