Colorado Rockies 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Colorado Rockies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 29 | 3B | Vet | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $12,962,963 | 20.98 | 32,500,000 | |
| Charlie Blackmon | 34 | RF | Vet | $21,000,000 | $333,333 | $21,333,333 | $8,111,111 | 13.12 | 18,000,000 | |
| Wade Davis | 34 | RP | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $6,296,296 | 10.19 | 17,333,333 | |
| Trevor Story | 27 | SS | Arb 2 | 3 | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $3,962,963 | 6.41 | 13,750,000 |
| Daniel Murphy | 35 | 1B | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $2,962,963 | 4.79 | 12,000,000 | |
| German Marquez | 25 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $4,500,000 | $300,000 | $4,800,000 | $1,966,667 | 3.18 | 8,600,000 |
| Kyle Freeland | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,875,000 | - | $2,875,000 | $1,064,815 | 1.72 | 2,875,000 |
| Tony Wolters | 28 | C | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,900,000 | - | $1,900,000 | $703,704 | 1.14 | 1,900,000 |
| Kevin Pillar | 31 | CF | Arb 3 | $4,250,000 | - | $4,250,000 | $657,832 | 1.06 | 4,250,000 | |
| Chi Chi Gonzalez | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $1,750,000 | - | $1,750,000 | $648,148 | 1.05 | 1,750,000 | |
| Mychal Givens | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | 3 | $3,225,000 | - | $3,225,000 | $517,012 | 0.84 | 3,225,000 |
| Carlos Estevez | 27 | RP | Arb 1 | $1,080,000 | - | $1,080,000 | $400,000 | 0.65 | 1,080,000 | |
| Drew Butera | 36 | C | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $370,370 | 0.60 | 1,000,000 | |
| Matt Kemp | 35 | LF | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $370,370 | 0.60 | 1,000,000 | |
| Elias Diaz | 29 | C | Arb 1 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $212,963 | 0.34 | 575,000 | |
| Jairo Diaz | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | - | $573,500 | $212,407 | 0.34 | 573,500 | |
| Ryan McMahon | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $573,500 | - | $573,500 | $212,407 | 0.34 | 573,500 |
| Antonio Senzatela | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | - | $573,500 | $212,407 | 0.34 | 573,500 | |
| Raimel Tapia | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | - | $573,500 | $212,407 | 0.34 | 573,500 | |
| Garrett Hampson | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $568,500 | - | $568,500 | $210,556 | 0.34 | 568,500 |
| Jeff Hoffman | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | $568,500 | - | $568,500 | $210,556 | 0.34 | 568,500 | |
| Tyler Kinley | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $568,500 | - | $568,500 | $210,556 | 0.34 | 568,500 |
| Yency Almonte | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $209,444 | 0.34 | 565,500 | |
| Daniel Bard | 35 | RP/CL | Vet | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $208,704 | 0.34 | 563,500 | |
| Ashton Goudeau | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $186,900 | 0.30 | 563,500 |
| Josh Fuentes | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $168,804 | 0.27 | 565,500 |
| Ryan Castellani | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $161,980 | 0.26 | 563,500 |
| Jesus Tinoco | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $56,070 | 0.09 | 563,500 |
2020 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (6) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Gray (10-day, Shoulder) |
28 | SP | Arb 2 | 3 | $5,600,000 | - | $5,600,000 | $2,074,074 | 3.36 | 5,600,000 |
| David Dahl (10-day, Back) |
26 | CF | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,475,000 | - | $2,475,000 | $916,667 | 1.48 | 2,475,000 |
| Scott Oberg (60-day, Back) |
30 | RP | Arb 2 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $740,741 | 1.20 | 4,333,333 | |
| Chris Owings (10-day, Hamstring) |
28 | 2B | Vet | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $208,704 | 0.34 | 563,500 | |
| Joe Harvey (60-day, Elbow) |
28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $177,555 | 0.29 | 563,500 |
| Brendan Rodgers (10-day, Shoulder) |
23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $125,040 | 0.20 | 565,500 |
2020 Reserve/Exempt
Salaries from players who are exempt, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Desmond | 34 | CF | $15,000,000 | - | $15,000,000 | $5,555,556 | 8.99 | 14,000,000 |
2020 Reserve/Suspended
Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Lawrence | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2020 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake McGee | 33 | RP | $3,518,519 | - | $3,518,519 | $3,518,519 | 5.69 | 2,759,260 |
| Bryan Shaw | 32 | RP | $3,333,333 | - | $3,333,333 | $3,333,333 | 5.39 | 2,666,667 |
| Michael Dunn | 35 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.62 | 4,000,000 |
2020 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Castilla | 52 | 3B | $106,666 | - | $106,666 | $106,666 |
2020 Player Pool
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (28) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pazos | 29 | RP | 1 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $120,802 | 575,000 | |
| Phillip Diehl | 25 | RP | 2 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $125,040 | 565,500 | |
| Sam Hilliard | 26 | CF | 2 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $175,056 | 565,500 | |
| Dom Nunez | AAA | 25 | C | 3 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $209,444 | 565,500 |
| Ben Bowden | 25 | RP | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $208,704 | 563,500 | |
| Yonathan Daza | 26 | RF | 1 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 | |
| Jose Mujica | 24 | P | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $15,575 | 563,500 | |
| Antonio Santos | 23 | RP | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $31,150 | 563,500 | |
| Peter Lambert | AAA | 23 | SP | 3 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $209,444 | 565,500 |
| Bret Boswell | 25 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Tommy Doyle | 24 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Alexander Guillen | 24 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Karl Kauffmann | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Willie MacIver | 23 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Brian Mundell | 26 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Helcris Olivarez | 19 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Wes Parsons | AAA | 0 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Chris Rabago | 27 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| A.J. Ramos | 33 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Ryan Rolison | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Zac Rosscup | AAA A | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Aaron Schunk | 22 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Brian Serven | 25 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Eric Stamets | 28 | SS | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Michael Toglia | 21 | 1B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Alan Trejo | 24 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Ryan Vilade | 21 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Colton Welker | 22 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Veen | 18 | OF | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 8.09 |
| Drew Romo | 18 | C | - | $2,095,800 | $2,095,800 | $2,095,800 | 3.39 |
| Chris McMahon | 21 | P | - | $1,637,400 | $1,637,400 | $1,637,400 | 2.65 |
| Sam Weatherly | 21 | P | - | $755,300 | $755,300 | $755,300 | 1.22 |
| Case Williams | 18 | P | - | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | 0.73 |
| Jack Blomgren | 21 | SS | - | $394,300 | $394,300 | $394,300 | 0.64 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $118,539,500 | $1,633,333 | - | $120,172,833 | $43,681,375 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $11,767,500 | - | - | $11,767,500 | $4,242,781 | |
| Reserve/Exempt Money | $15,000,000 | - | - | $15,000,000 | $5,555,556 | |
| Retained Salary | $7,851,852 | - | - | $7,851,852 | $7,851,852 | |
| Deferred Salary | $106,666 | - | - | $106,666 | $106,666 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $2,833,000 | - | - | $2,833,000 | $467,623 | |
| Total Payroll | $155,991,852 | $1,633,333 | - | $157,625,185 | $61,799,187 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $155,275,093 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $172,775,093 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $35,224,907 | ||||||