Milwaukee Brewers 2019 Payroll
An updated look at the Milwaukee Brewers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | 35 | LF | Vet | $18,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | 14.87 | 21,000,000 | |
| Yasmani Grandal | 30 | C | Vet | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 12.52 | 18,250,000 | |
| Lorenzo Cain | 33 | CF | Vet | $15,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 10.96 | 16,000,000 | |
| Christian Yelich | 27 | LF | Arb 3 | 3 | $9,750,000 | - | $9,750,000 | $9,750,000 | 7.63 | 7,081,429 |
| Mike Moustakas | 30 | 3B | Vet | $7,000,000 | - | $7,050,000 | $7,050,000 | 5.52 | 10,000,000 | |
| Chase Anderson | 31 | RP | Arb 3 | 1 | $6,000,000 | $500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 5.09 | 5,875,000 |
| Eric Thames | 32 | 1B | Vet | 1 | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.70 | 5,333,333 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 31 | RP | Arb 3 | $3,175,000 | - | $3,175,000 | $3,175,000 | 2.49 | 3,175,000 | |
| Matt Albers | 36 | RP | Vet | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.96 | 2,500,000 | |
| Hernan Perez | 28 | 2B | Arb 2 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.96 | 2,500,000 | |
| Junior Guerra | 34 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,225,000 | - | $2,225,000 | $2,225,000 | 1.74 | 2,225,000 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 33 | SP | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $1,709,677 | 1.34 | 1,709,677 | |
| Manuel Pina | 32 | C | Arb 1 | $1,600,000 | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 1.25 | 1,750,000 | |
| Alexander Claudio | 27 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,275,000 | - | $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | 1.00 | 1,275,000 |
| Jordan Lyles | 28 | SP | Vet | $2,050,000 | - | $2,050,000 | $694,386 | 0.54 | 694,386 | |
| Josh Hader | 25 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 2 | $687,600 | - | $687,600 | $687,600 | 0.54 | 687,600 |
| Ben Gamel | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $567,700 | - | $567,700 | $567,700 | 0.44 | 567,700 |
| Orlando Arcia | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $565,700 | - | $565,700 | $565,700 | 0.44 | 565,700 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 30 | SP | Vet | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $491,965 | 0.39 | 491,965 | |
| Adrian Houser | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $450,584 | 0.35 | 450,584 |
| Jay Jackson | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $365,568 | 0.29 | 365,568 | |
| Keston Hiura | 22 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $337,192 | 0.26 | 337,192 | |
| Aaron Wilkerson | 30 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $247,672 | 0.19 | 247,672 |
| Trent Grisham | 22 | RF | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $179,040 | 0.14 | 179,040 | |
| Devin Williams | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $167,104 | 0.13 | 167,104 |
2019 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhoulys Chacin (10-day) | 31 | SP | Vet | $6,000,000 | $750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | 5.28 | 7,750,000 | |
| Corey Knebel (60-day) | 27 | RP/CL | Arb 2 | 1 | $5,125,000 | - | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | 4.01 | 5,125,000 |
| Jimmy Nelson (60-day) | 30 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $3,700,000 | - | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | 2.90 | 3,700,000 |
| Zach Davies (10-day) | 26 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,600,000 | - | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | 2.04 | 2,600,000 |
| Brent Suter (60-day) | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $568,300 | - | $568,300 | $568,300 | 0.44 | 568,300 |
| Brandon Woodruff (10-day) | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $561,400 | - | $561,400 | $561,400 | 0.44 | 561,400 |
| Bobby Wahl (60-day) | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $558,400 | - | $558,400 | $558,400 | 0.44 | 558,400 |
2019 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (12) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Moustakas | 30 | 3B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.78 | - |
| Joakim Soria | 35 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.78 | - |
| Boone Logan | 34 | RP | $675,000 | - | $675,000 | $675,000 | 0.53 | 0 |
| Jesus Aguilar | 29 | 1B | $428,453 | - | $428,453 | $428,453 | 0.34 | 428,453 |
| Erik Kratz | 39 | C | - | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 0.23 | 300,000 |
| Jordan Lyles | 28 | SP | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.20 | - |
| Jacob Barnes | 29 | RP | $152,600 | - | $152,600 | $152,600 | 0.12 | 152,600 |
| Alex Wilson | 32 | RP | $129,032 | - | $129,032 | $129,032 | 0.10 | 129,032 |
| Jake Petricka | 31 | RP | $58,065 | - | $58,065 | $58,065 | 0.05 | 58,065 |
| Burch Smith | 29 | RP | $44,760 | - | $44,760 | $44,760 | 0.04 | 44,760 |
| Mauricio Dubon | 24 | SS | $17,904 | - | $17,904 | $17,904 | 0.01 | 17,904 |
| Donnie Hart | 28 | RP | $17,904 | - | $17,904 | $17,904 | 0.01 | 17,904 |
2019 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramirez | 41 | 3B | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
2019 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (26) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Shaw | 29 | 3B | 2 | $4,675,000 | - | $4,675,000 | $4,675,000 | 4,675,000 | |
| Cory Spangenberg | AAA | 28 | 2B | 2 | $1,200,000 | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| David Freitas | 30 | C | 3 | $558,500 | - | $558,500 | $558,500 | 558,500 | |
| Troy Stokes | AAA | 23 | OF | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 | |
| Trey Supak | 23 | SP | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 | ||
| Tyrone Taylor | AAA | 25 | CF | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $555,000 | 150,000 | |
| Freddy Peralta | 23 | SP | 3 | $564,600 | - | $564,600 | $434,005 | 434,005 | |
| Corbin Burnes | 24 | SP | 3 | $562,800 | - | $562,800 | $326,808 | 326,808 | |
| Tyler Saladino | 29 | SS | 2 | $887,500 | - | $887,500 | $176,564 | 176,564 | |
| Taylor Williams | 27 | RP | 2 | $563,800 | - | $563,800 | $72,744 | 72,744 | |
| Jacob Nottingham | 24 | C | 3 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $50,728 | 50,728 | |
| Jacob Faria | 25 | SP | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $23,872 | 23,872 | |
| Ray Black | 31 | RP | 1 | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $11,936 | 11,936 | |
| Deolis Guerra | 30 | RP | $555,000 | - | $555,000 | $5,968 | 5,968 | ||
| Alexander Alvarez | AAA | 22 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Bubba Derby | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Chris Dula | 26 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Julio Garcia | AAA | 21 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Tuffy Gosewisch | AAA | 35 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jake Hager | AAA | 26 | INF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Charlie Meyer | AAA | 26 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Shelby Miller | 28 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Nate Orf | AAA | 29 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Angel Ortega | AAA | 25 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Michael Tonkin | AAA | 29 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Quintin Torres-Costa | AAA | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2019 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (12) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Small | 22 | P | $1,800,000 | - | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 1.41 |
| Luis Medina | 0 | OF | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.02 |
| Antoine Kelly | 19 | P | - | $1,025,100 | $1,025,100 | $1,025,100 | 0.80 |
| Albert Ciprian | 0 | SS | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.59 |
| Gabe Holt | 21 | CF | - | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | 0.35 |
| Thomas Dillard | 21 | C | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | 0.31 |
| David Hamilton | 21 | SS | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | 0.31 |
| Jordan Yamamoto | 23 | P | - | $330,000 | $330,000 | $330,000 | 0.26 |
| Nick Kahle | 21 | C | - | $325,000 | $325,000 | $325,000 | 0.25 |
| Darrien Miller | 18 | C | - | $297,500 | $297,500 | $297,500 | 0.23 |
| Nick Bennett | 21 | P | - | $244,900 | $244,900 | $244,900 | 0.19 |
| Taylor Floyd | 21 | P | - | $139,700 | $139,700 | $139,700 | 0.11 |
| Brock Begue | 20 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.10 |
| Arman Sabouri | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.10 |
| Paxton Schultz | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.10 |
| Cam Devanney | 22 | SS | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
2019 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $98,039,188 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $19,863,100 |
| Retained Salary | $4,073,718 |
| Deferred Salary | $3,000,000 |
| Buried Minor Salary | $5,777,625 |
| Total Payroll | $127,753,631 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $102,171,000 | $1,500,000 | $50,000 | $102,721,000 | $98,039,188 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $19,113,100 | $750,000 | - | $19,863,100 | $19,863,100 | |
| Retained Salary | $3,773,718 | $300,000 | - | $4,073,718 | $4,073,718 | |
| Deferred Salary | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $9,473,700 | - | - | $9,473,700 | $5,777,625 | |
| Total Payroll | $134,531,518 | $2,550,000 | $50,000 | $136,131,518 | $127,753,631 | |
2019 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $206,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $122,275,193 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $14,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $0 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $136,775,193 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $69,224,807 | ||||||