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MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks 2026 Luxury Tax Payroll
The Arizona Diamondbacks 2026 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Projected Total Tax
$189,374,166 / 15th
Est. Tax Bill
$0
2026 Active Roster
| Player (33) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rodriguez
1 Eduardo Rodriguez
|
SP | 10.070 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$20,000,000 | 8.20% |
|
Kelly
2 Merrill Kelly
|
SP | 7.000 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$20,000,000 | 8.20% |
|
Gallen
3 Zac Gallen
|
SP | 6.100 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$18,700,000 | 7.66% |
|
Marte
4 Ketel Marte
|
2B | 9.162 | n/a |
Extension
|
$15,460,000 | 6.34% |
|
Gurriel Jr.
5 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
|
OF | 7.094 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$14,000,000 | 5.74% |
|
Carroll
6 Corbin Carroll
|
LF | 3.038 | 3 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$13,875,000 | 5.69% |
|
Perdomo
7 Geraldo Perdomo
|
SS | 4.015 | 2 |
Extension
Arbitration |
$11,250,000 | 4.61% |
|
Pfaadt
8 Brandon Pfaadt
|
SP | 2.097 | 2 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$9,000,000 | 3.69% |
|
Soroka
9 Michael Soroka
|
RP | 7.009 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$7,500,000 | 3.07% |
|
Arenado
10 Nolan Arenado
|
3B | 12.155 | n/a |
Extension
Arbitration |
$5,000,000 | 2.05% |
|
Thompson
11 Ryan Thompson
|
RP | 5.095 | n/a |
Arbitration 4
|
$3,950,000 | 1.62% |
|
Nelson
12 Ryne Nelson
|
SP | 3.020 | 2 |
Arbitration 1
|
$3,000,000 | 1.23% |
|
McCann
13 James McCann
|
C | 10.126 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$2,750,000 | 1.13% |
|
Ginkel
14 Kevin Ginkel
|
RP | 5.033 | n/a |
Arbitration 3
|
$2,750,000 | 1.13% |
|
Moreno
15 Gabriel Moreno
|
C | 3.061 | 1 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,550,000 | 1.05% |
|
Smith
16 Pavin Smith
|
DH | 4.015 |
Arbitration 2
|
$2,250,000 | 0.92% | |
|
Santana
17 Carlos Santana
|
1B | 15.115 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$2,000,000 | 0.82% |
|
Thomas
18 Alek Thomas
|
CF | 3.103 | 1 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,962,500 | 0.80% |
|
Clarke
19 Taylor Clarke
|
RP | 5.148 | 1 |
Free Agent
|
$1,550,000 | 0.64% |
|
Sewald
20 Paul Sewald
|
RP | 7.072 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$1,500,000 | 0.61% |
|
Barrosa
21 Jorge Barrosa
|
OF | 0.070 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Walston
22 Blake Walston
|
RP | 1.096 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Jameson
23 Drey Jameson
|
RP | 2.012 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Strowd
24 Kade Strowd
|
RP | 0.074 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Lawlar
25 Jordan Lawlar
|
SS | 0.073 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Del Castillo
26 Adrian Del Castillo
|
C | 0.128 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Hoffman
27 Andrew Hoffman
|
RP | 0.033 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Tawa
28 Tim Tawa
|
2B | 0.112 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Mena
29 Cristian Mena
|
RP | 0.125 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Locklear
30 Tyler Locklear
|
1B | 0.084 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Abner
31 Philip Abner
|
RP | 0.011 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Garcia
32 Brandyn Garcia
|
RP | 0.041 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Morillo
33 Juan Morillo
|
RP | 0.111 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
2026 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (4) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Burnes
1 Corbin Burnes
|
SP | 7.049 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$32,910,744 | |
|
Martinez
2 Justin Martinez
|
RP | 2.024 | 1 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$3,600,000 | |
|
Puk
3 A.J. Puk
|
RP | 5.124 | n/a |
Arbitration 2
|
$3,100,000 | |
|
Saalfrank
4 Andrew Saalfrank
|
RP | 0.118 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 |
2026 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Burgos
1 Juan Burgos
|
RP | 0.074 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Bratt
2 Mitch Bratt
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Holman
3 Grant Holman
|
RP | 1.031 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Ray
4 Dylan Ray
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Drake
5 Kohl Drake
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Diaz
6 Yilber Diaz
|
RP | 0.041 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Fernandez
7 Jose Fernandez
|
SS | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
2026 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $244,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $159,047,500 | 15th |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration Contracts | $4,920,000 | - |
| Injured Contracts | $40,430,744 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $18,000,000 | - |
| Minor Buried League Contracts | $5,740,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll | $189,374,166 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space | $54,625,834 | - |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Total Allocations
This team is the combined value of projected tax payroll allocations plus the projected tax bill.
|
$189,374,166 | - |
Glossary
First-Time Payor:
- 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 80% for exceeding by $60M+
Second-Time Payor:
- 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 90% for exceeding by $60M+
Third-Time (or more) Payor:
- 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 110% for exceeding by $60M+
Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.
Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.
Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.
Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.
Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…
The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
