Baltimore Orioles 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Baltimore Orioles 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (40) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Davis | 35 | 1B | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $21,065,362 | $21,065,362 | 43.99 | 23,000,000 | |
| Alex Cobb | 33 | SP | Vet | $15,000,000 | - | $15,000,000 | $10,250,000 | 21.40 | 14,250,000 | |
| Trey Mancini | 29 | 1B | Arb 2 | 3 | $4,800,000 | - | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 10.02 | 4,800,000 |
| Jose Iglesias | 31 | SS | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 7.31 | 3,000,000 | |
| Hanser Alberto | 28 | 2B | Arb 2 | $3,200,000 | - | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 6.68 | 3,200,000 | |
| Anthony Santander | 26 | LF | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,350,000 | - | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | 4.91 | 2,350,000 |
| Pedro Severino | 27 | C | Arb 1 | $1,825,000 | - | $1,825,000 | $1,825,000 | 3.81 | 1,825,000 | |
| Shawn Armstrong | 30 | RP | Arb 1 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.88 | 900,000 | |
| Keegan Akin | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Rylan Bannon | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Mike Baumann | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Yusniel Diaz | 0 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Paul Fry | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Hunter Harvey | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Austin Hays | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Dean Kremer | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Travis Lakins | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jorge Lopez | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Zac Lowther | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Richie Martin | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Isaac Mattson | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Ryan McKenna | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| John Means | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cedric Mullins | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Tyler Nevin | 24 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Rio Ruiz | 27 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Yolmer Sanchez | 29 | 3B | Arb 4 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Tanner Scott | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Chris Shaw | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Chance Sisco | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| D.J. Stewart | 27 | RF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cole Sulser | 31 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Dillon Tate | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Ramon Urias | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Pat Valaika | 28 | SS | Arb 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cesar Valdez | 36 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Alexander Wells | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Austin Wynns | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Bruce Zimmerman | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Trumbo | 35 | DH | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Darren O'Day | 38 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Andrew Cashner | 34 | SP | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (7) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcos Diplan | 24 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Thomas Eshelman | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| David Hess | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Branden Kline | 29 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Kohl Stewart | 26 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andrew Velazquez | 26 | 3B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Steve Wilkerson | 29 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $48,575,000 | - | - | $52,640,362 | $47,890,362 | |
| Deferred Salary | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $48,575,000 | - | - | $52,640,362 | $47,890,362 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $71,725,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $89,725,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $120,275,000 | ||||||