MLB
Kansas City Royals 2024 Financial Summary
A current summary of Kansas City Royals 2024 player cap & cash figures.
Total Payroll Allocations
$120,618,032 / 21st
Adjusted Payroll Total
$115,811,181
Tax Space
$86,101,698
Cash Total
$127,164,388 / 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 |
|
Hampson
9 Garrett Hampson
|
SS | 29 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0.84% | $2,000,000 | 2025 |
|
Frazier
10 Adam Frazier
|
2B | 32 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0.84% | $2,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Anderson
11 Nick Anderson
|
RP | 33 | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | 0.66% | $1,575,000 | 2026 |
|
Schreiber
12 John Schreiber
|
RP | 30 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | 0.50% | $1,175,000 | 2027 |
|
Hernandez
13 Carlos Hernandez
|
RP | 27 | $1,012,500 | $1,012,500 | 0.43% | $1,012,500 | 2028 |
|
Isbel
14 Kyle Isbel
|
CF | 27 | $758,250 | $758,250 | 0.32% | $758,250 | 2028 |
|
Melendez
15 MJ Melendez
|
LF | 25 | $754,750 | $754,750 | 0.32% | $754,750 | |
|
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 | |
|
Velazquez
20 Nelson Velazquez
|
DH | 25 | $747,000 | $747,000 | 0.32% | $747,000 | |
|
McArthur
21 James McArthur
|
SP | 27 | $745,750 | $745,750 | 0.31% | $745,750 | |
|
Marsh
22 Alec Marsh
|
P | 26 | $744,750 | $744,750 | 0.31% | $744,750 | |
|
Fermin
23 Freddy Fermin
|
C | 29 | $744,500 | $744,500 | 0.31% | $744,500 | |
|
Blanco
24 Dairon Blanco
|
OF | 31 | $743,750 | $743,750 | 0.31% | $743,750 | |
|
Loftin
25 Nick Loftin
|
SS | 25 | $602,339 | $602,339 | 0.25% | $602,339 | |
|
Long
26 Sam Long
|
RP | 28 | $525,096 | $525,096 | 0.22% | $525,096 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bubic
1 Kris Bubic
|
SP | 26 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | - | $2,350,000 | |
|
Wright
2 Kyle Wright
|
SP | 28 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | - | $1,800,000 | |
|
Taylor
3 Josh Taylor
|
RP | 31 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | |
|
Massey
4 Michael Massey
|
2B | 26 | $757,000 | $757,000 | 0.32% | $757,000 |
2024 Suspended/Restricted
Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lyles
1 Jordan Lyles
|
SP | 33 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 |
2024 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (3) | 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% | ||
|
Sauer
2 Matt Sauer
|
RP | 25 | $214,812 | $214,812 | 0.09% | ||
|
Anderson
3 Nick Anderson
|
RP | 33 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0.04% |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $89,691,755 | 18th | |||||
| Injured List | $6,007,000 | 28th | |||||
| Suspended/Restricted | $8,500,000 | 1st | |||||
| Retained | $10,314,812 | 14th | |||||
| Minor | $1,297,614 | 17th | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $120,618,032 | 21st | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $115,811,181 | 20th | |||||
2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
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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 | $115,237,210 | 15th |
| Est. Injured Contracts | $6,007,000 | - |
| Est. Retained Contracts | $6,564,812 | - |
| Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | - |
| Est. Minor Buried League Contracts | $2,172,614 | - |
| Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | - |
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Est. Actual Tax Payroll | $150,898,302 | - |
| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $86,101,698 | 12th |
| Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $86,101,698 | - |
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Jake Brentz
|
RP | 29 | $1,050,000 | $950,000 | 0.40% | $1,050,000 | 2027 |
|
2 Austin Nola
|
C | 34 | $975,000 | $975,000 | 0.41% | $975,000 | 2026 |
|
3 Tyler Duffey
|
RP | 33 | $172,032 | $172,032 | - | $172,032 | 2025 |
|
4 Colin Selby
|
P | 26 | $23,868 | $23,868 | 0.01% | $23,868 | |
|
5 Daniel Lynch
|
SP | 27 | $19,890 | $19,890 | 0.01% | $19,890 | 2028 |
|
6 Will Klein
|
P | 24 | $15,912 | $15,912 | 0.01% | $15,912 | |
|
7 Anthony Veneziano
|
P | 26 | $11,934 | $11,934 | 0.01% | $11,934 | |
|
8 Jonathan Bowlan
|
SP | 27 | $3,978 | $3,978 | 0.00% | $3,978 | |
|
9 Nick Pratto
|
1B | 25 | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Drew Waters
|
OF | 25 | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Tyler Gentry
|
OF | 25 | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 John McMillon
|
P | 26 | - | - | - | - | |
|
13 Steven Cruz
|
RP | 25 | - | - | - | - |
