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.
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
| Active Players (25) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon | 35 | LF | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 19.86 | 18,000,000 | |
| Ian Kennedy | 34 | RP | Vet | $16,500,000 | - | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | 16.38 | 14,000,000 | |
| Danny Duffy | 30 | SP | Vet | $15,250,000 | - | $15,250,000 | $15,250,000 | 15.14 | 13,000,000 | |
| Jorge Soler | 27 | DH | Pre-Arb | $4,000,000 | $666,667 | $4,666,667 | $4,666,667 | 4.63 | 3,333,333 | |
| Billy Hamilton | 28 | CF | Arb 3 | 3 | $4,250,000 | - | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 4.22 | 5,250,000 |
| Jake Diekman | 32 | RP | Vet | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 2.23 | 2,750,000 | |
| Wily Peralta | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 2.23 | 3,250,000 | |
| Lucas Duda | 33 | 1B | Vet | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1.24 | 1,250,000 | |
| Whit Merrifield | 30 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.99 | 4,062,500 |
| Brian Flynn | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.79 | 800,000 | |
| Scott Barlow | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | $650,000 | - | $650,000 | $604,635 | 0.60 | 604,635 |
| Jake Junis | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $578,250 | - | $578,250 | $578,250 | 0.57 | 578,250 |
| Brad Keller | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $578,175 | - | $578,175 | $578,175 | 0.57 | 578,175 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | $576,000 | - | $576,000 | $576,000 | 0.57 | 576,000 |
| Hunter Dozier | 27 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $567,225 | - | $567,225 | $567,225 | 0.56 | 567,225 |
| Jorge Lopez | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | $562,250 | - | $562,250 | $562,250 | 0.56 | 562,250 | |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 26 | DH | Arb 1 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $557,540 | 0.55 | 557,540 | |
| Cameron Gallagher | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | $557,125 | - | $557,125 | $557,125 | 0.55 | 557,125 |
| Glenn Sparkman | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $480,424 | 0.48 | 480,424 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $578,250 | - | $578,250 | $447,696 | 0.44 | 447,696 |
| Nicholas Lopez | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $414,776 | 0.41 | 414,776 | |
| Jake Newberry | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $367,032 | 0.36 | 367,032 |
| Tim Hill | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $573,175 | - | $573,175 | $339,020 | 0.34 | 339,020 |
| Bubba Starling | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $238,720 | 0.24 | 238,720 | |
| Meibrys Viloria | 22 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $226,784 | 0.23 | 226,784 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez (60-day) | 29 | C | Vet | $10,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $11,200,000 | $11,200,000 | 11.12 | 10,500,000 | |
| Jesse Hahn (60-day) | 29 | SP | Arb 1 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.79 | 800,000 | |
| Trevor Oaks (60-day) | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $555,350 | - | $555,350 | $555,350 | 0.55 | 555,350 |
2019 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Owings | 27 | 2B | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.98 | 3,000,000 |
| Brad Boxberger | 31 | RP | $2,200,000 | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 2.18 | 2,200,000 |
| Jason Hammel | 36 | RP | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.99 | - |
| Travis Wood | 32 | SP | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.49 | 0 |
| Martin Maldonado | 32 | C | $1,465,043 | - | $1,465,043 | $1,465,043 | 1.45 | 1,465,043 |
| Homer Bailey | 33 | SP | $304,368 | - | $304,368 | $304,368 | 0.30 | 304,368 |
| Frank Schwindel | 27 | 1B | $41,776 | - | $41,776 | $41,776 | 0.04 | 41,776 |
| Ben Lively | 27 | SP | $35,808 | - | $35,808 | $35,808 | 0.04 | 35,808 |
| Wily Peralta | 30 | RP | $25,000 | - | $25,000 | $25,000 | 0.02 | - |
| 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 (42) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Montgomery | 29 | RP | $2,440,000 | - | $2,440,000 | $1,010,086 | 1,010,086 | ||
| Scott Blewett | AAA | 23 | SP | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Conner Greene | 24 | P | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 | |
| Arnaldo Hernandez | AAA | 23 | SP | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Brett Phillips | AAA | 25 | RF | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Josh Staumont | AAA | 25 | SP | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 |
| Terrance Gore | 28 | CF | $650,000 | - | $650,000 | $350,000 | 350,000 | ||
| Eric Skoglund | 26 | SP | 2 | $568,175 | - | $568,175 | $274,950 | 274,950 | |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 25 | 1B | 3 | $557,650 | - | $557,650 | $233,844 | 233,844 | |
| Richard Lovelady | 23 | P | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $137,264 | 137,264 | ||
| Kelvin Gutierrez | 24 | 3B | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $86,536 | 86,536 | |
| Heath Fillmyer | 25 | SP | 2 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $62,664 | 62,664 | |
| Humberto Arteaga | 25 | SS | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $35,808 | 35,808 | ||
| Kyle Zimmer | 27 | RP | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $32,824 | 32,824 | |
| Jorge Bonifacio | 26 | RF | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $20,888 | 20,888 | |
| D.J. Burt | AAA | 23 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Angelo Castellano | AAA | 24 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 32 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Allan de San Miguel | AAA | 31 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Nick Dini | AAA | 25 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Samir Duenez | AAA | 23 | 1B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jonathan Dziedzic | AAA | 28 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Taylor Featherston | 29 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Xavier Fernandez | AAA | 23 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Jecksson Flores | AAA | 25 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Elier Hernandez | AAA | 24 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Travis Jones | AAA | 23 | 1B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Jake Kalish | AAA | 27 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Khalil Lee | AAA | 21 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Zach Lovvorn | AAA | 25 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andres Machado | AAA | 26 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Yunior Marte | AAA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Rudy Martin | AAA | 23 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Erick Mejia | AAA | 24 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Kort Peterson | AAA | 25 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Tad Ratliff | AAA | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Walker Sheller | AAA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Gabe Speier | AAA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andrew Susac | AAA | 29 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Franco Terrero | AAA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Michael Ynoa | AAA | 27 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Tyler Zuber | AAA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2019 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 19 | SS | - | $7,789,900 | $7,789,900 | $7,789,900 | 7.74 |
| Erick Pena | 16 | OF | - | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | 3.77 |
| Brady McConnell | 21 | SS | - | $2,222,450 | $2,222,450 | $2,222,450 | 2.21 |
| Alec Marsh | 21 | P | - | $906,800 | $906,800 | $906,800 | 0.90 |
| Grant Gambrell | 21 | P | - | $650,000 | $650,000 | $650,000 | 0.65 |
| Michael Massey | 21 | 2B | - | $472,500 | $472,500 | $472,500 | 0.47 |
| John Rave | 21 | CF | - | $297,500 | $297,500 | $297,500 | 0.30 |
| Dante Biasi | 21 | P | - | $247,500 | $247,500 | $247,500 | 0.25 |
| Noah Murdock | 20 | P | - | $230,500 | $230,500 | $230,500 | 0.23 |
| Drew Parrish | 21 | P | - | $187,400 | $187,400 | $187,400 | 0.19 |
| Justin Hooper | 22 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.12 |
| Adam Lukas | 20 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.12 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 21 | 1B | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.12 |
| Tyler Tolbert | 21 | SS | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.12 |
| Anthony Veneziano | 21 | P | - | $122,500 | $122,500 | $122,500 | 0.12 |
| Clay Dungan | 23 | SS | - | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 | 0.00 |
2019 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $75,312,319 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $12,555,350 |
| Retained Salary | $10,589,899 |
| Buried Minor Salary | $2,244,864 |
| Total Payroll | $100,702,432 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $76,395,450 | $666,667 | - | $77,062,117 | $75,312,319 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $11,355,350 | $1,200,000 | - | $12,555,350 | $12,555,350 | |
| Retained Salary | $10,589,899 | - | - | $10,589,899 | $10,589,899 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $7,545,825 | - | - | $7,545,825 | $2,244,864 | |
| Total Payroll | $105,886,524 | $1,866,667 | - | $107,753,191 | $100,702,432 | |
2019 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $206,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $82,851,248 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $14,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $0 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $97,351,248 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $108,648,752 | ||||||