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MLB
Cincinnati Reds 2025 Luxury Tax Payroll
The Cincinnati Reds 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Projected Total Tax
$140,867,693 / 23rd
Est. Tax Bill
$0
2025 Active Roster
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Martinez
1 Nick Martinez
|
RP | 6.002 | n/a | $21,050,000 | 8.73% | |
|
Greene
2 Hunter Greene
|
SP | 3.000 | 3 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$8,833,333 | 3.67% |
|
Singer
3 Brady Singer
|
SP | 4.156 | 2 |
Arbitration 3
Super Two |
$8,750,000 | 3.63% |
|
Pagan
4 Emilio Pagan
|
RP | 7.091 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$8,000,000 | 3.32% |
|
Hays
5 Austin Hays
|
LF | 5.057 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$5,100,000 | 2.12% |
|
Trevino
6 Jose Trevino
|
C | 5.063 |
Arbitration 3
|
$4,975,000 | 2.06% | |
|
Stephenson
7 Tyler Stephenson
|
C | 4.056 | 2 |
Arbitration 2
|
$4,925,000 | 2.04% |
|
Lux
8 Gavin Lux
|
LF | 4.114 | 2 |
Arbitration 2
|
$3,325,000 | 1.38% |
|
Hayes
9 Ke'Bryan Hayes
|
3B | 4.075 | 2 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$2,822,581 | 1.17% |
|
Suter
10 Brent Suter
|
RP | 7.161 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$2,700,000 | 1.12% |
|
Barlow
11 Scott Barlow
|
RP | 6.026 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$2,500,000 | 1.04% |
|
Espinal
12 Santiago Espinal
|
3B | 4.149 | 2 |
Arbitration 3
Super Two |
$2,400,000 | 1.00% |
|
Lodolo
13 Nick Lodolo
|
SP | 3.000 | 3 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,975,000 | 0.82% |
|
Littell
14 Zack Littell
|
SP | 5.043 |
Arbitration 3
|
$1,814,427 | 0.75% | |
|
Santillan
15 Tony Santillan
|
RP | 2.099 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | |
|
Andujar
16 Miguel Andujar
|
OF | 5.053 | n/a |
Arbitration 4
|
$951,611 | 0.39% |
|
Steer
17 Spencer Steer
|
1B | 2.035 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,000 | 0.32% |
|
Ashcraft
18 Graham Ashcraft
|
RP | 2.130 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,000 | 0.32% |
|
Friedl
19 T.J. Friedl
|
CF | 2.112 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,000 | 0.32% |
|
Marte
20 Noelvi Marte
|
3B | 0.139 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$774,194 | 0.32% |
|
De La Cruz
21 Elly De La Cruz
|
SS | 1.118 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | 0.32% |
|
McLain
22 Matt McLain
|
2B | 1.140 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | 0.32% |
|
Abbott
23 Andrew Abbott
|
SP | 1.119 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | 0.32% |
|
Benson
24 Will Benson
|
RF | 2.042 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$543,440 | 0.23% |
|
Burns
25 Chase Burns
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$396,344 | 0.16% | |
|
Phillips
26 Connor Phillips
|
RP | 0.027 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$309,010 | 0.13% |
|
Maxwell
27 Zach Maxwell
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$155,268 | 0.06% | |
|
Stewart
28 Sal Stewart
|
3B | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$114,408 | 0.05% |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Miley
1 Wade Miley
|
SP | 13.025 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$1,752,581 | |
|
Gibaut
2 Ian Gibaut
|
RP | 3.077 |
Free Agent
|
$1,300,000 | ||
|
Williamson
3 Brandon Williamson
|
SP | 1.139 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | |
|
Aguiar
4 Julian Aguiar
|
SP | 0.042 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$761,500 | |
|
Lowder
5 Rhett Lowder
|
SP | 0.031 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$761,500 | |
|
Spiers
6 Carson Spiers
|
SP | 0.157 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$723,871 | |
|
Callihan
7 Tyler Callihan
|
2B | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$621,075 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (7) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Candelario
1 Jeimer Candelario
|
3B | 7.038 | n/a |
Retained
|
$15,000,000 | |
|
Rogers
2 Taylor Rogers
|
RP | 8.145 | n/a |
Retained
|
$4,064,516 | |
|
Fraley
3 Jake Fraley
|
RF | 4.097 |
Retained
|
$2,452,960 | ||
|
Diaz
4 Alexis Diaz
|
RP | 3.000 | 3 |
Retained
|
$1,306,452 | |
|
Wynns
5 Austin Wynns
|
C | 4.017 |
Retained
|
$431,720 | ||
|
Hampson
6 Garrett Hampson
|
SS | 6.010 | n/a |
Retained
|
$134,839 | |
|
Hurtubise
7 Jacob Hurtubise
|
OF | 0.040 | 2 |
Retained
|
$126,610 |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Moll
1 Sam Moll
|
RP | 3.075 | 1 |
Arbitration 1
|
$650,000 | 0.27% |
|
Joe
2 Connor Joe
|
1B | 3.136 | 2 |
Free Agent
|
$505,376 | |
|
Richardson
3 Lyon Richardson
|
RP | 0.037 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$461,720 | 0.19% |
|
Encarnacion-Strand
4 Christian Encarnacion-Strand
|
1B | 1.077 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$442,957 | 0.18% |
|
Mey
5 Luis Mey
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$232,903 | 0.10% | |
|
Wynne
6 Randy Wynne
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$201,430 | ||
|
Dunn
7 Blake Dunn
|
OF | 0.045 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$179,784 | 0.07% |
|
Banfield
8 Will Banfield
|
C | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$163,440 | 0.07% | |
|
Zulueta
9 Yosver Zulueta
|
RP | 0.032 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$159,354 | 0.07% |
|
Hinds
10 Rece Hinds
|
RF | 0.053 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$147,096 | 0.06% |
|
Vilade
11 Ryan Vilade
|
LF | 0.051 | 2 |
Free Agent
|
$102,539 | 0.04% |
|
La Sorsa
12 Joe La Sorsa
|
RP | 0.132 | 2 |
Free Agent
|
$84,124 | |
|
Petty
13 Chase Petty
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$57,204 | 0.02% | |
|
Benschoter
14 Sam Benschoter
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$36,774 | 0.02% | |
|
Sanmartin
15 Reiver Sanmartin
|
RP | 1.147 | 2 |
Free Agent
|
$4,086 | 0.00% |
2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $144,256,289 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Total Allocations
This team is the combined value of tax payroll allocations plus the tax bill.
|
$144,256,289 | - |
Glossary
First-Time Payor:
- 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 80% for exceeding by $60M+
Second-Time Payor:
- 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 90% for exceeding by $60M+
Third-Time (or more) Payor:
- 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 110% for exceeding by $60M+
Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.
Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.
Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.
Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.
Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…
The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
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