
New York Mets
New York Mets 2021 Payroll
Mets 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Mets 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Mets – The Athletic
MLB free-agency and trade tracker: Brewers sign Jackie Bradley, Jr.
MLB offseason grades for all 30 teams: Padres and Blue Jays ace it, Red Sox sputter, White Sox primed
2021 MLB draft prospect rankings: Vanderbilt’s Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker top Keith Law’s list
Active Players (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Lindor | 27 | SS | Arb 3 | $22,300,000 | - | $22,300,000 | $22,300,000 | 12.11 | 22,300,000 | |
Jacob deGrom | 33 | SP | Vet | $33,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $36,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 11.95 | 21,780,000 | |
Marcus Stroman | 30 | SP | Vet | 2 | $18,900,000 | - | 10.27 | 18,900,000 | ||
Jeurys Familia | 31 | RP | Vet | $11,000,000 | $666,668 | $11,666,668 | $16,666,668 | 9.05 | 10,000,000 | |
Michael Conforto | 28 | RF | Arb 3 | 2 | $12,250,000 | - | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | 6.65 | 12,250,000 |
Carlos Carrasco | 34 | SP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 6.52 | 11,750,000 | |
Taijuan Walker | 28 | SP | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.43 | 7,666,667 | |
James McCann | 31 | C | Vet | $8,000,000 | $150,000 | $8,150,000 | $8,150,000 | 4.43 | 10,150,000 | |
Trevor May | 31 | RP | Vet | $7,750,000 | - | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | 4.21 | 7,750,000 | |
Edwin Diaz | 27 | RP/CL | Arb 2 | 3 | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 3.80 | 7,000,000 |
Dellin Betances | 33 | RP | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.26 | 5,250,000 | |
Brandon Nimmo | 28 | CF | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,700,000 | - | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | 2.55 | 4,700,000 |
Kevin Pillar | 32 | CF | Vet | $3,600,000 | - | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 1.96 | 3,250,000 | |
Jonathan Villar | 30 | OF | Vet | $3,550,000 | - | $3,550,000 | $3,550,000 | 1.93 | 3,550,000 | |
Aaron Loup | 33 | RP | Vet | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.63 | 3,000,000 | |
Seth Lugo | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | 2 | $2,925,000 | - | $2,925,000 | $2,925,000 | 1.59 | 2,925,000 |
Dominic Smith | 26 | LF | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,550,000 | - | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 | 1.39 | 2,550,000 |
J.D. Davis | 28 | 3B | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 1.14 | 2,100,000 |
Miguel Castro | 26 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,687,500 | - | $1,687,500 | $1,687,500 | 0.92 | 1,687,500 | |
Albert Almora | 27 | CF | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 0.68 | 1,250,000 |
Jacob Barnes | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.41 | 750,000 | |
Pete Alonso | 26 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Luis Guillorme | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Joey Lucchesi | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Jeff McNeil | 29 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Mike Montgomery | 32 | SP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Tomas Nido | 27 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
David Peterson | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noah Syndergaard (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
28 | SP | Arb 4 | 2 | $9,700,000 | - | $9,700,000 | $9,700,000 | 5.27 | 9,700,000 |
2021 Reserve/Suspended
Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robinson Cano | 38 | 2B | Vet | $24,000,000 | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2021 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robinson Cano | 38 | 2B | $3,750,000 | - | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 2.04 | -3,750,000 |
Brad Brach | 35 | RP | $2,075,000 | - | $2,075,000 | $1,504,500 | 0.82 | 2,075,000 |
2021 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 | 58 | LF | $1,193,248 | - | $1,193,248 | $1,193,248 |
Bret Saberghagen | 57 | SP | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (32) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Gsellman | 27 | RP | 2 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | |
Jose Martinez | 32 | 1B | 2 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
Sam McWilliams | 25 | RP | 3 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 750,000 | |
Yennsy Diaz | 24 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Franklyn Kilome | 26 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Khalil Lee | 23 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Patrick Mazeika | 27 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Sean Reid-Foley | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Drew Smith | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Thomas Szapucki | 25 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Stephen Tarpley | 28 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jordan Yamamoto | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Daniel Zamora | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Brandon Drury | 28 | 3B | 1 | $1,550,000 | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 1,550,000 | |
Jerry Blevins | 37 | RP | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | ||
Jerad Eickhoff | 30 | SP | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | ||
Luis Carpio | 23 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Oscar De La Cruz | 26 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Johneshwy Fargas | 26 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jake Hager | 28 | INF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Trevor Hildenberger | 30 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Tommy Hunter | 34 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Caleb Joseph | 35 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Bruce Maxwell | 30 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Cam Opp | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Corey Oswalt | 27 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jose Peraza | 27 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jared Robinson | 26 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
David Rodriguez | 25 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Mallex Smith | 28 | LF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Wilfredo Tovar | 29 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Arodys Vizcaino | 30 | RP/CL | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yohairo Cuevas | 0 | OF | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.27 |
Diego Mosquera | 0 | SS | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | 0.22 |
Elian Nunez | 0 | P | - | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | 0.22 |
Samuel Camacaro | 0 | SS | - | $330,000 | $330,000 | $330,000 | 0.18 |
Gustavo Marquez | 0 | OF | - | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 0.16 |
Lenerd Ramos | 0 | P | - | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 0.16 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $174,812,500 | $3,316,668 | - | $178,129,168 | $169,129,168 | |
Injured Reserve Money | $9,700,000 | - | - | $9,700,000 | $9,700,000 | |
Retained Salary | $5,825,000 | - | - | $5,825,000 | $5,254,500 | |
Deferred Salary | $1,443,248 | - | - | $1,443,248 | $1,443,248 | |
Total Payroll | $214,337,500 | $3,316,668 | - | $193,654,168 | $184,083,668 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $175,084,167 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $193,084,167 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $16,915,833 |