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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 (25) | 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 | 18.56 | 23,000,000 | |
Kris Bryant | 29 | 3B | Arb 4 | $19,500,000 | - | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 | 15.40 | 19,500,000 | |
Anthony Rizzo | 31 | 1B | Vet | $16,500,000 | - | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | 13.03 | 16,500,000 | |
Craig Kimbrel | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 12.63 | 14,000,000 | |
Kyle Hendricks | 31 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 11.05 | 14,000,000 | |
Javier Baez | 28 | SS | Arb 3 | $11,650,000 | - | $11,650,000 | $11,650,000 | 9.20 | 11,650,000 | |
Zach Davies | 28 | SP | Arb 3 | 1 | $8,630,000 | - | $8,630,000 | $8,630,000 | 6.81 | 8,630,000 |
Willson Contreras | 29 | C | Arb 2 | 2 | $6,650,000 | - | $6,650,000 | $6,650,000 | 5.25 | 6,650,000 |
Ian Happ | 26 | CF | Arb 1 | 2 | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.76 | 3,500,000 |
David Bote | 28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,000,000 | $10,000 | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | 0.80 | 3,000,000 |
Matt Duffy | 30 | 3B | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.79 | 1,000,000 | |
Daniel Winkler | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.71 | 900,000 | |
Kyle Ryan | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.63 | 800,000 |
Jason Adam | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Adbert Alzolay | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Phillip Ervin | 28 | CF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Gray Fenter | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Nico Hoerner | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Tyson Miller | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Alec Mills | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Max Schrock | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Duane Underwood | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Ildemaro Vargas | 29 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Rowan Wick | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Brad Wieck | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 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 | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yu Darvish | 34 | SP | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.37 | 3,000,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (25) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Holder | 28 | RP | 1 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 750,000 | |
Cory Abbott | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Miguel Amaya | 22 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Dillon Maples | 29 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Brailyn Marquez | 22 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Christopher Morel | 22 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
James Norwood | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Manuel Rodriguez | 24 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Justin Steele | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Robert Stock | 31 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Keegan Thompson | 26 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Adam Morgan | 31 | RP | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 900,000 | ||
Shelby Miller | 30 | SP | $875,000 | - | $875,000 | $875,000 | 875,000 | ||
Michael Hermosillo | 26 | CF | 1 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $575,000 | 575,000 | |
James Bourque | 27 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Rex Brothers | 33 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Matt Dermody | 30 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Taylor Gushue | 27 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jake Jewell | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Nick Martini | 31 | RF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ian Miller | 29 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Rafael Ortega | 30 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
D.J. Snelten | 29 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jerry Vasto | 0 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Patrick Wisdom | 29 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cristian Hernandez | 0 | SS | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.37 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $121,130,000 | $2,510,000 | - | $123,640,000 | $123,640,000 | |
Retained Salary | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
Total Payroll | $124,130,000 | $2,510,000 | - | $126,640,000 | $126,640,000 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $132,780,000 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $150,780,000 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $59,220,000 |