Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 (29) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Archer | 31 | SP | Vet | $9,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 17.60 | 9,000,000 | |
| Gregory Polanco | 28 | RF | Arb 3 | $8,000,000 | $600,000 | $8,600,000 | $8,600,000 | 16.81 | 7,000,000 | |
| Josh Bell | 27 | 1B | Arb 1 | 2 | $4,800,000 | - | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 9.38 | 4,800,000 |
| Keone Kela | 27 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | 3 | $3,725,000 | - | $3,725,000 | $3,725,000 | 7.28 | 3,725,000 |
| Trevor Williams | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | 3 | $2,825,000 | - | $2,825,000 | $2,825,000 | 5.52 | 2,825,000 |
| Adam Frazier | 28 | 2B | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 5.47 | 2,800,000 |
| Joe Musgrove | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 5.47 | 2,800,000 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 35 | CF | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 3.91 | 2,000,000 | |
| Michael Feliz | 27 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 2.15 | 1,100,000 | |
| Guillermo Heredia | 29 | CF | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.96 | 1,000,000 |
| J.T. Riddle | 28 | SS | Arb 1 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.66 | 850,000 | |
| Chad Kuhl | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $840,000 | - | $840,000 | $840,000 | 1.64 | 840,000 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 28 | 2B | Arb 1 | $725,000 | - | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.42 | 725,000 | |
| Luke Maile | 29 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $583,500 | - | $583,500 | $583,500 | 1.14 | 900,000 |
| Steven Brault | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Nick Burdi | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Kyle Crick | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Derek Holland | 33 | RP | Vet | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Clay Holmes | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Mitch Keller | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Kevin Kramer | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Colin Moran | 27 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Dovydas Neverauskas | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Kevin Newman | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Jose Osuna | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Richard Rodriguez | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Jacob Stallings | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Chris Stratton | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
28 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 4.40 | 2,250,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Vazquez | 28 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $5,250,000 | $500,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 11.24 | 5,500,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starling Marte | 31 | CF | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.93 | 1,500,000 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (25) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Erlin | AAA | 29 | RP | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0 | |
| Socrates Brito | AAA | 27 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| JT Brubaker | AAA | 26 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Blake Cederlind | AAA | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Will Craig | AAA | 25 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oneil Cruz | AA | 21 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Miguel Del Pozo | AAA | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Montana DuRapau | AAA | 28 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Luis Escobar | AAA | 24 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Phillip Evans | AAA | 28 | 3B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | AAA | 26 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | AAA | 23 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sam Howard | AAA | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Williams Jerez | AAA | 28 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Jason Martin | AAA | 24 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| James Marvel | AAA | 26 | SP1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| John Ryan Murphy | AAA | 29 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Hector Noesi | AAA | 33 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Cody Ponce | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Pablo Reyes | AAA | 26 | LF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Yacksel Rios | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Edgar Santana | AAA | 28 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Andrew Susac | AAA | 30 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Charlie Tilson | AAA | 27 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Cole Tucker | AAA | 23 | SS | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Maguire | 0 | OF | - | $594,000 | $594,000 | $594,000 | 1.16 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $41,648,500 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $2,250,000 |
| Retained Salary | $1,500,000 |
| Total Payroll | $51,148,500 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $41,048,500 | $600,000 | - | $41,648,500 | $41,648,500 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| Suspended/Restricted Money | $5,250,000 | $500,000 | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $50,048,500 | $1,100,000 | - | $51,148,500 | $51,148,500 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $52,284,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $69,784,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $138,216,000 | ||||||