MLB Positional Spending
Relief Pitcher Spending
A real-time look at how MLB teams are spending their 2021 cap dollars on Relief Pitchers.
Team Payroll Allocation: Active Roster
| Rank | Team | Signed | 2021 Payroll Dollars | % of 2021 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYMNew York Mets | 8 | $44,854,168 | 26.87% |
| 2 | LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 9 | $42,775,000 | 21.95% |
| 3 | NYYNew York Yankees | 5 | $42,400,000 | 23.68% |
| 4 | ATLAtlanta Braves | 8 | $25,100,000 | 22.26% |
| 5 | HOUHouston Astros | 9 | $21,217,500 | 14.12% |
| 6 | CHCChicago Cubs | 9 | $17,700,000 | 13.98% |
| 7 | SDSan Diego Padres | 9 | $17,620,000 | 11.50% |
| 8 | CHWChicago White Sox | 4 | $16,195,833 | 13.45% |
| 9 | STLSt. Louis Cardinals | 7 | $15,862,500 | 13.43% |
| 10 | COLColorado Rockies | 8 | $14,330,000 | 11.06% |
| 11 | WSHWashington Nationals | 7 | $14,000,000 | 9.47% |
| 12 | PHIPhiladelphia Phillies | 7 | $13,577,500 | 9.72% |
| 13 | TORToronto Blue Jays | 4 | $13,175,000 | 16.73% |
| 14 | LAALos Angeles Angels | 5 | $11,450,000 | 7.03% |
| 15 | MINMinnesota Twins | 5 | $10,850,000 | 13.67% |
| 16 | BOSBoston Red Sox | 8 | $8,470,000 | 5.73% |
| 17 | MILMilwaukee Brewers | 5 | $7,909,960 | 11.18% |
| 18 | CINCincinnati Reds | 6 | $7,112,500 | 6.44% |
| 19 | OAKOakland Athletics | 5 | $5,617,500 | 8.73% |
| 20 | SFSan Francisco Giants | 6 | $5,220,000 | 3.80% |
| 21 | TEXTexas Rangers | 2 | $5,200,000 | 7.90% |
| 22 | MIAMiami Marlins | 7 | $5,100,000 | 11.54% |
| 23 | PITPittsburgh Pirates | 7 | $4,600,000 | 11.50% |
| 24 | DETDetroit Tigers | 6 | $4,320,000 | 6.83% |
| 25 | KCKansas City Royals | 6 | $4,100,000 | 5.40% |
| 26 | SEASeattle Mariners | 4 | $3,050,000 | 5.33% |
| 27 | TBTampa Bay Rays | 8 | $3,000,000 | 6.86% |
| 28 | CLECleveland Indians | 6 | $2,975,000 | 12.63% |
| 29 | ARIArizona Diamondbacks | 7 | $1,000,000 | 1.32% |
| 30 | BALBaltimore Orioles | 6 | $825,000 | 1.92% |
| Total | 193 | $389,607,461 | 12.48% | |
| Average | 6 | $12,986,915 | 11.2% |
| Rank | Player | 2021 Payroll Dollars | % of 2021 Payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Chris Devenski | $1,000,000 | 1.32% |
| 2 | 
|
Travis Bergen | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Taylor Clarke | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Stefan Crichton | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kevin Ginkel | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Yoan Lopez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Keury Mella | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 8 | 
|
Will Smith | $13,000,000 | 11.53% |
| 9 | 
|
Chris Martin | $7,000,000 | 6.21% |
| 10 | 
|
Luke Jackson | $1,900,000 | 1.69% |
| 11 | 
|
A.J. Minter | $1,300,000 | 1.15% |
| 12 | 
|
Josh Tomlin | $1,000,000 | 0.89% |
| 13 | 
|
Grant Dayton | $900,000 | 0.80% |
| 14 | 
|
Tyler Matzek | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Jacob Webb | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 16 | 
|
Shawn Armstrong | $825,000 | 1.92% |
| 17 | 
|
Paul Fry | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Hunter Harvey | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tanner Scott | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Dillon Tate | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cesar Valdez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 22 | 
|
Matt Barnes | $4,500,000 | 3.04% |
| 23 | 
|
Matt Andriese | $1,850,000 | 1.25% |
| 24 | 
|
Ryan Brasier | $1,250,000 | 0.85% |
| 25 | 
|
Austin Brice | $870,000 | 0.59% |
| 26 | 
|
Colten Brewer | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Darwinzon Hernandez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Nick Pivetta | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Josh Taylor | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 30 | 
|
Craig Kimbrel | $16,000,000 | 12.63% |
| 31 | 
|
Daniel Winkler | $900,000 | 0.71% |
| 32 | 
|
Kyle Ryan | $800,000 | 0.63% |
| 33 | 
|
Jason Adam | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Adbert Alzolay | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Alec Mills | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Duane Underwood | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Rowan Wick | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Brad Wieck | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 39 | 
|
Liam Hendriks | $11,333,333 | 9.41% |
| 40 | 
|
Aaron Bummer | $2,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
Evan Marshall | $2,000,000 | 1.66% | |
| 42 | 
|
Jace Fry | $862,500 | 0.72% |
| 43 | 
|
Michael Lorenzen | $4,437,500 | 4.02% |
| 44 | 
|
Amir Garrett | $1,500,000 | 1.36% |
| 45 | 
|
Noe Ramirez | $1,175,000 | 1.06% |
| 46 | 
|
Jose De Leon | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Sal Romano | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Lucas Sims | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 49 | 
|
Nick Wittgren | $2,000,000 | 8.49% |
| 50 | 
|
Phil Maton | $975,000 | 4.14% |
| 51 | 
|
Emmanuel Clase | $0 | 0.00% |
|
James Karinchak | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kyle Nelson | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Adam Plutko | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 55 | 
|
Mychal Givens | $4,050,000 | 3.13% |
| 56 | 
|
Scott Oberg | $4,000,000 | 3.09% |
| 57 | 
|
Daniel Bard | $2,925,000 | 2.26% |
| 58 | 
|
Carlos Estevez | $1,450,000 | 1.12% |
| 59 | 
|
Jairo Diaz | $1,100,000 | 0.85% |
| 60 | 
|
Robert Stephenson | $805,000 | 0.62% |
| 61 | 
|
Yency Almonte | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Tyler Kinley | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 63 | 
|
Buck Farmer | $1,850,000 | 2.93% |
| 64 | 
|
Joe Jimenez | $1,500,000 | 2.37% |
| 65 | 
|
Jose Cisnero | $970,000 | 1.53% |
| 66 | 
|
Bryan Garcia | $0 | 0.00% |
|
John Schreiber | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Gregory Soto | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 69 | 
|
Ryan Pressly | $8,750,000 | 5.82% |
| 70 | 
|
Pedro Baez | $4,750,000 | 3.16% |
| 71 | 
|
Joe Smith | $4,000,000 | 2.66% |
| 72 | 
|
Brooks Raley | $2,000,000 | 1.33% |
| 73 | 
|
Ryne Stanek | $1,100,000 | 0.73% |
| 74 | 
|
Austin Pruitt | $617,500 | 0.41% |
| 75 | 
|
Josh James | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Cionel Perez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Framber Valdez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 78 | 
|
Greg Holland | $2,750,000 | 3.62% |
| 79 | 
|
Jesse Hahn | $1,350,000 | 1.78% |
| 80 | 
|
Scott Barlow | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Jake Newberry | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Josh Staumont | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Kyle Zimmer | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 84 | 
|
Raisel Iglesias | $9,125,000 | 5.60% |
| 85 | 
|
Mike Mayers | $1,200,000 | 0.74% |
| 86 | 
|
Alexander Claudio | $1,125,000 | 0.69% |
| 87 | 
|
Ty Buttrey | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Gerardo Reyes | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 89 | 
|
Kenley Jansen | $20,000,000 | 10.26% |
| 90 | 
|
Joe Kelly | $8,500,000 | 4.36% |
| 91 | 
|
Blake Treinen | $8,000,000 | 4.11% |
| 92 | 
|
Corey Knebel | $5,250,000 | 2.69% |
| 93 | 
|
Tommy Kahnle | $1,025,000 | 0.53% |
| 94 | 
|
Caleb Ferguson | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Anthony Gonsolin | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Adam Kolarek | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Dustin May | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 98 | 
|
Yimi Garcia | $1,900,000 | 4.30% |
| 99 | 
|
Richard Bleier | $1,425,000 | 3.22% |
| 100 | 
|
Adam Cimber | $925,000 | 2.09% |
| 101 | 
|
Ross Detwiler | $850,000 | 1.92% |
| 102 | 
|
Jeff Brigham | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Elieser Hernandez | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
James Hoyt | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 105 | 
|
Josh Hader | $6,675,000 | 9.44% |
| 106 | 
|
Freddy Peralta | $1,234,960 | 1.75% |
| 107 | 
|
Ray Black | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Corbin Burnes | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
J.P. Feyereisen | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 110 | 
|
Taylor Rogers | $6,000,000 | 7.56% |
| 111 | 
|
Tyler Duffey | $2,200,000 | 2.77% |
| 112 | 
|
Hansel Robles | $2,000,000 | 2.52% |
| 113 | 
|
Caleb Thielbar | $650,000 | 0.82% |
| 114 | 
|
Cody Stashak | $0 | 0.00% |
| 115 | 
|
Jeurys Familia | $11,666,668 | 9.99% |
| 116 | 
|
Trevor May | $7,750,000 | 4.64% |
| 117 | 
|
Edwin Diaz | $7,000,000 | 4.19% |
| 118 | 
|
Dellin Betances | $6,000,000 | 3.59% |
| 119 | 
|
Seth Lugo | $2,925,000 | 1.75% |
| 120 | 
|
Brad Brach | $2,075,000 | 1.24% |
| 121 | 
|
Miguel Castro | $1,687,500 | 1.01% |
| 122 | 
|
Jacob Barnes | $750,000 | 0.45% |
| 123 | 
|
Aroldis Chapman | $17,200,000 | 9.61% |
| 124 | 
|
Zack Britton | $13,000,000 | 7.26% |
| 125 | 
|
Adam Ottavino | $9,000,000 | 5.03% |
| 126 | 
|
Chad Green | $2,150,000 | 1.20% |
| 127 | 
|
Luis Cessa | $1,050,000 | 0.59% |
| 128 | 
|
Jake Diekman | $4,000,000 | 6.22% |
| 129 | 
|
Lou Trivino | $912,500 | 1.42% |
| 130 | 
|
Burch Smith | $705,000 | 1.10% |
| 131 | 
|
Nik Turley | $0 | 0.00% |
|
J.B. Wendelken | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 133 | 
|
Archie Bradley | $6,000,000 | 4.30% |
| 134 | 
|
Hector Neris | $5,000,000 | 3.58% |
| 135 | 
|
Jose Alvarado | $1,000,000 | 0.72% |
| 136 | 
|
David Hale | $850,000 | 0.61% |
| 137 | 
|
Seranthony Dominguez | $727,500 | 0.52% |
| 138 | 
|
Sam Coonrod | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Ranger Suarez | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 140 | 
|
Richard Rodriguez | $1,700,000 | 4.25% |
| 141 | 
|
Chris Stratton | $1,100,000 | 2.75% |
| 142 | 
|
Michael Feliz | $1,000,000 | 2.50% |
| 143 | 
|
Kyle Crick | $800,000 | 2.00% |
| 144 | 
|
Austin Davis | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Carson Fulmer | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Sam Howard | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 147 | 
|
Drew Pomeranz | $8,000,000 | 5.22% |
| 148 | 
|
Craig Stammen | $4,000,000 | 2.61% |
| 149 | 
|
Matthew Strahm | $2,050,000 | 1.34% |
| 150 | 
|
Pierce Johnson | $2,000,000 | 1.31% |
| 151 | 
|
Emilio Pagan | $1,570,000 | 1.02% |
| 152 | 
|
Austin Adams | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Javier Guerra | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tim Hill | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Trey Wingenter | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 156 | 
|
Matt Wisler | $1,150,000 | 0.84% |
| 157 | 
|
Jarlin Garcia | $950,000 | 0.69% |
| 158 | 
|
Wandy Peralta | $925,000 | 0.67% |
| 159 | 
|
John Brebbia | $800,000 | 0.58% |
| 160 | 
|
Trevor Gott | $700,000 | 0.51% |
| 161 | 
|
Reyes Moronta | $695,000 | 0.51% |
| 162 | 
|
Rafael Montero | $2,250,000 | 3.93% |
| 163 | 
|
Keynan Middleton | $800,000 | 1.40% |
| 164 | 
|
Casey Sadler | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Erik Swanson | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 166 | 
|
Andrew Miller | $12,000,000 | 10.16% |
| 167 | 
|
John Gant | $2,100,000 | 1.78% |
| 168 | 
|
Alexander Reyes | $900,000 | 0.76% |
| 169 | 
|
Jordan Hicks | $862,500 | 0.73% |
| 170 | 
|
Giovanny Gallegos | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Daniel Poncedeleon | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tyler Webb | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 173 | 
|
Michael Wacha | $3,000,000 | 6.86% |
| 174 | 
|
Nick Anderson | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Jalen Beeks | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Diego Castillo | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
John Curtiss | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Cody Reed | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ryan Sherriff | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Ryan Thompson | $0 | 0.00% | |
| 181 | 
|
Jose Leclerc | $4,500,000 | 6.84% |
| 182 | 
|
Jimmy Herget | $700,000 | 1.06% |
| 183 | 
|
Kirby Yates | $5,500,000 | 6.98% |
| 184 | 
|
Shun Yamaguchi | $3,175,000 | 4.03% |
| 185 | 
|
Ross Stripling | $3,000,000 | 3.81% |
| 186 | 
|
Rafael Dolis | $1,500,000 | 1.90% |
| 187 | 
|
Will Harris | $8,000,000 | 5.41% |
| 188 | 
|
Daniel Hudson | $6,000,000 | 4.06% |
| 189 | 
|
Luis Avilan | $0 | 0.00% |
|
Kyle Finnegan | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Tanner Rainey | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Wander Suero | $0 | 0.00% | |
|
Austin Voth | $0 | 0.00% | |