St. Louis Cardinals 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 32 | 1B | Vet | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 16.35 | 26,000,000 | |
| Yadier Molina | 37 | C | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 12.58 | 20,000,000 | |
| Matt Carpenter | 34 | 3B | Vet | $18,500,000 | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 11.63 | 19,500,000 | |
| Miles Mikolas | 31 | SP | Arb 1 | $15,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | 10.53 | 17,000,000 | |
| Dexter Fowler | 34 | RF | Vet | $14,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | 10.38 | 16,500,000 | |
| Carlos Martinez | 28 | SP | Vet | $11,500,000 | $200,000 | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 | 7.36 | 10,200,000 | |
| Andrew Miller | 35 | RP | Vet | $11,500,000 | - | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | 7.23 | 12,500,000 | |
| Kolten Wong | 29 | 2B | Vet | 3 | $10,250,000 | - | $10,250,000 | $10,250,000 | 6.45 | 5,100,000 |
| Brett Cecil | 33 | RP | Vet | $7,000,000 | $250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 4.56 | 7,625,000 | |
| Adam Wainwright | 38 | SP | Vet | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 3.14 | 5,000,000 | |
| Kwang-hyun Kim | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.52 | 4,000,000 |
| Brad Miller | 30 | 2B | Vet | 3 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.26 | 2,000,000 |
| Matt Wieters | 34 | C | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.26 | 2,000,000 | |
| Paul DeJong | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $1,500,000 | $166,666 | $1,666,666 | $1,666,666 | 1.05 | 4,333,333 |
| John Gant | 27 | RP | Arb 1 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 0.82 | 1,300,000 | |
| Jack Flaherty | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $604,500 | - | $604,500 | $604,500 | 0.38 | 604,500 |
| Harrison Bader | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| John Brebbia | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Tommy Edman | 25 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 28 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Ryan Helsley | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Dakota Hudson | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Daniel Poncedeleon | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Rangel Ravelo | 28 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 | |
| Lane Thomas | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
| Tyler Webb | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 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 % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hicks (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
23 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 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 % | Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake | 32 | SP | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.52 | 6,823,772 |
2020 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Tax Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Bostick | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Genesis Cabrera | AAA | 23 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nabil Crismatt | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Austin Dean | AAA | 26 | LF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Junior Fernandez | AAA | 23 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Austin Gomber | AAA | 26 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oscar Hernandez | AAA | 26 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rob Kaminsky | AAA | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andrew Knizner | AAA | 25 | C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Elehuris Montero | AA | 21 | 3B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Alexander Reyes | AAA | 25 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Ricardo Sanchez | AAA | 23 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Alvaro Seijas | A | 21 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Edmundo Sosa | AAA | 24 | SS | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Justin Williams | AAA | 24 | OF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jake Woodford | AAA | 23 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Young | 26 | 2B | - | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 0.00 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $155,021,166 |
| Retained Salary | $4,000,000 |
| Total Payroll | $159,021,166 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $147,404,500 | $7,616,666 | - | $155,021,166 | $155,021,166 | |
| Retained Salary | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $151,404,500 | $7,616,666 | - | $159,021,166 | $159,021,166 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $167,488,605 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $184,988,605 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $23,011,395 | ||||||