
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals 2023 Payroll
Cardinals 2023 Payroll
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2023 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (28) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Goldschmidt | 35 | 1B | Vet | n/a | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 16.96 | 26,000,000 |
Miles Mikolas | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $18,750,000 | $1,666,666 | $20,416,666 | $20,416,666 | 13.32 | 18,583,333 |
Adam Wainwright | 41 | SP | Vet | n/a | $17,500,000 | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 12.07 | 17,500,000 |
Tommy Edman | 28 | SS | Arb 1 | 3 | $4,200,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.74 | 4,200,000 |
Drew VerHagen | 32 | RP | Arb 2 | 0 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.96 | 2,750,000 |
Dakota Hudson | 28 | SP | Arb 2 | 3 | $2,650,000 | - | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | 1.73 | 2,650,000 |
Ryan Helsley | 28 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,150,000 | - | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | 1.40 | 2,150,000 |
Andrew Knizner | 28 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.72 | 1,100,000 |
Lars Nootbaar | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $732,400 | - | $732,400 | $732,400 | 0.48 | 732,400 |
Andre Pallante | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $728,600 | - | $728,600 | $646,305 | 0.42 | 646,305 |
Jordan Walker | 21 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $576,779 | 0.38 | 576,779 |
Zack Thompson | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $725,000 | - | $725,000 | $448,270 | 0.29 | 448,270 |
Matthew Liberatore | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $445,165 | 0.29 | 445,165 |
Luken Baker | 26 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $301,938 | 0.20 | 108,388 |
Jose Fermin | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $263,228 | 0.17 | 263,228 |
Andrew Suarez | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $251,615 | 0.16 | 251,615 |
John King | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $236,131 | 0.15 | 236,131 |
Juan Yepez | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $236,131 | 0.15 | 236,131 |
Casey Lawrence | 35 | RP | Pre-Arb | 0 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $181,937 | 0.12 | 181,937 |
Richard Palacios | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $174,195 | 0.11 | 174,195 |
Masyn Winn | 21 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $170,324 | 0.11 | 170,324 |
Drew Rom | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $158,711 | 0.10 | 158,711 |
Jacob Barnes | 33 | RP | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $154,840 | 0.10 | 154,840 | ||
James Naile | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $154,840 | 0.10 | 154,840 |
Ivan Herrera | 23 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $120,001 | 0.08 | 120,001 |
Juniel Querecuto | 30 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $69,678 | 0.05 | 69,678 |
Irving Lopez | 28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $34,839 | 0.02 | 34,839 |
Mike Siani | 23 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $34,839 | 0.02 | 34,839 |
2023 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (13) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nolan Arenado (10-day, Back) |
32 | 3B | Vet | n/a | $35,000,000 | - | $35,025,000 | $13,000,000 | 8.48 | 14,555,555 |
Steven Matz (15-day, Back) |
32 | SP | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 6.85 | 11,000,000 |
Willson Contreras (10-day, Wrist) |
31 | C | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.52 | 17,500,000 |
Tyler O'Neill (10-day, Foot) |
28 | LF | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,950,000 | - | $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 | 3.23 | 4,950,000 |
Giovanny Gallegos (15-day, Arm) |
31 | RP | Vet | 1 | $4,500,000 | $250,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 3.10 | 5,500,000 |
Dylan Carlson (60-day, Oblique) |
24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $742,400 | - | $742,400 | $742,400 | 0.48 | 742,400 |
Packy Naughton (60-day, Arm) |
27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $728,750 | - | $728,750 | $728,750 | 0.48 | 728,750 |
Brendan Donovan (60-day, Arm) |
26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $728,600 | - | $728,600 | $728,600 | 0.48 | 728,600 |
Nolan Gorman (10-day, Hamstring) |
23 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $726,950 | - | $726,950 | $726,950 | 0.47 | 726,950 |
Alec Burleson (10-day, Thumb) |
24 | RF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,450 | - | $721,450 | $721,450 | 0.47 | 721,450 |
Wilking Rodriguez (60-day, Shoulder) |
33 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,400 | - | $720,400 | $720,400 | 0.47 | 720,400 |
JoJo Romero (15-day, Undisclosed) |
26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $433,552 | 0.28 | 433,552 |
Guillermo Zuniga (60-day, Arm) |
24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $166,453 | 0.11 | 166,453 |
2023 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul DeJong | 29 | SS | $7,690,865 | - | $7,690,864 | $7,690,864 | 5.02 | 710,573 |
Jordan Montgomery | 30 | SP | $6,612,931 | - | $6,612,931 | $6,612,931 | 4.31 | 6,612,931 |
Jack Flaherty | 27 | SP | $3,629,048 | - | $3,629,048 | $3,629,048 | 2.37 | 3,629,048 |
Chris Stratton | 32 | RP | $1,851,598 | - | $1,851,598 | $1,851,598 | 1.21 | 1,851,598 |
Genesis Cabrera | 26 | RP | $582,224 | - | $582,224 | $582,224 | 0.38 | 582,224 |
Oscar Mercado | 28 | OF | $181,937 | - | $181,937 | $181,937 | 0.12 | 181,937 |
Ryan Tepera | 35 | RP | $11,613 | - | $11,613 | $11,613 | 0.01 | 11,613 |
2023 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nolan Arenado | 32 | 3B | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Matt Holliday | 43 | OF | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
2023 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $85,776,000 | $5,666,666 | $1,000,000 | $92,442,666 | $83,408,832 | |
Injured List Money | $70,258,550 | $750,000 | $25,000 | $71,033,550 | $48,168,555 | |
Retained Salary | $20,560,216 | - | - | $20,560,215 | $20,560,215 | |
Deferred Salary | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
Buried Minor Salary | $2,954,800 | - | - | $2,954,800 | $1,155,426 | |
Active Total Payroll | $179,549,566 | $6,416,666 | $1,025,000 | $186,991,231 | $153,293,028 |
2023 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 | $233,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $153,341,409 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $16,500,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $173,758,075 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $59,241,925 |
2023 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (6) | Status | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Woodford | Pre-Arb | 26 | SP | 1 | $739,800 | - | $739,800 | $656,205 | 656,205 |
Kyle Leahy | Pre-Arb | 26 | P | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $61,936 | 61,936 |
Moises Gomez | Pre-Arb | 24 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Connor Thomas | Pre-Arb | 25 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Taylor Motter | Pre-Arb | 33 | SS | 1 | $775,000 | - | $775,000 | $325,026 | 325,026 |
Tres Barrera | Pre-Arb | 28 | C | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $112,259 | 112,259 |
2023 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase Davis | 21 | OF | - | $3,618,200 | $3,618,200 | $3,618,200 |
Travis Honeyman | 21 | OF | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
Quinn Mathews | 22 | P | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 |
Zach Levenson | 21 | OF | - | $381,300 | $381,300 | $381,300 |
Jason Savacool | 21 | P | - | $302,300 | $302,300 | $302,300 |
Jacob Odle | 19 | P | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
Charles Harrison | 21 | P | - | $236,700 | $236,700 | $236,700 |
Ixan Henderson | 21 | P | - | $230,000 | $230,000 | $230,000 |
Christian Worley | 21 | P | - | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
Dakota Harris | 21 | SS | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Brayden Jobert | 22 | OF | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Cameron Johnson | 18 | P | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Hunter Kublick | 20 | P | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Trey Paige | 22 | 3B | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Tre Richardson | 21 | SS | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
William Sullivan | 22 | 1B | - | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
Graysen Tarlow | 21 | C | - | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
Tyler Bradt | 22 | P | - | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 |
Hancel Almonte | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Andru Arthur | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Luis Atocha | 18 | C | - | - | - | - |
Jarol Baez | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Emisael Carrera | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Xavier Cruz | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Angel Gil | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Reiner Lopez | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Bernard Mack | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Ruben Menes | 21 | P | - | - | - | - |
Keiverson Ramirez | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Stiveen Rojas | 16 | P | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Rojas | 17 | SS | - | - | - | - |
Fernando Roquez | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Bracewell Taveras | 17 | SS | - | - | - | - |
Giovanni Vargas | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Facundo Velasquez | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |