Kansas City Royals Active Financial Summary
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Kansas City Royals, including multi-year payrolls, active roster salaries, top earnings, contracts, & free agents.
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Salary Payroll Breakdown Totals
A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Payroll Allocations | $64,450,000 | $2,950,000 | $6,700,000 | |||
| Signed Players | 39 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 6 | |
| Catchers | $14,200,000 | |||||
| Infield | $9,250,000 | |||||
| Outfield | $10,600,000 | $2,950,000 | $6,700,000 | |||
| Starting Pitchers | $21,050,000 | |||||
| Relief Pitchers | $1,350,000 | |||||
| Designated Hitter | $8,000,000 | |||||
| Disabled List | ||||||
| Suspended | ||||||
| Retained/Deferred |
Roster Payroll Figures
Current & future salary payroll figures for players on the active roster. For more view the complete Royals Salary Payroll Table
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| Catchers | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 31 | C | $14,200,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Cameron Gallagher | 28 | C | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Meibrys Viloria | 24 | C | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| 1st Base | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McBroom | 29 | 1B | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 27 | 1B | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| 2nd Base | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Lopez | 26 | 2B | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Erick Mejia | 26 | 2B | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| 3rd Base | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Franco | 28 | 3B | $6,250,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Kelvin Gutierrez | 26 | 3B | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Shortstop | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalberto Mondesi | 25 | SS | $3,000,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Lucius Fox | 23 | SS | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeison Guzman | 22 | SS | - | - | - | - | - |
| Outfield | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 32 | CF | $7,250,000 | $2,950,000 | $6,700,000 | UFA | - |
| Hunter Dozier | 29 | OF | $2,400,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Franchy Cordero | 26 | OF | $950,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Nick Heath | 27 | OF | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edward Olivares | 25 | OF | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bubba Starling | 28 | CF | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Starting Pitchers | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Duffy | 32 | SP | $15,500,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Brad Keller | 25 | SP | $3,350,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Jake Junis | 28 | SP | $1,600,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Glenn Sparkman | 29 | SP | $600,000 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA | - |
| Chance Adams | 26 | SP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Scott Blewett | 25 | SP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ronald Bolanos | 24 | SP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foster Griffin | 25 | SP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relief Pitchers | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Hahn | 31 | RP | $1,350,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
| Scott Barlow | 28 | RP | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Jake Newberry | 26 | RP | - | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | UFA |
| Carlos Sanabria | 24 | RP | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Staumont | 27 | RP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 29 | RP | - | TC | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 |
| Designated Hitter | Age | Pos. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Soler | 29 | DH | $8,000,000 | UFA | - | - | - |
Deferred Payroll Figures
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