Milwaukee Brewers 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Milwaukee Brewers 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (38) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain | 35 | CF | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 17.89 | 16,000,000 | |
| Christian Yelich | 29 | LF | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 15.65 | 23,888,888 | |
| Avisail Garcia | 30 | LF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $250,000 | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 | 12.02 | 10,000,000 | |
| Josh Hader | 27 | RP/CL | Arb 2 | 2 | $5,650,000 | - | $5,650,000 | $5,650,000 | 6.32 | 5,650,000 |
| Corey Knebel | 29 | RP | Arb 4 | $5,125,000 | - | $5,125,000 | $5,125,000 | 5.73 | 5,125,000 | |
| Jedd Gyorko | 32 | 3B | Vet | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.03 | 2,000,000 | |
| Eric Sogard | 35 | 3B | Vet | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 5.03 | 4,500,000 | |
| Brandon Woodruff | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $3,400,000 | - | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 3.80 | 3,400,000 |
| Orlando Arcia | 26 | SS | Arb 2 | 1 | $3,250,000 | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 3.63 | 3,250,000 |
| Josh Lindblom | 34 | SP | Vet | $3,041,666 | - | $3,041,666 | $3,041,666 | 3.40 | 3,041,667 | |
| Omar Narvaez | 29 | C | Arb 2 | 3 | $2,900,000 | - | $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 | 3.24 | 2,900,000 |
| Alexander Claudio | 29 | RP | Arb 3 | 1 | $2,200,000 | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 2.46 | 2,200,000 |
| Manuel Pina | 34 | C | Arb 3 | $2,150,000 | - | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | 2.40 | 2,150,000 | |
| Dan Vogelbach | 28 | 1B | Pre-Arb | $1,650,000 | - | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | 1.84 | 1,650,000 | |
| Brent Suter | 31 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 1.73 | 1,250,000 |
| Freddy Peralta | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,000,000 | $234,960 | $1,234,960 | $1,234,960 | 1.38 | 3,100,000 |
| Ryon Healy | 29 | 1B | Arb 2 | 3 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.12 | 1,000,000 |
| Jace Peterson | 31 | 3B | Arb 4 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.89 | 800,000 | |
| Phil Bickford | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Ray Black | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Corbin Burnes | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| J.P. Feyereisen | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| David Freitas | 32 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Keston Hiura | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Adrian Houser | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Eric Lauer | 26 | SP | Arb 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Mark Mathias | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Billy McKinney | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jacob Nottingham | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Angel Perdomo | 27 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Corey Ray | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 27 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Justin Topa | 30 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Luis Urias | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Bobby Wahl | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Devin Williams | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Eric Yardley | 30 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (3) | 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 | 4.47 | - |
| Justin Smoak | 34 | 1B | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.12 | 0 |
| Brock Holt | 33 | 2B | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.84 | 0 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $84,166,666 | $484,960 | $50,000 | $83,701,626 | $83,701,626 | |
| Retained Salary | $5,750,000 | - | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $89,916,666 | $484,960 | $50,000 | $89,451,626 | $89,451,626 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $96,905,555 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $114,905,555 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $95,094,445 | ||||||