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.
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
| Active Players (36) | 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 | 21.71 | |
| J.D. Martinez | 31 | DH | Vet | $23,750,000 | - | - | $23,750,000 | $23,750,000 | 16.63 | |
| Rick Porcello | 30 | SP | Vet | $21,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $21,125,000 | $21,125,000 | 14.79 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | 35 | 2B | Vet | $15,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $15,125,000 | $15,125,000 | 10.59 | |
| Chris Sale | 30 | SP | Vet | $15,000,000 | - | - | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 10.50 | |
| Mitch Moreland | 33 | 1B | Vet | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 4.55 | |
| Eduardo Nunez | 32 | 2B | Vet | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 3.50 | |
| Christian Vazquez | 28 | C | Arb 2 | $2,850,000 | - | - | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 2.00 | |
| Matt Barnes | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Andrew Benintendi | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Mookie Betts | 26 | RF | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Xander Bogaerts | 26 | SS | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Jackie Bradley | 29 | CF | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Ryan Brasier | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| William Cuevas | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Rafael Devers | 22 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Justin Haley | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Heath Hembree | 30 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Marco Hernandez | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Brock Holt | 31 | SS | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Brian Johnson | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Sandy Leon | 30 | C | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Austin Maddox | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Bobby Poyner | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Tony Renda | 28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 26 | SP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Robby Scott | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Chandler Shepherd | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Blake Swihart | 27 | LF | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Tyler Thornburg | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 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 |
| Brandon Workman | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Steven Wright | 34 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 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 | 15.72 |
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 (1) | 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 |
2019 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $120,350,000 |
| Retained Salary | $22,445,000 |
| Deferred Salary | $2,008,397 |
| Total Payroll | $142,795,000 |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $120,100,000 | $250,000 | - | $120,350,000 | $120,350,000 | ||
| Retained Salary | $23,000,000 | - | - | $23,000,000 | $22,445,000 | ||
| Deferred Salary | $2,008,397 | - | - | $2,008,397 | $2,008,397 | ||
| Total Payroll | $143,100,000 | $250,000 | - | $143,350,000 | $142,795,000 | ||