St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals 2021 Payroll
Cardinals 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Goldschmidt | 33 | 1B | Vet | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 17.17 | 26,000,000 |
Matt Carpenter | 35 | 3B | Vet | $18,500,000 | - | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 12.21 | 19,500,000 |
Miles Mikolas | 32 | SP | Vet | $15,750,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | 11.06 | 17,000,000 |
Andrew Miller | 36 | RP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 7.92 | 12,000,000 |
Yadier Molina | 38 | C | Vet | $9,000,000 | - | - | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 5.94 | 9,000,000 |
Adam Wainwright | 39 | SP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.28 | 8,000,000 |
Paul DeJong | 27 | SS | Vet | $4,000,000 | $166,666 | - | $4,166,666 | $4,166,666 | 2.75 | 4,333,333 |
Kwang-hyun Kim | 32 | SP | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.64 | 4,000,000 |
Jack Flaherty | 25 | SP | Vet | $3,900,000 | - | - | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 2.57 | 3,900,000 |
J.A. Happ | 38 | SP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $2,795,715 | 1.85 | 2,795,715 |
Harrison Bader | 27 | CF | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.32 | 2,000,000 |
Alex Reyes | 26 | RP | Vet | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.59 | 900,000 |
Jon Lester | 37 | SP | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $698,945 | 0.46 | 1,706,989 |
Tommy Edman | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $596,000 | - | - | $596,000 | $596,000 | 0.39 | 596,000 |
Dakota Hudson | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | $595,700 | - | - | $595,700 | $595,700 | 0.39 | 595,700 |
Tyler O'Neill | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | $594,700 | - | - | $594,700 | $594,700 | 0.39 | 594,700 |
Giovanny Gallegos | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $594,500 | - | - | $594,500 | $594,500 | 0.39 | 594,500 |
Genesis Cabrera | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | $580,900 | - | - | $580,900 | $580,900 | 0.38 | 580,900 |
Andrew Knizner | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | $579,200 | - | - | $579,200 | $579,200 | 0.38 | 579,200 |
Dylan Carlson | 22 | LF | Pre-Arb | $577,100 | - | - | $577,100 | $577,100 | 0.38 | 577,100 |
Edmundo Sosa | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | $575,900 | - | - | $575,900 | $575,900 | 0.38 | 575,900 |
Nolan Arenado | 30 | 3B | Vet | $35,000,000 | - | $50,000 | $35,050,000 | $570,500 | 0.38 | 25,555,555 |
T.J. McFarland | 32 | RP | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $424,704 | 0.28 | 424,704 |
Jose Rondon | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $389,509 | 0.26 | 389,509 |
Jake Woodford | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | $578,300 | - | - | $578,300 | $354,426 | 0.23 | 354,426 |
Kodi Whitley | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $346,571 | 0.23 | 346,571 |
Luis Garcia | 34 | RP | Vet | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $263,762 | 0.17 | 263,762 |
Lars Nootbaar | 23 | OF | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $263,762 | 0.17 | 263,762 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Martinez (60-day, Thumb) |
29 | SP | Vet | $11,500,000 | $200,000 | - | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 | 7.72 | 10,200,000 |
Jordan Hicks (60-day, Elbow) |
24 | RP | Vet | $862,500 | - | - | $862,500 | $862,500 | 0.57 | 862,500 |
Ryan Helsley (60-day, Elbow) |
26 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | $582,300 | - | - | $582,300 | $582,300 | 0.38 | 582,300 |
Max Moroff (60-day, Shoulder) |
28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $435,514 | 0.29 | 435,514 |
Wade LeBlanc (10-day, Elbow) |
36 | SP | Vet | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $331,236 | 0.22 | 331,236 |
Junior Fernandez (60-day, Shoulder) |
24 | RP | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $318,968 | 0.21 | 318,968 |
Justin Miller (10-day, Elbow) |
34 | RP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $282,164 | 0.19 | 282,164 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dexter Fowler | 35 | RF | $12,750,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $14,750,000 | $14,750,000 | 9.74 | 14,750,000 |
Matt Carpenter | 35 | 3B | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.32 | - |
John Gant | 28 | SP | $1,366,150 | - | - | $1,366,150 | $1,366,150 | 0.90 | 1,366,150 |
Daniel Ponce de Leon | 29 | RP | $544,604 | - | - | $544,604 | $544,604 | 0.36 | 544,604 |
Carlos Martinez | 29 | SP | $500,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.33 | - |
Lane Thomas | 25 | CF | $368,040 | - | - | $368,040 | $368,040 | 0.24 | 368,040 |
John Nogowski | 28 | 1B | $190,464 | - | - | $190,464 | $190,464 | 0.13 | 190,464 |
Brandon Dickson | 36 | SP | $18,402 | - | - | $18,402 | $18,402 | 0.01 | 18,402 |
Roel Ramirez | 26 | P | $18,402 | - | - | $18,402 | $18,402 | 0.01 | 18,402 |
Bernardo Flores | 25 | P | $3,067 | - | - | $3,067 | $3,067 | 0.00 | 3,067 |
2021 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Holliday | 41 | OF | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $153,604,300 | $5,166,666 | $50,000 | $158,820,966 | $116,018,560 | ||
Injured List Money | $15,226,800 | $200,000 | - | $15,426,800 | $14,512,682 | ||
Retained Salary | $17,759,129 | $2,000,000 | - | $19,759,129 | $19,759,129 | ||
Deferred Salary | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | ||
Buried Minor Salary | $5,171,100 | - | - | $5,171,100 | $1,179,623 | ||
Active Total Payroll | $191,761,329 | $7,366,666 | $50,000 | $199,177,995 | $151,469,994 | ||
Payroll Adjustment | $17,453,076 | ||||||
Total Payroll | $168,923,070 |
2021 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Note: Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Tax Payroll | $198,350,234 | ||||||
Tax Bill | $0 |
2021 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (12) | Status | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Dean | Pre-Arb | 27 | LF | $583,100 | - | - | $583,100 | $125,400 | 125,400 |
T.J. Zeuch | Pre-Arb | 25 | SP | $578,000 | - | - | $578,000 | $578,000 | 0 |
Justin Williams | Pre-Arb | 25 | OF | $572,000 | - | - | $572,000 | $242,925 | 242,925 |
Seth Elledge | Pre-Arb | 25 | RP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $147,216 | 147,216 |
Johan Oviedo | Pre-Arb | 23 | SP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $202,422 | 202,422 |
Angel Rondon | Pre-Arb | 23 | P | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $30,670 | 30,670 |
Ali Sanchez | Pre-Arb | 24 | C | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $67,474 | 67,474 |
Brandon Waddell | Pre-Arb | 27 | RP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $122,680 | 122,680 |
Iván Herrera | Pre-Arb | 21 | C | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Johan Quezada | Pre-Arb | 26 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Tyler Webb | Pre-Arb | 30 | RP | $593,000 | - | - | $593,000 | $204,032 | 204,032 |
Scott Hurst | Pre-Arb | 25 | CF | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $36,804 | 36,804 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (10) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael McGreevy | 20 | P | - | $2,750,000 | - | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 |
Joshua Baez | 18 | OF | - | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 |
Alec Willis | 18 | P | - | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Ryan Holgate | 21 | OF | - | $875,000 | - | $875,000 | $875,000 |
Luis Pino | 17 | OF | - | $767,000 | - | $767,000 | $767,000 |
Leonardo Bernal | 17 | C | - | $680,000 | - | $680,000 | $680,000 |
Austin Love | 22 | P | - | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | $600,000 |
Elias Reynoso | 17 | SS | - | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $575,000 |
Zane Mills | 20 | P | - | $375,000 | - | $375,000 | $375,000 |
Carlos Carmona | 16 | OF | - | $350,000 | - | $350,000 | $350,000 |
Christian Avendano | 17 | OF | - | $300,000 | - | $300,000 | $300,000 |
Samil De La Rosa | 17 | 3B | - | $300,000 | - | $300,000 | $300,000 |
Gordon Graceffo | 21 | P | - | $300,000 | - | $300,000 | $300,000 |
Anyelo Encarnacion | 17 | SS | - | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 |
Chris Gerard | 21 | P | - | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 |
Yancel Guerrero | 17 | SS | - | $240,000 | - | $240,000 | $240,000 |
Marcelo Perez | 17 | SS | - | $215,000 | - | $215,000 | $215,000 |
Elijah Cabell | 22 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
Andre Granillo | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
Hayes Heinecke | 22 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
Thomas Francisco | 22 | 1B | - | $100,000 | - | $100,000 | $100,000 |
Andrew Marrero | 21 | P | - | $100,000 | - | $100,000 | $100,000 |
Trent Baker | 22 | P | - | $75,000 | - | $75,000 | $75,000 |
Alex Cornwell | 22 | P | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Aaron McKeithan | 21 | C | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Alfredo Ruiz | 21 | P | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Osvaldo Tovalin | 21 | 3B | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Mike Antico | 23 | OF | - | $20,000 | - | $20,000 | $20,000 |