MLB
Chicago Cubs Payroll Table
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2019 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$254,235,041 / 1st
Adjusted Payroll Total
$221,580,085
2019 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (38) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Jon Lester | SP | 12.075 | Vet | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 | $22,500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - |
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 9.000 | Vet | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | $20,000,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - |
| Darvish Yu Darvish | SP | 7.000 | Vet | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hamels Cole Hamels | SP | 12.143 | Vet | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Bryant Kris Bryant | 1B | 3.171 | Arb 2 (S2) | $12,900,000 | $12,900,000 | $12,900,000 | - | - | - |
| Chatwood Tyler Chatwood | RP | 7.039 | Vet | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Rizzo Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 6.168 | Vet | $11,285,714 | $11,285,714 | $11,000,000 | $285,714 | - | - |
| Quintana Jose Quintana | SP | 6.133 | Vet | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Kimbrel Craig Kimbrel | RP | 8.066 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hendricks Kyle Hendricks | SP | 4.081 | Arb 2 | $7,405,000 | $7,405,000 | $7,405,000 | - | - | - |
| Cishek Steve Cishek | RP | 7.143 | Vet | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Strop Pedro Strop | RP | 7.156 | Vet | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Baez Javier Baez | SS | 3.089 | Arb 1 | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | - | - | - |
| Kintzler Brandon Kintzler | RP | 7.003 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Russell Addison Russell | SS | 4.188 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | - | - | - | |
| Schwarber Kyle Schwarber | DH | 3.086 | Arb 1 | $3,390,000 | $3,390,000 | $3,390,000 | - | - | - |
| Zobrist Ben Zobrist | 2B | 12.034 | $12,500,000 | $3,086,022 | $12,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | |
| Castellanos Nick Castellanos | DH | 5.029 | Arb 3 | $9,950,000 | $2,859,700 | $9,950,000 | - | - | - |
| Descalso Daniel Descalso | 2B | 8.016 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Phelps David Phelps | RP | 6.156 | Vet | $2,500,000 | $833,342 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | C | 2.108 | Pre-Arb | $684,000 | $684,000 | $684,000 | - | - | - |
| Caratini Victor Caratini | C | 1.051 | Pre-Arb | $569,500 | $569,500 | $569,500 | - | - | - |
| Almora Albert Almora | CF | 2.073 | Pre-Arb | $615,500 | $562,530 | $615,500 | - | - | - |
| Bote David Bote | 2B | 0.100 | Pre-Arb | $561,500 | $561,500 | $561,500 | - | - | - |
| Ryan Kyle Ryan | RP | 1.139 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $528,168 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Holland Derek Holland | RP | 9.105 | Vet | $6,500,000 | $475,000 | $6,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Wick Rowan Wick | RP | 0.031 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $256,624 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 1.141 | Pre-Arb | $603,500 | $214,170 | $603,500 | - | - | - |
| Kemp Tony Kemp | 2B | 1.098 | Pre-Arb | $583,600 | $191,418 | $583,600 | - | - | - |
| Garcia Robel Garcia | 2B | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $173,072 | $555,000 | - | - | - | |
| Lucroy Jonathan Lucroy | C | 8.136 | Vet | $555,000 | $158,152 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Mills Alec Mills | SP | 0.052 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $134,280 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Maples Dillon Maples | RP | 0.072 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $134,280 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Underwood Duane Underwood | RP | 0.001 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $125,328 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Wieck Brad Wieck | RP | 0.020 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $86,536 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Norwood James Norwood | RP | 0.044 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $77,584 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
| Hultzen Danny Hultzen | RP | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $68,632 | $555,000 | - | - | - | |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $62,664 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow Brandon Morrow | RP | 10.096 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Cedeño Xavier Cedeño | RP | 5.003 | Vet | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | - | - | - |
| Webster Allen Webster | SP | 1.170 | $650,000 | $618,615 | $650,000 | - | - | - | |
| Graveman Kendall Graveman | RP | 3.078 | Vet | $575,000 | $575,000 | $575,000 | - | - | - |
2019 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (11) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow Brandon Morrow | RP | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | ||||||
| Brach Brad Brach | RP | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | ||||||
| Montgomery Mike Montgomery | RP | $1,443,011 | $1,443,011 | ||||||
| Edwards C.J. Edwards | RP | $770,194 | $770,194 | ||||||
| Holland Derek Holland | RP | $500,000 | $500,000 | ||||||
| Rosario Randy Rosario | RP | $250,161 | $250,161 | ||||||
| Collins Tim Collins | RP | $243,011 | $243,011 | ||||||
| Maldonado Martin Maldonado | C | $228,495 | $228,495 | ||||||
| Gonzalez Carlos Gonzalez | RF | $77,584 | $77,584 | ||||||
| Tseng Jen-Ho Tseng | RP | $10,827 | $10,827 | ||||||
| Shepherd Chandler Shepherd | RP | $1,944 | $1,944 |
2019 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $197,673,216 | 1st | |||||
| Injured List | $11,093,615 | 14th | |||||
| Retained | $8,275,227 | 27th | |||||
| Minor | $4,538,027 | 5th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $221,580,085 | 3rd | |||||
2019 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (17) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Brian Duensing
|
RP | 9.055 | Vet | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Tony Barnette
|
RP | 3.000 | $1,000,000 | $383,065 | $750,000 | - | $250,000 | - | |
|
3 Mark Zagunis
|
LF | 0.044 | Pre-Arb | $556,500 | $252,310 | $556,500 | - | - | - |
|
4 Taylor Davis
|
C | 0.058 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $206,593 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
|
5 Oscar De La Cruz
|
P | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $61,239 | $555,000 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Adbert Alzolay
|
RP | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $56,696 | $555,000 | - | - | - | |
|
7 Justin Steele
|
SP | 2.143 | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | $45,300 | $555,000 | - | - | - |
|
8 Jim Adduci
|
CF | 1.029 | $555,000 | $32,824 | $555,000 | - | - | - | |
|
9 Mike Zagurski
|
RP | 2.021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Donnie Dewees
|
OF | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Johnny Field
|
OF | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
12 Corey Black
|
SP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Luke Hagerty
|
RP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Craig Brooks
|
P | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
15 Conor Lillis-White
|
P | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
16 Eric Gonzalez
|
C | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
17 Will Remillard
|
C | - | - | - | - | - | - |
