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 (26) | 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 | $36,000,000 | 14.38 | 36,000,000 | |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 30 | DH | Vet | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 10.39 | 22,000,000 | |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | $23,000,000 | - | $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | 9.19 | 22,142,857 | |
| Aroldis Chapman | 32 | RP/CL | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | 6.87 | 17,466,667 | |
| J.A. Happ | 37 | SP | Vet | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 6.79 | 17,000,000 | |
| Zack Britton | 32 | RP | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 5.19 | 13,000,000 | |
| James Paxton | 31 | SP | Arb 4 | $12,500,000 | - | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | 4.99 | 12,500,000 | |
| D.J. LeMahieu | 31 | 2B | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.79 | 12,000,000 | |
| Brett Gardner | 36 | CF | Vet | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 3.99 | 12,000,000 | |
| Adam Ottavino | 34 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 3.60 | 9,000,000 | |
| Aaron Judge | 28 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 3.40 | 8,500,000 |
| Gary Sanchez | 27 | C | Arb 1 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.00 | 5,000,000 | |
| Tommy Kahnle | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | $2,650,000 | - | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | 1.06 | 2,650,000 | |
| Giovanny Urshela | 28 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $2,475,000 | - | $2,475,000 | $2,475,000 | 0.99 | 2,475,000 | |
| Chad Green | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,275,000 | - | $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | 0.51 | 1,275,000 |
| Luis Cessa | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $895,000 | - | $895,000 | $895,000 | 0.36 | 895,000 | |
| Jordan Montgomery | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $805,000 | - | $805,000 | $805,000 | 0.32 | 805,000 |
| Jonathan Holder | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.30 | 750,000 |
| Gleyber Torres | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $675,500 | - | $675,500 | $675,500 | 0.27 | 675,500 |
| Luke Voit | 29 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $634,000 | - | $634,000 | $634,000 | 0.25 | 634,000 |
| Miguel Andujar | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $632,500 | - | $632,500 | $632,500 | 0.25 | 632,500 |
| Mike Tauchman | 29 | LF | Pre-Arb | $603,100 | - | $603,100 | $603,100 | 0.24 | 603,100 | |
| Tyler Wade | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $582,800 | - | $582,800 | $582,800 | 0.23 | 582,800 |
| Jonathan Loaisiga | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $580,625 | - | $580,625 | $580,625 | 0.23 | 580,625 |
| Mike Ford | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $579,800 | - | $579,800 | $579,800 | 0.23 | 579,800 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | $579,200 | - | $579,200 | $579,200 | 0.23 | 579,200 |
2020 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hicks (15-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
30 | CF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $285,714 | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 | 4.31 | 10,000,000 | |
| Luis Severino (15-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
26 | SP | Arb 2 | 2 | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 4.19 | 10,000,000 |
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 % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 36 | CF | $26,142,857 | - | $26,142,857 | $26,142,857 | 10.44 | 21,857,143 |
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 (27) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Bettis | AAA | 31 | SP | 1 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0 |
| Adam Warren | AAA | 32 | RP | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0 | |
| Clint Frazier | AAA | 25 | OF | 1 | $588,100 | - | $588,100 | $588,100 | 588,100 |
| Albert Abreu | AAA | 24 | P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Luis Avilan | AAA | 30 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Kaleb Cowart | AAA | 28 | DH | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Thairo Estrada | AAA | 24 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Estevan Florial | AA | 22 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Kevin Gadea | 25 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Deivi Garcia | AAA | 21 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Luis Gil | A | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Zach Granite | AAA | 27 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| David Hale | AAA | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ben Heller | AAA | 28 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rosell Herrera | AAA | 27 | RF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Chris Iannetta | AAA | 37 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Michael King | AAA | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Erik Kratz | AAA | 40 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Brooks Kriske | AAA | 26 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tyler Lyons | AAA | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Luis Medina | A | 21 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nick Nelson | AAA | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dan Otero | AAA | 35 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Josh Thole | AA | 33 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Nicholas Tropeano | AAA | 29 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Miguel Yajure | AA | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tony Zych | AAA | 31 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $197,717,525 | $5,200,000 | - | $202,917,525 | $202,917,525 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $20,500,000 | $785,714 | - | $21,285,714 | $21,285,714 | |
| Retained Salary | $26,142,857 | - | - | $26,142,857 | $26,142,857 | |
| Deferred Salary | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $244,360,382 | $5,985,714 | - | $250,346,096 | $250,346,096 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $242,772,292 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $260,272,292 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $-52,272,292 | ||||||
| Est. Tax Bill (30%, Surcharge 12%, Surcharge 45%) | $23,604,219 | ||||||
| Est. Payroll + Tax Bill | $283,876,511 | ||||||