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 (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | 29 | SP | Vet | $36,000,000 | - | $36,000,000 | $13,333,333 | 12.08 | 36,000,000 | |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | $23,000,000 | - | $23,000,000 | $8,518,519 | 7.72 | 22,142,857 | |
| J.A. Happ | 37 | SP | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $6,296,296 | 5.70 | 17,000,000 | |
| Brett Gardner | 36 | CF | Vet | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $4,962,963 | 4.50 | 12,000,000 | |
| Zack Britton | 32 | RP/CL | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $4,814,815 | 4.36 | 13,000,000 | |
| James Paxton | 31 | SP | Arb 4 | $12,500,000 | - | $12,500,000 | $4,629,630 | 4.19 | 12,500,000 | |
| D.J. LeMahieu | 31 | 2B | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $4,444,444 | 4.03 | 12,000,000 | |
| Aaron Hicks | 30 | CF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $285,714 | $10,785,714 | $4,174,603 | 3.78 | 10,000,000 | |
| Adam Ottavino | 34 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $3,962,963 | 3.59 | 9,000,000 | |
| Aaron Judge | 28 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $3,148,148 | 2.85 | 8,500,000 |
| Gary Sanchez | 27 | C | Arb 1 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $1,851,852 | 1.68 | 5,000,000 | |
| Luis Avilan | 30 | RP | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.91 | 1,000,000 | |
| Giovanny Urshela | 28 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $2,475,000 | - | $2,475,000 | $916,667 | 0.83 | 2,475,000 | |
| David Hale | 32 | RP | Arb 1 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $575,000 | 0.52 | 575,000 | |
| Chad Green | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,275,000 | - | $1,275,000 | $472,222 | 0.43 | 1,275,000 |
| Luis Cessa | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $895,000 | - | $895,000 | $331,481 | 0.30 | 895,000 | |
| Erik Kratz | 40 | C | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $281,924 | 0.26 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Jonathan Holder | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $277,778 | 0.25 | 750,000 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $805,000 | - | $805,000 | $258,100 | 0.23 | 805,000 |
| Gleyber Torres | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $675,500 | - | $675,500 | $250,222 | 0.23 | 675,500 |
| Luke Voit | 29 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $634,000 | - | $634,000 | $234,815 | 0.21 | 634,000 |
| Mike Tauchman | 29 | LF | Pre-Arb | $603,100 | - | $603,100 | $223,370 | 0.20 | 603,100 | |
| Tyler Wade | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $582,800 | - | $582,800 | $215,852 | 0.20 | 582,800 |
| Jonathan Loaisiga | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $580,625 | - | $580,625 | $215,046 | 0.19 | 580,625 |
| Mike Ford | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $579,800 | - | $579,800 | $214,741 | 0.19 | 579,800 |
| Michael King | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $208,704 | 0.19 | 563,500 |
| Ben Heller | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $168,210 | 0.15 | 563,500 |
| Clint Frazier | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $588,100 | - | $588,100 | $165,801 | 0.15 | 588,100 |
2020 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Stanton (10-day, Hamstring) |
30 | DH | Vet | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $9,629,630 | 8.73 | 22,000,000 | |
| Aroldis Chapman (10-day, Covid-19) |
32 | RP/CL | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $17,200,000 | $7,755,556 | 7.03 | 17,466,667 | |
| Luis Severino (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
26 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $4,203,704 | 3.81 | 10,000,000 |
| Tommy Kahnle (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
30 | RP | Arb 3 | $2,650,000 | - | $2,650,000 | $981,481 | 0.89 | 2,650,000 | |
| Kyle Higashioka (10-day, Oblique) |
30 | C | Pre-Arb | $579,200 | - | $579,200 | $214,519 | 0.19 | 579,200 |
2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domingo German | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2020 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 36 | CF | $21,142,857 | - | $21,142,857 | $21,142,857 | 19.16 | 21,857,143 |
| Chris Iannetta | 37 | C | $55,279 | - | $55,279 | $55,279 | 0.05 | 55,279 |
| Nicholas Tropeano | 29 | SP | $6,358 | - | $6,358 | $6,358 | 0.01 | 6,358 |
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 Player Pool
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (28) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Andujar | 25 | 3B | 2 | $632,500 | - | $632,500 | $52,440 | 632,500 | |
| Albert Abreu | 24 | P | 1 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $3,115 | 563,500 | |
| Thairo Estrada | 24 | 2B | 1 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $52,955 | 563,500 | |
| Brooks Kriske | 26 | RP | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $28,035 | 563,500 | |
| Nick Nelson | 24 | RP | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $37,380 | 563,500 | |
| Estevan Florial | AA | 22 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Deivi Garcia | AAA | 21 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Luis Gil | A | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Luis Medina | A | 21 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Miguel Yajure | AA | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Chris Iannetta | 37 | C | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $55,279 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Tyler Lyons | 32 | RP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $370,370 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Fernando Abad | AAA | 34 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Domingo Acevedo | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Daniel Alvarez | 24 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Matt Duffy | 29 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Kevin Gadea | 25 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Zach Granite | AAA | 27 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Rosell Herrera | AAA | 27 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Kyle Holder | 26 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Ben Keizer | 0 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Max McDowell | 26 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Dan Otero | AAA | 35 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Adonis Rosa | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Clarke Schmidt | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Josh Thole | AA | 33 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Alexander Vizcaino | 23 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Tony Zych | AAA | 31 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Wells | 20 | C | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.27 |
| Beck Way | 20 | P | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0.54 |
| Trevor Hauver | 21 | 2B | - | $587,400 | $587,400 | $587,400 | 0.53 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $167,645,925 | $3,285,714 | - | $170,931,639 | $66,147,499 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $54,229,200 | $2,700,000 | - | $56,929,200 | $22,784,890 | |
| Retained Salary | $21,204,494 | - | - | $21,204,494 | $21,204,494 | |
| Deferred Salary | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $3,886,500 | - | - | $3,886,500 | $229,204 | |
| Total Payroll | $246,966,119 | $5,985,714 | - | $252,951,833 | $110,366,087 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $249,789,929 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $267,289,929 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $-59,289,929 | ||||||
| Est. Tax Bill (30%, Surcharge 12%, Surcharge 45%) | $28,867,447 | ||||||
| Est. Payroll + Tax Bill | $296,157,376 | ||||||