Baltimore Orioles 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Baltimore Orioles 2020 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (24) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Davis | 34 | 1B | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $21,118,782 | $21,118,782 | 46.41 | 23,000,000 | |
| Alex Cobb | 32 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $9,500,000 | 20.88 | 14,250,000 | |
| Trey Mancini | 28 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $4,750,000 | - | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 10.44 | 4,750,000 |
| Mychal Givens | 30 | RP/CL | Arb 2 | 3 | $3,225,000 | - | $3,225,000 | $3,225,000 | 7.09 | 3,225,000 |
| Jose Iglesias | 30 | SS | Vet | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 5.49 | 3,000,000 | |
| Hanser Alberto | 31 | 2B | Arb 1 | $1,650,000 | - | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | 3.63 | 1,650,000 | |
| Miguel Castro | 25 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,050,000 | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 2.31 | 1,050,000 |
| Richard Bleier | 33 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $915,000 | - | $915,000 | $915,000 | 2.01 | 915,000 |
| Wade LeBlanc | 35 | RP | Vet | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.76 | 800,000 | |
| Shawn Armstrong | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Brandon Bailey | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Paul Fry | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Hunter Harvey | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Austin Hays | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| John Means | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Renato Nunez | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Michael Rucker | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Rio Ruiz | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Anthony Santander | 25 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Tanner Scott | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Pedro Severino | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Chance Sisco | 25 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| D.J. Stewart | 26 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 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 | 34 | DH | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Darren O'Day | 37 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Andrew Cashner | 33 | SP | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (34) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohl Stewart | AAA | 25 | RP | 2 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 800,000 |
| Keegan Akin | AA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Cody Carroll | AAA | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Hunter Cervenka | AAA | 30 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Taylor Davis | AAA | 30 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Marcos Diplan | AA | 23 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Eric Hanhold | AAA | 26 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| David Hess | AA | 26 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Bryan Holaday | AAA | 32 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Branden Kline | AAA | 28 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dean Kremer | AAA | 24 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Travis Lakins | AAA | 26 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Richie Martin | AAA | 25 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Ryan McKenna | AAA | 0 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tom Milone | AAA | 33 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Angelo Mora | AAA | 27 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ryan Mountcastle | AAA | 23 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Cedric Mullins | AAA | 25 | CF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Luis Ortiz | AAA | 24 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Evan Phillips | AAA | 25 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Brady Rodgers | AAA | 29 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Josh Rogers | AAA | 25 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dwight Smith Jr. | AAA | 27 | RF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Cole Sulser | AAA | 30 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dillon Tate | AAA | 26 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Richard Urena | AAA | 24 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ramon Urias | AAA | 26 | 2B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Pat Valaika | AAA | 27 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Cesar Valdez | AAA | 35 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andrew Velazquez | AAA | 25 | 3B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Steve Wilkerson | AAA | 28 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mason Williams | AAA | 28 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Austin Wynns | AAA | 29 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rob Zastryzny | AAA | 28 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $45,508,782 |
| Deferred Salary | $3,500,000 |
| Total Payroll | $45,508,782 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $45,890,000 | - | - | $50,008,782 | $45,508,782 | |
| Deferred Salary | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $45,890,000 | - | - | $50,008,782 | $45,508,782 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $61,392,500 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $78,892,500 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $129,107,500 | ||||||