New York Mets 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Mets 2020 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (27) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Cano | 37 | 2B | Vet | $24,000,000 | - | $24,000,000 | $20,250,000 | 12.61 | 20,250,000 | |
| Jacob deGrom | 32 | SP | Arb 4 | $23,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $25,500,000 | $13,000,000 | 8.10 | 21,780,000 | |
| Marcus Stroman | 29 | SP | Arb 4 | 2 | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 7.48 | 12,000,000 |
| Jed Lowrie | 36 | 2B | Vet | $9,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | 7.16 | 10,000,000 | |
| Jeurys Familia | 30 | RP | Vet | $11,000,000 | $666,667 | $11,666,666 | $10,666,666 | 6.64 | 10,000,000 | |
| Wilson Ramos | 32 | C | Vet | $9,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $10,250,000 | $10,250,000 | 6.39 | 9,500,000 | |
| Rick Porcello | 31 | SP | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.23 | 10,000,000 | |
| Noah Syndergaard | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | 2 | $9,700,000 | - | $9,700,000 | $9,700,000 | 6.04 | 9,700,000 |
| Michael Conforto | 27 | RF | Arb 2 | 2 | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.98 | 8,000,000 |
| Dellin Betances | 32 | RP | Vet | $2,200,000 | $5,300,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | 4.67 | 10,500,000 | |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 34 | CF | Vet | $29,500,000 | - | $29,500,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.74 | 6,000,000 | |
| Edwin Diaz | 26 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 3 | $5,100,000 | - | $5,100,000 | $5,100,000 | 3.18 | 5,100,000 |
| Steven Matz | 29 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 3.11 | 5,000,000 |
| Justin Wilson | 32 | RP | Vet | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 3.11 | 5,000,000 | |
| Jake Marisnick | 29 | CF | Arb 4 | $3,312,500 | - | $3,312,500 | $3,312,500 | 2.06 | 3,312,500 | |
| Michael Wacha | 29 | RP | Vet | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.87 | 3,000,000 | |
| Brandon Nimmo | 27 | CF | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,175,000 | - | $2,175,000 | $2,175,000 | 1.35 | 2,175,000 |
| Seth Lugo | 30 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.25 | 2,000,000 |
| Robert Gsellman | 26 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,225,000 | - | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | 0.76 | 1,225,000 |
| Brad Brach | 34 | RP | Vet | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.53 | 1,050,000 | |
| Pete Alonso | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| J.D. Davis | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Luis Guillorme | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Jeff McNeil | 28 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Tomas Nido | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Amed Rosario | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Dominic Smith | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | 37 | 3B | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 7.48 | 17,250,000 |
| Jason Vargas | 37 | SP | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.25 | 0 |
2020 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | 57 | LF | $1,193,248 | - | $1,193,248 | $1,193,248 |
| Bret Saberghagen | 56 | SP | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (25) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Adams | AAA | 31 | 1B | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 0 | |
| Eduardo Nunez | AAA | 33 | 3B | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 0 | |
| Rene Rivera | AAA | 36 | C | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0 | |
| Pedro Payano | AAA | 25 | P | 2 | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0 |
| Tyler Bashlor | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Ryan Cordell | AAA | 28 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andres Gimenez | AAA | 21 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Stephen Gonsalves | AAA | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jordan Humphreys | A | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Franklyn Kilome | AAA | 25 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Walker Lockett | AAA | 26 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Max Moroff | AAA | 27 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Steve Nogosek | AAA | 25 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Corey Oswalt | AAA | 26 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jarrett Parker | AAA | 31 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Yefry Ramirez | AAA | 26 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Erasmo Ramirez | AAA | 30 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Jacob Rhame | AAA | 27 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ali Sanchez | AAA | 23 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Paul Sewald | AAA | 30 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Chasen Shreve | AAA | 29 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Drew Smith | AAA | 26 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Thomoas Szapucki | AA | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rob Whalen | AAA | 26 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Daniel Zamora | AAA | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $146,529,166 |
| Retained Salary | $14,000,000 |
| Deferred Salary | $1,443,248 |
| Total Payroll | $160,529,166 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $175,312,500 | $11,966,667 | - | $187,279,166 | $146,529,166 | |
| Retained Salary | $14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| Deferred Salary | $1,443,248 | - | - | $1,443,248 | $1,443,248 | |
| Total Payroll | $189,312,500 | $11,966,667 | - | $201,279,166 | $160,529,166 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $176,927,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $194,427,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $13,573,000 | ||||||