Chicago Cubs 2018 Payroll

An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 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 (37)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
Heyward Jason Heyward	28	RF	Vet		$21,500,000	$6,666,667	-	$28,166,667	$28,166,667	14.50
Lester Jon Lester	34	SP	Vet		$22,500,000	$5,000,000	-	$27,500,000	$27,500,000	14.16
Zobrist Ben Zobrist	37	2B	Vet		$16,000,000	$500,000	-	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	8.49
Chatwood Tyler Chatwood	28	SP	Vet		$12,500,000	-	-	$12,500,000	$12,500,000	6.43
Bryant Kris Bryant	26	3B	Arb 1	3	$10,850,000	-	-	$10,850,000	$10,850,000	5.59
Quintana Jose Quintana	29	SP	Pre-Arb		$8,850,000	-	-	$8,850,000	$8,850,000	4.56
Cishek Steve Cishek	32	RP	Vet		$6,500,000	-	$1,000,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	3.86
Rizzo Anthony Rizzo	28	1B	Pre-Arb		$7,000,000	$285,714	-	$7,285,714	$7,285,714	3.75
Strop Pedro Strop	33	RP	Vet		$5,850,000	-	-	$5,850,000	$5,850,000	3.01
Wilson Justin Wilson	30	RP	Arb 3		$4,250,000	-	-	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	2.19
Hendricks Kyle Hendricks	28	SP	Arb 1	3	$4,175,000	-	-	$4,175,000	$4,175,000	2.15
Murphy Daniel Murphy	33	2B	Vet		$17,500,000	-	-	$17,500,000	$3,857,526	1.99
Duensing Brian Duensing	35	RP	Vet		$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	1.80
Hamels Cole Hamels	34	SP	Vet		$22,500,000	-	-	$22,500,000	$2,096,774	1.08
Kintzler Brandon Kintzler	33	RP	Vet		$5,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$1,666,684	0.86
La Stella Tommy La Stella	29	3B	Arb 1	1	$950,000	-	-	$950,000	$950,000	0.49
Baez Javier Baez	25	2B	Pre-Arb	2	$657,000	-	-	$657,000	$657,000	0.34
Montgomery Mike Montgomery	28	SP	Pre-Arb		$611,250	-	-	$611,250	$611,250	0.31
Contreras Willson Contreras	26	C	Pre-Arb	2	$604,500	-	-	$604,500	$604,500	0.31
Schwarber Kyle Schwarber	25	LF	Pre-Arb	2	$604,500	-	-	$604,500	$604,500	0.31
Edwards C.J. Edwards	26	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$594,000	-	-	$594,000	$594,000	0.31
Almora Albert Almora	24	CF	Pre-Arb	2	$584,500	-	-	$584,500	$584,500	0.30
Happ Ian Happ	23	CF	Pre-Arb	3	$570,000	-	-	$570,000	$570,000	0.29
Caratini Victor Caratini	24	C	Pre-Arb	2	$547,500	-	-	$547,500	$432,768	0.22
Chavez Jesse Chavez	34	RP	Vet		$1,000,000	-	$500,000	$1,500,000	$397,824	0.20
Rosario Randy Rosario	24	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$354,530	0.18
Bote David Bote	25	2B	Pre-Arb	3	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$293,000	0.15
De La Rosa Jorge De La Rosa	37	RP	Vet		$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$149,430	0.08
Norwood James Norwood	24	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$131,850	0.07
Maples Dillon Maples	26	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$117,200	0.06
Wilson Bobby Wilson	35	C	Vet		$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$93,760	0.05
Davis Taylor Davis	28	C	Pre-Arb	3	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$87,900	0.05
Gore Terrance Gore	27	LF	Pre-Arb		$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$87,900	0.05
Mills Alec Mills	26	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$82,040	0.04
Garcia Jaime Garcia	31	RP	Vet		$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$79,110	0.04
Webster Allen Webster	28	SP	Arb 1		$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$35,160	0.02
Freeman Mike Freeman	30	2B	Pre-Arb	1	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$26,370	0.01

2018 Disabled List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the disabled list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (5)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
DarvishYu Darvish (60-day)	31	SP	Pre-Arb		$25,000,000	-	-	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	12.87
MorrowBrandon Morrow (60-day)	33	RP/CL	Vet		$9,000,000	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	4.63
SmylyDrew Smyly (60-day)	29	SP	Arb 3		$3,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	1.54
HancockJustin Hancock (60-day)	27	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$354,530	0.18
ZagunisMark Zagunis (60-day)	25	OF	Pre-Arb	2	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$96,690	0.05

2018 Reserve/Suspended

Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.

Player (1)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
RussellAddison Russell	24	SS	Arb 1	3	$3,200,000	-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	1.65

2018 Retained Salaries

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (5)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
GrimmJustin Grimm	29	RP	$532,258	-	-	$532,258	$532,258	0.27
ButlerEddie Butler	27	RP	$368,196	-	-	$368,196	$368,196	0.19
FarrellLuke Farrell	27	RP	$187,520	-	-	$187,520	$187,520	0.10
GimenezChris Gimenez	35	C	$114,270	-	-	$114,270	$114,270	0.06
NavarroEfren Navarro	32	1B	$14,650	-	-	$14,650	$14,650	0.01

2018 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (5)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
HoernerNico Hoerner	21	SS	-	$2,724,000	-	$2,724,000	$2,724,000	1.40
LopezJose Lopez	0	OF	-	$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	0.77
RoedererCole Roederer	18	OF	-	$1,200,000	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	0.62
DavisBrennen Davis	18	OF	-	$1,100,000	-	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	0.57
GallardoRichard Gallardo	0	P	-	$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	0.51
MachadoJoel Machado	0	P	-	$850,000	-	$850,000	$850,000	0.44
MorelRafael Morel	0	SS	-	$850,000	-	$850,000	$850,000	0.44
FranklinKohl Franklin	18	P	-	$540,000	-	$540,000	$540,000	0.28
HerronJimmy Herron	21	OF	-	$520,000	-	$520,000	$520,000	0.27
RichanPaul Richan	21	P	-	$450,000	-	$450,000	$450,000	0.23
PinangoYohendrick Pinango	0	OF	-	$400,000	-	$400,000	$400,000	0.21
WeberAndy Weber	20	2B	-	$400,000	-	$400,000	$400,000	0.21
OvallesAlexander Ovalles	17	OF	-	$300,000	-	$300,000	$300,000	0.15
ArtisD.J. Artis	21	OF	-	$250,000	-	$250,000	$250,000	0.13
AmericaanEdmond Americaan	21	OF	-	$208,500	-	$208,500	$208,500	0.11
ThompsonRiley Thompson	21	P	-	$200,000	-	$200,000	$200,000	0.10
AllenChris Allen	20	P	-	$150,000	-	$150,000	$150,000	0.08
MortZach Mort	21	P	-	$140,000	-	$140,000	$140,000	0.07
CaseyDerek Casey	22	P	-	$130,000	-	$130,000	$130,000	0.07
RobertsEthan Roberts	20	P	-	$130,000	-	$130,000	$130,000	0.07
McCauleyRiley McCauley	21	P	-	$125,000	-	$125,000	$125,000	0.06
PaganEzequiel Pagan	17	OF	-	$125,000	-	$125,000	$125,000	0.06
ReynoldsLuke Reynolds	23	3B	-	$125,000	-	$125,000	$125,000	0.06
SandersCam Sanders	21	P	-	$125,000	-	$125,000	$125,000	0.06
SawyerJosh Sawyer	23	P	-	$125,000	-	$125,000	$125,000	0.06
SlaughterJake Slaughter	21	SS	-	$100,000	-	$100,000	$100,000	0.05
PabonMiguel Pabon	17	SS	-	$50,000	-	$50,000	$50,000	0.03
PattersonJack Patterson	22	P	-	$5,000	-	$5,000	$5,000	0.00
VegaCarlos Vega	22	P	-	$5,000	-	$5,000	$5,000	0.00
GalazinJamie Galazin	22	OF	-	$3,000	-	$3,000	$3,000	0.00
HurdDalton Hurd	22	OF	-	$3,000	-	$3,000	$3,000	0.00
JordanLevi Jordan	22	SS	-	$3,000	-	$3,000	$3,000	0.00
WhartonDrew Wharton	22	OF	-	$3,000	-	$3,000	$3,000	0.00
WhitneyBlake Whitney	22	P	-	$3,000	-	$3,000	$3,000	0.00
DanielClayton Daniel	23	2B	-	$1,000	-	$1,000	$1,000	0.00
DurnaTyler Durna	21	1B	-	-	-	-	-	0.00

2018 Minor/In the System

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (13)	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Adj. Salary
SimmonsShae Simmons	27	RP	2	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000
HultzenDanny Hultzen	28	RP		$600,000	-	-	$600,000	$600,000
BassAnthony Bass	30	RP		$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$181,660
ZastryznyRob Zastryzny	26	RP	2	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$61,532
MazzoniCory Mazzoni	28	RP	1	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$49,810
TsengJen-Ho Tseng	23	P	3	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$2,930
UnderwoodDuane Underwood	23	SP	2	$545,000	-	-	$545,000	$2,930
AlzolayAdbert Alzolay	23	P	3	-	-	-	-	-
ColemanCasey Coleman	30	RP		-	-	-	-	-
De La CruzOscar De La Cruz	23	P	3	-	-	-	-	-
MarteLuis Marte	31	RP		-	-	-	-	-
MartinezEddy Julio Martinez	0	CF		-	-	-	-	-
RyanKyle Ryan	26	RP		-	-	-	-	-

2018 Cap Totals

Cap Type	Total
Active Payroll	$152,092,957
Disabled List Money	$37,451,220
Reserve/Suspended Money	$3,200,000
Retained Salary	$1,216,894
Buried Minor Salary	$298,862
Total Payroll	$194,259,933

Cap Type	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll	$181,738,250	$12,452,381	$1,500,000	$195,690,631	$152,092,957
Disabled List Money	$38,090,000	-	-	$38,090,000	$37,451,220
Reserve/Suspended Money	$3,200,000	-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Retained Salary	$1,216,894	-	-	$1,216,894	$1,216,894
Buried Minor Salary	$2,725,000	-	-	$2,725,000	$298,862
Total Payroll	$226,970,144	$12,452,381	$1,500,000	$240,922,525	$194,259,933

Cubs Payroll Facts

Active Payroll: $152,092,957
Disabled List: $37,451,220
Retained: $1,216,894
Suspended Salaries: $3,200,000
Buried Minor Salaries: $298,862
Total Payroll: $194,259,933

Transactions

Oct 3 2018 Addison Russell Suspended 40 games for violating the league's domestic violence policy, forfeiting $189,247 in 2018 salary with Chicago (CHC) for missing the final 11 games. Russell will miss the first 29 games of the 2019 season.

Sep 1 2018 Jaime Garcia Signed a minor league contract with Chicago (CHC)

Aug 30 2018 Bobby Wilson Traded to Chicago (CHC) from Minnesota (MIN) for Chris Gimenez and

Aug 30 2018 Chris Gimenez Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Chicago (CHC) with for Bobby Wilson

Aug 21 2018 Andruw Monasterio Traded to Washington (WSH) from Chicago (CHC) with future considerations for Daniel Murphy

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