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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Club Option
Mutual Option
| Active Players (39) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 33 | SP | Vet | $31,000,000 | - | - | $31,000,000 | $31,000,000 | 13.78 | |
| J.D. Martinez | 31 | DH | Vet | $23,750,000 | - | - | $23,750,000 | $23,750,000 | 10.55 | |
| Rick Porcello | 30 | SP | Vet | $21,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $21,125,000 | $21,125,000 | 9.39 | |
| Mookie Betts | 26 | RF | Arb 2 | 2 | $20,000,000 | - | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 8.89 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 29 | SP | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | - | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 7.55 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | 35 | 2B | Vet | $15,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $15,125,000 | $15,125,000 | 6.72 | |
| Chris Sale | 30 | SP | Vet | $15,000,000 | - | - | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 6.67 | |
| Xander Bogaerts | 26 | SS | Arb 3 | 3 | $12,000,000 | - | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 5.33 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 29 | CF | Arb 3 | 1 | $8,550,000 | - | - | $8,550,000 | $8,550,000 | 3.80 |
| Mitch Moreland | 33 | 1B | Vet | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 2.89 | |
| Steven Pearce | 36 | 1B | Vet | $6,250,000 | - | - | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 2.78 | |
| Eduardo Nunez | 32 | 2B | Vet | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.22 | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 26 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $4,300,000 | - | - | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | 1.91 |
| Brock Holt | 31 | SS | Arb 3 | 1 | $3,575,000 | - | - | $3,575,000 | $3,575,000 | 1.59 |
| Christian Vazquez | 28 | C | Arb 2 | $2,850,000 | - | - | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 1.27 | |
| Sandy Leon | 30 | C | Arb 3 | $2,475,000 | - | - | $2,475,000 | $2,475,000 | 1.10 | |
| Tyler Thornburg | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 0.78 | |
| Matt Barnes | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 0.71 |
| Steven Wright | 34 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,375,000 | - | - | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | 0.61 | |
| Heath Hembree | 30 | RP | Arb 1 | $1,312,500 | - | - | $1,312,500 | $1,312,500 | 0.58 | |
| Brandon Workman | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,150,000 | - | - | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 0.51 |
| Blake Swihart | 27 | LF | Arb 1 | $910,000 | - | - | $910,000 | $910,000 | 0.40 | |
| Andrew Benintendi | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Ryan Brasier | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Colten Brewer | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Michael Chavis | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Rafael Devers | 22 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Darwinzon Hernandez | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Marco Hernandez | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Brian Johnson | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Travis Lakins | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Bobby Poyner | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Denyi Reyes | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Chandler Shepherd | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Josh Taylor | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Sam Travis | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Hector Velazquez | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Marcus Walden | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2019 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Sandoval | 32 | 3B | $23,000,000 | - | - | $23,000,000 | $22,445,000 | 9.97 |
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 | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (12) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusney Castillo | 32 | LF | 1 | $11,000,000 | $771,428 | - | $11,771,428 | $11,771,428 | |
| Gorkys Hernandez | 31 | LF | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||
| Bryce Brentz | 30 | RF | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Juan Centeno | 29 | C | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oscar Hernandez | 25 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Zach Putnam | 31 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Zach Putnam | 31 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Erasmo Ramirez | 29 | SP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tony Renda | 28 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Daniel Schlereth | 33 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carson Smith | 29 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ryan Weber | 28 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
2019 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $202,597,500 |
| Retained Salary | $22,445,000 |
| Deferred Salary | $2,008,397 |
| Total Payroll | $225,042,500 |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $202,347,500 | $250,000 | - | $202,597,500 | $202,597,500 | ||
| Retained Salary | $23,000,000 | - | - | $23,000,000 | $22,445,000 | ||
| Deferred Salary | $2,008,397 | - | - | $2,008,397 | $2,008,397 | ||
| Total Payroll | $225,347,500 | $250,000 | - | $225,597,500 | $225,042,500 | ||