Center Field Spending

A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2021 cap dollars on Center Fields.

Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster

Rank	Team	Signed	2021 Payroll Dollars	Avg Payroll Dollars	% of 2021 Payroll
1	LAALos Angeles Angels	1	$37,116,666	$37,116,666	25.85%
2	MILMilwaukee Brewers	2	$16,000,000	$8,000,000	23.21%
3	TBTampa Bay Rays	3	$14,866,666	$4,955,555	29.17%
4	MIAMiami Marlins	4	$12,500,000	$3,125,000	29.59%
5	NYYNew York Yankees	2	$10,785,714	$5,392,857	6.49%
6	TORToronto Blue Jays	3	$10,333,333	$3,444,444	14.75%
7	COLColorado Rockies	2	$10,000,000	$5,000,000	7.91%
8	ATLAtlanta Braves	2	$9,690,000	$4,845,000	8.78%
9	KCKansas City Royals	3	$9,000,000	$3,000,000	13.50%
10	SDSan Diego Padres	2	$8,000,000	$4,000,000	6.82%
11	CINCincinnati Reds	1	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	6.01%
12	MINMinnesota Twins	2	$5,125,000	$2,562,500	6.62%
13	NYMNew York Mets	2	$5,100,000	$2,550,000	3.52%
14	CHWChicago White Sox	3	$4,700,000	$1,566,667	5.07%
15	CHCChicago Cubs	1	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	2.57%
16	DETDetroit Tigers	1	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	4.45%
17	BALBaltimore Orioles	3	$0	$0	0.00%
18	CLECleveland Indians	2	$0	$0	0.00%
19	OAKOakland Athletics	2	$0	$0	0.00%
20	SEASeattle Mariners	2	$0	$0	0.00%
21	PHIPhiladelphia Phillies	1	$0	$0	0.00%
22	HOUHouston Astros	1	$0	$0	0.00%
23	PITPittsburgh Pirates	1	$0	$0	0.00%
24	STLSt. Louis Cardinals	1	$0	$0	0.00%
25	LADLos Angeles Dodgers	1	$0	$0	0.00%
26	SFSan Francisco Giants	1	$0	$0	0.00%
	Total	49	$166,117,379	$98,458,689	6.55%
	Average	2	$6,389,130	$3,390,151	7.47%

Rank		2021 Payroll Dollars	% of 2021 Payroll
1	Ender Inciarte	$8,700,000	7.89%
2	Abraham Almonte	$990,000	0.90%
3	Austin Hays	$0	0.00%
	Ryan McKenna	$0	0.00%
	Cedric Mullins	$0	0.00%
6	Ian Happ	$3,500,000	2.57%
	Luis Robert	$3,500,000	3.78%
8	Adam Engel	$1,200,000	1.30%
9	Luis Gonzalez	$0	0.00%
10	Shogo Akiyama	$7,000,000	6.01%
11	Daniel Johnson	$0	0.00%
	Bradley Zimmer	$0	0.00%
13	Ian Desmond	$8,000,000	6.32%
14	Raimel Tapia	$2,000,000	1.58%
15	Jacoby Jones	$2,400,000	4.45%
16	Myles Straw	$0	0.00%
17	Whit Merrifield	$7,250,000	10.87%
18	Michael Taylor	$1,750,000	2.62%
19	Khalil Lee	$0	0.00%
20	Mike Trout	$37,116,666	25.85%
21	Luke Raley	$0	0.00%
22	Starling Marte	$12,500,000	29.59%
23	Lewis Brinson	$0	0.00%
	Monte Harrison	$0	0.00%
	Magneuris Sierra	$0	0.00%
26	Lorenzo Cain	$16,000,000	23.21%
27	Tyrone Taylor	$0	0.00%
28	Byron Buxton	$5,125,000	6.62%
29	LaMonte Wade	$0	0.00%
30	Brandon Nimmo	$4,100,000	2.83%
31	Guillermo Heredia	$1,000,000	0.69%
32	Aaron Hicks	$10,785,714	6.49%
33	Mike Tauchman	$0	0.00%
	Skye Bolt	$0	0.00%
	Dustin Fowler	$0	0.00%
	Roman Quinn	$0	0.00%
	Jared Oliva	$0	0.00%
38	Tommy Pham	$8,000,000	6.82%
39	Trent Grisham	$0	0.00%
	Steven Duggar	$0	0.00%
	Braden Bishop	$0	0.00%
	Phillip Ervin	$0	0.00%
	Lane Thomas	$0	0.00%
44	Kevin Kiermaier	$11,666,666	22.89%
45	Manuel Margot	$3,200,000	6.28%
46	Austin Meadows	$0	0.00%
47	Randal Grichuk	$10,333,333	14.75%
48	Jonathan Davis	$0	0.00%
	Joshua Palacios	$0	0.00%