
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.
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Active Players (27) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | 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 | 16.81 | 26,000,000 | |
Nolan Arenado | 30 | 3B | Vet | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 12.93 | 17,500,000 | |
Matt Carpenter | 35 | 3B | Vet | $18,500,000 | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 11.96 | 19,500,000 | |
Miles Mikolas | 32 | SP | Arb 2 | $15,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | 10.83 | 17,000,000 | |
Andrew Miller | 36 | RP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 7.76 | 12,000,000 | |
Carlos Martinez | 29 | SP | Vet | $11,500,000 | $200,000 | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 | 7.57 | 10,200,000 | |
Yadier Molina | 38 | C | Vet | $9,000,000 | - | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 5.82 | 9,000,000 | |
Adam Wainwright | 39 | SP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.17 | 8,000,000 | |
Paul DeJong | 27 | SS | Arb 1 | 3 | $4,000,000 | $166,666 | $4,166,666 | $4,166,666 | 2.69 | 4,333,333 |
Kwang-hyun Kim | 32 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.59 | 4,000,000 |
Jack Flaherty | 25 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $3,900,000 | - | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 2.52 | 3,900,000 |
John Gant | 28 | RP | Arb 2 | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 1.36 | 2,100,000 | |
Harrison Bader | 27 | CF | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.29 | 2,000,000 |
Alexander Reyes | 26 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 2 | $900,000 | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0.58 | 900,000 |
Jordan Hicks | 24 | RP | Arb 1 | 3 | $862,500 | - | $862,500 | $862,500 | 0.56 | 862,500 |
Dylan Carlson | 22 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Tommy Edman | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Giovanny Gallegos | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Ryan Helsley | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Dakota Hudson | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Andrew Knizner | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Tyler O'Neill | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Daniel Poncedeleon | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Edmundo Sosa | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Tyler Webb | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Kodi Whitley | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
Justin Williams | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dexter Fowler | 35 | RF | $12,750,000 | $2,000,000 | $14,750,000 | $14,750,000 | 9.54 | 14,750,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (17) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genesis Cabrera | 24 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Austin Dean | 27 | LF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Seth Elledge | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Junior Fernandez | 24 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ivan Herrera | 21 | C | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
John Nogowski | 28 | 1B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Johan Oviedo | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Johan Quezada | 26 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Angel Rondon | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ali Sanchez | 24 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Lane Thomas | 25 | CF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jake Woodford | 24 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Tyler Heineman | 30 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Max Moroff | 28 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jose Rondon | 27 | 2B | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Ricardo Sanchez | 24 | SP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Matt Szczur | 31 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonardo Bernal | 17 | C | - | $680,000 | $680,000 | $680,000 | 0.44 |
Elias Reynoso | 17 | SS | - | $575,000 | $575,000 | $575,000 | 0.37 |
Carlos Carmona | 16 | OF | - | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | 0.23 |
Christian Avendano | 17 | OF | - | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 0.19 |
Samil De La Rosa | 17 | 3B | - | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 0.19 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $149,512,500 | $5,366,666 | - | $154,879,166 | $139,879,166 | |
Retained Salary | $12,750,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $14,750,000 | $14,750,000 | |
Total Payroll | $162,262,500 | $7,366,666 | - | $169,629,166 | $154,629,166 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $158,945,833 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $176,945,833 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $33,054,167 |