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New York Mets 2022 Payroll
Mets 2022 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Mets 2022 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Scherzer | 37 | SP | Vet | $43,333,333 | - | $43,333,333 | $43,333,333 | 16.71 | 43,333,333 | |
Francisco Lindor | 28 | SS | Vet | $32,000,000 | $2,100,000 | $34,100,000 | $34,100,000 | 13.15 | 33,800,000 | |
Mark Canha | 33 | LF | Vet | $12,000,000 | $666,666 | $12,666,666 | $12,666,666 | 4.88 | 13,250,000 | |
Carlos Carrasco | 35 | SP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.63 | 11,750,000 | |
Edwin Diaz | 28 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $10,200,000 | - | $10,200,000 | $10,200,000 | 3.93 | 10,200,000 | |
Eduardo Escobar | 33 | 3B | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 3.86 | 10,000,000 | |
Chris Bassitt | 33 | SP | Arb 3 | $8,800,000 | - | $8,800,000 | $8,800,000 | 3.39 | 8,800,000 | |
Pete Alonso | 27 | 1B | Arb 1 | 3 | $7,400,000 | - | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | 2.85 | 7,400,000 |
Brandon Nimmo | 29 | CF | Arb 3 | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 2.70 | 7,000,000 | |
Taijuan Walker | 29 | SP | Vet | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 2.70 | 7,666,667 | |
Adam Ottavino | 36 | RP | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.54 | 4,000,000 | |
Dominic Smith | 27 | LF | Arb 2 | 2 | $3,950,000 | - | $3,950,000 | $3,950,000 | 1.52 | 3,950,000 |
Seth Lugo | 32 | RP | Arb 3 | 2 | $3,925,000 | - | $3,925,000 | $3,925,000 | 1.51 | 3,925,000 |
Trevor Williams | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $3,900,000 | - | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 1.50 | 3,900,000 | |
Jeff McNeil | 30 | 2B | Arb 1 | 3 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.16 | 3,000,000 |
J.D. Davis | 29 | 3B | Arb 2 | 2 | $2,760,000 | - | $2,760,000 | $2,760,000 | 1.06 | 2,760,000 |
Joely Rodriguez | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 0.96 | 2,500,000 | |
Chasen Shreve | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.58 | 1,500,000 | |
Travis Jankowski | 31 | RF | Arb 4 | $1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 0.48 | 1,250,000 | |
Tomas Nido | 28 | C | Arb 1 | $890,000 | - | $890,000 | $890,000 | 0.34 | 890,000 | |
Luis Guillorme | 27 | SS | Arb 1 | 1 | $875,000 | - | $875,000 | $875,000 | 0.34 | 875,000 |
Drew Smith | 28 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.29 | 750,000 |
Steve Nogosek | 27 | P | Pre-Arb | 1 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $545,635 | 0.21 | 545,635 |
Gosuke Katoh | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $718,000 | - | $718,000 | $544,260 | 0.21 | 544,260 | |
Patrick Mazeika | 28 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $541,872 | 0.21 | 541,872 |
Colin Holderman | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $538,109 | 0.21 | 538,109 |
2022 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob deGrom (60-day, Shoulder) |
34 | SP | Vet | $33,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $36,000,000 | $20,500,000 | 7.90 | 24,000,000 | |
James McCann (10-day, Hand) |
32 | C | Vet | $8,000,000 | $150,000 | $8,150,000 | $8,150,000 | 3.14 | 10,150,000 | |
Trevor May (60-day, Arm) |
32 | RP | Vet | $7,750,000 | - | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | 2.99 | 7,750,000 | |
Joey Lucchesi (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
29 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,150,000 | - | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 0.44 | 1,150,000 |
Sean Reid-Foley (60-day, Elbow) |
26 | RP | Pre-Arb | $717,500 | - | $717,500 | $717,500 | 0.28 | 717,500 | |
Tylor Megill (15-day, Biceps) |
26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $707,500 | - | $707,500 | $707,500 | 0.27 | 707,500 |
John Curtiss (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.27 | 770,000 |
2022 Suspended/Restricted
Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starling Marte | 33 | RF | Vet | $14,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $15,750,000 | $15,750,000 | 6.07 | 19,500,000 |
2022 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 | 39 | DH | $19,708,128 | - | $19,708,128 | $19,708,128 | 7.60 | 19,708,128 |
Matt Reynolds | 31 | 3B | $18,815 | - | $18,815 | $18,815 | 0.01 | 18,815 |
2022 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 | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeurys Familia | 32 | RP | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Bobby Bonilla | 59 | LF | $1,193,248 | - | $1,193,248 | $1,193,248 |
Bret Saberghagen | 58 | SP | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 |
2022 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $181,851,333 | $2,766,666 | - | $184,617,999 | $183,969,875 | |
Injured List Money | $52,525,000 | $2,650,000 | - | $55,175,000 | $39,675,000 | |
Suspended/Restricted Money | $14,500,000 | $1,250,000 | - | $15,750,000 | $15,750,000 | |
Retained Salary | $19,726,943 | - | - | $19,726,943 | $19,726,943 | |
Deferred Salary | $3,443,248 | - | - | $3,443,248 | $3,443,248 | |
Total Payroll | $268,603,276 | $6,666,666 | - | $275,269,942 | $259,121,818 |
2022 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $230,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $249,856,931 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $16,000,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Proj. Tax Payroll | $269,773,597 |
2022 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (11) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Reed | 29 | RP | 2 | $705,000 | - | $705,000 | $87,170 | 87,170 | |
Yoan Lopez | 29 | RP | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $18,815 | 18,815 | |
Adonis Medina | 25 | RP | 1 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $37,630 | 37,630 | |
David Peterson | 26 | SP | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $56,445 | 56,445 | |
Nick Plummer | 25 | OF | 3 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $15,052 | 15,052 | |
Locke St. John | 29 | P | 2 | $700,000 | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0 | |
Jose Butto | AA | 24 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Khalil Lee | AAA | 24 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ronny Mauricio | AA | 21 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Thomas Szapucki | 26 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Mark Vientos | AAA | 22 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Mike Montgomery | 32 | RP | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | ||
Matthew Allan | A | 21 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Francisco Alvarez | A | 20 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Brett Baty | AAA | 22 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Travis Blankenhorn | 25 | 3B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Yeizo Campos | AAA | 26 | RP | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Alexander Claudio | 30 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Carlos Cortes | AAA | 25 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Yennsy Diaz | 25 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Justin Dillon | AAA | 28 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nick Dini | AAA | 28 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Yoelin Disla | 18 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Robert Dominguez | 20 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Johneshwy Fargas | AAA | 27 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Kevin Gadea | AAA | 27 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ryley Gilliam | AA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Cole Gordon | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Connor Grey | AAA | 28 | SP | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Dominic Hamel | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Wagner Lagrange | AAA | 26 | LF | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Tzu-Wei Lin | 28 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jake Mangum | AAA | 26 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nick Meyer | AAA | 25 | C | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Andrew Mitchell | AAA | 27 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Shervyen Newton | A | 23 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Dedniel Nunez | 26 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Carlos Ocampo | A | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Eric Orze | AAA | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Michel Otanez | A | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Daniel Palka | 30 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jaylen Palmer | A | 21 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Felix Pena | 32 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Alexander Ramirez | A | 19 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Marcel Renteria | AAA | 27 | P | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Carlos Rincon | AAA | 24 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Luke Ritter | A | 25 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Antonio Santos | 25 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Junior Santos | A | 20 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
JT Schwartz | A | 22 | 1B | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Christian Scott | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Hayden Senger | AA | 25 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Joander Suarez | A | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
David Thompson | AAA | 28 | 3B | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Alex Valverde | AAA | 25 | RP | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jhonny Ventura | A | 21 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Josh Walker | AAA | 27 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Matt Winaker | AAA | 26 | OF | R5 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jordan Yamamoto | 26 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Rob Zastryzny | 30 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Calvin Ziegler | 19 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2022 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Juan | 0 | OF | - | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 |
Willy Fana | 0 | OF | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
Dangelo Sarmiento | 0 | SS | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |