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Chicago Cubs 2023 Payroll
Cubs 2023 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2023 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Stroman | 32 | SP | Vet | n/a | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 13.42 | 23,666,667 |
Seiya Suzuki | 28 | RF | Vet | 3 | $17,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 9.66 | 17,000,000 |
Dansby Swanson | 29 | SS | Vet | n/a | $13,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 7.51 | 25,285,714 |
Kyle Hendricks | 33 | SP | Vet | n/a | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 7.51 | 13,875,000 |
Jameson Taillon | 31 | SP | Vet | n/a | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 7.51 | 17,000,000 |
Cody Bellinger | 27 | CF | n/a | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 6.44 | 17,500,000 | |
Ian Happ | 28 | LF | Arb 3 | n/a | $10,850,000 | - | $10,850,000 | $10,850,000 | 5.82 | 10,850,000 |
Drew Smyly | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.29 | 9,500,000 |
Yan Gomes | 35 | C | Vet | n/a | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.22 | 6,500,000 |
Jeimer Candelario | 29 | 3B | Arb 3 | n/a | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $1,666,684 | 0.89 | 1,666,684 |
Mark Leiter Jr. | 32 | RP | Pre-Arb | 0 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.46 | 850,000 |
Patrick Wisdom | 31 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $763,000 | - | $763,000 | $763,000 | 0.41 | 763,000 |
Adbert Alzolay | 28 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 1 | $744,750 | - | $744,750 | $744,750 | 0.40 | 744,750 |
Justin Steele | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $740,000 | - | $740,000 | $740,000 | 0.40 | 740,000 |
Julian Merryweather | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 0 | $737,000 | - | $737,000 | $737,000 | 0.40 | 737,000 |
Javier Assad | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,500 | - | $721,500 | $589,608 | 0.32 | 589,608 |
Christopher Morel | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $561,295 | 0.30 | 561,295 |
Mike Tauchman | 32 | CF | 0 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $522,585 | 0.28 | 522,585 | |
Miguel Amaya | 24 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $495,488 | 0.27 | 495,488 |
Miles Mastrobuoni | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,500 | - | $720,500 | $402,896 | 0.22 | 402,896 |
Daniel Palencia | 23 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $340,648 | 0.18 | 340,648 |
Jose Cuas | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $726,000 | - | $726,000 | $241,986 | 0.13 | 241,986 |
Jared Young | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $123,872 | 0.07 | 123,872 |
Alexander Canario | 23 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $116,130 | 0.06 | 116,130 |
Luke Little | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $96,775 | 0.05 | 96,775 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong | 21 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $77,420 | 0.04 | 77,420 |
Shane Greene | 34 | RP | Vet | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $27,097 | 0.01 | 27,097 | |
Tyler Duffey | 32 | RP | Vet | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $3,871 | 0.00 | 3,871 |
2023 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (8) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Fulmer (60-day, Arm) |
30 | RP | Vet | n/a | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.15 | 4,000,000 |
Nico Hoerner (10-day, Knee) |
26 | 2B | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,525,000 | - | $2,525,000 | $2,525,000 | 1.36 | 2,525,000 |
Brad Boxberger (15-day, Arm) |
35 | RP | Vet | n/a | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.07 | 2,800,000 |
Nick Madrigal (60-day, Hamstring) |
26 | 2B | Arb 1 (S2) | 2 | $1,225,000 | - | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | 0.66 | 1,225,000 |
Codi Heuer (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
26 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $785,000 | - | $785,000 | $785,000 | 0.42 | 785,000 |
Brandon Hughes (60-day, Knee) |
27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $728,000 | - | $728,000 | $728,000 | 0.39 | 728,000 |
Ethan Roberts (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,000 | - | $721,000 | $721,000 | 0.39 | 721,000 |
Nick Burdi (60-day, Appendix) |
30 | RP | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $538,069 | 0.29 | 538,069 |
2023 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Heyward | 33 | RF | $22,000,000 | - | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 11.81 | 23,000,000 |
Trey Mancini | 31 | OF | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 3.76 | 7,000,000 |
Tucker Barnhart | 32 | C | $3,250,000 | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.74 | 0 |
Rowan Wick | 30 | RP | $1,550,000 | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 0.83 | 1,550,000 |
Adrian Sampson | 31 | SP | $1,276,885 | - | $1,276,885 | $1,276,885 | 0.69 | 1,276,885 |
Nelson Velazquez | 24 | CF | $390,971 | - | $390,971 | $390,971 | 0.21 | 390,971 |
Luis Torrens | 27 | C | $225,748 | - | $225,748 | $225,748 | 0.12 | 225,748 |
Anthony Kay | 28 | RP | $220,647 | - | $220,647 | $220,647 | 0.12 | 220,647 |
Eric Hosmer | 33 | 1B | $197,421 | - | $197,421 | $197,421 | 0.11 | 197,421 |
Ryan Borucki | 29 | RP | $11,613 | - | $11,613 | $11,613 | 0.01 | 11,613 |
2023 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $138,052,750 | $2,000,000 | - | $140,052,750 | $130,951,105 | |
Injured List Money | $12,704,000 | - | - | $12,704,000 | $12,522,069 | |
Retained Salary | $36,123,285 | - | - | $36,123,285 | $36,123,285 | |
Buried Minor Salary | $10,078,500 | $10,000 | - | $10,088,500 | $6,732,899 | |
Active Total Payroll | $196,958,535 | $2,010,000 | - | $198,968,535 | $186,329,358 |
2023 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Note: Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $233,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $203,196,739 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $16,500,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $5,722,899 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $221,363,405 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $11,636,595 |
2023 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (12) | Status | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keegan Thompson | Pre-Arb | 28 | RP | 2 | $740,000 | - | $740,000 | $286,416 | 286,416 |
Michael Rucker | Pre-Arb | 29 | RP | 2 | $737,000 | - | $737,000 | $479,402 | 479,402 |
Hayden Wesneski | Pre-Arb | 25 | RP | 3 | $721,500 | - | $721,500 | $457,722 | 457,722 |
Jeremiah Estrada | Pre-Arb | 24 | RP | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $162,582 | 162,582 |
Caleb Kilian | Pre-Arb | 26 | SP | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $38,710 | 38,710 |
Matt Mervis | Pre-Arb | 25 | 1B | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $158,711 | 158,711 |
Jordan Wicks | Pre-Arb | 23 | SP | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $139,356 | 139,356 |
Kevin Alcantara | Pre-Arb | 20 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ben Brown | Pre-Arb | 23 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Brennen Davis | Pre-Arb | 23 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
David Bote | Vet | 30 | 2B | 1 | $4,000,000 | $10,000 | $4,010,000 | $4,010,000 | 3,000,000 |
Edwin Rios | Arb 1 | 29 | 3B | 1 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Edwin Uceta | Pre-Arb | 25 | RP | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $720,000 | 720,000 |
Brad Wieck | Arb 1 | 31 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2023 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Shaw | 21 | SS | - | $4,848,500 | $4,848,500 | $4,848,500 |
Derniche Valdez | 17 | SS | - | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 |
Ludwig Espinoza | 17 | SS | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
Jaxon Wiggins | 21 | P | - | $1,401,500 | $1,401,500 | $1,401,500 |
Angel Cepeda | 17 | SS | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Josh Rivera | 22 | 3B | - | $725,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 |
Will Sanders | 21 | P | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 |
Michael Carico | 20 | C | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
Zyhir Hope | 18 | OF | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
Yahil Melendez | 17 | SS | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
Alfonsin Rosario | 19 | OF | - | $325,600 | $325,600 | $325,600 |
Brett Bateman | 21 | OF | - | $180,000 | $180,000 | $180,000 |
Jonathon Long | 21 | 1B | - | $179,400 | $179,400 | $179,400 |
Drew Bowser | 21 | 3B | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Daniel Brown | 20 | P | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Ethan Flanagan | 21 | P | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Grayson Moore | 21 | P | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Carter Trice | 20 | 2B | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Sam Armstrong | 22 | P | - | $135,000 | $135,000 | $135,000 |
Ty Johnson | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
Luis Martinez-Gomez | 20 | P | - | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
Nick Dean | 22 | P | - | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 |
Brian Kalmer | 22 | 3B | - | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |