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 (30) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Polanco | 28 | RF | Arb 3 | $8,000,000 | $600,000 | $8,600,000 | $8,600,000 | 13.58 | 7,000,000 | |
| Josh Bell | 27 | 1B | Arb 1 | 2 | $4,800,000 | - | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 7.58 | 4,800,000 |
| Trevor Williams | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | 3 | $2,825,000 | - | $2,825,000 | $2,825,000 | 4.46 | 2,825,000 |
| Adam Frazier | 28 | 2B | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 4.42 | 2,800,000 |
| Joe Musgrove | 27 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 4.42 | 2,800,000 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 35 | CF | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 3.16 | 2,000,000 | |
| Robbie Erlin | 29 | RP | Arb 3 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.37 | 0 | |
| Michael Feliz | 27 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 1.74 | 1,100,000 | |
| Guillermo Heredia | 29 | CF | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.58 | 1,000,000 |
| Derek Holland | 33 | SP | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.58 | 1,000,000 | |
| Luke Maile | 29 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 1.42 | 900,000 |
| J.T. Riddle | 28 | SS | Arb 1 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.34 | 850,000 | |
| Chad Kuhl | 27 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $840,000 | - | $840,000 | $840,000 | 1.33 | 840,000 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 28 | 2B | Arb 1 | $725,000 | - | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.15 | 725,000 | |
| Richard Rodriguez | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $633,500 | - | $633,500 | $633,500 | 1.00 | 633,500 |
| Colin Moran | 27 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $593,500 | - | $593,500 | $593,500 | 0.94 | 593,500 |
| Steven Brault | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $590,500 | - | $590,500 | $590,500 | 0.93 | 590,500 |
| Kyle Crick | 27 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 1 | $590,000 | - | $590,000 | $590,000 | 0.93 | 590,000 |
| Jose Osuna | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $589,500 | - | $589,500 | $589,500 | 0.93 | 589,500 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $589,500 | - | $589,500 | $589,500 | 0.93 | 589,500 |
| Kevin Newman | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $589,000 | - | $589,000 | $589,000 | 0.93 | 589,000 |
| Chris Stratton | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $588,500 | - | $588,500 | $588,500 | 0.93 | 588,500 | |
| Jacob Stallings | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | $586,500 | - | $586,500 | $586,500 | 0.93 | 586,500 | |
| Clay Holmes | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | $579,500 | - | $579,500 | $579,500 | 0.92 | 579,500 | |
| Mitch Keller | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $577,500 | - | $577,500 | $577,500 | 0.91 | 577,500 |
| Nick Burdi | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $574,500 | - | $574,500 | $574,500 | 0.91 | 574,500 |
| Dovydas Neverauskas | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | $572,000 | - | $572,000 | $572,000 | 0.90 | 572,000 | |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.89 | 563,500 |
| Cole Tucker | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.89 | 563,500 |
| Nik Turley | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.89 | 563,500 |
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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Archer (60-day, Neck) |
31 | SP | Vet | $9,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 14.22 | 9,000,000 | |
| Jameson Taillon (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
28 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.55 | 2,250,000 |
2020 Reserve/Exempt
Salaries from players who are exempt, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keone Kela | 27 | RP/CL | $3,725,000 | - | $3,725,000 | $3,725,000 | 5.88 | 3,725,000 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 23 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2020 Reserve/Suspended
Salaries from players who have been suspended, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Santana | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Vazquez | 28 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $5,250,000 | $500,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 9.08 | 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starling Marte | 31 | CF | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.37 | 1,500,000 |
2020 Player Pool
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 |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kramer | AAA | 26 | SS | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $570,500 | 570,500 |
| Ji-Hwan Bae | 20 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Cody Bolton | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Socrates Brito | AAA | 27 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| JT Brubaker | AAA | 26 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rodolfo Castro | 21 | SS | - | - | - | - | 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 |
| Phillip Evans | AAA | 28 | 3B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sam Howard | AAA | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Christian Kelley | 26 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Max Kranick | 0 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jason Martin | AAA | 24 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mason Martin | 21 | 1B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| James Marvel | AAA | 26 | SP1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nick Mears | 23 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| John Ryan Murphy | AAA | 29 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Braeden Ogle | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jared Oliva | 24 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Cody Ponce | AAA | 26 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Pablo Reyes | AAA | 26 | LF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Yacksel Rios | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Aaron Shortridge | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Andrew Susac | AAA | 30 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Travis Swaggerty | 22 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Gonzales | 21 | SS | - | $5,432,400 | $5,432,400 | $5,432,400 | 8.58 |
| Jared Jones | 18 | P | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 3.47 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 21 | P | - | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | 3.24 |
| Nick Garcia | 21 | P | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 1.90 |
| Solomon Maguire | 0 | OF | - | $594,000 | $594,000 | $594,000 | 0.94 |
| Logan Hofmann | 20 | P | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.20 |
| Jack Hartman | 21 | P | - | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 0.09 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $40,484,500 | $600,000 | - | $41,084,500 | $41,084,500 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $11,250,000 | - | - | $11,250,000 | $11,250,000 | |
| Reserve/Exempt Money | $3,725,000 | - | - | $3,725,000 | $3,725,000 | |
| 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 | $62,209,500 | $1,100,000 | - | $63,309,500 | $63,309,500 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $52,896,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $70,396,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $137,604,000 | ||||||