Boston Red Sox 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Boston Red Sox 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 (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Martinez | 32 | DH | Vet | $23,750,000 | - | $23,750,000 | $23,750,000 | 12.72 | 22,000,000 | |
| Xander Bogaerts | 27 | SS | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 10.71 | 20,000,000 | |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 30 | SP | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 9.10 | 17,000,000 | |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 30 | CF | Arb 4 | $11,000,000 | - | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 5.89 | 11,000,000 | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | 2 | $8,300,000 | - | $8,300,000 | $8,300,000 | 4.44 | 8,300,000 |
| Martin Perez | 29 | SP | Vet | $5,500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 2.94 | 6,500,000 | |
| Kevin Pillar | 31 | CF | Arb 3 | $4,250,000 | - | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 2.28 | 4,250,000 | |
| Christian Vazquez | 29 | C | Arb 3 | $4,200,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.25 | 4,516,667 | |
| Brandon Workman | 31 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 1.87 | 3,500,000 | |
| Andrew Benintendi | 25 | LF | Arb 1 | 3 | $3,400,000 | - | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 1.82 | 5,000,000 |
| Matt Barnes | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | 2 | $3,100,000 | - | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | 1.66 | 3,100,000 |
| Jose Peraza | 26 | 2B | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,850,000 | - | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 1.53 | 2,850,000 |
| Mitch Moreland | 34 | 1B | Vet | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.34 | 3,000,000 | |
| Heath Hembree | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,612,500 | - | $1,612,500 | $1,612,500 | 0.86 | 1,612,500 | |
| Kevin Plawecki | 29 | C | Arb 2 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.48 | 900,000 | |
| Rafael Devers | 23 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $692,500 | - | $692,500 | $692,500 | 0.37 | 692,500 |
| Alex Verdugo | 24 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $601,500 | - | $601,500 | $601,500 | 0.32 | 601,500 |
| Ryan Weber | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0.32 | 600,000 |
| Ryan Brasier | 32 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $584,500 | - | $584,500 | $584,500 | 0.31 | 584,500 |
| Marcus Walden | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $579,500 | - | $579,500 | $579,500 | 0.31 | 579,500 |
| Josh Taylor | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $577,000 | - | $577,000 | $577,000 | 0.31 | 577,000 |
| Austin Brice | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | - | $573,500 | $573,500 | 0.31 | 573,500 | |
| Michael Chavis | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $571,000 | - | $571,000 | $571,000 | 0.31 | 571,000 |
| Darwinzon Hernandez | 23 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $566,000 | - | $566,000 | $566,000 | 0.30 | 566,000 |
| Jonathan Arauz | 21 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.30 | 563,500 |
| Brian Johnson | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale (15-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
31 | SP | Vet | $30,000,000 | - | $30,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 10.71 | 25,600,000 | |
| Dustin Pedroia (60-day, Knee) |
36 | 2B | Vet | $13,000,000 | $125,000 | $13,125,000 | $13,125,000 | 7.03 | 13,750,000 | |
| Collin McHugh (15-day, Elbow) |
33 | SP | Vet | 1 | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0.32 | 600,000 |
2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 34 | SP | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 8.57 | 16,000,000 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 33 | 3B | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.68 | 0 |
2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 48 | LF | $2,013,418 | - | $2,013,418 | $2,013,418 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (31) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusney Castillo | AAA | 33 | LF | 1 | $13,500,000 | $771,428 | $14,271,428 | $14,271,428 | 0 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | AAA | 34 | C | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0 | |
| Josh Osich | AAA | 31 | RP | 1 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 850,000 |
| Trevor Hildenberger | AAA | 29 | RP | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0 |
| Marco Hernandez | AAA | 27 | 3B | 1 | $650,000 | - | $650,000 | $650,000 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Springs | AAA | 27 | RP | 3 | $585,000 | - | $585,000 | $585,000 | 585,000 |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | AAA | 26 | SS | $570,000 | - | $570,000 | $570,000 | 570,000 | |
| Colten Brewer | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | $569,500 | - | $569,500 | $569,500 | 569,500 |
| Chris Mazza | AAA | 30 | RP | 2 | $566,000 | - | $566,000 | $566,000 | 566,000 |
| Matt Hall | AAA | 26 | SP | 2 | $565,000 | - | $565,000 | $565,000 | 565,000 |
| Michael Shawaryn | AAA | 25 | P | 2 | $565,000 | - | $565,000 | $565,000 | 565,000 |
| Yoan Aybar | AA | 22 | P | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| C.J. Chatham | AAA | 25 | SS | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Bobby Dalbec | AAA | 25 | 3B | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Kyle Hart | AAA | 27 | P | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Marcus Wilson | AAA | 23 | OF | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| R.J. Alvarez | AAA | 29 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| John Andreoli | AAA | 30 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jett Bandy | AAA | 30 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Juan Centeno | AAA | 30 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Yoel Espinal | 27 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Ryder Jones | AAA | 26 | 3B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tommy Joseph | AAA | 28 | 1B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mike Kickham | AAA | 31 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Robinson Leyer | AA | 27 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Nick Longhi | AAA | 24 | 1B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Yairo Munoz | AAA | 25 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Bobby Poyner | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Denyi Reyes | AAA | 23 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Domingo Tapia | AAA | 28 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Phillips Valdez | AAA | 28 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $117,771,500 | - | - | $117,771,500 | $117,771,500 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $43,600,000 | $125,000 | - | $43,725,000 | $33,725,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $21,000,000 | - | - | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| Deferred Salary | $2,013,418 | - | - | $2,013,418 | $2,013,418 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $13,500,000 | $771,428 | - | $14,271,428 | $14,271,428 | |
| Total Payroll | $195,871,500 | $896,428 | - | $196,767,928 | $186,767,928 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $182,476,167 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $199,976,167 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $8,023,833 | ||||||