Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians 2026 Payroll
Guardians 2026 Payroll
An updated look at the Cleveland Guardians 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
José Ramírez | 33 | 3B | Vet | $21,000,000 | - | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 38.98 | 20,142,857 |
Andres Gimenez | 27 | 2B | Vet | $15,000,000 | $571,429 | $15,571,428 | $15,571,428 | 28.90 | 15,214,286 |
Myles Straw | 31 | CF | Vet | $7,000,000 | $400,000 | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | 13.74 | 5,000,000 |
Emmanuel Clase | 28 | RP/CL | Vet | $6,000,000 | $400,000 | $6,400,000 | $6,400,000 | 11.88 | 4,000,000 |
Trevor Stephan | 30 | RP | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 6.50 | 2,500,000 |
Triston McKenzie | 28 | SP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Freeman | 27 | SS | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Eli Morgan | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
James Karinchak | 30 | RP | Arb 4 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Sandlin | 29 | RP | Arb 3 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Kwan | 28 | LF | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Strzelecki | 31 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Hentges | 29 | RP | Arb 3 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Xzavion Curry | 27 | P | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Will Brennan | 28 | DH | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Gabriel Arias | 26 | SS | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
José Tena | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Brayan Rocchio | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Bo Naylor | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
David Fry | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Tim Herrin | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Estevan Florial | 28 | CF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Hunter Gaddis | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Logan Allen | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Gavin Williams | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Tanner Bibee | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
2026 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $52,500,000 | $1,371,429 | - | $53,871,428 | $53,871,273 | |
Active Total Payroll | $52,500,000 | $1,371,429 | - | $53,871,428 | $53,871,273 |
2026 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 | $244,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $41,857,143 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $18,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $63,773,809 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $63,773,809 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $180,226,191 |