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.

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TEAM
 
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Projected Total Tax

$186,334,166 / 15th

Projected Tax Space

$57,665,834

Tax Status

20% / 1st-Time Payor

Est. Tax Bill

$0

2026 Active Roster

Estimate
Player (40) 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%
Burgos
22
Juan Burgos
RP 0.074 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Walston
23
Blake Walston
RP 1.096 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Jameson
24
Drey Jameson
RP 2.012 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Strowd
25
Kade Strowd
RP 0.074 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Lawlar
26
Jordan Lawlar
SS 0.073 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Del Castillo
27
Adrian Del Castillo
C 0.128 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Bratt
28
Mitch Bratt
SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Holman
29
Grant Holman
RP 1.031 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Hoffman
30
Andrew Hoffman
RP 0.033 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Tawa
31
Tim Tawa
2B 0.112 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Mena
32
Cristian Mena
RP 0.125 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Locklear
33
Tyler Locklear
1B 0.084 1
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Ray
34
Dylan Ray
SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Drake
35
Kohl Drake
P 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Diaz
36
Yilber Diaz
RP 0.041 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Fernandez
37
Jose Fernandez
SS 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Abner
38
Philip Abner
RP 0.011 3
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Garcia
39
Brandyn Garcia
RP 0.041 2
Pre-Arbitration
$820,000 0.34%
Morillo
40
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 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 League Contracts $2,700,000 -
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666 -
Projected Tax Payroll $186,334,166 -
Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space $57,665,834 -
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.
$186,334,166 -

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

Feb 27, 2026
Reibert Barrera, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Feb 21, 2026
Christian Montes De Oca, RP

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Feb 20, 2026
Alexander Lugo, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Feb 20, 2026
Alan Marcano, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

Feb 17, 2026
Caswell Smith, P

Released by Arizona (ARI)

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