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Chicago Cubs 2021 Payroll
Cubs 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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| Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Heyward | 31 | RF | Vet | $21,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $23,500,000 | $23,500,000 | 15.21 | 23,000,000 | |
| Kris Bryant | 29 | 3B | Arb 4 | $19,500,000 | - | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 | 12.62 | 19,500,000 | |
| Anthony Rizzo | 31 | 1B | Vet | $16,500,000 | - | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | 10.68 | 16,500,000 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 10.35 | 14,000,000 | |
| Kyle Hendricks | 31 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 9.06 | 14,000,000 | |
| Javier Baez | 28 | SS | Arb 3 | $11,650,000 | - | $11,650,000 | $11,650,000 | 7.54 | 11,650,000 | |
| Zach Davies | 28 | SP | Arb 3 | 1 | $8,630,000 | - | $8,630,000 | $8,630,000 | 5.58 | 8,630,000 |
| Willson Contreras | 29 | C | Arb 2 | 2 | $6,650,000 | - | $6,650,000 | $6,650,000 | 4.30 | 6,650,000 |
| Joc Pederson | 29 | LF | Vet | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 2.91 | 7,000,000 | |
| Ian Happ | 26 | CF | Arb 1 | 2 | $4,100,000 | - | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 2.65 | 4,100,000 |
| Jake Arrieta | 35 | SP | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.59 | 6,000,000 | |
| Andrew Chafin | 31 | RP | Vet | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 1.46 | 2,750,000 | |
| Jake Marisnick | 30 | CF | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.65 | 1,500,000 | |
| Eric Sogard | 35 | 3B | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.65 | 1,000,000 | |
| Daniel Winkler | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.58 | 900,000 | |
| Rex Brothers | 33 | RP | Vet | 1 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.55 | 850,000 |
| Ryan Tepera | 33 | RP | Arb 3 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.52 | 800,000 | |
| Jose Lobaton | 36 | C | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $612,903 | 0.40 | 612,903 | |
| Alec Mills | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0.39 | 600,000 | |
| Adbert Alzolay | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $573,000 | - | $573,000 | $542,256 | 0.35 | 542,256 |
| Keegan Thompson | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $472,318 | 0.31 | 472,318 |
| Tommy Nance | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $429,380 | 0.28 | 429,380 | |
| Patrick Wisdom | 29 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $401,777 | 0.26 | 401,777 |
| Rafael Ortega | 30 | LF | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $398,710 | 0.26 | 398,710 | |
| Brad Wieck | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $392,576 | 0.25 | 392,576 |
| Sergio Alcantara | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $386,442 | 0.25 | 386,442 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Williams (10-day, Appendix) |
29 | SP | Arb 2 | 3 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.62 | 2,500,000 |
| Austin Romine (60-day, Wrist) |
32 | C | Vet | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.97 | 1,500,000 | |
| David Bote (10-day, Shoulder) |
28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,000,000 | $10,000 | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | 0.65 | 3,000,000 |
| Matt Duffy (10-day, Back) |
30 | 3B | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.65 | 1,000,000 | |
| Jonathan Holder (60-day, Pectoral) |
28 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.49 | 750,000 |
| Rowan Wick (60-day, Oblique) |
28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $593,000 | - | $593,000 | $593,000 | 0.38 | 593,000 |
| Dillon Maples (10-day, Arm) |
29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $576,500 | - | $576,500 | $576,500 | 0.37 | 576,500 | |
| Nico Hoerner (10-day, Hamstring) |
24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $502,988 | 0.33 | 502,988 |
| Justin Steele (10-day, Hamstring) |
25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $499,921 | 0.32 | 499,921 |
| P.J. Higgins (60-day, Arm) |
28 | C | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $420,179 | 0.27 | 420,179 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (8) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | 34 | SP | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.94 | 3,000,000 |
| Brandon Workman | 32 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.65 | 1,000,000 |
| Shelby Miller | 30 | SP | $263,424 | - | $263,424 | $263,424 | 0.17 | 263,424 |
| Tyson Miller | 25 | SP | $107,345 | - | $107,345 | $107,345 | 0.07 | 107,345 |
| Jason Adam | 29 | RP | $105,105 | - | $105,105 | $105,105 | 0.07 | 105,105 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 29 | 2B | $42,938 | - | $42,938 | $42,938 | 0.03 | 42,938 |
| Pedro Strop | 36 | RP | $21,505 | - | $21,505 | $21,505 | 0.01 | 21,505 |
| Robert Stock | 31 | RP | $3,067 | - | $3,067 | $3,067 | 0.00 | 3,067 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Ryan | 29 | RP | 1 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $30,107 | 30,107 | |
| Kohl Stewart | 26 | SP | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $52,682 | 52,682 | |
| Cory Abbott | 25 | SP | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $21,469 | 21,469 | |
| Trevor Megill | 27 | RP | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $125,747 | 125,747 | |
| Miguel Amaya | 22 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Brailyn Marquez | 22 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Christopher Morel | 22 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Manuel Rodriguez | 24 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Dee Gordon | 33 | 2B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Tony Wolters | 29 | C | 1 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $263,424 | 263,424 | |
| Adam Morgan | 31 | RP | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 900,000 | ||
| Michael Hermosillo | 26 | CF | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $575,000 | 575,000 | ||
| Nick Martini | 31 | RF | 1 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $70,541 | 70,541 | |
| Joseph Biagini | 31 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| James Bourque | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Dakota Chalmers | 24 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Taylor Gushue | 27 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jake Jewell | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ian Miller | 29 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| D.J. Snelten | 29 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (8) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Hernandez | 0 | SS | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.94 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $138,926,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $141,426,000 | $140,066,362 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $9,631,000 | $10,000 | - | $9,641,000 | $9,352,588 | |
| Retained Salary | $4,543,384 | - | - | $4,543,384 | $4,543,384 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $4,211,500 | - | - | $4,211,500 | $563,970 | |
| Total Payroll | $157,311,884 | $2,510,000 | - | $159,821,884 | $154,526,304 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $159,516,304 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $177,516,304 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $32,483,696 | ||||||
Cubs Payroll Totals
- Active Payroll: $140,066,362
- Injured Reserve: $9,352,588
- Retained: $4,543,384
- Buried Minor Salaries: $563,970
- Total Payroll: $154,526,304
Cubs Luxury Tax Payroll
- 2021 Tax Threshold $210,000,000
- 40-Man Tax Payroll: $159,516,304
- Est. Benefits: $15,500,000
- Est. Minor Salaries: $2,500,000
- Total Tax Allocations $177,516,304
- Est. Tax Space $32,483,696
- Est. Tax Bill $0
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Transactions
Jun 5 2021
Dakota Chalmers
Claimed off waivers by Chicago (CHC)
May 31 2021
Shelby Miller
Released by Chicago (CHC)
May 28 2021
Tyler Ladendorf
Signed a minor league contract with Chicago (CHC)
May 26 2021
Dee Gordon
Signed a minor league contract with Chicago (CHC)
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Jason Adam
Released by Chicago (CHC)
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