Boston Red Sox 2019 Payroll

An updated look at the Boston Red Sox 2019 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.

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Active Players (25)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Payroll Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Price David Price	33	SP	Vet		$31,000,000	-	$31,000,000	$31,000,000	13.68	31,000,000
Martinez J.D. Martinez	31	DH	Vet		$23,750,000	-	$23,750,000	$23,750,000	10.48	22,000,000
Porcello Rick Porcello	30	SP	Vet		$21,000,000	$125,000	$21,125,000	$21,125,000	9.32	20,625,000
Betts Mookie Betts	26	RF	Arb 2	2	$20,000,000	-	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	8.83	20,000,000
Sale Chris Sale	30	SP	Vet		$15,000,000	-	$15,000,000	$15,000,000	6.62	15,000,000
Bogaerts Xander Bogaerts	26	SS	Arb 3	3	$12,000,000	-	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	5.30	20,000,000
Bradley Jr. Jackie Bradley Jr.	29	CF	Arb 3	1	$8,550,000	-	$8,550,000	$8,550,000	3.77	8,550,000
Nunez Eduardo Nunez	32	3B	Vet		$5,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	2.21	5,000,000
Rodriguez Eduardo Rodriguez	26	SP	Arb 2	2	$4,300,000	-	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	1.90	4,300,000
Holt Brock Holt	31	2B	Arb 3	1	$3,575,000	-	$3,575,000	$3,575,000	1.58	3,575,000
Vazquez Christian Vazquez	28	C	Arb 2		$2,850,000	-	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	1.26	4,516,667
Leon Sandy Leon	30	C	Arb 3		$2,475,000	-	$2,475,000	$2,222,102	0.98	2,222,102
Barnes Matt Barnes	29	RP/CL	Arb 1	2	$1,600,000	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	0.71	1,600,000
Workman Brandon Workman	30	RP	Arb 2		$1,150,000	-	$1,150,000	$1,150,000	0.51	1,150,000
Benintendi Andrew Benintendi	24	LF	Pre-Arb	3	$717,500	-	$717,500	$717,500	0.32	717,500
Devers Rafael Devers	22	3B	Pre-Arb	3	$614,500	-	$614,500	$614,500	0.27	614,500
Johnson Brian Johnson	28	RP	Pre-Arb		$575,000	-	$575,000	$575,000	0.25	575,000
Brewer Colten Brewer	26	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$557,000	-	$557,000	$548,085	0.24	548,085
Walden Marcus Walden	30	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$519,216	0.23	519,216
Chavis Michael Chavis	23	3B	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$489,376	0.22	489,376
Hernandez Marco Hernandez	26	3B	Pre-Arb	2	$564,000	-	$564,000	$430,544	0.19	430,544
Smith Josh Smith	31	SP	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$399,856	0.18	399,856
Shawaryn Michael Shawaryn	24	P	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$367,032	0.16	367,032
Taylor Josh Taylor	26	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$358,080	0.16	358,080
Lakins Travis Lakins	25	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$355,096	0.16	355,096

2019 Injured List

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

Player (8)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Eovaldi Nathan Eovaldi (10-day)	29	SP	Vet		$17,000,000	-	$17,000,000	$17,000,000	7.50	17,000,000
Pedroia Dustin Pedroia (60-day)	35	2B	Vet		$15,000,000	$125,000	$15,125,000	$15,125,000	6.67	13,750,000
Moreland Mitch Moreland (10-day)	33	1B	Vet		$6,500,000	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	2.87	6,500,000
Pearce Steven Pearce (10-day)	36	1B	Vet		$6,250,000	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	2.76	6,250,000
Thornburg Tyler Thornburg (10-day)	30	RP	Arb 3		$1,750,000	-	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	0.77	1,750,000
Hembree Heath Hembree (10-day)	30	RP	Arb 1		$1,312,500	-	$1,312,500	$1,312,500	0.58	1,312,500
Velazquez Hector Velazquez (10-day)	30	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$568,500	-	$568,500	$568,500	0.25	568,500
Lin Tzu-Wei Lin (10-day)	25	SS	Pre-Arb	1	$555,000	-	$555,000	$498,328	0.22	498,328

2019 Reserve/Suspended

Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.

Player (1)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Wright Steven Wright	34	RP	Arb 2		$1,375,000	-	$1,375,000	$783,602	0.35	1,375,000

2019 Suspended/Restricted

Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.

Player (1)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Brasier Ryan Brasier	31	RP/CL	Pre-Arb	2	$577,500	-	$577,500	$577,500	0.25	577,500

2019 Retained Salaries

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

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Sandoval Pablo Sandoval	32	3B	$19,000,000	-	$19,000,000	$18,445,000	8.14	18,445,000
Swihart Blake Swihart	27	C	$92,948	-	$92,948	$92,948	0.04	92,948

2019 Deferred Salaries

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

Player (1)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary
Ramirez Manny Ramirez	47	LF	$2,008,397	-	$2,008,397	$2,008,397

2019 Minor/In the System

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

Player (30)	League	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Tax Payroll
Castillo Rusney Castillo		32	LF	1	$11,000,000	$771,428	$11,771,428	$11,771,428	10,357,143
Hernandez Gorkys Hernandez	AAA	31	LF		$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	1,000,000
Mejia Jenrry Mejia	AAA	29	RP		$625,000	-	$625,000	$625,000	625,000
Curletta Joey Curletta	AAA	25	1B		$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Reyes Denyi Reyes	AA	22	SP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Weber Ryan Weber		28	RP	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$95,488	95,488
Travis Sam Travis		25	1B	1	$558,500	-	$558,500	$63,063	63,063
Poyner Bobby Poyner		26	RP	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$17,904	17,904
Hernandez Darwinzon Hernandez		22	SP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$8,952	8,952
Hernandez Oscar Hernandez		25	C	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$8,952	8,952
Ramirez Erasmo Ramirez		29	RP		$555,000	-	$555,000	$8,952	8,952
Bleich Jeremy Bleich		22	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Brentz Bryce Brentz	AAA	30	RF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Centeno Juan Centeno	AAA	29	C		-	-	-0	-0	0
Ellington Brian Ellington		28	RP	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Gomez Anyelo Gomez	AAA	26	SP	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Gorst Matthew Gorst	AAA	24	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Kelley Trevor Kelley	AAA	25	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Lenik Kevin Lenik	AAA	27	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Maddox Austin Maddox	AAA	28	RP	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Miller Mike Miller		29	SS	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Ockimey Josh Ockimey	AAA	23	1B		-	-	-0	-0	0
Putnam Zach Putnam	AAA	31	RP	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Renda Tony Renda	AAA	28	2B	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Runzler Dan Runzler		34	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Schwaab Andrew Schwaab	AAA	26	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Smith Carson Smith	AAA	29	RP	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Sturgeon Cole Sturgeon	AAA	27	RF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Tapia Domingo Tapia	AAA	27	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Weems Jordan Weems	AAA	26	P		-	-	-0	-0	0

2019 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
ZeferjahnRyan Zeferjahn	21	P	-	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000	0.22
GroshansJaxx Groshans	20	C	-	$304,200	$304,200	$304,200	0.13
PaulinoLeon Paulino	18	CF	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.06

2019 Payroll Totals

Payroll Type	Total
Active Payroll	$157,496,387
Injured Reserve Money	$49,004,328
Reserve/Suspended Money	$783,602
Retained Salary	$18,537,948
Deferred Salary	$2,008,397
Buried Minor Salary	$203,311
Total Payroll	$226,603,076

Payroll Type		Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll	$158,608,000	$125,000	-	$158,733,000	$157,496,387
Injured Reserve Money	$48,936,000	$125,000	-	$49,061,000	$49,004,328
Reserve/Suspended Money	$1,375,000	-	-	$1,375,000	$783,602
Suspended/Restricted Money	$577,500	-	-	$577,500	$577,500
Retained Salary	$19,092,948	-	-	$19,092,948	$18,537,948
Deferred Salary	$2,008,397	-	-	$2,008,397	$2,008,397
Buried Minor Salary	$3,333,500	-	-	$3,333,500	$203,311
Total Payroll	$231,922,948	$250,000	-	$232,172,948	$226,603,076

2019 Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Payroll Type							Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold							$206,000,000
Total AAV/Payroll							$217,833,641
Estimated Player Benefits							$14,500,000
Estimated Minor League Contracts							$0
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll							$232,333,641
Comp. Balance Tax Space							$-26,333,641
Est. Tax Bill (30%, Surcharge 12%)							$8,660,129
Est. Payroll + Tax Bill							$240,993,770

Red Sox Luxury Tax Payroll

2019 Tax Threshold $206,000,000
40-Man Tax Payroll: $217,833,641
Est. Benefits: $14,500,000
Est. Minor Salaries: -
Total Tax Allocations $232,333,641
Est. Tax Space $-26,333,641
Est. Tax Bill $8,660,129

Red Sox Payroll Totals

Active Payroll: $157,496,387
Injured Reserve: $49,004,328
Retained: $18,537,948
Suspended Salaries: $783,602
Suspended/Restricted Salaries: $577,500
Buried Minor Salaries: $203,311
Total Payroll: $226,603,076

Transactions

Jun 14 2019 Jaxx Groshans Signed a contract with Boston (BOS)

Jun 13 2019 Ryan Zeferjahn Signed a contract with Boston (BOS)

Jun 8 2019 Leon Paulino Signed a contract with Boston (BOS)

Jun 7 2019 Leon Paulino Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 23 (#707overall)

Jun 7 2019 Cody Scroggins Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 9 (#287overall)

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