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.
Salary Payroll Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Payroll Allocations | $121,578,675 | $65,858,334 | $54,900,000 | $30,000,000 | $13,000,000 | |
| Signed Players | 36 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 10 | |
| Catchers | $3,857,988 | $3,625,000 | $5,500,000 | $7,000,000 | ||
| Infield | $30,834,088 | $6,650,000 | $9,400,000 | $11,000,000 | $13,000,000 | |
| Outfield | $5,714,132 | |||||
| Starting Pitchers | $24,067,000 | $17,500,000 | $18,000,000 | |||
| Relief Pitchers | $24,669,047 | $21,500,000 | $22,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| Designated Hitter | $18,333,333 | $16,833,334 | ||||
| Disabled List | $23,788,308 | |||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Retained/Deferred | $13,145,320 | $2,500,000 |
Team Control
Arbitration
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Roster Payroll Figures
Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Indians Salary Payroll Table
| Players | Age | Pos. | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Santana | 33 | DH | $20,333,333 | $20,833,334 | - | UFA | - |
| Corey Kluber | 33 | SP | $17,200,000 | $17,500,000 | $18,000,000 | UFA | - |
| Jason Kipnis | 32 | 2B | $14,666,668 | $2,500,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Francisco Lindor | 25 | SS | $10,550,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Carlos Carrasco | 32 | RP | $9,750,000 | $10,250,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| Yasiel Puig | 28 | RF | $9,700,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Brad Hand | 29 | RP/CL | $6,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $10,000,000 | UFA | - |
| Danny Salazar | 29 | SP | $4,500,000 | TC | UFA | - | - |
| Jose Ramirez | 26 | 3B | $4,150,000 | $6,650,000 | $9,400,000 | $11,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| Roberto Perez | 30 | C | $2,625,000 | $3,625,000 | $5,500,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA |
| Oliver Perez | 37 | RP | $2,500,000 | $2,750,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Tyler Clippard | 34 | RP | $1,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Dan Otero | 34 | RP | $1,300,000 | $1,500,000 | - | UFA | - |
| Kevin Plawecki | 28 | C | $1,137,500 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Ryan Flaherty | 32 | 3B | $1,000,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Nick Goody | 27 | RP | $675,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | ARB 4 | UFA |
| Cody Anderson | 28 | SP | $641,250 | TC | TC | UFA | - |
| Mike Clevinger | 28 | SP | $592,200 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Tyler Naquin | 28 | RF | $574,800 | TC | TC | TC | UFA |
| Franmil Reyes | 23 | RF | $570,500 | TC | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 |
| Jordan Luplow | 25 | LF | $564,500 | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Adam Cimber | 28 | RP | $563,800 | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Phil Maton | 26 | RP | $562,900 | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 26 | CF | $561,200 | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Tyler Olson | 29 | RP | $560,900 | TC | TC | TC | TC |
| Jake Bauers | 23 | 1B | $560,400 | - | - | - | - |
| Greg Allen | 26 | CF | $560,400 | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Shane Bieber | 24 | SP | $559,600 | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Wittgren | 28 | RP | $555,000 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Mike Freeman | 31 | 2B | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Jefry Rodriguez | 25 | RP | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| A.J. Cole | 27 | RP | $555,000 | TC | TC | TC | UFA |
| Oscar Mercado | 24 | CF | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Plutko | 27 | SP | $555,000 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Zach Plesac | 24 | SP | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Christian Arroyo | 24 | SS | $555,000 | TC | TC | TC | TC |
| Aaron Civale | 24 | SP | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Hunter Wood | 25 | RP | $555,000 | TC | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | 23 | SS | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Haase | 26 | C | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| James Hoyt | 32 | RP | $555,000 | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| James Karinchak | 23 | P | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Velazquez | 24 | SS | $555,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Dioner Navarro | 35 | C | - | UFA | - | - | - |
Retained/Buried Payroll Figures
Values for players who have been released, traded, or otherwise removed from the roster.
| Pos. | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bauer | SP | $8,806,452 | - | - | - | - |
| Leonys Martin | CF | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Gonzalez | RF | $462,366 | - | - | - | - |
| Chih-Wei Hu | RP | $295,054 | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Guyer | RF | $250,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Hanley Ramirez | 1B | $123,648 | - | - | - | - |
| Brad Miller | 2B | $118,280 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Smith | RP | $89,520 | - | - | - | - |
Deferred Payroll Figures
| Pos. | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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