MLB
Kansas City Royals Payroll Table
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2018 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$137,419,272 / 21st
Adjusted Payroll Total
$129,944,821
2018 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (30) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Alex Gordon | OF | 10.092 | Vet | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Kennedy Ian Kennedy | RP | 8.124 | Vet | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Duffy Danny Duffy | SP | 6.085 | Vet | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hammel Jason Hammel | RP | 10.153 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 6.050 | Vet | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $7,500,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - |
| Escobar Alcides Escobar | SS | 8.082 | Vet | $3,775,000 | $3,775,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $1,275,000 | - |
| Maurer Brandon Maurer | RP | 4.089 | Arb 2 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | - | - | - |
| Peralta Wily Peralta | RP | 4.112 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Flynn Brian Flynn | RP | 2.086 | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | $573,500 | $573,500 | - | - | - |
| Merrifield Whit Merrifield | RF | 1.096 | Pre-Arb | $569,500 | $569,500 | $569,500 | - | - | - |
| Bonifacio Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 0.164 | Pre-Arb | $561,900 | $561,900 | $561,900 | - | - | - |
| Junis Jake Junis | SP | 0.087 | Pre-Arb | $554,250 | $554,250 | $554,250 | - | - | - |
| Smith Burch Smith | RP | 1.051 | Pre-Arb | $552,400 | $552,400 | $552,400 | - | - | - |
| Skoglund Eric Skoglund | RP | 0.068 | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Hill Tim Hill | RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Keller Brad Keller | RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| McCarthy Kevin McCarthy | RP | 0.124 | Pre-Arb | $554,250 | $509,580 | $554,250 | - | - | - |
| Dozier Hunter Dozier | 1B | 0.092 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $410,200 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Herrera Rosell Herrera | RF | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $310,580 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 0.121 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $310,580 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Fillmyer Heath Fillmyer | RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $304,720 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Sparkman Glenn Sparkman | SP | 0.001 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $213,890 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Goodwin Brian Goodwin | RF | 1.019 | Pre-Arb | $553,900 | $211,438 | $553,900 | - | - | - |
| Phillips Brett Phillips | RF | 0.053 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $190,450 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $181,660 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Gallagher Cam Gallagher | C | 0.048 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $169,940 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Lopez Jorge Lopez | RP | 0.015 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $137,710 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Newberry Jake Newberry | RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $128,920 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Viloria Meibrys Viloria | C | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $87,900 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Vasto Jerry Vasto | RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $79,110 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
2018 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soler Jorge Soler | DH | 2.142 | Arb 1 (S2) | $4,666,667 | $4,666,667 | $4,000,000 | $666,667 | - | - |
| Karns Nate Karns | SP | 4.033 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | - | - | - | |
| Hahn Jesse Hahn | RP | 2.067 | Pre-Arb | $574,000 | $574,000 | $574,000 | - | - | - |
| Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 2.030 | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | $573,500 | $573,500 | - | - | - |
2018 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (16) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | ||||||
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | ||||||
| Moustakas Mike Moustakas | 3B | $3,577,950 | $3,577,950 | ||||||
| Herrera Kelvin Herrera | RP | $3,456,625 | $3,456,625 | ||||||
| Moss Brandon Moss | DH | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | ||||||
| Duda Lucas Duda | 1B | $3,180,114 | $3,180,114 | ||||||
| Infante Omar Infante | 2B | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||||||
| Butera Drew Butera | C | $1,916,654 | $1,916,654 | ||||||
| Young Chris Young | RP | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | ||||||
| Minor Mike Minor | SP | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||||||
| Grimm Justin Grimm | RP | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||||||
| Jay Jon Jay | RF | $1,112,907 | $1,112,907 | ||||||
| Boyer Blaine Boyer | RP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||||
| Soria Joakim Soria | RP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||||
| Almonte Abraham Almonte | CF | $297,145 | $297,145 | ||||||
| Stout Eric Stout | P | $20,510 | $20,510 |
2018 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $83,618,228 | 17th | |||||
| Injured List | $7,189,167 | 20th | |||||
| Retained | $37,811,905 | 8th | |||||
| Minor | $1,325,521 | 12th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $129,944,821 | 20th | |||||
2018 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (18) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Ben Lively
|
SP | 0.083 | Pre-Arb | $550,000 | $550,000 | $550,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Bubba Starling
|
CF | 0.037 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Ryan Goins
|
2B | 3.106 | Vet | $1,000,000 | $489,216 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
|
4 Jason Adam
|
RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $275,420 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Paulo Orlando
|
CF | 2.099 | $568,500 | $168,080 | $568,500 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Scott Barlow
|
RP | Pre-Arb | $650,000 | $164,265 | $650,000 | - | - | - | |
|
7 Trevor Oaks
|
SP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $131,850 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
|
8 Ramon Torres
|
SS | 0.090 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $93,760 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
|
9 Andres Machado
|
RP | 0.032 | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | $2,930 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
|
10 Andy LaRoche
|
3B | 3.096 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Kyle Lohse
|
SP | 14.092 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Alex Liddi
|
3B | 0.130 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
13 Seth Maness
|
RP | 4.009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
14 Tyler Collins
|
LF | 1.080 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
15 Onelki Garcia
|
SP | 1.019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
16 Samir Duenez
|
1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
17 Kelvin Gutierrez
|
3B | 1.157 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
18 Tarik El-Abour
|
OF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
