MLB
Chicago Cubs Payroll Table
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2016 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$201,571,133 / 5th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$184,352,494
2016 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (36) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Jon Lester | SP | 9.075 | Vet | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - |
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 6.000 | Vet | $21,666,666 | $21,666,666 | $15,000,000 | $6,666,666 | - | - |
| Lackey John Lackey | SP | 15.095 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Montero Miguel Montero | C | 11.031 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Arrieta Jake Arrieta | SP | 4.145 | Arb 2 | $10,700,000 | $10,700,000 | $10,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Zobrist Ben Zobrist | 2B | 12.034 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | |
| Hammel Jason Hammel | RP | 8.153 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Fowler Dexter Fowler | RF | 6.168 | Vet | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | 5.004 | Arb 3 | $6,170,000 | $6,170,000 | $6,170,000 | - | - | - |
| Rizzo Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 3.168 | Vet | $5,285,714 | $5,285,714 | $5,000,000 | $285,714 | - | - |
| Strop Pedro Strop | RP | 4.156 | Arb 3 (S2) | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | - | - | - |
| Chapman Aroldis Chapman | RP | 5.034 | Arb 3 | $11,325,000 | $4,331,967 | $11,325,000 | - | - | - |
| Cahill Trevor Cahill | SP | 6.098 | Vet | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Rondon Hector Rondon | RP | 3.000 | Arb 1 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | - | - | - |
| Soler Jorge Soler | DH | 1.032 | Pre-Arb | $3,666,667 | $3,666,667 | $3,000,000 | $666,667 | - | - |
| Coghlan Chris Coghlan | LF | 5.148 | $4,800,000 | $3,042,680 | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | |
| Ross David Ross | C | 13.001 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $250,000 | - | - | |
| Smith Joe Smith | RP | 8.091 | Vet | $5,250,000 | $1,807,377 | $5,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Grimm Justin Grimm | RP | 2.170 | Arb 1 (S2) | $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | - | - | - |
| Bryant Kris Bryant | 1B | 0.171 | Pre-Arb | $652,000 | $652,000 | $652,000 | - | - | - |
| Hendricks Kyle Hendricks | SP | 1.080 | Pre-Arb | $541,000 | $541,000 | $541,000 | - | - | - |
| Russell Addison Russell | SS | 4.188 | $527,000 | $527,000 | $527,000 | - | - | - | |
| Schwarber Kyle Schwarber | DH | 0.086 | Pre-Arb | $522,000 | $522,000 | $522,000 | - | - | - |
| Baez Javier Baez | SS | 0.089 | Pre-Arb | $521,000 | $521,000 | $521,000 | - | - | - |
| Szczur Matt Szczur | CF | 0.134 | Pre-Arb | $511,500 | $511,500 | $511,500 | - | - | - |
| La Stella Tommy La Stella | 2B | 1.124 | Pre-Arb | $532,000 | $438,957 | $532,000 | - | - | - |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | C | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $299,484 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Edwards C.J. Edwards | RP | 0.028 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $293,938 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
| Federowicz Tim Federowicz | C | 1.107 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $213,521 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
| Montgomery Mike Montgomery | RP | 0.089 | Pre-Arb | $515,000 | $211,050 | $515,000 | - | - | - |
| Patton Spencer Patton | RP | 0.106 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $210,748 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
| Almora Albert Almora | CF | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $202,429 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Pena Felix Pena | RP | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $124,785 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Zastryzny Rob Zastryzny | RP | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $124,785 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Kawasaki Munenori Kawasaki | SS | 2.183 | $507,500 | $99,828 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Buchanan Jake Buchanan | RP | 0.105 | $507,500 | $88,736 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
2016 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (4) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosscup Zac Rosscup | RP | 1.105 | Pre-Arb | $524,500 | $524,500 | $524,500 | - | - | - |
| Brooks Aaron Brooks | SP | 0.070 | Pre-Arb | $510,000 | $510,000 | $510,000 | - | - | - |
| Beeler Dallas Beeler | RP | 0.050 | $508,500 | $508,500 | $508,500 | - | - | - | |
| Villanueva Christian Villanueva | 3B | 1.014 | $507,500 | $507,500 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
2016 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (8) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Edwin Jackson | SP | $12,492,500 | $12,492,500 | ||||||
| Richard Clayton Richard | RP | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||||||
| Hammel Jason Hammel | RP | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||||||
| Warren Adam Warren | RP | $1,049,726 | $1,049,726 | ||||||
| Ryan Brendan Ryan | 1B | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||||
| Sweeney Ryan Sweeney | CF | $500,000 | $500,000 | ||||||
| Brothers Rex Brothers | RP | $232,786 | $232,786 | ||||||
| Ramirez Neil Ramirez | RP | $137,574 | $137,574 |
2016 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $161,378,832 | 5th | |||||
| Injured List | $2,050,500 | 26th | |||||
| Retained | $19,412,586 | 12th | |||||
| Minor | $1,510,576 | 12th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $184,352,494 | 5th | |||||
2016 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (23) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Gerardo Concepcion
|
RP | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | - | - | ||
|
2 Manny Parra
|
RP | 8.063 | $520,000 | $520,000 | $520,000 | - | - | - | |
|
3 Joel Peralta
|
RP | 8.132 | $507,500 | $260,662 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
4 Ryan Kalish
|
LF | 2.117 | $507,500 | $30,503 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Jeimer Candelario
|
3B | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $16,638 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Brian Matusz
|
RP | 5.156 | Arb 4 (S2) | $507,500 | $2,773 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
|
7 Josh Silver
|
SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Andury Acevedo
|
SP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Scott Barnes
|
RP | 0.112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Frank Batista
|
SP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Aaron Crow
|
RP | 5.000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Kelly Dugan
|
LF | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Stephen Fife
|
SP | 0.167 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
14 Nick Greenwood
|
RP | 0.104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
15 Pierce Johnson
|
RP | 4.137 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
16 Jack Leathersich
|
RP | 0.116 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
17 Miguel Mejia
|
SP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
18 Matt Murton
|
RF | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
19 Juan Perez
|
LF | 1.058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
20 Jonathan Pettibone
|
RP | 0.168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
21 Giovanni Soto
|
RP | 0.031 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
22 Joe Thatcher
|
RP | 7.068 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
23 Logan Watkins
|
2B | 0.094 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
