New York Yankees 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Yankees 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 (24) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Stanton | 30 | DH | Vet | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 13.30 | 22,000,000 | |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | $23,000,000 | - | $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | 11.76 | 22,142,857 | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 36 | CF | Vet | $21,142,857 | - | $21,142,857 | $21,142,857 | 10.81 | 21,857,143 | |
| Aroldis Chapman | 32 | RP/CL | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | 8.80 | 16,000,000 | |
| J.A. Happ | 37 | SP | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 8.69 | 17,000,000 | |
| Zack Britton | 32 | RP | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 6.65 | 13,000,000 | |
| James Paxton | 31 | SP | Arb 4 | $12,900,000 | - | $12,900,000 | $12,900,000 | 6.60 | 12,900,000 | |
| D.J. LeMahieu | 31 | 2B | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 6.14 | 12,000,000 | |
| Aaron Hicks | 30 | CF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $285,714 | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 | 5.52 | 10,000,000 | |
| Luis Severino | 26 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 5.37 | 10,000,000 |
| Adam Ottavino | 34 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 4.60 | 9,000,000 | |
| Aaron Judge | 28 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $6,400,000 | - | $6,400,000 | $6,400,000 | 3.27 | 6,400,000 |
| Gary Sanchez | 27 | C | Arb 1 | $5,600,000 | - | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 | 2.86 | 5,600,000 | |
| Tommy Kahnle | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.53 | 3,000,000 | |
| Giovanny Urshela | 28 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $2,200,000 | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 1.13 | 2,200,000 | |
| Chad Green | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,400,000 | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 0.72 | 1,400,000 |
| Greg Bird | 27 | 1B | Arb 2 | 3 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 0.66 | 1,300,000 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,200,000 | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 0.61 | 1,200,000 |
| Luis Cessa | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.56 | 1,100,000 | |
| Jonathan Holder | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.41 | 800,000 |
| Miguel Andujar | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Heller | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jonathan Loaisiga | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 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 (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 45 | DH | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Abreu | 24 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Chance Adams | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Nestor Cortes | 25 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Thairo Estrada | 24 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Mike Ford | 27 | 1B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Clint Frazier | 25 | OF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Kyle Higashioka | 30 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Michael King | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Stephen Tarpley | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Mike Tauchman | 29 | CF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Luke Voit | 29 | DH | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Tyler Wade | 25 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $195,528,571 |
| Deferred Salary | $5,000,000 |
| Total Payroll | $195,528,571 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $191,542,857 | $3,985,714 | - | $195,528,571 | $195,528,571 | |
| Deferred Salary | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $191,542,857 | $3,985,714 | - | $195,528,571 | $195,528,571 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $188,900,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $206,400,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $1,600,000 | ||||||