MLB
St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2022 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$183,231,729 / 13th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$156,428,325
2022 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 10.059 | Vet | $26,300,000 | $26,300,000 | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $300,000 | - |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 8.155 | Vet | $35,075,000 | $23,429,500 | $35,000,000 | - | $75,000 | - |
| Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 16.027 | Vet | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 5.037 | Vet | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | $15,750,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Molina Yadier Molina | C | 17.123 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Matz Steven Matz | SP | 6.099 | Vet | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - |
| DeJong Paul DeJong | SS | 4.127 | Vet | $6,166,666 | $6,166,666 | $6,000,000 | $166,666 | - | - |
| Dickerson Corey Dickerson | LF | 8.101 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Flaherty Jack Flaherty | SP | 4.006 | Arb 2 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Pujols Albert Pujols | DH | 21.000 | Vet | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $100,000 | - |
| Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 3.085 | Arb 1 | $2,410,000 | $2,410,000 | $2,410,000 | - | - | - |
| Montgomery Jordan Montgomery | SP | 4.153 | Arb 3 (S2) | $6,000,000 | $2,109,888 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Stratton Chris Stratton | RP | 4.100 | Arb 2 | $2,700,000 | $949,440 | $2,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Hicks Jordan Hicks | SP | 4.000 | Arb 2 | $937,500 | $937,500 | $937,500 | - | - | - |
| Edman Tommy Edman | SS | 2.114 | Pre-Arb | $722,900 | $722,900 | $722,900 | - | - | - |
| Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 2.105 | Pre-Arb | $722,450 | $722,450 | $722,450 | - | - | - |
| Knizner Andrew Knizner | C | 2.021 | Pre-Arb | $718,300 | $718,300 | $718,300 | - | - | - |
| Quintana Jose Quintana | SP | 9.133 | Vet | $2,000,000 | $714,285 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Carlson Dylan Carlson | CF | 1.104 | Pre-Arb | $703,000 | $703,000 | $703,000 | - | - | - |
| Pallante Andre Pallante | RP | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | DH | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $630,744 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | CF | 0.087 | Pre-Arb | $705,200 | $538,625 | $705,200 | - | - | - |
| Yepez Juan Yepez | 3B | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $480,750 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Woodford Jake Woodford | SP | 1.115 | Pre-Arb | $714,350 | $435,675 | $714,350 | - | - | - |
| Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $369,216 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| DeLuzio Ben DeLuzio | CF | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $130,764 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | LF | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $107,688 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $96,150 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Tyler O'Neill | LF | 3.059 | Arb 1 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | - | - | - |
| Reyes Alex Reyes | RP | 4.056 | Arb 2 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | - | - | - |
| VerHagen Drew VerHagen | RP | 3.066 | Vet | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (11) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bader Harrison Bader | CF | $3,547,264 | $3,547,264 | ||||||
| McFarland T.J. McFarland | RP | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Quintana Jose Quintana | SP | $1,285,715 | $1,285,715 | ||||||
| Wittgren Nick Wittgren | RP | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | ||||||
| Sosa Edmundo Sosa | 3B | $456,088 | $456,088 | ||||||
| Oviedo Johan Oviedo | SP | $226,914 | $226,914 | ||||||
| Fernandez Junior Fernandez | RP | $173,070 | $173,070 | ||||||
| Romine Austin Romine | C | $107,688 | $107,688 | ||||||
| Capel Conner Capel | RF | $61,536 | $61,536 | ||||||
| Robertson Kramer Robertson | SS | $7,692 | $7,692 | ||||||
| Rondon Angel Rondon | P | $3,846 | $3,846 |
2022 Deferred Payroll
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 8.155 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 14.000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $134,723,541 | 10th | |||||
| Injured List | $8,750,000 | 22nd | |||||
| Retained | $9,569,813 | 25th | |||||
| Minor | $3,384,971 | 11th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $156,428,325 | 13th | |||||
2022 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Dakota Hudson
|
SP | 3.066 | Arb 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Austin Allen
|
C | 1.017 | Pre-Arb | $705,000 | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Kramer Robertson
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SS | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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4 Genesis Cabrera
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RP | 2.040 | Pre-Arb | $719,200 | $565,136 | $719,200 | - | - | - |
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5 Nolan Gorman
|
2B | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $469,212 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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6 Packy Naughton
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RP | 0.046 | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $438,444 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
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7 Aaron Brooks
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SP | 2.102 | Pre-Arb | $1,400,000 | $230,769 | $1,400,000 | - | - | - |
|
8 Kodi Whitley
|
RP | 1.115 | Pre-Arb | $714,350 | $184,475 | $714,350 | - | - | - |
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9 JoJo Romero
|
RP | 1.117 | Pre-Arb | $703,000 | $181,561 | $703,000 | - | - | - |
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10 James Naile
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RP | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $107,688 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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11 Iván Herrera
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C | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $96,150 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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12 Jake Walsh
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RP | Pre-Arb | $700,000 | $46,152 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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13 Cory Spangenberg
|
2B | 4.041 | Vet | $700,000 | $15,384 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
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14 Freddy Pacheco
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RP | 1.000 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
