Chicago White Sox 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago White Sox 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (40) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmani Grandal | 32 | C | Vet | $18,250,000 | - | $18,250,000 | $18,250,000 | 17.73 | 18,250,000 | |
| Dallas Keuchel | 33 | SP | Vet | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 17.48 | 18,500,000 | |
| Jose Abreu | 34 | 1B | Vet | $16,000,000 | $1,666,666 | $17,666,666 | $17,666,666 | 17.16 | 16,666,667 | |
| Tim Anderson | 28 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $7,250,000 | - | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 7.04 | 4,166,667 |
| Yoan Moncada | 26 | 3B | Arb 1 | 2 | $6,000,000 | $800,000 | $6,800,000 | $6,800,000 | 6.61 | 14,000,000 |
| Nomar Mazara | 26 | RF | Arb 3 | $5,750,000 | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 5.59 | 5,750,000 | |
| Carlos Rodon | 28 | SP | Arb 4 | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 4.37 | 4,500,000 | |
| Eloy Jimenez | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $3,500,000 | $833,333 | $4,333,333 | $4,333,333 | 4.21 | 7,166,667 |
| Lucas Giolito | 26 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $3,900,000 | - | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 3.79 | 3,900,000 |
| Leury Garcia | 30 | OF | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 3.40 | 3,500,000 | |
| Luis Robert | 23 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 3.40 | 8,333,333 |
| Aaron Bummer | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.94 | 3,200,000 |
| Reynaldo Lopez | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,900,000 | - | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 1.85 | 1,900,000 |
| Evan Marshall | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.46 | 1,500,000 | |
| Adam Engel | 29 | CF | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,200,000 | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.17 | 1,200,000 |
| Jace Fry | 27 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.87 | 900,000 |
| Micker Adolfo | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Zack Burdi | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jake Burger | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Dylan Cease | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Zack Collins | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jimmy Cordero | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Garrett Crochet | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Dane Dunning | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Bernardo Flores | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Matt Foster | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Codi Heuer | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Tyler Johnson | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Michael Kopech | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jimmy Lambert | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Nick Madrigal | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Danny Mendick | 27 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Yermin Mercedes | 28 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jose Ruiz | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Blake Rutherford | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Gavin Sheets | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Jonathan Stiever | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Emilio Vargas | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Seby Zavala | 27 | C | 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 (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Herrera | 31 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.97 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | 45 | 1B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.97 | 1,000,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (2) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Beckham | 31 | 3B | $1,350,000 | - | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | ||
| Anderson Severino | 26 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $97,650,000 | $3,299,999 | - | $100,949,999 | $100,949,999 | |
| Retained Salary | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $99,650,000 | $3,299,999 | - | $102,949,999 | $102,949,999 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $128,233,334 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $146,233,334 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $63,766,666 | ||||||