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Cleveland Indians 2021 Payroll
Indians 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Cleveland Indians 2021 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Ramirez | 28 | 3B | Vet | $9,000,000 | $400,000 | $9,400,000 | $9,400,000 | 24.68 | 5,200,000 | |
Eddie Rosario | 29 | LF | Arb 3 | 1 | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 21.01 | 8,000,000 |
Roberto Perez | 32 | C | Vet | $5,500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 14.44 | 5,500,000 | |
Cesar Hernandez | 31 | 2B | Vet | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 13.13 | 5,000,000 | |
Austin Hedges | 28 | C | Arb 3 | 2 | $3,280,000 | - | $3,280,000 | $3,280,000 | 8.61 | 3,280,000 |
Blake Parker | 36 | RP | Vet | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 6.57 | 2,500,000 | |
Amed Rosario | 25 | SS | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,400,000 | - | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | 6.30 | 2,400,000 |
Nick Wittgren | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 5.25 | 2,000,000 |
Logan Allen | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Jake Bauers | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Shane Bieber | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Aaron Civale | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Emmanuel Clase | 23 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Andres Gimenez | 22 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Daniel Johnson | 25 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
James Karinchak | 25 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Jordan Luplow | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Triston McKenzie | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Oscar Mercado | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Josh Naylor | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Kyle Nelson | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Zach Plesac | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Adam Plutko | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Cal Quantrill | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Franmil Reyes | 25 | DH | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Trevor Stephan | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (25) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Maton | 28 | RP | 1 | $975,000 | - | $975,000 | $975,000 | 975,000 | |
Gabriel Arias | 21 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Bobby Bradley | 25 | 1B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Yu-Cheng Chang | 25 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ernie Clement | 25 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Sam Hentges | 24 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Cam Hill | 27 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Nolan Jones | 23 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jean Carlos Mejia | 24 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Eli Morgan | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Scott Moss | 26 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Harold Ramirez | 26 | RF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Beau Taylor | 31 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Carlos Vargas | 0 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Bradley Zimmer | 28 | CF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Heath Hembree | 32 | RP | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | ||
Billy Hamilton | 30 | CF | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
Mike Freeman | 33 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ben Gamel | 29 | LF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Anthony Gose | 30 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
D.J. Johnson | 31 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ryan Lavarnway | 33 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Andruw Monasterio | 24 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Oliver Perez | 39 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Bryan Shaw | 33 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (0) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Alduey | 0 | SS | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 3.15 |
Angel Genao | 0 | SS | - | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | 3.09 |
Robert Lopez | 0 | C | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2.63 |
Richard Polanco | 0 | SS | - | $530,000 | $530,000 | $530,000 | 1.39 |
Yefri Rivera | 0 | SS | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | 1.31 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $37,680,000 | $400,000 | - | $38,080,000 | $38,080,000 | |
Total Payroll | $37,680,000 | $400,000 | - | $38,080,000 | $38,080,000 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $42,705,000 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $60,705,000 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $149,295,000 |