New York Mets 2018 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Mets 2018 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 (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Frazier | 32 | 3B | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.34 | |
| Jacob deGrom | 30 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $7,400,000 | - | - | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | 4.94 |
| Jerry Blevins | 34 | RP | Vet | $7,000,000 | - | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.67 | |
| Jason Vargas | 35 | SP | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.01 | |
| Wilmer Flores | 26 | 1B | Arb 2 | $3,400,000 | - | - | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | 2.27 | |
| Noah Syndergaard | 25 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,975,000 | - | - | $2,975,000 | $2,975,000 | 1.99 |
| Jose Reyes | 35 | 3B | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.34 | |
| Zack Wheeler | 28 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $1,900,000 | - | - | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 1.27 |
| Michael Conforto | 25 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $605,094 | - | - | $605,094 | $605,094 | 0.40 |
| Seth Lugo | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $564,000 | - | - | $564,000 | $564,000 | 0.38 |
| Robert Gsellman | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $562,375 | - | - | $562,375 | $562,375 | 0.38 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 27 | C | Pre-Arb | $557,471 | - | - | $557,471 | $557,471 | 0.37 | |
| Amed Rosario | 22 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $548,940 | - | - | $548,940 | $548,940 | 0.37 |
| Brandon Nimmo | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $555,968 | - | - | $555,968 | $546,987 | 0.37 |
| Paul Sewald | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $553,250 | - | - | $553,250 | $475,840 | 0.32 |
| Jose Bautista | 37 | RF | Vet | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $386,760 | 0.26 | |
| Jacob Rhame | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,650 | - | - | $545,650 | $343,278 | 0.23 |
| Tim Peterson | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $316,440 | 0.21 | |
| Tyler Bashlor | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $287,140 | 0.19 |
| Corey Oswalt | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $287,140 | 0.19 |
| Drew Smith | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $260,770 | 0.17 | |
| Jeff McNeil | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $202,170 | 0.14 | |
| Austin Jackson | 31 | CF | Vet | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $193,380 | 0.13 | |
| Bobby Wahl | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $175,800 | 0.12 |
| Jack Reinheimer | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $143,570 | 0.10 |
| Devin Mesoraco | 30 | C | Vet | $13,000,000 | $125,000 | - | $13,125,000 | - | 0.00 |
2018 Disabled List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the disabled list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (11) | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoenis Cespedes (60-day) | 32 | CF | $29,000,000 | - | - | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 19.37 | |
| David Wright (60-day) | 35 | 3B | $20,000,000 | - | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 13.36 | |
| Jay Bruce (10-day) | 31 | RF | $10,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 7.35 | |
| A.J. Ramos (60-day) | 31 | RP | $9,225,000 | - | - | $9,225,000 | $9,225,000 | 6.16 | |
| Juan Lagares (60-day) | 29 | CF | 1 | $6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 4.34 |
| Anthony Swarzak (10-day) | 32 | RP | $5,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 3.67 | |
| Travis d'Arnaud (60-day) | 29 | C | 1 | $3,475,000 | - | - | $3,475,000 | $3,475,000 | 2.32 |
| Steven Matz (10-day) | 27 | SP | 1 | $577,000 | - | - | $577,000 | $577,000 | 0.39 |
| Rafael Montero (60-day) | 27 | RP | $558,025 | - | - | $558,025 | $558,025 | 0.37 | |
| T.J. Rivera (60-day) | 29 | 3B | 3 | $556,071 | - | - | $556,071 | $556,071 | 0.37 |
| Phillip Evans (10-day) | 26 | 3B | 3 | $555,000 | - | - | $555,000 | $253,640 | 0.17 |
2018 Reserve/Suspended
Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenrry Mejia | 28 | RP | $1,792,000 | - | - | $1,792,000 | $1,792,000 | 1.20 |
2018 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (6) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harvey | 29 | RP | $5,625,000 | - | - | $5,625,000 | $5,625,000 | 3.76 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 32 | 2B | $5,366,925 | - | - | $5,366,925 | $5,366,925 | 3.58 |
| Jeurys Familia | 28 | RP/CL | $3,067,776 | - | - | $3,067,776 | $3,067,776 | 2.05 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 36 | 1B | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 | 0.36 |
| Hansel Robles | 27 | RP | $410,700 | - | - | $410,700 | $410,700 | 0.27 |
| P.J. Conlon | 24 | SP | $11,720 | - | - | $11,720 | $11,720 | 0.01 |
2018 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | 41 | DH | $3,142,857 | - | - | $3,142,857 | $3,142,857 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 55 | LF | $1,193,248 | - | - | $1,193,248 | $1,193,248 |
| Bret Saberghagen | 54 | SP | $250,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 |
2018 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (6) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Kelenic | 18 | OF | - | $4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 3.01 |
| Francisco Alvarez | 0 | C | - | $2,700,000 | - | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | 1.80 |
| Simeon Woods-Richardson | 17 | P | - | $1,850,000 | - | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | 1.24 |
| Freddy Valdez | 0 | OF | - | $1,450,000 | - | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | 0.97 |
| Carlos Cortes | 21 | 2B | - | $1,038,000 | - | $1,038,000 | $1,038,000 | 0.69 |
| Ryley Gilliam | 21 | P | - | $550,000 | - | $550,000 | $550,000 | 0.37 |
| Adam Hill | 21 | P | - | $507,800 | - | $507,800 | $507,800 | 0.34 |
| Nick Meyer | 21 | C | - | $350,000 | - | $350,000 | $350,000 | 0.23 |
| Zachary Hammer | 17 | P | - | $285,000 | - | $285,000 | $285,000 | 0.19 |
| Kevin Smith | 21 | P | - | $222,300 | - | $222,300 | $222,300 | 0.15 |
| Jaylen Palmer | 17 | SS | - | $200,000 | - | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0.13 |
| Saul Gonzalez | 18 | P | - | $175,000 | - | $175,000 | $175,000 | 0.12 |
| Bryce Montes de Oca | 22 | P | - | $152,100 | - | $152,100 | $152,100 | 0.10 |
| Franklin Parra | 18 | P | - | $150,000 | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | 0.10 |
| Brendan Hardy | 18 | P | - | $130,000 | - | $130,000 | $130,000 | 0.09 |
| Ross Adolph | 21 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.08 |
| Hayden Senger | 21 | C | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.08 |
| Christian Tripp | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.08 |
| L.A. Woodard | 21 | SS | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.08 |
| Brian Sharp | 21 | 3B | - | $100,000 | - | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0.07 |
| Tommy Wilson | 22 | P | - | $90,000 | - | $90,000 | $90,000 | 0.06 |
| Phil Capra | 21 | C | - | $75,000 | - | $75,000 | $75,000 | 0.05 |
| Tylor Megill | 22 | P | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0.03 |
| Daniel Murphy | 33 | 2B | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0.03 |
| Brian Metoyer | 21 | P | - | $40,000 | - | $40,000 | $40,000 | 0.03 |
| Chandler Avant | 22 | 2B | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Chase Chambers | 22 | 1B | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Mitch Hickey | 22 | P | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| David Miranda | 23 | OF | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Andrew Mitchell | 23 | P | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Nelson Mompierre | 22 | C | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Manny Rodriguez | 21 | SS | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Allan Winans | 22 | P | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Tylor Megill | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2018 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (29) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Griffin | 30 | RP | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | ||
| Ian Krol | 27 | RP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 | ||
| Jose Lobaton | 33 | C | $1,250,000 | - | - | $1,250,000 | $309,120 | ||
| Luis Guillorme | 23 | SS | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $187,520 | |
| Dominic Smith | 23 | 1B | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $123,060 | |
| Tomas Nido | 24 | C | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $108,410 | |
| Buddy Baumann | 30 | RP | 2 | $547,000 | - | - | $547,000 | $79,407 | |
| Chris Beck | 27 | RP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $73,250 | ||
| Kevin Kaczmarski | 26 | OF | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $55,670 | ||
| Gerson Bautista | 23 | P | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $49,810 | |
| Ty Kelly | 29 | 3B | 1 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $49,810 | |
| Matt den Dekker | 30 | CF | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $46,880 | ||
| Chris Flexen | 24 | SP | 2 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $35,160 | |
| P.J. Conlon | 24 | SP | 3 | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $11,720 | |
| Scott Copeland | 30 | SP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $5,860 | ||
| Drew Gagnon | 28 | SP | $545,000 | - | - | $545,000 | $2,930 | ||
| Fidel Almario | 0 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Zach Borenstein | 27 | LF | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bryce Brentz | 29 | RF | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jamie Callahan | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gavin Cecchini | 24 | SS | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Christian Colon | 29 | 2B | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Andrew Ely | 25 | 2B | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Eiker Huizi | 17 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Franklyn Kilome | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Patrick Kivlehan | 28 | RF | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Johnny Monell | 32 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Matt Purke | 27 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Joey Terdoslavich | 29 | LF | - | - | - | - | - |
2018 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $45,132,155 |
| Disabled List Money | $86,644,736 |
| Reserve/Suspended Money | $1,792,000 |
| Retained Salary | $15,027,121 |
| Deferred Salary | $4,586,105 |
| Buried Minor Salary | $1,138,607 |
| Total Payroll | $149,734,619 |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $61,072,748 | $125,000 | - | $61,197,748 | $45,132,155 | ||
| Disabled List Money | $85,446,096 | $1,500,000 | - | $86,946,096 | $86,644,736 | ||
| Reserve/Suspended Money | $1,792,000 | - | - | $1,792,000 | $1,792,000 | ||
| Retained Salary | $15,027,121 | - | - | $15,027,121 | $15,027,121 | ||
| Deferred Salary | $4,586,105 | - | - | $4,586,105 | $4,586,105 | ||
| Buried Minor Salary | $8,337,000 | - | - | $8,337,000 | $1,138,607 | ||
| Total Payroll | $171,674,965 | $1,625,000 | - | $173,299,965 | $149,734,619 | ||