MLB
Kansas City Royals 2024 Financial Summary
A current summary of Kansas City Royals 2024 player cap & cash figures.
Total Payroll
$127,847,372 / 22nd
Adjusted Payroll Total
$117,507,593
Tax Space
$76,880,286
Cash Total
$141,887,900 / 21st
2024 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Perez
1 Salvador Perez
|
C | 34 | $20,000,000 | $20,500,000 | 8.65% | $20,000,000 | 2027 |
|
Wacha
2 Michael Wacha
|
SP | 33 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 6.75% | $16,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Lugo
3 Seth Lugo
|
SP | 34 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 6.33% | $15,000,000 | 2027 |
|
Renfroe
4 Hunter Renfroe
|
RF | 32 | $5,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 2.74% | $5,500,000 | 2026 |
|
Smith
5 Will Smith
|
RP | 34 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.11% | $5,000,000 | 2025 |
|
Singer
6 Brady Singer
|
SP | 27 | $4,850,000 | $4,850,000 | 2.05% | $4,850,000 | 2027 |
|
Stratton
7 Chris Stratton
|
RP | 33 | $3,500,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.69% | $3,500,000 | 2026 |
|
Witt Jr.
8 Bobby Witt Jr.
|
SS | 24 | $2,707,070 | $26,252,525 | 11.08% | $9,777,777 | 2038 |
|
Bubic
9 Kris Bubic
|
SP | 26 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | 0.99% | $2,350,000 | 2027 |
|
Hampson
10 Garrett Hampson
|
SS | 29 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0.84% | $2,000,000 | 2025 |
|
Frazier
11 Adam Frazier
|
DH | 32 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0.84% | $2,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Schreiber
12 John Schreiber
|
RP | 30 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | 0.50% | $1,175,000 | 2027 |
|
Harvey
13 Hunter Harvey
|
RP | 29 | $962,500 | $962,500 | 0.41% | $962,500 | 2026 |
|
Isbel
14 Kyle Isbel
|
CF | 27 | $758,250 | $758,250 | 0.32% | $758,250 | 2028 |
|
Massey
15 Michael Massey
|
2B | 26 | $757,000 | $757,000 | 0.32% | $757,000 | |
|
Ragans
16 Cole Ragans
|
SP | 26 | $753,750 | $753,750 | 0.32% | $753,750 | |
|
Pasquantino
17 Vinnie Pasquantino
|
1B | 26 | $752,750 | $752,750 | 0.32% | $752,750 | |
|
Garcia
18 Maikel Garcia
|
3B | 24 | $751,250 | $751,250 | 0.32% | $751,250 | |
|
Zerpa
19 Angel Zerpa
|
RP | 24 | $748,250 | $748,250 | 0.32% | $748,250 | |
|
McArthur
20 James McArthur
|
RP | 27 | $745,750 | $745,750 | 0.31% | $745,750 | |
|
Marsh
21 Alec Marsh
|
SP | 26 | $744,750 | $744,750 | 0.31% | $744,750 | |
|
Fermin
22 Freddy Fermin
|
C | 29 | $744,500 | $744,500 | 0.31% | $744,500 | |
|
Blanco
23 Dairon Blanco
|
OF | 31 | $743,750 | $743,750 | 0.31% | $743,750 | |
|
Loftin
24 Nick Loftin
|
SS | 25 | $602,339 | $602,339 | 0.25% | $602,339 | |
|
Long
25 Sam Long
|
RP | 28 | $525,096 | $525,096 | 0.22% | $525,096 | |
|
Waters
26 Drew Waters
|
OF | 25 | $318,240 | $318,240 | 0.13% | $318,240 |
2024 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (4) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wright
1 Kyle Wright
|
SP | 28 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | - | $1,800,000 | |
|
Taylor
2 Josh Taylor
|
RP | 31 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | |
|
Melendez
3 MJ Melendez
|
LF | 25 | $754,750 | $754,750 | 0.32% | $754,750 | |
|
Altavilla
4 Dan Altavilla
|
RP | 31 | $507,270 | $507,270 | - | $507,270 |
2024 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (7) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dozier
1 Hunter Dozier
|
1B | 32 | $10,000,000 | $6,250,000 | 2.64% | ||
|
Lyles
2 Jordan Lyles
|
RP | 33 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 3.59% | ||
|
Anderson
3 Nick Anderson
|
RP | 33 | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | 0.66% | ||
|
Sauer
4 Matt Sauer
|
RP | 25 | $214,812 | $214,812 | 0.09% | ||
|
Anderson
5 Nick Anderson
|
RP | 33 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0.04% | ||
|
Tinoco
6 Jesus Tinoco
|
RP | 29 | $95,472 | $95,472 | 0.04% | ||
|
Selby
7 Colin Selby
|
RP | 26 | $23,868 | $23,868 | 0.01% |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $89,990,245 | 18th | |||||
| Injured List | $4,162,020 | 30th | |||||
| Retained | $20,509,152 | 10th | |||||
| Minor | $2,846,176 | 13th | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $127,847,372 | 22nd | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $117,507,593 | 20th | |||||
2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $237,000,000 | |
| Est. Guaranteed Contracts | $115,535,700 | 13th |
| Est. Injured Contracts | $4,162,020 | - |
| Est. Retained Contracts | $16,759,152 | - |
| Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | - |
| Est. Minor Buried League Contracts | $2,746,176 | - |
| Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | - |
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Est. Actual Tax Payroll | $160,119,714 | - |
| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $76,880,286 | 12th |
| Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $76,880,286 | - |
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Jake Brentz
|
RP | 29 | $1,050,000 | $950,000 | - | $1,050,000 | 2027 | |
|
2 Carlos Hernandez
|
RP | 27 | $1,012,500 | $1,012,500 | 0.43% | $1,012,500 | 2028 | |
|
3 Nelson Velazquez
|
DH | 25 | $357,424 | $357,424 | 0.15% | $357,424 | ||
|
4 Tyler Duffey
|
RP | 33 | $172,032 | $172,032 | - | $172,032 | 2025 | |
|
5 Daniel Lynch
|
SP | 27 | $67,626 | $67,626 | 0.03% | $67,626 | 2028 | |
|
6 Will Klein
|
RP | 24 | $59,670 | $59,670 | 0.03% | $59,670 | ||
|
7 C.J. Alexander
|
3B | 27 | $43,758 | $43,758 | 0.02% | $43,758 | ||
|
8 Austin Nola
|
C | 34 | $31,452 | $31,452 | 0.01% | $31,452 | 2026 | |
|
9 Anthony Veneziano
|
SP | 26 | $19,890 | $19,890 | 0.01% | $19,890 | ||
|
10 Nick Pratto
|
1B | 25 | $11,934 | $11,934 | 0.01% | $11,934 | ||
|
11 Walter Pennington
|
RP | 26 | $7,956 | $7,956 | 0.00% | $7,956 | ||
|
12 Steven Cruz
|
RP | 25 | $7,956 | $7,956 | 0.00% | $7,956 | ||
|
13 Jonathan Bowlan
|
SP | 27 | $3,978 | $3,978 | 0.00% | $3,978 | ||
|
14 Tyler Gentry
|
OF | 25 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
15 John McMillon
|
P | 26 | - | - | - | - |
