Seattle Mariners 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Seattle Mariners 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Seager | 32 | 3B | Vet | $19,000,000 | $500,000 | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 | 19.20 | 14,285,714 | |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $14,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 | 15.26 | 14,000,000 |
| Dee Gordon | 32 | 2B | Vet | $13,500,000 | $300,000 | $13,800,000 | $13,800,000 | 13.59 | 10,000,000 | |
| Mallex Smith | 27 | CF | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,350,000 | - | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | 2.31 | 2,350,000 |
| Taijuan Walker | 27 | SP | Arb 4 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.97 | 2,000,000 | |
| Yoshihisa Hirano | 36 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 3 | $1,600,000 | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 1.58 | 1,600,000 |
| Kendall Graveman | 29 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.48 | 2,000,000 |
| Evan White | 24 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.28 | 4,000,000 |
| Marco Gonzales | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.98 | 950,000 | |
| C.J. Edwards | 28 | RP | Arb 2 | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 0.94 | 950,000 | |
| Brandon Brennan | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $590,400 | - | $590,400 | $590,400 | 0.58 | 590,400 |
| Dan Vogelbach | 27 | DH | Pre-Arb | $580,900 | - | $580,900 | $580,900 | 0.57 | 580,900 | |
| Tom Murphy | 29 | C | Pre-Arb | $577,300 | - | $577,300 | $577,300 | 0.57 | 577,300 | |
| J.P. Crawford | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | $575,800 | - | $575,800 | $575,800 | 0.57 | 575,800 |
| Matt Magill | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | $574,900 | - | $574,900 | $574,900 | 0.57 | 574,900 | |
| Dan Altavilla | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | $573,500 | - | $573,500 | $573,500 | 0.56 | 573,500 | |
| Austin Adams | 33 | RP | Pre-Arb | $570,900 | - | $570,900 | $570,900 | 0.56 | 570,900 | |
| Austin Nola | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | $570,800 | - | $570,800 | $570,800 | 0.56 | 570,800 |
| Dylan Moore | 27 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $570,100 | - | $570,100 | $570,100 | 0.56 | 570,100 |
| Nestor Cortes | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $568,700 | - | $568,700 | $568,700 | 0.56 | 568,700 |
| Shed Long | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | $567,600 | - | $567,600 | $567,600 | 0.56 | 567,600 |
| Erik Swanson | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $567,600 | - | $567,600 | $567,600 | 0.56 | 567,600 |
| Timmy Lopes | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $566,700 | - | $566,700 | $566,700 | 0.56 | 566,700 |
| Justus Sheffield | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $566,300 | - | $566,300 | $566,300 | 0.56 | 566,300 |
| Taylor Guilbeau | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $565,500 | - | $565,500 | $565,500 | 0.56 | 565,500 |
| Kyle Lewis | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $565,000 | - | $565,000 | $565,000 | 0.56 | 565,000 |
| Justin Dunn | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $564,500 | - | $564,500 | $564,500 | 0.56 | 564,500 |
| Jake Fraley | 25 | RF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $563,800 | - | $563,800 | $563,800 | 0.56 | 563,800 |
| Yohan Ramirez | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.55 | 563,500 |
| Braden Bishop | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Haniger (60-day, Abdominal) |
29 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $3,010,000 | - | $3,010,000 | $3,010,000 | 2.96 | 3,010,000 |
2020 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (5) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bruce | 33 | RF | $11,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | 12.06 | 12,250,000 |
| Mike Leake | 32 | SP | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 7.88 | 7,000,000 |
| Carlos Santana | 34 | 1B | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 3.94 | 4,000,000 |
| Robinson Cano | 37 | 2B | $3,750,000 | - | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 3.69 | 3,750,000 |
| Sam Tuivailala | 27 | RP | $193,548 | - | $193,548 | $193,548 | 0.19 | 193,548 |
2020 Player Pool
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (31) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Wisdom | AAA | 28 | 3B | 3 | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | 600,000 |
| Gerson Bautista | AAA | 25 | SP | 1 | $564,100 | - | $564,100 | $564,100 | 564,100 |
| Sam Haggerty | AAA | 26 | 2B | 3 | $563,800 | - | $563,800 | $563,800 | 563,800 |
| Isaiah Campbell | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Sam Delaplane | 0 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Zach DeLoach | 21 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Aaron Fletcher | 24 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Joey Gerber | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Logan Gilbert | 23 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Zac Grotz | AAA | 27 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Emerson Hancock | 21 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Joe Hudson | AAA | 29 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tyler Keenan | 21 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jarred Kelenic | 20 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| George Kirby | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Nick Margevicius | AAA | 24 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jose Marmolejos | AAA | 27 | 1B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Noelvi Marte | 0 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Anthony Misiewicz | 25 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Ljay Newsome | 23 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Brian O'Keefe | 26 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Kaden Polcovich | 21 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Cal Raleigh | 23 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Julio Rodriguez | 0 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Connor Sadzeck | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Austin Shenton | 22 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Juan Then | 20 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Donnie Walton | AAA | 26 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Art Warren | AAA | 27 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Taylor Williams | AAA | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Brandon Williamson | 22 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (5) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Hancock | 21 | P | - | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | 5.61 |
| Zach DeLoach | 21 | OF | - | $1,729,800 | $1,729,800 | $1,729,800 | 1.70 |
| Connor Phillips | 19 | P | - | $1,050,300 | $1,050,300 | $1,050,300 | 1.03 |
| Kaden Polcovich | 21 | 2B | - | $575,000 | $575,000 | $575,000 | 0.57 |
| Tyler Keenan | 21 | 3B | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.49 |
| Taylor Dollard | 21 | P | - | $406,000 | $406,000 | $406,000 | 0.40 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $68,043,800 | $2,300,000 | - | $70,343,800 | $70,343,800 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $3,010,000 | - | - | $3,010,000 | $3,010,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $27,193,548 | $1,000,000 | - | $28,193,548 | $28,193,548 | |
| Total Payroll | $98,247,348 | $3,300,000 | - | $101,547,348 | $101,547,348 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $95,494,462 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $112,994,462 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $95,005,538 | ||||||