Cleveland Indians 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Cleveland Indians 2020 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 26 | SS | Arb 2 | 3 | $17,500,000 | - | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | 20.98 | 17,500,000 |
| Carlos Santana | 34 | 1B | Vet | $17,500,000 | $3,333,334 | $20,833,334 | $16,833,334 | 20.18 | 16,000,000 | |
| Carlos Carrasco | 33 | SP | Vet | $10,250,000 | - | $10,250,000 | $10,250,000 | 12.29 | 11,750,000 | |
| Brad Hand | 30 | RP/CL | Vet | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 8.39 | 6,583,333 | |
| Jose Ramirez | 27 | 3B | Arb 3 | $6,250,000 | $400,000 | $6,650,000 | $6,650,000 | 7.97 | 5,200,000 | |
| Cesar Hernandez | 30 | 2B | Arb 4 | $6,250,000 | - | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | 7.49 | 6,250,000 | |
| Mike Clevinger | 29 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $4,100,000 | - | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 4.92 | 4,100,000 |
| Roberto Perez | 31 | C | Pre-Arb | $3,500,000 | $125,000 | $3,625,000 | $3,625,000 | 4.35 | 2,250,000 | |
| Oliver Perez | 38 | RP | Vet | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 3.60 | 3,000,000 | |
| Sandy Leon | 31 | C | Arb 4 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.40 | 2,000,000 | |
| Delino DeShields | 27 | CF | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,875,000 | - | $1,875,000 | $1,875,000 | 2.25 | 1,875,000 |
| Tyler Naquin | 29 | RF | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,450,000 | - | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | 1.74 | 1,450,000 |
| Domingo Santana | 27 | RF | Arb 2 | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.50 | 1,500,000 | |
| Nick Wittgren | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,125,000 | - | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | 1.35 | 1,125,000 |
| Greg Allen | 27 | RF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Christian Arroyo | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Jake Bauers | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Shane Bieber | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Adam Cimber | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Aaron Civale | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 22 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| James Karinchak | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Jordan Luplow | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Oscar Mercado | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Zach Plesac | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Adam Plutko | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Franmil Reyes | 24 | DH | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Hunter Wood | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kluber | 34 | SP | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.60 | 500,000 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Allen | AAA | 23 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Bobby Bradley | AAA | 24 | 1B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | AAA | 24 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mike Freeman | AAA | 32 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sam Hentges | AAA | 23 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| James Hoyt | AAA | 33 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Daniel Johnson | AAA | 24 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dominic Leone | AAA | 28 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Phil Maton | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Triston McKenzie | AAA | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jean Carlos Mejia | AA | 23 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Scott Moss | AAA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jefry Rodriguez | AAA | 26 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Beau Taylor | AAA | 30 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Zack Weiss | AAA | 28 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Bradley Zimmer | AAA | 27 | CF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $82,908,334 |
| Retained Salary | $500,000 |
| Total Payroll | $83,408,334 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $83,050,000 | $3,858,334 | - | $86,908,334 | $82,908,334 | |
| Retained Salary | $500,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $83,550,000 | $3,858,334 | - | $87,408,334 | $83,408,334 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $89,252,333 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $106,752,333 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $101,247,667 | ||||||