Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers 2021 Payroll
Brewers 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Milwaukee Brewers 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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| Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | 29 | LF | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 14.95 | 23,888,888 | |
| Avisail Garcia | 30 | RF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $250,000 | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 | 11.48 | 10,000,000 | |
| Josh Hader | 27 | RP/CL | Arb 2 | 2 | $6,675,000 | - | $6,675,000 | $6,675,000 | 7.13 | 6,675,000 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 31 | CF | Vet | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 6.94 | 12,000,000 | |
| Brandon Woodruff | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $3,275,000 | - | $3,275,000 | $3,275,000 | 3.50 | 3,275,000 |
| Brett Anderson | 33 | SP | Vet | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.67 | 2,500,000 | |
| Omar Narvaez | 29 | C | Arb 2 | 3 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.67 | 2,500,000 |
| Manuel Pina | 34 | C | Arb 3 | $1,650,000 | - | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | 1.76 | 1,650,000 | |
| Brent Suter | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | 2 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 1.66 | 1,550,000 |
| Dan Vogelbach | 28 | 1B | Pre-Arb | $1,400,000 | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 1.50 | 1,400,000 | |
| Freddy Peralta | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,000,000 | $234,960 | $1,234,960 | $1,234,960 | 1.32 | 3,100,000 |
| Brad Boxberger | 33 | RP | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.07 | 575,000 | |
| Daniel Robertson | 27 | SS | Arb 2 | 1 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.96 | 900,000 |
| Devin Williams | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $681,100 | - | $681,100 | $681,100 | 0.73 | 681,100 |
| Corbin Burnes | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $608,000 | - | $608,000 | $608,000 | 0.65 | 608,000 |
| Hunter Strickland | 32 | RP | Arb 4 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $607,488 | 0.65 | 607,488 | |
| Adrian Houser | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | $584,100 | - | $584,100 | $584,100 | 0.62 | 584,100 | |
| Luis Urias | 24 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $575,100 | - | $575,100 | $575,100 | 0.61 | 575,100 |
| Eric Yardley | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $577,800 | - | $577,800 | $562,186 | 0.60 | 562,186 |
| Timmy Lopes | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $576,100 | - | $576,100 | $538,878 | 0.58 | 538,878 |
| Jace Peterson | 31 | 3B | Arb 4 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $497,651 | 0.53 | 497,651 | |
| Eric Lauer | 26 | RP | Arb 1 | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $450,849 | 0.48 | 450,849 |
| Pablo Reyes | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $450,849 | 0.48 | 450,849 |
| Willy Adames | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | $590,000 | - | $590,000 | $431,400 | 0.46 | 431,400 |
| Trevor Richards | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $580,900 | - | $580,900 | $421,605 | 0.45 | 421,605 | |
| Hoby Milner | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $383,375 | 0.41 | 383,375 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (9) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain (10-day, Hamstring) |
35 | CF | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 17.09 | 16,000,000 | |
| Kolten Wong (10-day, Oblique) |
30 | 2B | Vet | 3 | $7,000,000 | $500,000 | $7,500,000 | $2,000,000 | 2.14 | 9,000,000 |
| Travis Shaw (60-day, Shoulder) |
31 | 1B | Arb 3 | 1 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.60 | 1,500,000 |
| Derek Fisher (10-day, Hamstring) |
27 | RF | Pre-Arb | $582,100 | - | $582,100 | $582,100 | 0.62 | 582,100 | |
| Justin Topa (60-day, Elbow) |
30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $573,000 | - | $573,000 | $573,000 | 0.61 | 573,000 |
| Mark Mathias (60-day, Shoulder) |
26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $572,000 | - | $572,000 | $572,000 | 0.61 | 572,000 |
| Angel Perdomo (10-day, Back) |
27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $533,658 | 0.57 | 533,658 |
| Dylan File (60-day, Elbow) |
25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $472,318 | 0.50 | 472,318 |
| Tyrone Taylor (10-day, Shoulder) |
27 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $472,318 | 0.50 | 472,318 |
2021 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | 37 | 1B | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 4.27 | - |
| Justin Smoak | 34 | 1B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.07 | 0 |
| Brock Holt | 33 | 2B | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.80 | 0 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 25 | P | $154,050 | $418,950 | $573,000 | $418,950 | 0.45 | 418,950 |
| J.P. Feyereisen | 28 | RP | $153,850 | - | $153,850 | $153,850 | 0.16 | 153,850 |
| Jacob Nottingham | 26 | C | $68,068 | - | $68,068 | $68,068 | 0.07 | 68,068 |
| Orlando Arcia | 26 | SS | $64,518 | - | $64,518 | $64,518 | 0.07 | 64,518 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 35 | SP | $64,512 | - | $64,512 | $64,512 | 0.07 | 64,512 |
| Jacob Nottingham | 26 | C | $37,128 | - | $37,128 | $37,128 | 0.04 | 37,128 |
| Phil Bickford | 25 | SP | $9,201 | - | $9,201 | $9,201 | 0.01 | 9,201 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (23) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Maile | 30 | C | 1 | $825,000 | - | $825,000 | $70,960 | 70,960 | |
| Keston Hiura | 24 | 2B | 2 | $584,600 | - | $584,600 | $147,721 | 147,721 | |
| Bobby Wahl | 29 | RP | 1 | $576,700 | - | $576,700 | $189,161 | 189,161 | |
| Alec Bettinger | 25 | RP | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $58,273 | 58,273 | |
| Mario Feliciano | 22 | C | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $3,067 | 3,067 | |
| Corey Ray | 26 | OF | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $9,201 | 9,201 | |
| Patrick Weigel | 26 | SP | 1 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $58,273 | 58,273 | |
| Chad Sobotka | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Josh Lindblom | 34 | RP | $3,041,666 | - | $3,041,666 | $3,041,666 | 3,041,667 | ||
| Zack Godley | 31 | SP | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $55,913 | 55,913 | ||
| Jake Hager | 28 | INF | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $570,500 | 570,500 | ||
| Ray Black | 31 | RP | - | - | - | - | 575,000 | ||
| Dylan Cozens | 27 | OF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Logan Forsythe | 34 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| David Freitas | 32 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Zach Green | 27 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Blaine Hardy | 34 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Christian Kelley | 27 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Wade LeBlanc | 36 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Zach Mort | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Luis Perdomo | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Hernan Perez | 30 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Dustin Peterson | 26 | RF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Chourio | 0 | SS | - | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 1.92 |
| Gregory Barrios | 0 | SS | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.07 |
| Daniel Guilarte | 0 | SS | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.07 |
| Hendry Mendez | 0 | OF | - | $735,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 | 0.78 |
| Ney Serrano | 0 | SS | - | $360,000 | $360,000 | $360,000 | 0.38 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $61,459,600 | $484,960 | $50,000 | $61,994,560 | $60,727,541 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $28,938,600 | $500,000 | - | $28,438,600 | $22,705,394 | |
| Retained Salary | $6,301,327 | $418,950 | - | $6,720,277 | $6,566,227 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $8,109,966 | - | - | $8,109,966 | $3,634,235 | |
| Total Payroll | $104,809,493 | $1,403,910 | $50,000 | $105,263,403 | $93,633,397 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $110,962,326 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $128,962,326 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $81,037,674 | ||||||
Brewers Payroll Totals
- Active Payroll: $60,727,541
- Injured Reserve: $22,705,394
- Retained: $6,566,227
- Buried Minor Salaries: $3,634,235
- Total Payroll: $93,633,397
Brewers Luxury Tax Payroll
- 2021 Tax Threshold $210,000,000
- 40-Man Tax Payroll: $110,962,326
- Est. Benefits: $15,500,000
- Est. Minor Salaries: $2,500,000
- Total Tax Allocations $128,962,326
- Est. Tax Space $81,037,674
- Est. Tax Bill $0
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Transactions
Jun 12 2021
Hunter Strickland
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Los Angeles (LAA) for cash considerations
May 26 2021
Billy McKinney
Traded to New York (NYM) from Milwaukee (MIL) for Pedro Quintana
May 25 2021
Jake Hager
Claimed off waivers by Milwaukee (MIL)
May 21 2021
Trevor Richards
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Willy Adames for J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen
May 21 2021
J.P. Feyereisen
Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Milwaukee (MIL) with Drew Rasmussen for Willy Adames and Trevor Richards
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