Kansas City Royals 2019 Payroll

An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2019 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.

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Active Players (35)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Payroll Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Gordon Alex Gordon	35	LF	Vet		$20,000,000	-	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	19.85	18,000,000
Kennedy Ian Kennedy	34	RP/CL	Vet		$16,500,000	-	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	16.37	14,000,000
Duffy Danny Duffy	30	SP	Vet		$15,250,000	-	$15,250,000	$15,250,000	15.13	13,000,000
Soler Jorge Soler	27	DH	Pre-Arb		$4,000,000	$666,667	$4,666,667	$4,666,667	4.63	3,333,333
Merrifield Whit Merrifield	30	2B	Pre-Arb	2	$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	0.99	4,062,500
Montgomery Mike Montgomery	29	SP	Arb 1		$2,440,000	-	$2,440,000	$996,989	0.99	996,989
Hahn Jesse Hahn	29	RP	Arb 1		$800,000	-	$800,000	$800,000	0.79	800,000
Barlow Scott Barlow	26	P	Pre-Arb	2	$650,000	-	$650,000	$604,635	0.60	604,635
Junis Jake Junis	26	SP	Pre-Arb	2	$578,250	-	$578,250	$578,250	0.57	578,250
Keller Brad Keller	23	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$578,175	-	$578,175	$578,175	0.57	578,175
Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi	23	SS	Pre-Arb	1	$576,000	-	$576,000	$576,000	0.57	576,000
Dozier Hunter Dozier	27	3B	Pre-Arb	1	$567,225	-	$567,225	$567,225	0.56	567,225
Lopez Jorge Lopez	26	SP	Pre-Arb		$562,250	-	$562,250	$562,250	0.56	562,250
Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert	26	DH	Arb 1		$850,000	-	$850,000	$557,540	0.55	557,540
Gallagher Cameron Gallagher	26	C	Pre-Arb	1	$557,125	-	$557,125	$557,125	0.55	557,125
Sparkman Glenn Sparkman	27	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$480,424	0.48	480,424
McCarthy Kevin McCarthy	27	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$578,250	-	$578,250	$447,696	0.44	447,696
O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn	25	1B	Pre-Arb	3	$557,650	-	$557,650	$428,714	0.43	428,714
Lopez Nicholas Lopez	24	SS	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$414,776	0.41	414,776
Skoglund Eric Skoglund	26	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$568,175	-	$568,175	$397,150	0.39	397,150
Hill Tim Hill	29	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$573,175	-	$573,175	$339,020	0.34	339,020
Newberry Jake Newberry	24	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$313,320	0.31	313,320
Arteaga Humberto Arteaga	25	SS	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$259,608	0.26	259,608
Starling Bubba Starling	26	CF	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$238,720	0.24	238,720
Viloria Meibrys Viloria	22	C	Pre-Arb	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$226,784	0.23	226,784
Staumont Josh Staumont	25	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$214,848	0.21	214,848
Zimmer Kyle Zimmer	27	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$555,000	-	$555,000	$185,008	0.18	185,008
Dini Nick Dini	25	C	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$158,152	0.16	158,152
Fillmyer Heath Fillmyer	25	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$149,200	0.15	149,200
Barnes Jacob Barnes	29	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$567,600	-	$567,600	$146,496	0.15	146,496
Phillips Brett Phillips	25	RF	Pre-Arb	1	$555,000	-	$555,000	$134,280	0.13	134,280
McBroom Ryan McBroom	27	1B	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$80,568	0.08	80,568
Mejia Erick Mejia	24	2B	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$80,568	0.08	80,568
Speier Gabe Speier	24	P	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$80,568	0.08	80,568
Rosario Randy Rosario	25	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$564,000	-	$564,000	$54,576	0.05	54,576

2019 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (3)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Perez Salvador Perez (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john)	29	C	Vet		$10,000,000	$1,200,000	$11,200,000	$11,200,000	11.11	10,500,000
Oaks Trevor Oaks (60-day, Hip)	26	SP	Pre-Arb	2	$555,350	-	$555,350	$555,350	0.55	555,350
Gutierrez Kelvin Gutierrez (60-day, Toe)	24	3B	Pre-Arb	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$140,248	0.14	140,248

2019 Retained Salaries

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (15)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Hamilton Billy Hamilton	28	CF	$3,290,342	-	$3,290,342	$3,290,342	3.27	3,290,342
Owings Chris Owings	27	2B	$3,000,000	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	2.98	3,000,000
Peralta Wily Peralta	30	RP	$2,250,000	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	2.23	1,625,000
Boxberger Brad Boxberger	31	RP	$2,200,000	-	$2,200,000	$2,200,000	2.18	2,200,000
Hammel Jason Hammel	36	RP	$2,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	1.98	-
Wood Travis Wood	32	SP	$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	1.49	0
Maldonado Martin Maldonado	32	C	$1,478,492	-	$1,478,492	$1,478,492	1.47	1,478,492
Diekman Jake Diekman	32	RP	$1,463,695	-	$1,463,695	$1,463,695	1.45	1,463,695
Duda Lucas Duda	33	1B	$1,250,000	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	1.24	1,250,000
Gore Terrance Gore	28	CF	$350,000	-	$350,000	$350,000	0.35	350,000
Bailey Homer Bailey	33	SP	$304,368	-	$304,368	$304,368	0.30	304,368
Schwindel Frank Schwindel	27	1B	$41,776	-	$41,776	$41,776	0.04	41,776
Lively Ben Lively	27	SP	$35,808	-	$35,808	$35,808	0.04	35,808
Peralta Wily Peralta	30	RP	$25,000	-	$25,000	$25,000	0.02	-
Ellis Chris Ellis	26	RP	$17,904	-	$17,904	$17,904	0.02	17,904

2019 Minor/In the System

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (34)	League	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Tax Payroll
Flynn Brian Flynn		29	RP		$800,000	-	$800,000	$800,000	800,000
Moore Adam Moore		35	C		$600,000	-	$600,000	$600,000	600,000
Blewett Scott Blewett	AAA	23	SP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Greene Conner Greene		24	P	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Hernandez Arnaldo Hernandez	AAA	23	SP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Lovelady Richard Lovelady		23	P		$555,000	-	$555,000	$223,800	223,800
Bonifacio Jorge Bonifacio		26	RF	1	$555,000	-	$555,000	$20,888	20,888
Aquino Ismael Aquino	AAA	20	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Burt D.J. Burt	AAA	23	3B		-	-	-0	-0	0
Castellano Angelo Castellano	AAA	24	SS		-	-	-0	-0	0
d'Arnaud Chase d'Arnaud		32	3B		-	-	-0	-0	0
de San Miguel Allan de San Miguel	AAA	31	C		-	-	-0	-0	0
Dziedzic Jonathan Dziedzic	AAA	28	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Featherston Taylor Featherston		29	2B	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Fernandez Xavier Fernandez	AAA	23	C		-	-	-0	-0	0
Flores Jecksson Flores	AAA	25	3B		-	-	-0	-0	0
George Jordan George	AAA	26	1B		-	-	-0	-0	0
Hernandez Elier Hernandez	AAA	24	RF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Hill Tyler Hill	AAA	23	OF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Jones Travis Jones	AAA	23	1B		-	-	-0	-0	0
Kalish Jake Kalish	AAA	27	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Lee Khalil Lee	AAA	21	CF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Lovvorn Zach Lovvorn	AAA	25	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Machado Andres Machado	AAA	26	P	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Marte Yunior Marte	AAA	24	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Martin Rudy Martin	AAA	23	RF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Peterson Kort Peterson	AAA	25	RF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Ratliff Tad Ratliff	AAA	23	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Sheller Walker Sheller	AAA	24	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Susac Andrew Susac	AAA	29	C		-	-	-0	-0	0
Terrero Franco Terrero	AAA	24	P		-	-	-0	-0	0
Weiss Erich Weiss	AAA	27	1B		-	-	-0	-0	0
Ynoa Michael Ynoa	AAA	27	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Zuber Tyler Zuber	AAA	24	P		-	-	-0	-0	0

2019 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (15)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
Witt Jr.Bobby Witt Jr.	19	SS	-	$7,789,900	$7,789,900	$7,789,900	7.73
PenaErick Pena	16	OF	-	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	3.77
McConnellBrady McConnell	21	SS	-	$2,222,450	$2,222,450	$2,222,450	2.21
MarshAlec Marsh	21	P	-	$906,800	$906,800	$906,800	0.90
GambrellGrant Gambrell	21	P	-	$650,000	$650,000	$650,000	0.65
MasseyMichael Massey	21	2B	-	$472,500	$472,500	$472,500	0.47
RaveJohn Rave	21	CF	-	$297,500	$297,500	$297,500	0.30
BiasiDante Biasi	21	P	-	$247,500	$247,500	$247,500	0.25
MurdockNoah Murdock	20	P	-	$230,500	$230,500	$230,500	0.23
ParrishDrew Parrish	21	P	-	$187,400	$187,400	$187,400	0.19
HooperJustin Hooper	22	P	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.12
LukasAdam Lukas	20	P	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.12
PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino	21	1B	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.12
TolbertTyler Tolbert	21	SS	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.12
VenezianoAnthony Veneziano	21	P	-	$122,500	$122,500	$122,500	0.12
DunganClay Dungan	23	SS	-	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500	0.00

2019 Payroll Totals

Payroll Type	Total
Active Payroll	$68,625,332
Injured Reserve Money	$11,895,598
Retained Salary	$19,207,385
Buried Minor Salary	$1,044,688
Total Payroll	$100,773,003

Payroll Type		Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll	$76,087,875	$666,667	-	$76,754,542	$68,625,332
Injured Reserve Money	$11,110,350	$1,200,000	-	$12,310,350	$11,895,598
Retained Salary	$19,207,385	-	-	$19,207,385	$19,207,385
Buried Minor Salary	$1,910,000	-	-	$1,910,000	$1,044,688
Total Payroll	$108,315,610	$1,866,667	-	$110,182,277	$100,773,003

2019 Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Payroll Type							Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold							$206,000,000
Total AAV/Payroll							$91,352,169
Estimated Player Benefits							$14,500,000
Estimated Minor League Contracts							$0
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll							$105,852,169
Comp. Balance Tax Space							$100,147,831

Royals Luxury Tax Payroll

2019 Tax Threshold $206,000,000
40-Man Tax Payroll: $91,352,169
Est. Benefits: $14,500,000
Est. Minor Salaries: -
Total Tax Allocations $105,852,169
Est. Tax Space $100,147,831
Est. Tax Bill $0

Royals Payroll Totals

Active Payroll: $68,625,332
Injured Reserve: $11,895,598
Retained: $19,207,385
Buried Minor Salaries: $1,044,688
Total Payroll: $100,773,003

Transactions

Sep 12 2019 Randy Rosario Claimed off waivers by Kansas City (KC)

Aug 31 2019 Ryan McBroom Traded to Kansas City (KC) from New York (NYY) for future considerations

Aug 20 2019 Jake Brentz Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)

Aug 13 2019 Nick Howard Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)

Aug 9 2019 Tyler Hill Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)

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