Cleveland Indians Active Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Cleveland Indians, including multi-year payrolls, active roster salaries, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
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Salary Payroll Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Payroll Allocations | $57,250,000 | $31,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |||
| Signed Players | 35 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 6 | |
| Catchers | $8,500,000 | $7,000,000 | ||||
| Infield | $28,900,000 | $12,000,000 | ||||
| Outfield | $4,300,000 | |||||
| Starting Pitchers | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | ||||
| Relief Pitchers | $3,550,000 | |||||
| Designated Hitter | ||||||
| Disabled List | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Retained/Deferred |
Roster Payroll Figures
Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Indians Salary Payroll Table
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| Catchers | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Perez | 32 | C | $5,500,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Austin Hedges | 28 | C | $3,000,000 | ARB 4 | UFA | - | - |
| Beau Taylor | 31 | C | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st Base | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Naylor | 24 | 1B | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bobby Bradley | 25 | 1B | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3rd Base | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Ramirez | 28 | 3B | $9,400,000 | $12,000,000 | $14,000,000 | UFA | - |
| Shortstop | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 27 | SS | $19,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | 25 | SS | - | - | - | - | - |
| Outfield | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | 28 | CF | $2,200,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Tyler Naquin | 30 | RF | $2,100,000 | ARB 3 | UFA | - | - |
| Daniel Johnson | 25 | CF | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Luplow | 27 | LF | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Oscar Mercado | 26 | OF | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 28 | CF | - | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Jake Bauers | 25 | OF | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Starting Pitchers | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Carrasco | 34 | SP | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $14,000,000 | UFA | - |
| Aaron Civale | 26 | SP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Sam Hentges | 24 | SP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zach Plesac | 26 | SP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Cal Quantrill | 26 | SP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Shane Bieber | 26 | SP | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Relief Pitchers | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wittgren | 30 | RP | $1,800,000 | ARB 3 | UFA | - | - |
| Adam Cimber | 30 | RP | $900,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Phil Maton | 28 | RP | $850,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Emmanuel Clase | 23 | RP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| James Karinchak | 25 | RP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Jean Carlos Mejia | 24 | RP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Nelson | 24 | RP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Plutko | 29 | RP | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Jefry Rodriguez | 27 | RP | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Designated Hitter | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franmil Reyes | 25 | DH | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
Deferred Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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