Boston Red Sox 2018 Payroll
An updated look at the Boston Red Sox 2018 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (36) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 32 | SP | Vet | $30,000,000 | - | - | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 13.13 | |
| J.D. Martinez | 30 | DH | Vet | $23,750,000 | - | - | $23,750,000 | $23,750,000 | 10.40 | |
| Rick Porcello | 29 | SP | Vet | $21,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $21,125,000 | $21,125,000 | 9.25 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 30 | RP/CL | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | $50,000 | $13,050,000 | $13,050,000 | 5.71 | |
| Chris Sale | 29 | SP | Vet | $12,500,000 | - | $15,000 | $12,515,000 | $12,515,000 | 5.48 | |
| Mookie Betts | 25 | RF | Arb 1 | 2 | $10,500,000 | - | - | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 4.60 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 29 | SP | Arb 3 | $8,500,000 | - | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 3.72 | |
| Xander Bogaerts | 25 | SS | Arb 2 | 3 | $7,050,000 | - | - | $7,050,000 | $7,050,000 | 3.09 |
| Mitch Moreland | 32 | 1B | Vet | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 2.85 | |
| Jackie Bradley | 28 | CF | Arb 2 | 1 | $6,100,000 | - | - | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | 2.67 |
| Eduardo Nunez | 31 | 2B | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.75 | |
| Joe Kelly | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $3,825,000 | - | - | $3,825,000 | $3,825,000 | 1.67 | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 25 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,375,000 | - | - | $2,375,000 | $2,375,000 | 1.04 |
| Brock Holt | 30 | 2B | Arb 2 | 1 | $2,225,000 | - | - | $2,225,000 | $2,225,000 | 0.97 |
| Tyler Thornburg | 29 | RP | Arb 2 | $2,050,000 | - | - | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | 0.90 | |
| Sandy Leon | 29 | C | Arb 2 | $1,950,000 | - | - | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | 0.85 | |
| Ian Kinsler | 36 | 2B | Vet | $11,000,000 | - | - | $11,000,000 | $1,833,340 | 0.80 | |
| Steven Pearce | 35 | LF | Vet | $6,250,000 | - | - | $6,250,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.66 | |
| Christian Vazquez | 27 | C | Arb 1 | $1,425,000 | - | - | $1,425,000 | $1,425,000 | 0.62 | |
| Steven Wright | 33 | SP | Arb 1 | $1,100,000 | - | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.48 | |
| Brandon Workman | 29 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $835,000 | - | - | $835,000 | $781,086 | 0.34 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 28 | SP | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $731,204 | 0.32 | |
| Andrew Benintendi | 23 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $620,500 | - | - | $620,500 | $620,500 | 0.27 |
| Matt Barnes | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $605,000 | - | - | $605,000 | $605,000 | 0.26 |
| Heath Hembree | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $581,500 | - | - | $581,500 | $581,500 | 0.25 | |
| Rafael Devers | 21 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $564,500 | - | - | $564,500 | $564,500 | 0.25 |
| Blake Swihart | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | $563,500 | - | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.25 | |
| Brian Johnson | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | $548,000 | - | - | $548,000 | $548,000 | 0.24 | |
| Hector Velazquez | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $547,000 | - | - | $547,000 | $547,000 | 0.24 |
| Ryan Brasier | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $249,050 | 0.11 |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $234,400 | 0.10 |
| Bobby Poyner | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $158,220 | 0.07 |
| Sam Travis | 24 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $128,920 | 0.06 |
| William Cuevas | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $102,550 | 0.04 |
| Robby Scott | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $87,900 | 0.04 |
| Brandon Phillips | 37 | 2B | Vet | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $79,110 | 0.03 |
2018 Disabled List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the disabled list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia (60-day) | 34 | 2B | Vet | $16,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $16,125,000 | $16,125,000 | 7.06 | |
| Carson Smith (60-day) | 28 | RP | Arb 1 | 3 | $850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.37 |
| Marco Hernandez (10-day) | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $554,000 | - | - | $554,000 | $554,000 | 0.24 |
| Austin Maddox (60-day) | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 | 0.24 |
2018 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanley Ramirez | 34 | 1B | $22,000,000 | $750,000 | - | $22,750,000 | $22,750,000 | 9.96 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 31 | 3B | $18,455,000 | - | - | $18,455,000 | $18,455,000 | 8.08 |
| Allen Craig | 33 | RF | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.44 |
| Jalen Beeks | 24 | SP | $5,860 | - | - | $5,860 | $5,860 | 0.00 |
2018 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 | 46 | LF | $2,003,389 | - | - | $2,003,389 | $2,003,389 |
2018 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triston Casas | 18 | 3B | - | $2,552,800 | - | $2,552,800 | $2,552,800 | 1.12 |
| Nick Decker | 18 | OF | - | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 0.55 |
| Eduardo Lopez | 0 | OF | - | $1,150,000 | - | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 0.50 |
| Nicholas Northcut | 19 | P | - | $565,000 | - | $565,000 | $565,000 | 0.25 |
| Durbin Feltman | 21 | P | - | $559,600 | - | $559,600 | $559,600 | 0.25 |
| Eduardo Vaughn | 0 | OF | - | $550,000 | - | $550,000 | $550,000 | 0.24 |
| Bryan Gonzalez | 0 | OF | - | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.22 |
| Giancarlos Santana | 0 | OF | - | $460,000 | - | $460,000 | $460,000 | 0.20 |
| Albert Feliz | 0 | 3B | - | $400,000 | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | 0.18 |
| Kole Cottam | 21 | C | - | $375,000 | - | $375,000 | $375,000 | 0.16 |
| Thad Ward | 21 | P | - | $275,000 | - | $275,000 | $275,000 | 0.12 |
| Christopher Machamer | 21 | P | - | $213,000 | - | $213,000 | $213,000 | 0.09 |
| Jarren Duran | 21 | 2B | - | $189,800 | - | $189,800 | $189,800 | 0.08 |
| Brandon Howlett | 18 | 3B | - | $185,000 | - | $185,000 | $185,000 | 0.08 |
| Carlos Reyes | 0 | P | - | $180,000 | - | $180,000 | $180,000 | 0.08 |
| Elih Marrero | 21 | C | - | $157,700 | - | $157,700 | $157,700 | 0.07 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 20 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.05 |
| Dylan Hardy | 21 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.05 |
| Caleb Ramsey | 18 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.05 |
| Chase Shugart | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.05 |
| Jonathan Ortega | 21 | 2B | - | $85,000 | - | $85,000 | $85,000 | 0.04 |
| Yusniel Padron-Artilles | 20 | P | - | $75,000 | - | $75,000 | $75,000 | 0.03 |
| Devlin Granberg | 22 | OF | - | $40,000 | - | $40,000 | $40,000 | 0.02 |
| Andrew Politi | 22 | P | - | $25,000 | - | $25,000 | $25,000 | 0.01 |
| Gregorio Reyes | 19 | P | - | $20,000 | - | $20,000 | $20,000 | 0.01 |
| Lane Milligan | 23 | C | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.00 |
| Logan Browning | 22 | P | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Eddie Jimenez | 22 | P | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Korby Batesole | 22 | SS | - | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | $2,500 | 0.00 |
| Brian Brown | 22 | P | - | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | $2,500 | 0.00 |
| Kris Jackson | 22 | P | - | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | $2,500 | 0.00 |
| Grant Williams | 22 | 2B | - | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | $2,500 | 0.00 |
| Connor Berry | 21 | P | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Bramdon Perez | 18 | OF | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2018 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusney Castillo | 31 | LF | 1 | $11,000,000 | $771,428 | - | $11,771,428 | $11,771,428 | |
| Marcus Walden | 29 | RP | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $61,530 | |
| Justin Haley | 27 | RP | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $49,810 | |
| Dan Butler | 31 | C | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $32,230 | ||
| Tony Renda | 27 | 2B | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $14,650 | |
| Jeremy Barfield | 29 | OF | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ivan DeJesus | 31 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ramon Flores | 26 | CF | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oscar Hernandez | 24 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Michael Ohlman | 27 | C | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mike Olt | 29 | 3B | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Esteban Quiroz | 26 | 2B | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chandler Shepherd | 25 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Josh Smith | 30 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Aneury Tavarez | 26 | OF | - | - | - | - | - |
2018 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $167,955,780 |
| Disabled List Money | $18,074,000 |
| Retained Salary | $42,210,860 |
| Deferred Salary | $2,003,389 |
| Buried Minor Salary | $158,220 |
| Total Payroll | $228,398,860 |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $185,780,000 | $125,000 | $65,000 | $185,970,000 | $167,955,780 | ||
| Disabled List Money | $17,949,000 | $125,000 | - | $18,074,000 | $18,074,000 | ||
| Retained Salary | $41,460,860 | $750,000 | - | $42,210,860 | $42,210,860 | ||
| Deferred Salary | $2,003,389 | - | - | $2,003,389 | $2,003,389 | ||
| Buried Minor Salary | $2,180,000 | - | - | $2,180,000 | $158,220 | ||
| Total Payroll | $247,369,860 | $1,000,000 | $65,000 | $248,434,860 | $228,398,860 | ||