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Chicago Cubs 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Chicago Cubs 2025 player cap & cash figures.
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Total Tax
$227,017,252
Active Tax
$175,139,931
Projected Cash Payroll
$231,356,720 / 9th
2025 Active Roster
| Player (28) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 31 |
Free Agent
|
$25,285,714 | 10.49% | $27,000,000 | 2030 |
2 |
Happ Ian Happ | LF | 30 |
Extension
|
$20,333,333 | 8.44% | $20,000,000 | 2027 |
3 |
Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | DH | 30 |
Free Agent
Foreign Professional |
$17,000,000 | 7.05% | $18,000,000 | 2027 |
4 |
Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 33 |
Free Agent
|
$17,000,000 | 7.05% | $18,000,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Tucker Kyle Tucker | RF | 28 |
Arbitration 3
|
$16,500,000 | 6.85% | $16,500,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Boyd Matthew Boyd | SP | 34 |
Free Agent
|
$15,000,000 | 6.22% | $13,000,000 | 2028 |
7 |
Imanaga Shota Imanaga | SP | 31 |
Free Agent
Foreign Professional |
$13,250,000 | 5.50% | $13,250,000 | 2029 |
8 |
Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 28 |
Extension
Arbitration |
$11,666,667 | 4.84% | $11,500,000 | 2027 |
9 |
Kelly Carson Kelly | C | 30 |
Free Agent
|
$6,250,000 | 2.59% | $5,500,000 | 2028 |
10 |
Turner Justin Turner | 3B | 40 |
Free Agent
|
$6,000,000 | 2.49% | $4,500,000 | 2027 |
11 |
Rea Colin Rea | SP | 35 |
Free Agent
|
$5,000,000 | 2.07% | $4,250,000 | 2027 |
12 |
Kittredge Andrew Kittredge | RP | 35 |
Free Agent
|
$3,188,097 | 1.32% | $2,870,887 | 2027 |
13 |
Soroka Michael Soroka | RP | 27 |
Free Agent
|
$2,854,833 | 1.18% | $2,854,833 | 2026 |
14 |
Thielbar Caleb Thielbar | RP | 38 |
Free Agent
|
$2,750,000 | 1.14% | $2,750,000 | |
15 |
Castro Willi Castro | 2B | 28 |
Arbitration 3
|
$2,030,131 | 0.84% | $2,030,131 | 2026 |
16 |
Rogers Taylor Rogers | RP | 34 |
Free Agent
|
$1,870,968 | 0.78% | $1,870,968 | 2026 |
17 |
Keller Brad Keller | RP | 29 |
Free Agent
|
$1,500,000 | 0.62% | $1,500,000 | 2026 |
18 |
Pomeranz Drew Pomeranz | RP | 36 |
Free Agent
|
$1,282,258 | 0.53% | $1,282,258 | 2026 |
19 |
Civale Aaron Civale | RP | 30 |
Arbitration 3
|
$1,204,308 | 0.50% | $1,204,308 | 2026 |
20 |
McGuire Reese McGuire | C | 30 |
Free Agent
|
$1,024,194 | 0.43% | $1,024,194 | |
21 |
Busch Michael Busch | 1B | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,500 | 0.32% | $780,500 | |
22 |
Assad Javier Assad | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$773,133 | 0.32% | $773,133 | 2029 |
23 |
Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$771,000 | 0.32% | $771,000 | |
24 |
Palencia Daniel Palencia | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$682,365 | 0.28% | $682,365 | |
25 |
Shaw Matt Shaw | 3B | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$661,935 | 0.27% | $661,935 | |
26 |
Alcantara Kevin Alcantara | OF | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$223,077 | 0.09% | $223,077 | |
27 |
Wicks Jordan Wicks | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$134,838 | 0.06% | $134,838 | |
28 |
Ballesteros Moisés Ballesteros | C | 21 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$122,580 | 0.05% | $122,580 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Steele Justin Steele | SP | 29 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$6,550,000 | - | $6,550,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Brasier Ryan Brasier | RP | 37 |
Free Agent
|
$3,000,000 | 1.24% | $3,000,000 | 2026 |
3 |
Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$782,500 | 0.32% | $782,500 | |
4 |
Horton Cade Horton | SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$580,215 | 0.24% | $580,215 | |
5 |
Caissie Owen Caissie | OF | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$138,924 | 0.06% | $138,924 |
2025 Dead Money
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Turner Justin Turner | 3B | 40 |
Buyout
|
- | - | $2,000,000 |
2 |
Rea Colin Rea | SP | 35 |
Buyout
|
- | - | $750,000 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 36 |
Retained
|
$9,200,000 | - | $9,200,000 | |
2 |
Berti Jon Berti | 2B | 35 |
Retained
|
$2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | |
3 |
Bellinger Cody Bellinger | CF | 29 |
Retained
|
$1,666,667 | - | $2,500,000 | |
4 |
Pearson Nate Pearson | RP | 28 |
Retained
|
$1,350,000 | - | $1,350,000 | |
5 |
Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 33 |
Retained
|
$1,225,000 | - | $1,225,000 | |
6 |
Flexen Chris Flexen | SP | 31 |
Retained
|
$774,194 | - | $774,194 | |
7 |
Brujan Vidal Brujan | 2B | 27 |
Retained
|
$547,608 | - | $547,608 | |
8 |
Cabrera Genesis Cabrera | RP | 28 |
Retained
|
$217,742 | - | $217,742 | |
9 |
Kriske Brooks Kriske | RP | 31 |
Retained
|
$183,871 | - | $183,871 | |
10 |
Lopez Nicky Lopez | SS | 30 |
Retained
|
$132,527 | - | $132,527 | |
11 |
Workman Gage Workman | 3B | 25 |
Retained
|
$126,667 | - | $126,667 | |
12 |
Poteet Cody Poteet | SP | 30 |
Retained
|
$2,667 | - | $2,667 | |
13 |
Thaiss Matt Thaiss | C | 30 |
Retained
|
- | - | - |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 35 | - | - | $5,000,000 |
2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $231,124,468 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 30%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 30%.
|
$0 | - |
Glossary
First-Time Payor:
- 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 80% for exceeding by $60M+
Second-Time Payor:
- 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 90% for exceeding by $60M+
Third-Time (or more) Payor:
- 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 110% for exceeding by $60M+
Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.
Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.
Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.
Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.
Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…
The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Eli Morgan
|
RP | 29 |
Arbitration 1
|
$950,000 | 0.39% | $950,000 | 2028 | |
|
2 Keegan Thompson
|
RP | 30 |
Arbitration 1
|
$850,000 | - | $850,000 | 2028 | |
|
3 Ben Brown
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$692,809 | 0.29% | $692,809 | ||
|
4 Porter Hodge
|
RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$676,279 | 0.28% | $676,279 | ||
|
5 Tyson Miller
|
RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$317,892 | - | $317,892 | ||
|
6 Ethan Roberts
|
RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$228,817 | 0.09% | $228,817 | ||
|
7 Tom Cosgrove
|
RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$162,699 | - | $162,699 | ||
|
8 Jack Neely
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$123,900 | 0.05% | $123,900 | ||
|
9 Carlos Santana
|
1B | 39 |
Free Agent
|
$114,409 | 0.05% | $114,409 | 2026 | |
|
10 Gavin Hollowell
|
RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$61,290 | 0.03% | $61,290 | ||
|
11 Michael Fulmer
|
RP | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$37,634 | - | $37,634 | 2026 | |
|
12 Luke Little
|
RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$16,344 | 0.01% | $16,344 |
