Kansas City Royals

Active Players (26)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Payroll Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Perez Salvador Perez	31	C	Vet		$13,000,000	$1,200,000	$14,200,000	$14,200,000	16.68	8,750,000
Merrifield Whit Merrifield	32	RF	Arb 2	2	$6,750,000	-	$7,450,000	$7,450,000	8.75	4,062,500
Minor Mike Minor	33	SP	Vet		$7,000,000	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	8.22	9,000,000
Santana Carlos Santana	35	1B	Vet		$7,000,000	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	8.22	8,750,000
Benintendi Andrew Benintendi	26	LF	Arb 2	3	$6,600,000	-	$6,600,000	$3,800,000	4.46	2,200,000
Keller Brad Keller	25	SP	Arb 1	3	$3,350,000	-	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	3.94	3,350,000
Holland Greg Holland	35	RP/CL	Vet		$2,750,000	-	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	3.23	2,750,000
Dozier Hunter Dozier	29	3B	Arb 1	1	$2,250,000	$250,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	2.94	6,250,000
Taylor Michael Taylor	30	CF	Vet		$1,750,000	-	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	2.06	1,750,000
Alberto Hanser Alberto	28	2B	Arb 2		$1,650,000	-	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	1.94	1,650,000
Dyson Jarrod Dyson	36	CF	Vet		$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	1.76	1,500,000
Santana Ervin Santana	38	RP	Vet		$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	1.76	1,500,000
Davis Wade Davis	35	RP	Vet		$1,250,000	-	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	1.47	1,250,000
Barlow Scott Barlow	28	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$650,000	-	$650,000	$650,000	0.76	650,000
Gallagher Cameron Gallagher	28	C	Pre-Arb	1	$604,000	-	$604,000	$604,000	0.71	604,000
Lopez Nicholas Lopez	26	2B	Pre-Arb	3	$597,500	-	$597,500	$597,500	0.70	597,500
Staumont Josh Staumont	27	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$588,700	-	$588,700	$588,700	0.69	588,700
Zimmer Kyle Zimmer	29	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$588,700	-	$588,700	$588,700	0.69	588,700
Brentz Jake Brentz	26	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$570,500	0.67	570,500
Bubic Kris Bubic	23	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$475,385	0.56	475,385
O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn	27	1B	Pre-Arb	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$426,313	0.50	426,313
Hernandez Carlos Hernandez	24	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$404,844	0.48	404,844
Zuber Tyler Zuber	26	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$395,643	0.46	395,643
Lovelady Richard Lovelady	25	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$570,500	-	$570,500	$297,499	0.35	297,499
Olivares Edward Olivares	25	OF	Pre-Arb	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$266,829	0.31	266,829
Tapia Domingo Tapia	29	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$220,824	0.26	220,824

2021 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
Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi (10-day, Oblique)	25	SS	Arb 1		$2,525,000	-	$2,525,000	$2,525,000	2.97	2,525,000
Hahn Jesse Hahn (60-day, Shoulder)	31	RP	Arb 3		$1,350,000	-	$1,350,000	$1,350,000	1.59	1,750,000
Singer Brady Singer (10-day, Shoulder)	24	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$593,700	-	$593,700	$593,700	0.70	593,700
Tillo Daniel Tillo (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john)	25	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$570,500	0.67	570,500
Bolanos Ronald Bolanos (60-day, Arm)	24	SP	Pre-Arb	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$377,241	0.44	377,241
Rivera Emmanuel Rivera (10-day, Hand)	0	3B	Pre-Arb	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$297,499	0.35	297,499

2021 Retained Salaries

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

Player (5)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Duffy Danny Duffy	32	SP	$9,970,270	-	$9,970,270	$9,970,270	11.71	9,970,270
Soler Jorge Soler	29	DH	$5,236,800	-	$5,236,800	$5,236,800	6.15	5,236,800
Swarzak Anthony Swarzak	35	RP	$161,280	-	$161,280	$161,280	0.19	161,280
Gutierrez Kelvin Gutierrez	26	3B	$138,015	-	$138,015	$138,015	0.16	138,015
Brach Brad Brach	35	RP	$3,067	-	$3,067	$3,067	0.00	3,067

2021 Minor/In the System

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

Player (21)	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Lux. Tax Salary
Junis Jake Junis	28	RP	2	$1,700,000	-	$1,700,000	$1,700,000	1,700,000
McBroom Ryan McBroom	29	1B	3	$583,900	-	$583,900	$59,641	59,641
Payamps Joel Payamps	27	RP	1	$580,000	-	$580,000	$580,000	580,000
Fox Lucius Fox	23	SS	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$6,134	6,134
Isbel Kyle Isbel	24	OF	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$67,474	67,474
Kowar Jackson Kowar	24	P	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$49,072	49,072
Lynch Daniel Lynch	24	RP	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$33,737	33,737
Rivero Sebastian Rivero	22	C	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$116,546	116,546
Zerpa Angel Zerpa	21	P	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Butler Eddie Butler	30	RP		$570,500	-	$570,500	$570,500	570,500
Newberry Jake Newberry	26	RP	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$82,809	82,809
Adams Chance Adams	26	SP	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Blewett Scott Blewett	25	SP	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Griffin Foster Griffin	25	SP	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Guzman Jeison Guzman	22	SS	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Mejia Erick Mejia	26	2B	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Sanabria Carlos Sanabria	24	RP	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Shawaryn Michael Shawaryn	26	P	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Speier Gabe Speier	26	P	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Starling Bubba Starling	28	CF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Viloria Meibrys Viloria	24	C	1	-	-	-0	-0	0

2021 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (5)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
MozzicatoFrank Mozzicato	18	P	-	$3,547,500	$3,547,500	$3,547,500	4.17
KudrnaBen Kudrna	18	P	-	$2,997,500	$2,997,500	$2,997,500	3.52
VazquezDaniel Vazquez	0	SS	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	1.76
JensenCarter Jensen	17	C	-	$1,097,500	$1,097,500	$1,097,500	1.29
WilsonPeyton Wilson	21	2B	-	$1,000,800	$1,000,800	$1,000,800	1.18
PanziniShane Panzini	19	P	-	$997,500	$997,500	$997,500	1.17
CerantolaEric Cerantola	21	P	-	$497,500	$497,500	$497,500	0.58
GuzmanDiego Guzman	0	SS	-	$447,500	$447,500	$447,500	0.53
TreshLuca Tresh	21	C	-	$423,000	$423,000	$423,000	0.50
McNairBrennon McNair	18	SS	-	$347,500	$347,500	$347,500	0.41
DooneyDayton Dooney	21	2B	-	$297,500	$297,500	$297,500	0.35
CeperoRyan Cepero	18	SS	-	$208,500	$208,500	$208,500	0.24
CameronNoah Cameron	21	P	-	$197,500	$197,500	$197,500	0.23
HalliganPatrick Halligan	21	P	-	$132,500	$132,500	$132,500	0.16
GuerreroTyson Guerrero	22	P	-	$127,500	$127,500	$127,500	0.15
AldrichJack Aldrich	22	P	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.15
BeetheHarrison Beethe	23	P	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.15
MonkeCaden Monke	21	P	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.15
TownRiver Town	21	OF	-	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	0.15
SimonelliAnthony Simonelli	22	P	-	$75,000	$75,000	$75,000	0.09
ConnollyShane Connolly	22	P	-	$72,500	$72,500	$72,500	0.09
WilliamsCam Williams	23	3B	-	$20,000	$20,000	$20,000	0.02
BatesParker Bates	23	OF	-	$17,500	$17,500	$17,500	0.02

2021 Payroll Totals

Payroll Type	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll	$63,942,900	$1,450,000	$700,000	$66,092,900	$61,786,737
Injured Reserve Money	$6,180,200	-	-	$6,180,200	$5,713,940
Retained Salary	$15,509,432	-	-	$15,509,432	$15,509,432
Buried Minor Salary	$5,706,900	-	-	$5,706,900	$2,115,413
Total Payroll	$91,339,432	$1,450,000	$700,000	$93,489,432	$85,125,522

2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Payroll Type							Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold							$210,000,000
Total AAV/Payroll							$83,168,022
Estimated Player Benefits							$15,500,000
Estimated Minor League Contracts							$2,500,000
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll							$101,168,022
Comp. Balance Tax Space							$108,831,978

Royals Payroll Totals

Active Payroll: $61,786,737
Injured Reserve: $5,713,940
Retained: $15,509,432
Buried Minor Salaries: $2,115,413
Total Payroll: $85,125,522

Royals Luxury Tax Payroll

2021 Tax Threshold $210,000,000
40-Man Tax Payroll: $83,168,022
Est. Benefits: $15,500,000
Est. Minor Salaries: $2,500,000
Total Tax Allocations $101,168,022
Est. Tax Space $108,831,978
Est. Tax Bill $0

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