Cleveland Indians 2018 Payroll
An updated look at the Cleveland Indians 2018 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 | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Encarnacion | 35 | DH | Vet | $17,000,000 | $1,666,666 | - | $18,666,666 | $18,666,666 | 13.31 | |
| Jason Kipnis | 31 | 2B | Vet | $13,500,000 | $166,666 | - | $13,666,666 | $13,666,666 | 9.74 | |
| Michael Brantley | 31 | LF | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 8.56 | |
| Corey Kluber | 32 | SP | Arb 3 | $10,500,000 | $200,000 | - | $10,700,000 | $10,700,000 | 7.63 | |
| Cody Allen | 29 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $10,575,000 | - | - | $10,575,000 | $10,575,000 | 7.54 | |
| Carlos Carrasco | 31 | SP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.70 | |
| Yonder Alonso | 31 | 1B | Vet | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.99 | |
| Trevor Bauer | 27 | SP | Arb 2 | $6,525,000 | - | - | $6,525,000 | $6,525,000 | 4.65 | |
| Yan Gomes | 31 | C | Arb 3 | $5,950,000 | $83,333 | - | $6,033,333 | $6,033,333 | 4.30 | |
| Jose Ramirez | 25 | 3B | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,428,600 | $400,000 | - | $2,828,600 | $2,828,600 | 2.02 |
| Brandon Guyer | 32 | RF | Arb 3 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 1.96 | |
| Zach McAllister | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $2,450,000 | - | - | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | 1.75 | |
| Rajai Davis | 37 | CF | Vet | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 1.25 | |
| Roberto Perez | 29 | C | Pre-Arb | 3 | $1,500,000 | $125,000 | - | $1,625,000 | $1,625,000 | 1.16 |
| Brad Hand | 28 | RP | Arb 2 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $1,392,473 | 0.99 | |
| Oliver Perez | 36 | RP | Vet | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,138,441 | 0.81 | |
| Dan Otero | 33 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,100,000 | - | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.78 | |
| Francisco Lindor | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $623,200 | - | - | $623,200 | $623,200 | 0.44 |
| Tyler Naquin | 27 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $564,800 | - | - | $564,800 | $558,808 | 0.40 |
| Mike Clevinger | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $558,500 | - | - | $558,500 | $558,500 | 0.40 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $547,800 | - | - | $547,800 | $547,800 | 0.39 | |
| Melky Cabrera | 33 | LF | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $526,848 | 0.38 | |
| Neil Ramirez | 29 | RP | Arb 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $407,270 | 0.29 | |
| Adam Cimber | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $216,820 | 0.15 |
| Yandy Diaz | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $213,890 | 0.15 |
2018 Disabled List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the disabled list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Miller (10-day) | 33 | RP | $9,000,000 | - | - | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 6.42 | |
| Lonnie Chisenhall (60-day) | 29 | RF | $5,587,500 | - | - | $5,587,500 | $5,587,500 | 3.98 | |
| Danny Salazar (60-day) | 28 | SP | 1 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 3.56 |
| Josh Tomlin (10-day) | 33 | SP | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.14 | |
| Nick Goody (60-day) | 27 | RP | 1 | $561,500 | - | - | $561,500 | $561,500 | 0.40 |
| Cody Anderson (60-day) | 27 | RP | 1 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 | 0.39 |
| Evan Marshall (10-day) | 28 | RP | 1 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $407,270 | 0.29 |
2018 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 33 | 3B | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.71 |
| Boone Logan | 33 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.71 |
| Matt Belisle | 38 | RP | $274,210 | - | - | $274,210 | $274,210 | 0.20 |
| Oliver Drake | 31 | RP | $172,840 | - | - | $172,840 | $172,840 | 0.12 |
| Melky Cabrera | 33 | LF | $134,400 | - | - | $134,400 | $134,400 | 0.10 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 26 | 3B | $106,128 | - | - | $106,128 | $106,128 | 0.08 |
| Francisco Mejia | 22 | C | $5,860 | - | - | $5,860 | $5,860 | 0.00 |
2018 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Naylor | 18 | C | - | $2,578,138 | - | $2,578,138 | $2,578,138 | 1.84 |
| Ethan Hankins | 18 | P | - | $2,246,022 | - | $2,246,022 | $2,246,022 | 1.60 |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | 0 | SS | - | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 1.50 |
| Lenny Torres | 17 | P | - | $1,350,000 | - | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 0.96 |
| Junior Sanquintin | 0 | SS | - | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 0.89 |
| Raynel Delgado | 18 | 3B | - | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.64 |
| Nick Sandlin | 21 | P | - | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.53 |
| Sterling Romero | 0 | OF | - | $650,000 | - | $650,000 | $650,000 | 0.46 |
| Korey Holland | 18 | OF | - | $515,000 | - | $515,000 | $515,000 | 0.37 |
| Angel Martinez | 0 | SS | - | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.36 |
| Richard Palacios | 21 | SS | - | $475,000 | - | $475,000 | $475,000 | 0.34 |
| Cody Morris | 21 | P | - | $185,600 | - | $185,600 | $185,600 | 0.13 |
| Steven Kwan | 20 | OF | - | $185,000 | - | $185,000 | $185,000 | 0.13 |
| Bryan Lavastida | 19 | C | - | $175,000 | - | $175,000 | $175,000 | 0.12 |
| Alex Royalty | 21 | P | - | $155,900 | - | $155,900 | $155,900 | 0.11 |
| Brian Eichhorn | 20 | P | - | $150,000 | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | 0.11 |
| Robert Broom | 21 | P | - | $136,800 | - | $136,800 | $136,800 | 0.10 |
| Ruben Cardenas | 20 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.09 |
| Jack DeGroat | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.09 |
| Liam Jenkins | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.09 |
| Kyle Marman | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.09 |
| Thomas Ponticelli | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.09 |
| Eric Rodriguez | 19 | C | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.09 |
| Tim Herrin | 21 | P | - | $100,000 | - | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0.07 |
| Connor Smith | 21 | SS | - | $100,000 | - | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0.07 |
| Adam Scott | 22 | P | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0.04 |
| Eli Lingos | 22 | P | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Shane McCarthy | 21 | P | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Jonathan Engelmann | 21 | OF | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Jake Miednik | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Aaron Pinto | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Kellen Rholl | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Daniel Schneemann | 21 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Gionti Turner | 17 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Bobby Wilson | 22 | OF | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2018 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (31) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Napoli | 36 | 1B | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | ||
| James Hoyt | 31 | P | 2 | $567,700 | - | - | $567,700 | $567,700 | |
| Adam Wilk | 30 | RP | $560,000 | - | - | $560,000 | $560,000 | ||
| Ryan Merritt | 26 | RP | $545,800 | - | - | $545,800 | $545,800 | ||
| Jack Leathersich | 28 | RP | 1 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 | |
| Jordan Milbrath | 26 | RP | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 | |
| Tyler Olson | 28 | RP | 1 | $548,300 | - | - | $548,300 | $330,176 | |
| Bradley Zimmer | 25 | OF | 3 | $551,200 | - | - | $551,200 | $201,484 | |
| Greg Allen | 25 | CF | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $181,660 | |
| Adam Plutko | 26 | RP | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $105,480 | |
| Shane Bieber | 23 | SP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $82,040 | ||
| George Kontos | 33 | RP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $49,810 | ||
| Jeff Beliveau | 31 | RP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $41,020 | ||
| Marc Rzepczynski | 32 | RP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $29,300 | ||
| Ben Taylor | 25 | RP | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $26,370 | |
| Alexi Ogando | 34 | RP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $11,720 | ||
| Brandon Barnes | 32 | CF | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rob Brantly | 29 | C | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Leonel Campos | 31 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Willi Castro | 21 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | 22 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Preston Claiborne | 30 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Stephen Fife | 31 | SP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Eric Haase | 25 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Myles Jaye | 26 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Drew Maggi | 29 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Michael Martinez | 35 | 2B | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Julian Merryweather | 26 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adam Rosales | 35 | 2B | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Eric Stamets | 26 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Robert Zarate | 31 | RF | - | - | - | - | - |
2018 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $111,854,315 |
| Disabled List Money | $24,101,270 |
| Retained Salary | $2,693,438 |
| Buried Minor Salary | $1,604,860 |
| Total Payroll | $140,253,883 |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $113,207,900 | $2,641,665 | - | $115,849,565 | $111,854,315 | ||
| Disabled List Money | $24,239,000 | - | - | $24,239,000 | $24,101,270 | ||
| Retained Salary | $2,693,438 | - | - | $2,693,438 | $2,693,438 | ||
| Buried Minor Salary | $6,005,300 | - | - | $6,005,300 | $1,604,860 | ||
| Total Payroll | $146,145,638 | $2,641,665 | - | $148,787,303 | $140,253,883 | ||