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Houston Astros 2021 Payroll
Astros 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Houston Astros 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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Active Players (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Altuve | 31 | 2B | Vet | $26,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 16.60 | 23,357,143 | |
Zack Greinke | 37 | SP | Vet | $32,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $24,666,667 | 14.12 | 24,083,333 | |
Michael Brantley | 34 | LF | Vet | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 9.16 | 16,000,000 | |
Alex Bregman | 27 | 3B | Arb 2 | 3 | $11,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $12,666,666 | $12,666,666 | 7.25 | 20,000,000 |
Carlos Correa | 26 | SS | Arb 3 | $11,700,000 | - | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 | 6.70 | 11,700,000 | |
Ryan Pressly | 32 | RP/CL | Vet | $8,750,000 | - | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | 5.01 | 6,800,000 | |
Yulieski Gurriel | 37 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 3.72 | 7,000,000 |
Lance McCullers | 27 | SP | Arb 4 | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 3.72 | 6,500,000 | |
Pedro Baez | 33 | RP | Vet | $4,500,000 | $250,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 2.72 | 6,250,000 | |
Joe Smith | 37 | RP | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.29 | 4,000,000 | |
Martin Maldonado | 34 | C | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.00 | 3,500,000 | |
Jason Castro | 34 | C | Vet | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.00 | 3,500,000 | |
Aledmys Diaz | 30 | SS | Arb 2 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.72 | 3,000,000 | |
Steve Cishek | 35 | RP | Vet | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 1.29 | 2,250,000 | |
Brooks Raley | 33 | RP | Pre-Arb | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.14 | 2,000,000 | |
Ryne Stanek | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.63 | 1,100,000 |
Steven Souza | 32 | RF | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.57 | 1,000,000 | |
Austin Pruitt | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | $617,500 | - | $617,500 | $617,500 | 0.35 | 617,500 | |
Yordan Alvarez | 24 | DH | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Josh James | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Cristian Javier | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Enoli Paredes | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Myles Straw | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Blake Taylor | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Abraham Toro-Hernandez | 24 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Kyle Tucker | 24 | RF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Jose Urquidy | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Framber Valdez | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, 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 Verlander (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
38 | SP | Vet | $33,000,000 | - | $33,000,000 | $33,000,000 | 18.88 | 33,000,000 |
2021 Reserve/Suspended
Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.
Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent Emanuel | 29 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Francis Martes | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Singleton | 29 | 1B | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.14 | - |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (15) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan Abreu | 24 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Brandon Bielak | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Robel Garcia | 28 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Luis Garcia | 24 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Tyler Ivey | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Taylor Jones | 27 | 1B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Chas McCormick | 26 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Freudis Nova | 0 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Nivaldo Rodriguez | 24 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Andre Scrubb | 26 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jairo Solis | 0 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Peter Solomon | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Garrett Stubbs | 28 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Forrest Whitley | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jose Siri | 25 | CF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Leon | 0 | OF | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.29 |
Rich Del Rosario | 0 | OF | - | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 0.17 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $142,917,500 | $8,916,667 | - | $151,834,166 | $141,500,833 | |
Injured Reserve Money | $33,000,000 | - | - | $33,000,000 | $33,000,000 | |
Retained Salary | $250,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
Total Payroll | $176,167,500 | $8,916,667 | - | $185,084,166 | $174,750,833 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $178,157,976 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $196,157,976 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $13,842,024 |