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 (27) | 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 | 22.23 | 14,285,714 | |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $14,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 | 17.67 | 14,000,000 |
| Dee Gordon | 32 | 2B | Vet | $13,500,000 | $300,000 | $13,800,000 | $13,800,000 | 15.73 | 10,000,000 | |
| Mitch Haniger | 29 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $3,010,000 | - | $3,010,000 | $3,010,000 | 3.43 | 3,010,000 |
| Mallex Smith | 27 | LF | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,350,000 | - | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | 2.68 | 2,350,000 |
| Kendall Graveman | 29 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.71 | 2,000,000 |
| Evan White | 24 | 1B | Pre-Arb | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.48 | 4,000,000 | |
| Marco Gonzales | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.14 | 950,000 | |
| C.J. Edwards | 28 | RP | Arb 2 | 1 | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 1.08 | 950,000 |
| Sam Tuivailala | 27 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.91 | 800,000 | |
| Austin Adams | 33 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Dan Altavilla | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Braden Bishop | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Brandon Brennan | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| J.P. Crawford | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Justin Dunn | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Taylor Guilbeau | 27 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Kyle Lewis | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Shed Long | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Timmy Lopes | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Matt Magill | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Tom Murphy | 29 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Austin Nola | 30 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Yohan Ramirez | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Justus Sheffield | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Erik Swanson | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Dan Vogelbach | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bruce | 33 | RF | $11,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | 13.97 | 12,250,000 |
| Mike Leake | 32 | SP | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 9.12 | 7,000,000 |
| Carlos Santana | 34 | 1B | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 4.56 | 4,000,000 |
| Robinson Cano | 37 | 2B | $3,750,000 | - | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 4.28 | 3,750,000 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerson Bautista | AAA | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nestor Cortes | AAA | 25 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Matt Festa | AAA | 27 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jake Fraley | AAA | 25 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Zac Grotz | AAA | 27 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sam Haggerty | AAA | 26 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Alen Hanson | 27 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Joe Hudson | 29 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Connor Lien | 26 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Nick Margevicius | AAA | 24 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jose Marmolejos | AAA | 27 | 1B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Reggie McClain | AAA | 27 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Dylan Moore | AAA | 27 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mitch Nay | 26 | 3B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Connor Sadzeck | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ricardo Sanchez | AAA | 23 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Phillips Valdez | AAA | 28 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Donnie Walton | AAA | 26 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Art Warren | AAA | 27 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom | AAA | 28 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $59,710,000 |
| Retained Salary | $28,000,000 |
| Total Payroll | $87,710,000 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $57,410,000 | $2,300,000 | - | $59,710,000 | $59,710,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $27,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $28,000,000 | $28,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $84,410,000 | $3,300,000 | - | $87,710,000 | $87,710,000 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $89,265,214 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $106,765,214 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $101,234,786 | ||||||