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Houston Astros 2022 Payroll
Astros 2022 Payroll
An updated look at the Houston Astros 2022 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Altuve | 32 | 2B | Vet | $26,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 16.51 | 23,357,143 | |
Justin Verlander | 39 | SP | Vet | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 14.23 | 25,000,000 | |
Michael Brantley | 35 | LF | Vet | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 9.11 | 16,000,000 | |
Alex Bregman | 28 | 3B | Arb 3 | 3 | $11,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $12,666,666 | $12,666,666 | 7.21 | 20,000,000 |
Ryan Pressly | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.69 | 10,000,000 | |
Yulieski Gurriel | 38 | 1B | Pre-Arb | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.55 | 8,000,000 | |
Hector Neris | 33 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.55 | 8,500,000 | |
Martin Maldonado | 35 | C | Vet | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.85 | 5,000,000 | |
Jason Castro | 35 | C | Vet | $3,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 2.70 | 4,750,000 | |
Aledmys Diaz | 31 | SS | Arb 3 | $4,450,000 | - | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | 2.53 | 4,450,000 | |
Framber Valdez | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.71 | 3,000,000 |
Rafael Montero | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $2,725,000 | - | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | 1.55 | 2,725,000 | |
Ryne Stanek | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 1.20 | 2,100,000 |
Phil Maton | 29 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,550,000 | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 0.88 | 1,550,000 |
Luis Garcia | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $1,251,500 | - | $1,251,500 | $1,251,500 | 0.71 | 1,251,500 |
Yordan Alvarez | 25 | DH | Pre-Arb | 3 | $764,600 | - | $764,600 | $764,600 | 0.44 | 764,600 |
Kyle Tucker | 25 | RF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $764,200 | - | $764,200 | $764,200 | 0.44 | 764,200 |
Cristian Javier | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $749,100 | - | $749,100 | $749,100 | 0.43 | 749,100 |
Jose Urquidy | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $748,700 | - | $748,700 | $748,700 | 0.43 | 748,700 |
Bryan Abreu | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $719,600 | - | $719,600 | $719,600 | 0.41 | 719,600 |
Jake Meyers | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $710,500 | - | $710,500 | $710,500 | 0.40 | 710,500 |
Chas McCormick | 27 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $703,800 | - | $703,800 | $703,800 | 0.40 | 703,800 |
Mauricio Dubon | 27 | CF | Pre-Arb | $715,000 | - | $715,000 | $565,776 | 0.32 | 565,776 | |
Seth Martinez | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $565,362 | 0.32 | 565,362 |
J.J. Matijevic | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | R5 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $476,904 | 0.27 | 476,904 |
Brandon Bielak | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $461,520 | 0.26 | 461,520 |
2022 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lance McCullers (60-day, Arm) |
28 | SP | Vet | $15,250,000 | $583,333 | $15,833,333 | $15,833,333 | 9.01 | 17,000,000 | |
Jake Odorizzi (15-day, Leg) |
32 | SP | Vet | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.55 | 7,833,333 | |
Josh James (60-day, Back) |
29 | RP | Arb 1 | 3 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.46 | 800,000 |
Blake Taylor (15-day, Elbow) |
26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $731,800 | - | $731,800 | $731,800 | 0.42 | 731,800 |
Jeremy Pena (10-day, Thumb) |
24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.40 | 700,000 |
Parker Mushinski (15-day, Elbow) |
26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 5 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $546,132 | 0.31 | 546,132 |
2022 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Baez | 34 | RP | $5,500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 3.13 | 6,250,000 |
2022 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zack Greinke | 38 | SP | $12,500,000 | - | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 |
2022 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $135,802,000 | $5,666,667 | - | $141,468,666 | $140,723,228 | |
Injured List Money | $23,181,800 | $3,583,333 | - | $26,765,133 | $26,611,265 | |
Retained Salary | $5,500,000 | - | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | |
Deferred Salary | $12,500,000 | - | - | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | |
Total Payroll | $164,483,800 | $9,250,000 | - | $173,733,799 | $172,834,493 |
2022 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $230,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $177,502,413 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $16,000,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Proj. Tax Payroll | $197,419,079 |
2022 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (10) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niko Goodrum | 30 | 2B | 3 | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 0 | |
Taylor Jones | 28 | 1B | 2 | $706,200 | - | $706,200 | $302,640 | 302,640 | |
Jose Siri | 26 | CF | 1 | $704,000 | - | $704,000 | $305,572 | 305,572 | |
Ronel Blanco | 28 | RP | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $96,154 | 96,154 | |
Joe Perez | 22 | 3B | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $23,077 | 23,077 | |
Jonathan Bermudez | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Shawn Dubin | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Enoli Paredes | AAA | 26 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Peter Solomon | AAA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Forrest Whitley | AAA | 24 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Dillon Thomas | 29 | OF | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 700,000 | |
Jose Alberto Rivera | AA | 25 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Colin Barber | AA | 21 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Matthew Barefoot | AA | 24 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Franklin Barreto | 26 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jordan Brewer | A | 24 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Lewis Brinson | 28 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Hunter Brown | AAA | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Logan Cerny | 22 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Brett Conine | AAA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Marty Costes | AAA | 26 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Zach Daniels | AA | 23 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Alex De Goti | AAA | 27 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Edwin Díaz | AAA | 26 | 3B | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Yainer Diaz | A | 23 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Chad Donato | AAA | 27 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jimmy Endersby | AA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Riley Ferrell | AAA | 28 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
J.P. France | AAA | 27 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ruben Garcia | AA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Norel Gonzalez | AAA | 28 | 1B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cristian Gonzalez | A | 20 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Austin Hansen | AAA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Tyler Ivey | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Grae Kessinger | AA | 24 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Carson LaRue | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Korey Lee | AAA | 23 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Pedro Leon | AAA | 24 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Dauri Lorenzo | 0 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Scott Manea | AA | 26 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Chayce McDermott | A | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Colin McKee | AAA | 28 | RP | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Alex McKenna | AA | 24 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jaime Melendez | AA | 20 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Freudis Nova | 0 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Zac Rosscup | 34 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Cesar Salazar | AAA | 26 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Alex Santos II | A | 20 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Kit Scheetz | AAA | 28 | RP | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Andre Scrubb | AAA | 27 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Colton Shaver | AAA | 26 | C | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Miguelangel Sierra | AAA | 24 | SS | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jairo Solis | 22 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
C.J. Stubbs | AA | 25 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Misael Tamarez | AA | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jojanse Torres | AAA | 26 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Tyler Whitaker | 19 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Shay Whitcomb | AA | 23 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jacob Wilson | AAA | 31 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2022 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Baez | 0 | OF | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
Kenny Gomez | 0 | OF | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
Samuel Capellán | 0 | SS | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
Rafael Ramirez | 0 | 3B | - | $360,000 | $360,000 | $360,000 |