Boston Red Sox 2025 Financial Summary

A current summary of Boston Red Sox 2025 player cap & cash figures.

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Total Tax

$245,685,904

Active Tax

$146,829,833

Projected Cash Payroll

$229,129,601 / 12th

2025 Active Roster

  Player (28) Pos Age Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Salary 2025 Free Agent Year
1
 Bregman Alex Bregman 3B 31
Free Agent
 		$31,676,978 13.14% $20,000,000 2028
2
 Story Trevor Story SS 32
Free Agent
 		$23,333,333 9.68% $22,500,000 2029
3
 Giolito Lucas Giolito SP 30
Free Agent
 		$19,250,000 7.99% $19,000,000 2027
4
 Yoshida Masataka Yoshida DH 31
Free Agent
Foreign Professional
 		$18,000,000 7.47% $18,000,000 2028
5
 Chapman Aroldis Chapman RP 37
Free Agent
 		$10,750,000 4.46% $10,750,000
6
 Bello Brayan Bello SP 26
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
 		$9,166,667 3.80% $2,500,000 2031
7
 Rafaela Ceddanne Rafaela CF 24
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
 		$6,250,000 2.59% $1,000,000 2033
8
 Whitlock Garrett Whitlock RP 29
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
 		$4,687,500 1.95% $5,250,000 2029
9
 Matz Steven Matz RP 34
Free Agent
 		$4,032,258 1.67% $4,032,258 2026
10
 Duran Jarren Duran LF 28
Arbitration 1
Super Two
 		$4,000,000 1.66% $3,900,000
11
 Crochet Garrett Crochet SP 26
Arbitration 2
 		$3,800,000 1.58% $3,800,000
12
 Wilson Justin Wilson RP 37
Free Agent
 		$3,000,000 1.24% $3,000,000 2026
13
 Refsnyder Rob Refsnyder RF 34
Extension
 		$1,950,000 0.81% $2,100,000 2026
14
 Wong Connor Wong C 29
Pre-Arbitration
 		$790,000 0.33% $790,000 2029
15
 Abreu Wilyer Abreu RF 26
Pre-Arbitration
 		$780,000 0.32% $780,000 2030
16
 Slaten Justin Slaten RP 27
Pre-Arbitration
 		$776,000 0.32% $776,000
17
 Gonzalez Romy Gonzalez 2B 28
Pre-Arbitration
 		$774,000 0.32% $774,000 2029
18
 Weissert Greg Weissert RP 30
Pre-Arbitration
 		$774,000 0.32% $774,000
19
 Narvaez Carlos Narvaez C 26
Pre-Arbitration
 		$763,500 0.32% $763,500
20
 Hamilton David Hamilton SS 27
Pre-Arbitration
 		$683,548 0.28% $683,548
21
 Kelly Zack Kelly RP 30
Pre-Arbitration
 		$485,298 0.20% $485,298
22
 Sogard Nick Sogard 2B 27
Pre-Arbitration
 		$281,935 0.12% $281,935
23
 Eaton Nate Eaton LF 28
Free Agent
 		$273,763 0.11% $273,763
24
 Lowe Nathaniel Lowe 1B 29
Free Agent
 		$171,613 0.07% $171,613
25
 Harrison Kyle Harrison RP 23
Pre-Arbitration
 		$165,677 0.07% $165,677
26
 Tolle Payton Tolle SP 22
Pre-Arbitration
 		$126,667 0.05% $126,667
27
 Early Connelly Early SP 23
Pre-Arbitration
 		$81,720 0.03% $81,720
28
 De Leon Jose De Leon RP 32
Free Agent
 		$5,376 0.00% $5,376

2025 Injured List

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

  Player (15) Pos Age Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Salary 2025 Free Agent Year
1
 Sandoval Patrick Sandoval
60-DAY: ELBOW
 SP 28
Free Agent
 		$9,125,000 - $5,500,000 2027
2
 Hicks Jordan Hicks
15-DAY: SHOULDER
 RP 28
Free Agent
 		$5,790,843 2.40% $7,274,193 2028
3
 Hendriks Liam Hendriks
60-DAY: HIP
 RP 36
Free Agent
 		$5,000,000 - $6,000,000 2027
4
 Houck Tanner Houck
60-DAY: ARM
 SP 29
Arbitration 1
 		$3,950,000 - $3,950,000
5
 Crawford Kutter Crawford
60-DAY: KNEE
 SP 29
Arbitration 1
Super Two
 		$2,750,000 - $2,750,000
6
 Casas Triston Casas
60-DAY: KNEE
 1B 25
Pre-Arbitration
 		$774,000 - $774,000 2029
7
 Bernardino Brennan Bernardino
15-DAY: BACK
 RP 33
Pre-Arbitration
 		$703,258 0.29% $703,258
8
 May Dustin May
15-DAY: ELBOW
 SP 27
Arbitration 3
 		$677,202 0.28% $677,202 2026
9
 Winckowski Josh Winckowski
60-DAY: ELBOW
 RP 27
Pre-Arbitration
 		$653,763 - $653,763
10
 Dobbins Hunter Dobbins
60-DAY: KNEE (ACL)
 SP 25
Pre-Arbitration
 		$621,075 - $621,075
11
 Fitts Richard Fitts
15-DAY: ARM
 SP 25
Pre-Arbitration
 		$580,215 0.24% $580,215
12
 Guerrero Luis Guerrero
60-DAY: ELBOW
 RP 24
Pre-Arbitration
 		$535,268 - $535,268
13
 Mayer Marcelo Mayer
60-DAY: WRIST
 3B 22
Pre-Arbitration
 		$523,010 - $523,010
14
 Anthony Roman Anthony
10-DAY: OBLIQUE
 RF 21
Pre-Arbitration
 		$457,634 0.19% $457,634
15
 Grissom Vaughn Grissom
60-DAY: FOOT
 2B 24
Pre-Arbitration
 		$81,720 - $81,720

2025 Dead Money

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

  Player (5) Pos Age Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Salary 2025
1
 Hosmer Eric Hosmer
1B 35
$760,000 0.32% $760,000
2
 Buehler Walker Buehler
SP 30
Buyout
 		- - $3,000,000
3
 Hendriks Liam Hendriks
RP 36
Buyout
 		- - $2,000,000
4
 Giolito Lucas Giolito
SP 30
Buyout
 		- - $1,500,000
5
 Duran Jarren Duran
LF 28
Buyout
 		- - $100,000

2025 Retained

Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.

  Player (10) Pos Age Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Salary 2025 Free Agent Year
1
 Buehler Walker Buehler
SP 30
Retained
 		$22,508,333 - $19,508,333
2
 Devers Rafael Devers
TRADED
 DH 28
Retained
 		$13,122,827 - $16,975,806
3
 Alcala Jorge Alcala
RP 29
Retained
 		$467,742 - $467,742
4
 Newcomb Sean Newcomb
SP 32
Retained
 		$327,957 - $327,957
5
 Penrod Zach Penrod
RP 28
Retained
 		$266,382 - $266,382
6
 Sabol Blake Sabol
C 27
Retained
 		$146,000 - $146,000
7
 Fulmer Michael Fulmer
RP 32
Retained
 		$22,850 - $22,850
8
 Noda Ryan Noda
1B 29
Retained
 		$22,000 - $22,000
9
 Van Belle Brian Van Belle
RP 28
Retained
 		$20,430 - $20,430
10
 Priester Quinn Priester
RP 24
Retained
 		$7,327 - $7,327

2025 Deferred

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

  Player (2) Pos Age Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Salary 2025 Free Agent Year
1
 Pedroia Dustin Pedroia 2B 41
- - $2,500,000
2
 Ramirez Manny Ramirez LF 53
- - $2,038,712

2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals

Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $241,000,000
Tax Payroll $248,859,139 -
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 20%.
$1,496,828 -
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
$1,496,828 -

Tax Bill Breakdown

The Boston Red Sox are being assessed at 20%. This means this is the first year the team is above the tax threshold.

Salaries Level Tax Tier Amount Over Amount Level Assessed Tax % Base Tax % Overage Charge Total Level Amount Total Cumulative
$248,859,139 $241,000,000 $7,859,139 $7,859,139 0.20 0.000 $1,571,828 $1,571,828
$261,000,000 - - 0.20 0.120
$281,000,000 - - 0.20 0.425
$301,000,000 - - 0.20 0.600
$248,859,139 Tax Bill: $1,571,828

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).

2025 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (11)   Pos Age Type Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % Cash Salary Free Agent
1
Kristian Campbell 		  2B 23
Extension
Pre-Arbitration
 $7,500,000 3.11% $3,000,000 2035
2
Chris Murphy 		  RP 27
Pre-Arbitration
 $663,677 0.28% $663,677
3
Abraham Toro 		  1B 28
Free Agent
 $596,774 - $596,774 2028
4
Nick Burdi 		  RP 32
Free Agent
 $406,989 - $406,989
5
Isaiah Campbell 		  RP 27
Free Agent
 $152,474 0.06% $152,474
6
Cooper Criswell 		  RP 28
Pre-Arbitration
 $139,784 0.06% $139,784
7
Luis Perales 		  SP 22
Pre-Arbitration
 $123,900 0.05% $123,900
8
Ali Sanchez 		  C 28
Free Agent
 $95,595 - $95,595
9
Jovani Morán 		  RP 28
Pre-Arbitration
 $40,860 0.02% $40,860
10
Robert Stock 		  RP 35
Free Agent
 $37,742 - $37,742
11
Jhostynxon Garcia 		  OF 22
Pre-Arbitration
 $36,774 0.02% $36,774

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 22, 2026
Edwin Brito, OF

Released by Boston (BOS)

Mar 20, 2026
Efren Teran, INF

Released by Boston (BOS)

Mar 20, 2026
Jesus Lugo, OF

Released by Boston (BOS)

Mar 20, 2026
Fraymi De Leon, SS

Released by Boston (BOS)

Mar 20, 2026
Yan Cruz, OF

Released by Boston (BOS)

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