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St. Louis Cardinals 2026 Cash Table
The St. Louis Cardinals 2026 cash table, including base salaries, bonuses, & incentives.
2026 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Estimate
| Player (40) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Dustin May | SP | 28 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | LF | 28 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | |
| Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 29 | $4,260,000 | $4,260,000 | |
| Pallante Andre Pallante | SP | 27 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Stanek Ryne Stanek | RP | 34 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | 1B | 27 | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 | |
| Gorman Nolan Gorman | 3B | 26 | $2,655,000 | $2,655,000 | |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | SP | 26 | $2,260,000 | $2,260,000 | |
| Urias Ramon Urias | 2B | 32 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Pozo Yohel Pozo | C | 29 | $850,000 | $850,000 | |
| Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Raquet Nick Raquet | RP | 30 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| O'Brien Riley O'Brien | RP | 31 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 29 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Pages Pedro Pages | C | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Hence Tink Hence | SP | 23 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Roby Tekoah Roby | SP | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Saggese Thomas Saggese | SS | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Bernal Leonardo Bernal | C | 22 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| McGreevy Michael McGreevy | SP | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Baez Joshua Baez | OF | 23 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Graceffo Gordon Graceffo | RP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Fitts Richard Fitts | SP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Dobbins Hunter Dobbins | SP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Svanson Matt Svanson | RP | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Bruihl Justin Bruihl | RP | 29 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Fermin Jose Fermin | 2B | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Soriano George Soriano | RP | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Prieto César Prieto | 2B | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Hjerpe Cooper Hjerpe | SP | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Mautz Brycen Mautz | SP | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Crooks III Jimmy Crooks III | C | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Church Nathan Church | OF | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Pushard Matt Pushard | RP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 29 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Torres Bryan Torres | OF | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 |
2026 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 36 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 35 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | 1B | 34 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
2026 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 35 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 46 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | |
| Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 44 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2026 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Emanuel Luna | OF | 17 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | |
| Carrion Carlos Carrion | SS | 17 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Moronta Rafeli Moronta | P | 16 | $450,000 | $450,000 | |
| Rojas Sebastian Rojas | C | 17 | $450,000 | $450,000 | |
| Franganten Jhon Franganten | OF | 16 | $350,000 | $350,000 | |
| Vargas Christopher Vargas | OF | 17 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Estrella Luis Estrella | OF | 17 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Beltran Jordan Beltran | P | 17 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Jimenez Emilio Jimenez | P | 17 | $220,000 | $220,000 | |
| Sanchez Misael Sanchez | OF | 17 | $125,000 | $125,000 | |
| Martinez Javier Martinez | P | 17 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Castillo Roberth Castillo | INF | 17 | $75,000 | $75,000 |
2026 Cash Totals
| Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $64,175,000 | $64,175,000 | |||
| Retained | $40,000,000 | $40,000,000 | |||
| Deferred | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | |||
| Signing Bonus | $5,920,000 | $5,920,000 | |||
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