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.

SEASON
TEAM
 
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Projected Total Tax

$162,185,905 / 18th

Projected Tax Space

$81,814,095

Tax Status

20% / 1st-Time Payor

Est. Tax Bill

$0

2026 Active Roster

Estimate
Player (30) 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%
Gallen
2
Zac Gallen
SP 6.100 n/a
Free Agent
$18,756,739 7.69%
Marte
3
Ketel Marte
2B 9.162 n/a
Extension
$15,460,000 6.34%
Gurriel Jr.
4
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
OF 7.094 n/a
Free Agent
$14,000,000 5.74%
Carroll
5
Corbin Carroll
LF 3.038 3
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
$13,875,000 5.69%
Perdomo
6
Geraldo Perdomo
SS 4.015 2
Extension
Arbitration
$11,250,000 4.61%
Pfaadt
7
Brandon Pfaadt
SP 2.097 2
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
$9,000,000 3.69%
Soroka
8
Michael Soroka
RP 7.009 n/a
Free Agent
$7,500,000 3.07%
Thompson
9
Ryan Thompson
RP 5.095 n/a
Arbitration 4
$3,950,000 1.62%
Nelson
10
Ryne Nelson
SP 3.020 2
Arbitration 1
$3,000,000 1.23%
McCann
11
James McCann
C 10.126 n/a
Free Agent
$2,750,000 1.13%
Ginkel
12
Kevin Ginkel
RP 5.033 n/a
Arbitration 3
$2,725,000 1.12%
Moreno
13
Gabriel Moreno
C 3.061 1
Arbitration 1
$2,550,000 1.05%
Smith
14
Pavin Smith
DH 4.015
Arbitration 2
$2,250,000 0.92%
Santana
15
Carlos Santana
1B 15.115 n/a
Free Agent
$2,000,000 0.82%
Thomas
16
Alek Thomas
CF 3.103 1
Arbitration 1
$1,962,500 0.80%
Clarke
17
Taylor Clarke
RP 5.148 1
Free Agent
$1,550,000 0.64%
Sewald
18
Paul Sewald
RP 7.072 n/a
Free Agent
$1,500,000 0.61%
Barrosa
19
Jorge Barrosa
OF 0.070
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Walston
20
Blake Walston
RP 1.096 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Lawlar
21
Jordan Lawlar
SS 0.073 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Del Castillo
22
Adrian Del Castillo
C 0.128 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Hoffman
23
Andrew Hoffman
RP 0.033 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Tawa
24
Tim Tawa
2B 0.112 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Mena
25
Cristian Mena
RP 0.125 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Locklear
26
Tyler Locklear
1B 0.084 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Abner
27
Philip Abner
RP 0.011 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Garcia
28
Brandyn Garcia
RP 0.041 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Morillo
29
Juan Morillo
RP 0.111 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Arenado
30
Nolan Arenado
3B 12.155 n/a
Extension
Arbitration

2026 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (5) Pos Exp Options Minor Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT
Burnes
1
Corbin Burnes
NTC: 60-DAY-DISABLED-LIST ELBOW (TOMMY JOHN)
SP 7.049 n/a
Free Agent
$32,910,744
Kelly
2
Merrill Kelly
M-NTC: 15-DAY-DISABLED-LIST BACK
SP 7.000 n/a
Free Agent
$20,000,000 8.20%
Martinez
3
Justin Martinez
60-DAY: ELBOW (TOMMY JOHN)
RP 2.024 1
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
$3,600,000
Puk
4
A.J. Puk
60-DAY: ELBOW (TOMMY JOHN)
RP 5.124 n/a
Arbitration 2
$3,100,000
Saalfrank
5
Andrew Saalfrank
60-DAY: SHOULDER
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 (9) Pos Exp Options Minor Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT
Burgos
1
Juan Burgos
RP 0.074 3
Pre-Arbitration
Jameson
2
Drey Jameson
RP 2.012 1
Pre-Arbitration
Strowd
3
Kade Strowd
RP 0.074 3
Pre-Arbitration
Bratt
4
Mitch Bratt
SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
Holman
5
Grant Holman
RP 1.031 2
Pre-Arbitration
Ray
6
Dylan Ray
SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
Drake
7
Kohl Drake
P 3
Pre-Arbitration
Diaz
8
Yilber Diaz
RP 0.041 2
Pre-Arbitration
Fernandez
9
Jose Fernandez
SS 3
Pre-Arbitration

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 $134,079,239 18th
Projected Pre-Arbitration Contracts $5,740,000 -
Injured Contracts $60,430,744 -
Retained Contracts $0 -
Player Benefits $18,000,000 -
Minor League Contracts $2,700,000 -
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666 -
Projected Tax Payroll $162,185,905 -
Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space $81,814,095 -
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.
$162,185,905 -

Glossary

MLB Tax Rate Penalties

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.

MLB Tax Salaries

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).

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 16, 2026
Luis Urias, 2B

Signed a minor league contract with Arizona (ARI)

Mar 12, 2026
Jake Rice, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Mar 12, 2026
Daniel Kubiuk, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Mar 12, 2026
Victor Brea, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Mar 11, 2026
Axel Hernandez, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

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