MLB Offseason Outlook

Listing out all 2026 MLB team offseason outlooks, including guaranteed and non-guaranteed salaries, team and player option decisions and extension eligible players. Player acquisition options are listed our for unrestricted and restricted free agents and any potential trade candidates that have been reported by credible sources.

TEAM
 

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks are currently carrying a projected $186.3 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $159.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Arizona roughly $85.0 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($159.0M)

Eduardo Rodriguez (SP, 33) $20,000,000
Merrill Kelly (SP, 37) $20,000,000
Zac Gallen (SP, 30) $18,700,000
Ketel Marte (2B, 32) $15,460,000
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (OF, 32) $14,000,000
Corbin Carroll (LF, 25) $13,875,000
Geraldo Perdomo (SS, 26) $11,250,000
Brandon Pfaadt (SP, 27) $9,000,000
Michael Soroka (RP, 28) $7,500,000
Nolan Arenado (3B, 35) $5,000,000
Ryan Thompson (RP, 34) $3,950,000
Ryne Nelson (SP, 28) $3,000,000
Kevin Ginkel (RP, 32) $2,750,000
James McCann (C, 36) $2,750,000
Gabriel Moreno (C, 26) $2,550,000
Pavin Smith (DH, 30) $2,250,000
Carlos Santana (1B, 40) $2,000,000
Alek Thomas (CF, 26) $1,962,500
Taylor Clarke (RP, 33) $1,550,000
Paul Sewald (RP, 36) $1,500,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

21 Players $17,220,000

FREE AGENTS

Jalen Beeks (RP, 32)
UFA
Anthony DeSclafani (RP, 35)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Alek Thomas (CF, 26)

Athletics

The Athletics are currently carrying a projected $131.9 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $99.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Athletics roughly $144.3 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($99.7M)

Luis Severino (SP, 32) $22,333,333
Tyler Soderstrom (1B, 24) $12,285,714
Brent Rooker (DH, 31) $12,000,000
Jacob Wilson (SS, 24) $10,000,000
Lawrence Butler (RF, 25) $9,357,143
Jeffrey Springs (SP, 33) $7,750,000
Jeff McNeil (2B, 34) $6,750,000
Aaron Civale (RP, 31) $6,000,000
Shea Langeliers (C, 28) $5,250,000
Mark Leiter Jr. (RP, 35) $2,850,000
Scott Barlow (RP, 33) $2,000,000
Andy Ibanez (2B, 33) $1,200,000
Austin Wynns (C, 35) $1,100,000
Luis Medina (SP, 27) $835,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

26 Players $21,320,000

FREE AGENTS

Jose Leclerc (RP, 32)
UFA
Scott McGough (RP, 36)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Luis Severino (SP, 32)
Jeffrey Springs (SP, 33)

Atlanta Braves

The Braves are currently carrying a projected $233.9 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $210.1 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Atlanta roughly $33.9 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($210.1M)

Austin Riley (3B, 29) $21,200,000
Matt Olson (1B, 32) $21,000,000
Ha-seong Kim (SS, 30) $20,000,000
Chris Sale (SP, 37) $18,000,000
Raisel Iglesias (RP, 36) $16,000,000
Robert Suarez (RP, 35) $15,000,000
Spencer Strider (SP, 27) $12,500,000
Ronald Acuña Jr. (RF, 28) $12,500,000
Sean Murphy (C, 31) $12,166,667
Mike Yastrzemski (RF, 35) $11,500,000
Reynaldo López (SP, 32) $10,000,000
Michael Harris II (CF, 25) $9,000,000
Aaron Bummer (RP, 32) $6,500,000
Mauricio Dubon (2B, 31) $6,100,000
Tyler Kinley (RP, 35) $4,250,000
Ozzie Albies (2B, 29) $3,000,000
Joel Payamps (RP, 32) $2,250,000
Dylan Lee (RP, 31) $2,200,000
Jonah Heim (C, 31) $1,250,000
Ian Hamilton (RP, 31) $1,050,000
Jorge Mateo (SS, 31) $1,000,000
Danny Young (RP, 32) $925,000
José Suarez (RP, 28) $900,000
Joey Wentz (SP, 28) $900,000
Eli White (OF, 32) $900,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

15 Players $12,300,000

FREE AGENTS

Carlos Carrasco (SP, 38)
UFA
Alex Verdugo (LF, 29)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Sean Murphy (C, 31)
Ozzie Albies (2B, 29)

Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles are currently carrying a projected $200.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $173.6 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Baltimore roughly $70.4 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($173.6M)

Pete Alonso (1B, 31) $31,000,000
Chris Bassitt (SP, 37) $18,500,000
Tyler O'Neill (LF, 31) $16,500,000
Ryan Helsley (RP, 31) $14,000,000
Taylor Ward (LF, 32) $12,175,000
Zach Eflin (SP, 32) $10,000,000
Andrew Kittredge (RP, 36) $9,000,000
Gunnar Henderson (SS, 25) $8,500,000
Samuel Basallo (C, 21) $8,375,000
Adley Rutschman (C, 28) $7,250,000
Ryan Mountcastle (1B, 29) $6,787,000
Trevor Rogers (SP, 28) $6,200,000
Dean Kremer (SP, 30) $5,750,000
Kyle Bradish (SP, 29) $3,550,000
Shane Baz (SP, 27) $3,500,000
Keegan Akin (RP, 31) $2,975,000
Dietrich Enns (RP, 35) $2,625,000
Tyler Wells (SP, 31) $2,450,000
Leody Taveras (CF, 27) $2,000,000
Yennier Cano (RP, 32) $1,600,000
Rico Garcia (RP, 32) $900,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

20 Players $16,400,000

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Adley Rutschman (C, 28)
Ryan Mountcastle (1B, 29)

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox are currently carrying a projected $256.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $222.8 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Boston roughly $21.2 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($222.8M)

Garrett Crochet (SP, 27) $28,333,333
Ranger Suarez (SP, 30) $26,000,000
Trevor Story (SS, 33) $23,333,333
Sonny Gray (SP, 36) $21,000,000
Masataka Yoshida (OF, 32) $18,000,000
Willson Contreras (1B, 34) $17,250,000
Roman Anthony (RF, 22) $16,250,000
Aroldis Chapman (RP, 38) $13,300,000
Brayan Bello (SP, 27) $9,166,667
Patrick Sandoval (SP, 29) $9,125,000
Jarren Duran (LF, 29) $7,700,000
Kristian Campbell (2B, 24) $7,500,000
Ceddanne Rafaela (CF, 25) $6,250,000
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (SS, 31) $6,000,000
Garrett Whitlock (SP, 30) $4,687,500
Kutter Crawford (SP, 30) $2,750,000
Triston Casas (1B, 26) $1,610,000
Romy Gonzalez (2B, 29) $1,600,000
Johan Oviedo (SP, 28) $1,550,000
Connor Wong (C, 30) $1,375,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

20 Players $16,400,000

FREE AGENTS

Lucas Giolito (SP, 31)
UFA
Justin Wilson (RP, 38)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Jarren Duran (LF, 29)
Triston Casas (1B, 26)
Wilyer Abreu (RF, 27)

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs are currently carrying a projected $240.9 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $211.1 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Chicago roughly $32.9 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($211.1M)

Alex Bregman (3B, 32) $32,500,000
Dansby Swanson (SS, 32) $25,285,714
Shota Imanaga (SP, 32) $22,025,000
Ian Happ (LF, 31) $20,333,333
Seiya Suzuki (OF, 31) $17,000,000
Jameson Taillon (SP, 34) $17,000,000
Matthew Boyd (SP, 35) $14,500,000
Nico Hoerner (2B, 29) $11,666,667
Phil Maton (RP, 33) $7,250,000
Justin Steele (SP, 30) $6,775,000
Colin Rea (SP, 36) $6,500,000
Hunter Harvey (RP, 31) $6,000,000
Carson Kelly (C, 31) $5,750,000
Caleb Thielbar (RP, 39) $4,500,000
Edward Cabrera (SP, 28) $4,450,000
Hoby Milner (RP, 35) $3,750,000
Javier Assad (RP, 28) $1,800,000
Jacob Webb (RP, 32) $1,500,000
Tyler Austin (1B, 34) $1,250,000
Shelby Miller (RP, 35) $1,250,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

21 Players $17,220,000

FREE AGENTS

Justin Turner (DH, 41)
UFA
Jon Berti (2B, 36)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Nico Hoerner (2B, 29)
Edward Cabrera (SP, 28)

Chicago White Sox

The White Sox are currently carrying a projected $105.2 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $68.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Chicago roughly $175.1 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($68.9M)

Munetaka Murakami (3B, 26) $17,000,000
Andrew Benintendi (LF, 31) $15,000,000
Seranthony Dominguez (RP, 31) $10,000,000
Jordan Hicks (RP, 29) $8,000,000
Austin Hays (LF, 30) $6,000,000
Anthony Kay (RP, 31) $6,000,000
Sean Newcomb (RP, 33) $4,500,000
Erick Fedde (RP, 33) $1,500,000
Derek Hill (CF, 30) $900,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

32 Players $26,240,000

FREE AGENTS

Miguel Castro (RP, 31)
UFA

Cincinnati Reds

The Reds are currently carrying a projected $148.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $103.6 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Cincinnati roughly $140.4 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($103.6M)

Eugenio Suarez (3B, 34) $15,000,000
Brady Singer (SP, 29) $12,750,000
Emilio Pagan (RP, 35) $10,000,000
Hunter Greene (SP, 26) $8,833,333
Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B, 29) $8,750,000
Tyler Stephenson (C, 29) $6,800,000
Pierce Johnson (RP, 35) $6,500,000
Jose Trevino (C, 33) $5,750,000
Nick Lodolo (SP, 28) $4,725,000
Caleb Ferguson (RP, 29) $4,500,000
Spencer Steer (1B, 28) $4,000,000
T.J. Friedl (CF, 30) $3,800,000
Brock Burke (RP, 29) $2,325,000
Matt McLain (2B, 26) $2,300,000
Tony Santillan (RP, 29) $1,800,000
Graham Ashcraft (RP, 28) $1,750,000
Will Benson (RF, 28) $1,725,000
J.J. Bleday (LF, 28) $1,400,000
Sam Moll (RP, 34) $875,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

21 Players $17,220,000

FREE AGENTS

Wade Miley (SP, 39)
UFA
Zack Littell (SP, 30)
UFA
Ian Gibaut (RP, 32)
UFA
Buck Farmer (RP, 35)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Brady Singer (SP, 29)
Hunter Greene (SP, 26)

Cleveland Guardians

The Guardians are currently carrying a projected $96.4 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $55.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Cleveland roughly $188.1 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($55.9M)

José Ramírez (3B, 33) $22,306,000
Tanner Bibee (SP, 27) $9,600,000
Steven Kwan (LF, 28) $7,725,000
Shawn Armstrong (RP, 35) $5,500,000
Austin Hedges (C, 33) $4,000,000
Nolan Jones (RF, 28) $2,000,000
Colin Holderman (RP, 30) $1,500,000
David Fry (C, 30) $1,375,000
Matt Festa (RP, 33) $1,000,000
Connor Brogdon (RP, 31) $900,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

31 Players $25,420,000

FREE AGENTS

Tyler Naquin (P, 34)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Steven Kwan (LF, 28)

Colorado Rockies

The Rockies are currently carrying a projected $105.3 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $73.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Colorado roughly $170.1 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($73.9M)

Kyle Freeland (SP, 33) $12,900,000
Antonio Senzatela (SP, 31) $10,100,000
Ezequiel Tovar (SS, 24) $9,071,429
Michael Lorenzen (SP, 34) $8,000,000
Willi Castro (2B, 29) $6,400,000
Jose Quintana (SP, 37) $6,000,000
Tomoyuki Sugano (SP, 36) $5,100,000
Mickey Moniak (CF, 28) $4,000,000
Brenton Doyle (CF, 28) $3,100,000
Ryan Feltner (SP, 29) $2,450,000
Jimmy Herget (RP, 32) $1,550,000
Tyler Freeman (2B, 27) $1,525,000
Jake McCarthy (CF, 28) $1,525,000
Keegan Thompson (RP, 31) $1,300,000
Brennan Bernardino (RP, 34) $925,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

26 Players $21,340,000

FREE AGENTS

Kyle Farmer (SS, 35)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Kyle Freeland (SP, 33)
Brenton Doyle (CF, 28)

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers are currently carrying a projected $238.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $209.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Detroit roughly $34.6 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($209.4M)

Framber Valdez (SP, 32) $36,569,356
Tarik Skubal (SP, 29) $32,000,000
Javier Báez (SS, 33) $23,333,333
Gleyber Torres (2B, 29) $22,025,000
Jack Flaherty (SP, 30) $17,500,000
Kenley Jansen (RP, 38) $11,000,000
Justin Verlander (SP, 43) $10,000,000
Kyle Finnegan (RP, 34) $9,500,000
Drew Anderson (SP, 32) $7,000,000
Casey Mize (SP, 29) $6,150,000
Riley Greene (LF, 25) $5,000,000
Colt Keith (3B, 24) $4,773,750
Zach McKinstry (2B, 31) $4,200,000
Spencer Torkelson (1B, 26) $4,075,000
Will Vest (RP, 31) $3,950,000
Kerry Carpenter (RF, 28) $3,275,000
Matt Vierling (RF, 29) $3,255,000
Jake Rogers (C, 31) $3,050,000
Tyler Holton (RP, 30) $1,575,000
Beau Brieske (RP, 28) $1,157,500

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

22 Players $18,040,000

FREE AGENTS

Alex Cobb (SP, 38)
UFA
Tommy Kahnle (RP, 36)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Tarik Skubal (SP, 29)

Houston Astros

The Astros are currently carrying a projected $228.2 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $201.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Houston roughly $42.3 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($201.7M)

Jose Altuve (2B, 36) $25,000,000
Carlos Correa (3B, 31) $21,176,661
Christian Walker (1B, 35) $20,000,000
Yordan Alvarez (DH, 29) $19,166,667
Josh Hader (RP, 32) $19,000,000
Tatsuya Imai (P, 28) $18,000,000
Lance McCullers (SP, 32) $17,000,000
Cristian Javier (SP, 29) $12,800,000
Jeremy Pena (SS, 28) $9,475,000
Isaac Paredes (3B, 27) $9,350,000
Bryan Abreu (RP, 29) $5,850,000
Hunter Brown (SP, 27) $5,710,000
Yainer Diaz (C, 27) $4,500,000
Jake Meyers (CF, 30) $3,550,000
Ryan Weiss (P, 29) $2,600,000
Steven Okert (RP, 34) $2,325,000
Enyel De Los Santos (RP, 30) $1,600,000
Nick Allen (SS, 27) $1,400,000
Nate Pearson (RP, 29) $1,350,000
Hayden Wesneski (SP, 28) $975,000
Bennett Sousa (RP, 31) $910,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

19 Players $15,580,000

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Christian Walker (1B, 35)
Yainer Diaz (C, 27)

Kansas City Royals

The Royals are currently carrying a projected $181.9 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $155.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Kansas City roughly $88.6 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($155.4M)

Bobby Witt Jr. (SS, 26) $26,252,525
Seth Lugo (SP, 36) $23,000,000
Michael Wacha (SP, 35) $17,000,000
Salvador Perez (C, 36) $12,500,000
Maikel Garcia (3B, 26) $11,500,000
Carlos Estevez (RP, 33) $11,100,000
Jonathan India (2B, 29) $8,000,000
Matt Strahm (RP, 34) $7,500,000
Kris Bubic (SP, 28) $6,150,000
Vinnie Pasquantino (1B, 28) $5,550,000
Lane Thomas (CF, 30) $5,250,000
Cole Ragans (SP, 28) $4,416,667
John Schreiber (RP, 32) $3,715,000
Bailey Falter (SP, 29) $3,600,000
Kyle Isbel (CF, 29) $2,700,000
Nick Mears (RP, 29) $1,900,000
Michael Massey (2B, 28) $1,570,000
Daniel Lynch (RP, 29) $1,025,000
Starling Marte (RF, 37) $1,000,000
Alex Lange (RP, 30) $900,000
James McArthur (RP, 29) $810,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

19 Players $16,760,000

FREE AGENTS

Hunter Renfroe (RF, 34)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Carlos Estevez (RP, 33)
Kris Bubic (SP, 28)

Los Angeles Angels

The Angels are currently carrying a projected $187.6 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $158.1 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Los Angeles roughly $85.9 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($158.1M)

Mike Trout (RF, 34) $35,541,667
Anthony Rendon (3B, 36) $33,908,321
Yusei Kikuchi (SP, 35) $21,225,000
Jorge Soler (RF, 34) $12,131,035
Robert Stephenson (RP, 33) $11,000,000
Travis d'Arnaud (C, 37) $6,000,000
Jo Adell (CF, 27) $5,200,000
Kirby Yates (RP, 39) $5,000,000
Zach Neto (SS, 25) $4,150,000
Yoan Moncada (3B, 31) $4,000,000
Drew Pomeranz (RP, 37) $4,000,000
Jose Soriano (SP, 27) $2,900,000
Reid Detmers (RP, 26) $2,625,000
Logan O'Hoppe (C, 26) $2,625,000
Josh Lowe (RF, 28) $2,600,000
Jordan Romano (RP, 33) $2,000,000
Alek Manoah (SP, 28) $1,950,000
Brent Suter (RP, 36) $1,250,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

22 Players $18,040,000

FREE AGENTS

Tyler Anderson (SP, 36)
UFA
Tim Anderson (SS, 32)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Jo Adell (CF, 27)

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers are currently carrying a projected $396.0 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $368.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Los Angeles roughly $-124.7 million over the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($368.7M)

Kyle Tucker (RF, 29) $57,195,000
Shohei Ohtani (SP, 31) $46,081,476
Blake Snell (SP, 33) $31,306,185
Mookie Betts (SS, 33) $30,416,667
Tyler Glasnow (SP, 32) $27,312,500
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (SP, 27) $27,083,333
Freddie Freeman (1B, 36) $27,000,000
Edwin Diaz (RP, 32) $21,120,000
Teoscar Hernandez (LF, 33) $19,940,444
Tanner Scott (RP, 31) $16,128,000
Tommy Edman (CF, 31) $13,049,190
Will Smith (C, 31) $12,241,285
Blake Treinen (RP, 38) $11,000,000
Max Muncy (3B, 35) $10,000,000
Miguel Rojas (SS, 37) $5,500,000
Hyeseong Kim (2B, 27) $4,166,667
Alex Vesia (RP, 30) $3,500,000
Brusdar Graterol (RP, 27) $2,800,000
Alex Call (LF, 31) $1,600,000
Brock Stewart (RP, 34) $1,300,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

19 Players $15,580,000

FREE AGENTS

Michael Kopech (SP, 29)
UFA
Giovanny Gallegos (RP, 34)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Dalton Rushing (C, 25)

Miami Marlins

The Marlins are currently carrying a projected $78.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $39.6 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Miami roughly $204.4 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($39.6M)

Pete Fairbanks (RP, 32) $13,000,000
Sandy Alcantara (SP, 30) $11,200,000
Chris Paddack (RP, 30) $4,000,000
Anthony Bender (RP, 31) $2,810,000
Christopher Morel (1B, 27) $2,000,000
Calvin Faucher (RP, 30) $1,800,000
Braxton Garrett (SP, 28) $1,530,000
John King (RP, 31) $1,500,000
Max Meyer (SP, 27) $980,000
Andrew Nardi (RP, 27) $800,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

31 Players $25,600,000

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Sandy Alcantara (SP, 30)

Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers are currently carrying a projected $129.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $96.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Milwaukee roughly $147.1 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($96.9M)

Christian Yelich (LF, 34) $23,370,000
Brandon Woodruff (SP, 33) $22,025,000
Jackson Chourio (LF, 22) $10,250,000
William Contreras (C, 28) $9,400,000
Andrew Vaughn (1B, 28) $7,650,000
Trevor Megill (RP, 32) $4,700,000
Brice Turang (2B, 26) $4,150,000
Aaron Ashby (RP, 28) $4,100,000
Luis Rengifo (2B, 29) $3,500,000
Jake Bauers (1B, 30) $2,700,000
Gary Sánchez (C, 33) $1,750,000
Akil Baddoo (LF, 27) $1,250,000
Angel Zerpa (RP, 26) $1,095,000
Garrett Mitchell (CF, 27) $950,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

26 Players $21,320,000

FREE AGENTS

Luis Urias (2B, 28)
UFA

Minnesota Twins

The Twins are currently carrying a projected $119.2 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $79.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Minnesota roughly $164.6 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($79.4M)

Pablo López (SP, 30) $18,375,000
Byron Buxton (CF, 32) $14,285,714
Josh Bell (1B, 33) $7,000,000
Victor Caratini (C, 32) $7,000,000
Ryan Jeffers (C, 29) $6,700,000
Joe Ryan (SP, 30) $6,200,000
Bailey Ober (SP, 30) $5,200,000
Trevor Larnach (DH, 29) $4,475,000
Royce Lewis (3B, 27) $2,850,000
Taylor Rogers (RP, 35) $2,000,000
Anthony Banda (RP, 32) $1,625,000
Alex Jackson (C, 30) $1,350,000
Justin Topa (RP, 35) $1,225,000
Cole Sands (RP, 28) $1,100,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

27 Players $22,140,000

FREE AGENTS

Christian Vazquez (C, 35)
UFA
Erasmo Ramirez (RP, 35)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Byron Buxton (CF, 32)
Ryan Jeffers (C, 29)
Joe Ryan (SP, 30)
Bailey Ober (SP, 30)

New York Mets

The Mets are currently carrying a projected $368.7 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $316.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave New York roughly $-72.7 million over the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($316.7M)

Juan Soto (RF, 27) $51,000,000
Bo Bichette (3B, 28) $42,000,000
Francisco Lindor (SS, 32) $34,100,000
Marcus Semien (2B, 35) $24,000,000
Sean Manaea (SP, 34) $22,009,731
Luis Robert Jr. (CF, 28) $22,000,000
Jorge Polanco (1B, 32) $20,000,000
Devin Williams (RP, 31) $15,000,000
Kodai Senga (SP, 33) $15,000,000
Clay Holmes (SP, 33) $12,666,667
A.J. Minter (RP, 32) $11,000,000
Luke Weaver (RP, 32) $11,000,000
David Peterson (SP, 30) $8,100,000
Freddy Peralta (SP, 30) $8,000,000
Brooks Raley (RP, 38) $4,400,000
Tyrone Taylor (CF, 32) $3,800,000
Francisco Alvarez (C, 24) $2,400,000
Luis Torrens (C, 30) $2,275,000
Luis Garcia (RP, 39) $1,750,000
MJ Melendez (LF, 27) $1,500,000
Ben Rortvedt (C, 28) $1,250,000
Huascar Brazoban (RP, 36) $1,050,000
Vidal Brujan (2B, 28) $850,000
Nolan McLean (SP, 24) $791,500
Jonah Tong (SP, 23) $780,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

16 Players $13,120,000

FREE AGENTS

Frankie Montas (SP, 32)
UFA
Jesse Winker (LF, 32)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Kodai Senga (SP, 33)
Mark Vientos (3B, 26)

New York Yankees

The Yankees are currently carrying a projected $325.8 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $286.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave New York roughly $-42.0 million over the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($286.0M)

Cody Bellinger (CF, 30) $44,750,000
Aaron Judge (RF, 34) $40,000,000
Gerrit Cole (SP, 35) $36,000,000
Max Fried (SP, 32) $27,250,000
Carlos Rodon (SP, 33) $27,000,000
Trent Grisham (CF, 29) $22,025,000
Giancarlo Stanton (DH, 36) $22,000,000
Ryan McMahon (3B, 31) $15,405,034
Jazz Chisholm (2B, 28) $10,200,000
David Bednar (RP, 31) $9,000,000
Camilo Doval (RP, 28) $6,100,000
Paul Goldschmidt (1B, 38) $4,000,000
Anthony Volpe (SS, 25) $3,475,000
Tim Hill (RP, 36) $2,650,000
Amed Rosario (SS, 30) $2,500,000
Ryan Yarbrough (RP, 34) $2,500,000
Luis Gil (SP, 28) $2,162,500
Paul Blackburn (RP, 32) $2,000,000
José Caballero (SS, 29) $2,000,000
Fernando Cruz (RP, 36) $1,450,000
Ryan Weathers (SP, 26) $1,350,000
Oswaldo Cabrera (3B, 27) $1,200,000
Jake Bird (RP, 30) $975,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

17 Players $13,940,000

FREE AGENTS

Marcus Stroman (SP, 34)
UFA
Kenta Maeda (RP, 37)
UFA
D.J. LeMahieu (2B, 37)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Jazz Chisholm (2B, 28)
Anthony Volpe (SS, 25)
Jasson Domínguez (LF, 23)

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies are currently carrying a projected $311.2 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $265.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Philadelphia roughly $-21.5 million over the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($265.5M)

Zack Wheeler (SP, 36) $42,000,000
Kyle Schwarber (DH, 33) $30,000,000
Trea Turner (SS, 33) $27,272,727
Bryce Harper (1B, 33) $25,384,615
Aaron Nola (SP, 33) $24,571,429
Taijuan Walker (SP, 33) $18,000,000
J.T. Realmuto (C, 35) $15,000,000
Jesús Luzardo (SP, 28) $11,000,000
Brad Keller (RP, 30) $11,000,000
Alec Bohm (3B, 29) $10,200,000
Adolis García (RF, 33) $10,000,000
Jose Alvarado (RP, 31) $8,500,000
Jhoan Duran (RP, 28) $7,500,000
Bryson Stott (2B, 28) $5,900,000
Cristopher Sanchez (SP, 29) $5,625,000
Brandon Marsh (CF, 28) $5,200,000
Edmundo Sosa (3B, 30) $4,400,000
Tanner Banks (RP, 34) $1,200,000
Garrett Stubbs (C, 33) $975,000
Zach Pop (RP, 29) $900,000
Rafael Marchán (C, 27) $860,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

18 Players $14,760,000

FREE AGENTS

Max Kepler (RF, 33)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Alec Bohm (3B, 29)

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates are currently carrying a projected $120.7 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $86.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Pittsburgh roughly $157.1 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($86.9M)

Mitch Keller (SP, 30) $15,400,000
Ryan O'Hearn (DH, 32) $14,500,000
Bryan Reynolds (RF, 31) $13,343,750
Marcell Ozuna (DH, 35) $12,000,000
Brandon Lowe (2B, 31) $11,000,000
Gregory Soto (RP, 31) $7,750,000
Dennis Santana (RP, 30) $3,500,000
Oneil Cruz (CF, 27) $3,300,000
Joey Bart (C, 29) $2,530,000
José Urquidy (SP, 31) $1,500,000
Justin Lawrence (RP, 31) $1,225,000
Yohan Ramirez (RP, 31) $825,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

29 Players $23,780,000

FREE AGENTS

Andrew McCutchen (DH, 39)
UFA
Tommy Pham (RF, 37)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Mitch Keller (SP, 30)
Bryan Reynolds (RF, 31)
Oneil Cruz (CF, 27)

San Diego Padres

The Padres are currently carrying a projected $262.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $240.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave San Diego roughly $3.5 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($240.5M)

Manny Machado (3B, 33) $31,818,182
Xander Bogaerts (2B, 33) $25,454,545
Michael King (SP, 31) $25,000,000
Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF, 27) $24,285,714
Joe Musgrove (SP, 33) $20,000,000
Yu Darvish (SP, 39) $18,000,000
Jackson Merrill (CF, 23) $15,000,000
Nick Pivetta (SP, 33) $13,750,000
Jake Cronenworth (1B, 32) $11,428,571
Jason Adam (RP, 34) $6,675,000
Ramon Laureano (RF, 31) $6,500,000
Yuki Matsui (RP, 30) $5,600,000
Gavin Sheets (DH, 30) $4,500,000
Wandy Peralta (RP, 34) $4,125,000
Mason Miller (RP, 27) $4,000,000
Miguel Andujar (OF, 31) $4,000,000
Adrian Morejon (RP, 27) $3,900,000
Sung Mun Song (INF, 29) $3,750,000
JP Sears (SP, 30) $2,750,000
Griffin Canning (SP, 30) $2,500,000
Freddy Fermin (C, 31) $2,100,000
Germán Márquez (SP, 31) $1,750,000
Kyle Hart (RP, 33) $1,200,000
Luis Campusano (C, 27) $900,000
Daison Acosta (P, 27) $780,000
Nick Castellanos (DH, 34) $780,000
Ty Adcock (RP, 29) $0

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

14 Players $11,480,000

FREE AGENTS

Nestor Cortes (SP, 31)
UFA
Jose Iglesias (3B, 36)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF, 27)
Jake Cronenworth (1B, 32)

San Francisco Giants

The Giants are currently carrying a projected $222.4 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $187.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave San Francisco roughly $56.5 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($187.5M)

Rafael Devers (3B, 29) $29,152,686
Willy Adames (SS, 30) $26,000,000
Matt Chapman (3B, 33) $25,166,667
Robbie Ray (SP, 34) $23,000,000
Jung Hoo Lee (OF, 27) $18,833,333
Logan Webb (SP, 29) $18,000,000
Luis Arraez (2B, 29) $12,000,000
Adrian Houser (SP, 33) $11,000,000
Harrison Bader (LF, 32) $10,250,000
Tyler Mahle (SP, 31) $10,000,000
JT Brubaker (RP, 32) $1,820,000
Sam Hentges (RP, 29) $1,400,000
Will Brennan (RF, 28) $900,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

28 Players $22,960,000

FREE AGENTS

Max Stassi (C, 34)
UFA
Wilmer Flores (1B, 34)
UFA
Tom Murphy (C, 34)
UFA
Scott Alexander (RP, 36)
UFA

Seattle Mariners

The Mariners are currently carrying a projected $181.2 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $152.3 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Seattle roughly $91.7 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($152.3M)

Luis Castillo (SP, 33) $21,600,000
Josh Naylor (1B, 29) $18,500,000
Cal Raleigh (C, 29) $17,500,000
Julio Rodriguez (CF, 25) $17,441,667
Randy Arozarena (LF, 31) $15,650,000
Logan Gilbert (SP, 29) $10,927,000
J.P. Crawford (SS, 31) $10,200,000
Andres Munoz (RP, 27) $7,000,000
George Kirby (SP, 28) $6,550,000
Rob Refsnyder (RF, 35) $6,250,000
Brendan Donovan (2B, 29) $5,800,000
Victor Robles (RF, 29) $4,875,000
Bryce Miller (SP, 27) $2,452,500
Gabe Speier (RP, 31) $2,125,000
Luke Raley (1B, 31) $2,050,000
Matt Brash (RP, 28) $1,550,000
Andrew Knizner (C, 31) $1,000,000
Cooper Criswell (RP, 29) $800,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

23 Players $18,860,000

FREE AGENTS

Luke Jackson (RP, 34)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Luis Castillo (SP, 33)
Randy Arozarena (LF, 31)

St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals are currently carrying a projected $119.8 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $39.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave St. Louis roughly $204.3 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($39.7M)

Dustin May (SP, 28) $12,500,000
Lars Nootbaar (LF, 28) $5,250,000
JoJo Romero (RP, 29) $4,260,000
Andre Pallante (SP, 27) $4,000,000
Ryne Stanek (RP, 34) $3,500,000
Alec Burleson (1B, 27) $3,300,000
Nolan Gorman (3B, 26) $2,655,000
Matthew Liberatore (SP, 26) $2,260,000
Ramon Urias (2B, 32) $2,000,000
Yohel Pozo (C, 29) $0

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

30 Players $24,600,000

FREE AGENTS

Tyler Matzek (RP, 35)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Lars Nootbaar (LF, 28)
JoJo Romero (RP, 29)
Nolan Gorman (3B, 26)

Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays are currently carrying a projected $105.2 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $77.1 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Tampa Bay roughly $166.9 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($77.1M)

Nick Martinez (SP, 35) $13,000,000
Yandy Diaz (1B, 34) $12,000,000
Steven Matz (RP, 35) $7,500,000
Cedric Mullins (CF, 31) $7,000,000
Gavin Lux (2B, 28) $5,525,000
Drew Rasmussen (SP, 30) $4,250,000
Shane McClanahan (SP, 29) $3,600,000
Griffin Jax (RP, 31) $3,565,000
Ryan Pepiot (SP, 28) $3,025,000
Jake Fraley (RF, 31) $3,000,000
Nick Fortes (C, 29) $2,535,000
Taylor Walls (SS, 29) $2,450,000
Garrett Cleavinger (RP, 32) $2,400,000
Edwin Uceta (RP, 28) $1,525,000
Steven Wilson (RP, 31) $1,520,000
Bryan Baker (RP, 31) $1,275,000
Cole Sulser (RP, 36) $1,050,000
Richard Palacios (OF, 29) $945,000
Kevin Kelly (RP, 28) $925,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

22 Players $18,040,000

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Yandy Diaz (1B, 34)
Drew Rasmussen (SP, 30)

Texas Rangers

The Rangers are currently carrying a projected $200.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $171.2 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Texas roughly $72.8 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($171.2M)

Jacob deGrom (SP, 38) $37,000,000
Corey Seager (SS, 32) $32,500,000
Nathan Eovaldi (SP, 36) $25,000,000
Joc Pederson (DH, 34) $18,500,000
Brandon Nimmo (CF, 33) $15,250,000
Danny Jansen (C, 31) $7,250,000
Kyle Higashioka (C, 36) $6,750,000
MacKenzie Gore (SP, 27) $5,600,000
Jake Junis (RP, 33) $4,000,000
Chris Martin (RP, 40) $4,000,000
Josh H. Smith (SS, 28) $3,225,000
Jake Burger (1B, 30) $3,200,000
Josh Jung (3B, 28) $2,900,000
Ezequiel Duran (2B, 27) $1,375,000
Sam Haggerty (2B, 32) $1,250,000
Jordan Montgomery (SP, 33) $1,250,000
Tyler Alexander (RP, 31) $1,125,000
Alexis Diaz (RP, 29) $1,000,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

22 Players $18,040,000

FREE AGENTS

Jon Gray (SP, 34)
UFA
Patrick Corbin (SP, 36)
UFA
Danny Coulombe (RP, 36)
UFA
Omar Narváez (C, 34)
UFA
Kevin Pillar (CF, 37)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Jake Burger (1B, 30)
Josh Jung (3B, 28)

Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays are currently carrying a projected $301.1 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $269.3 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Toronto roughly $-25.3 million over the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($272.3M)

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B, 27) $35,714,286
Dylan Cease (SP, 30) $26,750,000
George Springer (RF, 36) $25,000,000
Kevin Gausman (SP, 35) $22,000,000
José Berríos (SP, 32) $18,714,286
Andres Gimenez (2B, 27) $15,214,286
Kazuma Okamoto (3B, 30) $15,000,000
Anthony Santander (LF, 31) $13,720,000
Tyler Rogers (RP, 35) $12,333,333
Alejandro Kirk (C, 27) $11,600,000
Jeff Hoffman (RP, 33) $11,000,000
Daulton Varsho (LF, 29) $10,750,000
Shane Bieber (SP, 31) $10,555,102
Cody Ponce (SP, 32) $10,000,000
Yimi Garcia (RP, 35) $7,500,000
Jesús Sánchez (LF, 28) $6,800,000
Myles Straw (CF, 31) $6,375,000
Ernie Clement (3B, 30) $4,600,000
Eric Lauer (RP, 31) $4,400,000
Max Scherzer (SP, 41) $3,000,000
Tyler Heineman (C, 35) $1,237,500

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

20 Players $16,400,000

FREE AGENTS

Chad Green (RP, 34)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
José Berríos (SP, 32)
Eric Lauer (RP, 31)

Washington Nationals

The Nationals are currently carrying a projected $102.4 million tax payroll for the 2026 season, which includes $31.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Washington roughly $212.1 million under the CBT threshold.

GUARANTEED TAX SALARY ($31.9M)

Luis Garcia (2B, 26) $6,875,000
Keibert Ruiz (C, 27) $6,250,000
Foster Griffin (RP, 30) $5,500,000
CJ Abrams (SS, 25) $4,200,000
Jake Irvin (SP, 29) $2,800,000
Miles Mikolas (SP, 37) $2,250,000
Josiah Gray (SP, 28) $1,350,000
Richard Lovelady (RP, 30) $1,000,000
Cade Cavalli (SP, 27) $870,000
Ken Waldichuk (SP, 28) $825,000

ESTIMATED PRE-ARBITRATION

31 Players $25,420,000

FREE AGENTS

Jorge López (RP, 33)
UFA

POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES

*Players listed are based on credible reporting
CJ Abrams (SS, 25)
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