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Kansas City Royals 2026 Cash Table
The Kansas City Royals 2026 cash table, including base salaries, bonuses, & incentives.
2026 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Vested Option
| Player (40) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo Seth Lugo | SP | 36 | $23,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Wacha Michael Wacha | SP | 35 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 26 | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | |
| Estevez Carlos Estevez | RP | 33 | $10,100,000 | $10,100,000 | |
| India Jonathan India | 2B | 29 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| Strahm Matt Strahm | RP | 34 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 36 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |
| Bubic Kris Bubic | SP | 28 | $6,150,000 | $6,150,000 | |
| Garcia Maikel Garcia | 3B | 26 | $5,300,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,300,000 |
| Thomas Lane Thomas | CF | 30 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Ragans Cole Ragans | SP | 28 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | 28 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | |
| Schreiber John Schreiber | RP | 32 | $3,715,000 | $3,715,000 | |
| Falter Bailey Falter | SP | 29 | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | |
| Isbel Kyle Isbel | CF | 29 | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | |
| Erceg Lucas Erceg | RP | 31 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| Mears Nick Mears | RP | 29 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | |
| Massey Michael Massey | 2B | 28 | $1,570,000 | $1,570,000 | |
| Lynch Daniel Lynch | RP | 29 | $1,025,000 | $1,025,000 | |
| Marte Starling Marte | RF | 37 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Lange Alex Lange | RP | 30 | $900,000 | $900,000 | |
| Waters Drew Waters | OF | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Kolek Stephen Kolek | SP | 29 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Misner Kameron Misner | CF | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Rave John Rave | CF | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Collins Isaac Collins | OF | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Spence Mitch Spence | RP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Tolbert Tyler Tolbert | SS | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Loftin Nick Loftin | SS | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Kudrna Ben Kudrna | P | 23 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Jensen Carter Jensen | C | 22 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Black Mason Black | SP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Cerantola Eric Cerantola | RP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Bergert Ryan Bergert | SP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Cameron Noah Cameron | SP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Zobac Steven Zobac | SP | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Cruz Steven Cruz | RP | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Avila Luinder Avila | RP | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Caglianone Jac Caglianone | 1B | 23 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| McArthur James McArthur | RP | 29 | $810,000 | $810,000 |
2026 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Alec Marsh | SP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 |
2026 Dead Money
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grichuk Randal Grichuk | RF | 34 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
2026 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (18) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez Angeibel Gomez | OF | 17 | $2,797,500 | $2,797,500 | |
| Suarez Jaider Suarez | SS | 17 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | |
| Lunar Adrian Lunar | C | $725,000 | $725,000 | ||
| Rondon Maicoll Rondon | SS | $700,000 | $700,000 | ||
| Briceno Leandro Briceno | SS | $650,000 | $650,000 | ||
| Tenas Renso Tenas | SS | 17 | $350,000 | $350,000 | |
| Garces Luis Garces | P | 17 | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Marte Frankeurys Marte | P | 17 | $180,000 | $180,000 | |
| Mejia Ernesto Mejia | P | 17 | $120,000 | $120,000 | |
| Medina Delvin Medina | P | 17 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| De La Cruz Max De La Cruz | OF | 17 | $90,000 | $90,000 | |
| Brujan Diony Brujan | P | 17 | $85,000 | $85,000 | |
| Martinez Daury Martinez | OF | 17 | $75,000 | $75,000 | |
| Rivas Tomas Rivas | OF | 16 | $70,000 | $70,000 | |
| Hernandez Marcos Hernandez | C | 17 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| Beltran Alejandro Beltran | P | 17 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| Pinales Garvell Pinales | P | 17 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| Hernandez Janiel Hernandez | P | 18 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
2026 Cash Totals
| Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $145,480,000 | $141,180,000 | $4,300,000 | ||
| Injured List | $820,000 | $820,000 | |||
| Dead Money | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
| Signing Bonus | $8,027,500 | $8,027,500 | |||
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