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MLB
Cleveland Guardians 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Cleveland Guardians 2025 player cap & cash figures.
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Total Tax
$126,075,469
Active Tax
$56,097,478
Projected Cash Payroll
$118,369,450 / 26th
2025 Active Roster
| Player (28) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ramírez José Ramírez | 3B | 32 |
Extension
|
$20,442,857 | 8.48% | $19,300,000 | 2029 |
2 |
Bibee Tanner Bibee | SP | 26 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$9,600,000 | 3.98% | $5,000,000 | 2031 |
3 |
Junis Jake Junis | RP | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$4,500,000 | 1.87% | $4,500,000 | 2026 |
4 |
Kwan Steven Kwan | LF | 27 |
Arbitration 1
|
$4,175,000 | 1.73% | $4,175,000 | 2028 |
5 |
Hedges Austin Hedges | C | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$4,000,000 | 1.66% | $4,000,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Allard Kolby Allard | RP | 27 |
Free Agent
|
$822,580 | 0.34% | $822,580 | |
7 |
Naylor Bo Naylor | C | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$790,300 | 0.33% | $790,300 | |
8 |
Smith Cade Smith | RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$785,100 | 0.33% | $785,100 | |
9 |
Williams Gavin Williams | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,300 | 0.32% | $780,300 | |
10 |
Gaddis Hunter Gaddis | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$778,900 | 0.32% | $778,900 | |
11 |
Allen Logan Allen | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$777,200 | 0.32% | $777,200 | |
12 |
Arias Gabriel Arias | 2B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,200 | 0.32% | $770,200 | |
13 |
Schneemann Daniel Schneemann | SS | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$766,000 | 0.32% | $766,000 | |
14 |
Cecconi Slade Cecconi | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$765,000 | 0.32% | $765,000 | |
15 |
Sabrowski Erik Sabrowski | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$764,700 | 0.32% | $764,700 | |
16 |
Manzardo Kyle Manzardo | DH | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$763,200 | 0.32% | $763,200 | |
17 |
Martinez Angel Martinez | CF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$727,037 | 0.30% | $727,037 | |
18 |
Herrin Tim Herrin | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$639,391 | 0.27% | $639,391 | |
19 |
Festa Matt Festa | RP | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$612,903 | 0.25% | $612,903 | 2029 |
20 |
Rocchio Brayan Rocchio | SS | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$563,742 | 0.23% | $563,742 | |
21 |
Cantillo Joey Cantillo | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$537,240 | 0.22% | $537,240 | |
22 |
Kent Zak Kent | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$452,656 | 0.19% | $452,656 | |
23 |
Noel Jhonkensy Noel | 1B | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$432,927 | 0.18% | $432,927 | |
24 |
Rodriguez Johnathan Rodriguez | OF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$298,632 | 0.12% | $298,632 | |
25 |
Kayfus C.J. Kayfus | 1B | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$236,989 | 0.10% | $236,989 | |
26 |
Messick Parker Messick | SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$163,441 | 0.07% | $163,441 | |
27 |
Valera George Valera | RF | 24 |
Free Agent
|
$114,409 | 0.05% | $114,408 | |
28 |
Halpin Petey Halpin | OF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$36,774 | 0.02% | $36,774 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (9) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Thomas Lane Thomas | CF | 29 |
Arbitration 3
|
$7,825,000 | 3.25% | $7,825,000 | 2026 |
2 |
Lively Ben Lively | SP | 33 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | |
3 |
Hentges Sam Hentges | RP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$1,377,500 | - | $1,377,500 | 2028 |
4 |
Means John Means | SP | 32 |
Free Agent
|
$1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | |
5 |
Fry David Fry | C | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$781,900 | 0.32% | $781,900 | |
6 |
Jones Nolan Jones | RF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | 0.32% | $770,000 | 2029 |
7 |
Enright Nic Enright | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$686,451 | 0.28% | $686,451 | |
8 |
Brennan Will Brennan | RF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$572,043 | - | $572,043 | |
9 |
Walters Andrew Walters | RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$506,666 | - | $506,666 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (6) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Salary 2025 | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Santana Carlos Santana | 1B | 39 |
Retained
|
$11,885,591 | - | $11,885,591 | |
2 |
Bieber Shane Bieber | SP | 30 |
Retained
|
$7,321,242 | - | $7,321,242 | |
3 |
Sewald Paul Sewald | RP | 35 |
Retained
|
$4,096,774 | - | $4,096,774 | |
4 |
Straw Myles Straw | CF | 30 |
Retained
|
$1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | |
5 |
Allard Kolby Allard | RP | 27 |
Retained
|
$310,760 | - | $310,760 | |
6 |
Bolton Cody Bolton | RP | 27 |
Retained
|
$60,264 | - | $60,264 |
2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $128,186,431 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
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).
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Age | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Emmanuel Clase
|
RP | 27 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$4,000,000 | - | $4,500,000 | 2029 | |
|
2 Trevor Stephan
|
RP | 29 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$2,500,000 | - | $2,300,000 | 2029 | |
|
3 Triston McKenzie
|
RP | 27 |
Arbitration 2
|
$1,950,000 | - | $1,950,000 | ||
|
4 Luis Ortiz
|
SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$782,600 | - | $782,600 | ||
|
5 Carlos Hernandez
|
RP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$367,983 | - | $367,983 | 2028 | |
|
6 Will Wilson
|
SS | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$302,365 | 0.13% | $302,365 | ||
|
7 Daniel Espino
|
SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$123,900 | 0.05% | $123,900 | ||
|
8 Juan Brito
|
SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$123,900 | 0.05% | $123,900 | ||
|
9 Matt Krook
|
RP | 30 |
Free Agent
|
$81,268 | 0.03% | $81,268 | ||
|
10 Franco Aleman
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$62,000 | 0.03% | $62,000 | ||
|
11 Vince Velasquez
|
RP | 33 |
Free Agent
|
$32,258 | - | $32,258 | 2026 | |
|
12 Dom Nunez
|
C | 30 |
Free Agent
|
$24,516 | 0.01% | $24,516 | ||
|
13 Doug Nikhazy
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$16,344 | 0.01% | $16,344 |
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