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Chicago Cubs 2022 Payroll
Cubs 2022 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2022 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 | 32 | RF | Vet | $22,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 | 16.52 | 23,000,000 | |
Kyle Hendricks | 32 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 9.44 | 13,875,000 | |
Willson Contreras | 30 | C | Arb 3 | $9,625,000 | - | $9,625,000 | $9,625,000 | 6.49 | 9,625,000 | |
Ian Happ | 27 | LF | Arb 2 | 2 | $6,850,000 | - | $6,850,000 | $6,850,000 | 4.62 | 6,850,000 |
Yan Gomes | 34 | C | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.05 | 6,500,000 | |
Andrelton Simmons | 32 | SS | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.70 | 4,000,000 | |
Mychal Givens | 32 | RP | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.36 | 5,000,000 | |
David Robertson | 37 | RP/CL | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.36 | 3,500,000 | |
David Bote | 29 | 2B | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,500,000 | $10,000 | $2,510,000 | $2,510,000 | 1.69 | 3,000,000 |
Chris Martin | 36 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.69 | 2,500,000 |
Alec Mills | 30 | SP | Pre-Arb | $741,250 | - | $741,250 | $741,250 | 0.50 | 741,250 | |
Rafael Ortega | 31 | DH | Pre-Arb | $738,500 | - | $738,500 | $738,500 | 0.50 | 738,500 | |
Patrick Wisdom | 30 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $730,000 | - | $730,000 | $730,000 | 0.49 | 730,000 |
Rowan Wick | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $724,000 | - | $724,000 | $724,000 | 0.49 | 724,000 |
Nico Hoerner | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $720,000 | 0.49 | 720,000 |
Keegan Thompson | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $706,000 | - | $706,000 | $706,000 | 0.48 | 706,000 |
Justin Steele | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $705,000 | - | $705,000 | $705,000 | 0.48 | 705,000 |
Scott Effross | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $701,500 | - | $701,500 | $701,500 | 0.47 | 701,500 |
Alfonso Rivas | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $701,500 | - | $701,500 | $662,888 | 0.45 | 662,888 |
Christopher Morel | 23 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $542,286 | 0.37 | 542,286 |
Brandon Hughes | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | R5 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $538,440 | 0.36 | 538,440 |
P.J. Higgins | 29 | C | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $523,056 | 0.35 | 523,056 |
Mark Leiter Jr. | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $515,364 | 0.35 | 515,364 |
Matt Swarmer | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | R5 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $492,288 | 0.33 | 492,288 |
Nelson Velazquez | 23 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $419,214 | 0.28 | 419,214 |
Adrian Sampson | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $415,368 | 0.28 | 415,368 |
2022 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (13) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Stroman (15-day, Shoulder) |
31 | SP | Vet | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 16.86 | 23,666,667 | |
Wade Miley (15-day, Shoulder) |
35 | SP | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.74 | 10,000,000 | |
Seiya Suzuki (10-day, Finger) |
27 | RF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $7,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.39 | 17,000,000 |
Drew Smyly (15-day, Oblique) |
33 | SP | Vet | $4,250,000 | - | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 2.87 | 5,250,000 | |
Daniel Norris (15-day, Finger) |
29 | RP | Vet | $1,750,000 | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 1.18 | 1,750,000 | |
Codi Heuer (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $734,000 | - | $734,000 | $734,000 | 0.49 | 734,000 |
Adbert Alzolay (60-day, Shoulder) |
27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $718,250 | - | $718,250 | $718,250 | 0.48 | 718,250 |
Brad Wieck (60-day, Elbow) |
30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $717,000 | - | $717,000 | $717,000 | 0.48 | 717,000 |
Nick Madrigal (10-day, Groin) |
25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $716,500 | - | $716,500 | $716,500 | 0.48 | 716,500 |
Michael Hermosillo (10-day, Quad) |
27 | CF | Pre-Arb | $707,000 | - | $707,000 | $707,000 | 0.48 | 707,000 | |
Frank Schwindel (10-day, Back) |
30 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $705,500 | - | $705,500 | $701,705 | 0.47 | 701,705 |
Ethan Roberts (60-day, Shoulder) |
24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.47 | 700,000 |
Manuel Rodriguez (60-day, Elbow) |
25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $484,596 | 0.33 | 484,596 |
2022 Suspended/Restricted
Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Vizcaino | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2022 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 | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesse Chavez | 38 | RP | $120,960 | - | $120,960 | $120,960 | 0.08 | 120,960 |
Ildemaro Vargas | 30 | 2B | $46,152 | - | $46,152 | $46,152 | 0.03 | 46,152 |
Eric Stout | 29 | P | $11,538 | - | $11,538 | $11,538 | 0.01 | 11,538 |
Locke St. John | 29 | P | $7,526 | - | $7,526 | $7,526 | 0.01 | 7,526 |
Adrian Sampson | 30 | RP | $3,763 | - | $3,763 | $3,763 | 0.00 | 3,763 |
2022 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $85,842,750 | $2,510,000 | - | $88,352,750 | $86,860,154 | |
Injured List Money | $53,698,250 | $1,000,000 | - | $54,698,250 | $54,479,051 | |
Retained Salary | $189,939 | - | - | $189,939 | $189,939 | |
Total Payroll | $139,730,939 | $3,510,000 | - | $143,240,939 | $141,529,144 |
2022 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $230,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $157,831,035 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $16,000,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $6,770,224 | ||||||
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Proj. Tax Payroll | $182,267,925 |
2022 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (11) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Rucker | 28 | RP | 3 | $702,500 | - | $702,500 | $274,060 | 274,060 | |
Anderson Espinoza | 24 | SP | 1 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $7,692 | 7,692 | |
Caleb Kilian | 25 | SP | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $30,768 | 30,768 | ||
Miguel Amaya | 23 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Alexander Canario | AA | 22 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Brailyn Marquez | AA | 23 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jonathan Villar | 31 | 2B | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | ||
Steven Brault | 30 | SP | 1 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |
Clint Frazier | 27 | OF | 1 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |
Robert Gsellman | 28 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $164,850 | 164,850 | ||
Sean Newcomb | 29 | RP | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $262,085 | 262,085 | ||
Conner Menez | 27 | RP | R5 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $30,769 | 30,769 | |
Kevin Alcantara | 19 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Pablo Aliendo | AA | 21 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Joseph Biagini | AAA | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Owen Caissie | A | 19 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Erick Castillo | 29 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Chris Clarke | AA | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Narciso Crook | AAA | 26 | RF | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong | A | 20 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Brennen Davis | 22 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Greg Deichmann | 27 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Matt Dermody | 31 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Kohl Franklin | A | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Christian Franklin | A | 22 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Robel Garcia | AAA | 29 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Trent Giambrone | AAA | 28 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Stephen Gonsalves | 27 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Cristian Hernandez | AAA | 18 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Davidjohn Herz | AA | 21 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
John Hicks | 32 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jonathan Holder | 29 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ed Howard | A | 19 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Bryan Hudson | AAA | 25 | SP | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ryan Jensen | AA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ben Leeper | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Brendon Little | AAA | 25 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Dixon Machado | 30 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Kevin Made | A | 19 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Nelson Maldonado | AAA | 25 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Dakota Mekkes | AAA | 27 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jordan Nwogu | A | 23 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Tyler Payne | 29 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Yohendrick Pinango | AA | 20 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Reginald Preciado | 19 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Esteban Quiroz | AAA | 30 | 2B | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cole Roederer | AA | 22 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Cam Sanders | AAA | 25 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Kohl Stewart | AAA | 27 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Chase Strumpf | 24 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Tim Susnara | AA | 26 | C | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Riley Thompson | A | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
James Triantos | 19 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Cayne Ueckert | AAA | 26 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Erich Uelmen | AAA | 26 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jordan Wicks | AA | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jared Young | AAA | 26 | 1B | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2022 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (5) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adan Sanchez | 0 | C | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
Alexis Hernandez | 0 | SS | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
Jefferson Rojas | 0 | SS | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Josefrailyn Alcantata | 0 | OF | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |