Cleveland Indians 2019 Payroll
An updated look at the Cleveland Indians 2019 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
| Active Players (25) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Santana | 33 | DH | Vet | $17,000,000 | $3,333,333 | $20,333,333 | $18,333,333 | 15.03 | 18,000,000 | |
| Jason Kipnis | 32 | 2B | Vet | $14,500,000 | $166,668 | $14,666,668 | $14,666,668 | 12.03 | 8,750,000 | |
| Trevor Bauer | 28 | SP | Arb 3 | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 10.66 | 13,000,000 | |
| Francisco Lindor | 25 | SS | Arb 1 | 3 | $10,550,000 | - | $10,550,000 | $10,550,000 | 8.65 | 10,550,000 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 32 | SP | Vet | $9,750,000 | - | $9,750,000 | $9,750,000 | 8.00 | 11,750,000 | |
| Brad Hand | 29 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 5.33 | 6,583,333 | |
| Jose Ramirez | 26 | 3B | Arb 2 | 1 | $3,750,000 | $400,000 | $4,150,000 | $4,150,000 | 3.40 | 5,200,000 |
| Leonys Martin | 31 | CF | Arb 4 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.46 | 3,000,000 | |
| Roberto Perez | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | 3 | $2,500,000 | $125,000 | $2,625,000 | $2,625,000 | 2.15 | 2,250,000 |
| Oliver Perez | 37 | RP | Vet | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.05 | 2,500,000 | |
| Dan Otero | 34 | RP | Arb 3 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.07 | 1,250,000 | |
| Tyler Clippard | 34 | RP | Vet | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,274,270 | 1.04 | 1,274,270 | |
| Kevin Plawecki | 28 | C | Arb 1 | $1,137,500 | - | $1,137,500 | $1,137,500 | 0.93 | 1,137,500 | |
| Adam Cimber | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $563,800 | - | $563,800 | $563,800 | 0.46 | 563,800 |
| Tyler Olson | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $560,900 | - | $560,900 | $560,900 | 0.46 | 560,900 | |
| Jake Bauers | 23 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $560,400 | - | $560,400 | $560,400 | 0.46 | 560,400 |
| Shane Bieber | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $559,600 | - | $559,600 | $559,600 | 0.46 | 559,600 |
| Nick Wittgren | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $519,216 | 0.43 | 519,216 |
| Jordan Luplow | 25 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $564,500 | - | $564,500 | $518,985 | 0.43 | 518,985 |
| Mike Freeman | 31 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $498,328 | 0.41 | 498,328 |
| Greg Allen | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $560,400 | - | $560,400 | $479,067 | 0.39 | 479,067 |
| Jefry Rodriguez | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $444,616 | 0.36 | 444,616 |
| A.J. Cole | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $423,728 | 0.35 | 423,728 | |
| Oscar Mercado | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $417,760 | 0.34 | 417,760 |
| Josh Smith | 31 | RP | Arb 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $381,952 | 0.31 | 381,952 |
2019 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kluber (10-day) | 33 | SP | Vet | $17,000,000 | $200,000 | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | 14.11 | 11,700,000 | |
| Danny Salazar (60-day) | 29 | SP | Arb 3 | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 3.69 | 4,500,000 | |
| Mike Clevinger (60-day) | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $592,200 | - | $592,200 | $592,200 | 0.49 | 592,200 |
| Tyler Naquin (10-day) | 28 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $574,800 | - | $574,800 | $574,800 | 0.47 | 574,800 |
| Bradley Zimmer (10-day) | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $561,200 | - | $561,200 | $561,200 | 0.46 | 561,200 |
2019 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Guyer | 33 | RF | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.21 | - |
| Hanley Ramirez | 35 | 1B | $123,648 | - | $123,648 | $123,648 | 0.10 | 123,648 |
| Brad Miller | 29 | 2B | $96,768 | - | $96,768 | $96,768 | 0.08 | 96,768 |
2019 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (30) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gonzalez | 33 | RF | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||
| Ryan Flaherty | AAA | 32 | 3B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| Neil Ramirez | 30 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Adam Rosales | 36 | 2B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Nick Goody | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | $675,000 | - | $675,000 | $675,000 | 181,450 |
| Bobby Bradley | AAA | 23 | 1B | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | 23 | SS | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 | |
| Sam Hentges | AA | 22 | SP | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Chih-Wei Hu | AAA | 25 | RP | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Jean Carlos Mejia | 22 | RP | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 | |
| Max Moroff | 26 | 2B | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $116,546 | 116,546 | ||
| Jon Edwards | 31 | RP | 2 | $555,900 | - | $555,900 | $62,769 | 62,769 | |
| Cody Anderson | 28 | SP | 1 | $641,250 | - | $641,250 | $62,064 | 62,064 | |
| Eric Stamets | 27 | SS | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $56,696 | 56,696 | |
| Adam Plutko | 27 | SP | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $20,888 | 20,888 | |
| Eric Haase | 26 | C | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $8,952 | 8,952 | |
| Brandon Barnes | 33 | LF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Shao-Ching Chiang | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Tim Federowicz | AAA | 32 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Anthony Gose | 28 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Cam Hill | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| James Hoyt | AAA | 32 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Henry Martinez | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Dioner Navarro | AAA | 35 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Mike Papi | AAA | 26 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Michael Peoples | AAA | 27 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Zach Plesac | 24 | SP | - | - | - | - | 555,000 | ||
| Brooks Pounders | AAA | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Trayce Thompson | AAA | 28 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Asher Wojciechowski | AAA | 30 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2019 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $94,715,123 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $23,428,200 |
| Retained Salary | $470,416 |
| Buried Minor Salary | $3,327,915 |
| Total Payroll | $121,941,654 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $93,687,100 | $4,025,001 | - | $97,712,101 | $94,715,123 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $23,228,200 | $200,000 | - | $23,428,200 | $23,428,200 | |
| Retained Salary | $470,416 | - | - | $470,416 | $470,416 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $6,432,650 | - | - | $6,432,650 | $3,327,915 | |
| Total Payroll | $123,818,366 | $4,225,001 | - | $128,043,367 | $121,941,654 | |
2019 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $206,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $108,489,236 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $14,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $0 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $122,989,236 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $83,010,764 | ||||||