MLB
Kansas City Royals Payroll Table
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2015 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$132,657,532 / 15th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$126,529,835
2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Alex Gordon | OF | 7.092 | Vet | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Ríos Álex Ríos | RF | 10.130 | Vet | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Guthrie Jeremy Guthrie | SP | 9.130 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Holland Greg Holland | RP | 4.028 | Arb 2 | $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | $8,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Volquez Edinson Volquez | RP | 7.059 | Vet | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Infante Omar Infante | 2B | 13.027 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | - | - | |
| Morales Kendrys Morales | DH | 10.170 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $750,000 | - | |
| Davis Wade Davis | RP | 5.032 | Vet | $7,025,000 | $7,025,000 | $7,000,000 | - | $25,000 | - |
| Hosmer Eric Hosmer | 1B | 3.146 | Vet | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,650,000 | - | $50,000 | - |
| Hochevar Luke Hochevar | RP | 8.151 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Cueto Johnny Cueto | SP | 7.000 | Vet | $3,879,781 | $3,879,781 | $3,879,781 | - | - | - |
| Escobar Alcides Escobar | SS | 5.082 | Vet | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $100,000 | - |
| Zobrist Ben Zobrist | 2B | 12.034 | $2,827,868 | $2,827,868 | $2,827,868 | - | - | - | |
| Cain Lorenzo Cain | CF | 3.074 | Arb 1 | $2,825,000 | $2,825,000 | $2,725,000 | - | $100,000 | - |
| Moustakas Mike Moustakas | 3B | 3.111 | Arb 1 | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | $2,640,000 | - | $60,000 | - |
| Duffy Danny Duffy | SP | 3.085 | Arb 1 | $2,425,000 | $2,425,000 | $2,425,000 | - | - | - |
| Medlen Kris Medlen | SP | 7.137 | Vet | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Morales Franklin Morales | RP | 7.007 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | - | - | - | |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 3.050 | Vet | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,750,000 | - | $100,000 | - |
| Herrera Kelvin Herrera | RP | 2.157 | Vet | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | - | - | - |
| Dyson Jarrod Dyson | CF | 3.088 | Arb 1 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | - | - | - |
| Ventura Yordano Ventura | SP | 3.013 | $950,000 | $950,000 | $750,000 | $200,000 | - | - | |
| Madson Ryan Madson | RP | 13.155 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | |
| Butera Drew Butera | C | 4.018 | Arb 3 (S2) | $809,426 | $809,426 | $809,426 | - | - | - |
| Coleman Louis Coleman | RP | 3.018 | $725,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | - | - | - | |
| Young Chris Young | RP | 8.039 | Vet | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - |
| Orlando Paulo Orlando | CF | 2.099 | $507,500 | $371,612 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Gomes Jonny Gomes | LF | 10.097 | $1,000,000 | $371,585 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Colon Christian Colon | 2B | 0.071 | Pre-Arb | $509,525 | $339,683 | $509,525 | - | - | - |
| Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $146,980 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Pena Francisco Pena | C | 0.034 | Pre-Arb | $508,700 | $97,292 | $508,700 | - | - | - |
| Gore Terrance Gore | CF | 0.029 | Pre-Arb | $508,000 | $97,158 | $508,000 | - | - | - |
| Alexander Scott Alexander | RP | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $91,516 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Almonte Miguel Almonte | RP | 0.129 | $507,500 | $91,516 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Chamberlain Joba Chamberlain | RP | 7.055 | $507,500 | $72,103 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
| Mariot Michael Mariot | RP | 0.104 | Pre-Arb | $507,500 | $44,371 | $507,500 | - | - | - |
2015 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vargas Jason Vargas | SP | 0.135 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | - | - | - | |
| Collins Tim Collins | RP | 4.097 | $1,475,000 | $1,475,000 | $1,475,000 | - | - | - | |
| Flynn Brian Flynn | RP | 0.032 | Pre-Arb | $508,450 | $508,450 | $508,450 | - | - | - |
2015 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (7) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasor Jason Frasor | RP | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||||||
| Chen Bruce Chen | RP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||||
| Butler Billy Butler | DH | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||||
| Blanton Joe Blanton | RP | $628,416 | $628,416 | ||||||
| Finnegan Brandon Finnegan | SP | $138,661 | $138,661 | ||||||
| Brooks Aaron Brooks | SP | $27,732 | $27,732 | ||||||
| Lamb John Lamb | SP | $2,773 | $2,773 |
2015 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $111,740,891 | 7th | |||||
| Injured List | $10,483,450 | 16th | |||||
| Retained | $4,047,582 | 23rd | |||||
| Minor | $257,912 | 21st | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $126,529,835 | 13th | |||||
2015 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Wandy Rodriguez
|
RP | 8.167 | $507,500 | $138,661 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
2 Yohan Pino
|
SP | $507,500 | $66,557 | $507,500 | - | - | - | ||
|
3 Orlando Calixte
|
SS | $507,500 | $47,144 | $507,500 | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Reymond Fuentes
|
CF | 1.038 | $508,200 | $2,777 | $508,200 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Dustin Coleman
|
2B | 0.021 | $507,500 | $2,773 | $507,500 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Troy Patton
|
RP | 3.150 | super-2-3-void | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
7 Casey Kotchman
|
1B | 10.000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
8 Rafael Furcal
|
SS | 14.000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
9 Mitch Maier
|
RF | 3.071 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Román Colón
|
SP | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
11 J.C. Boscan
|
C | 1.000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Jorge Bonifacio
|
RF | 2.054 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
13 Aroni Nina
|
RP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
