MLB
St. Louis Cardinals 2024 Financial Summary
A current summary of St. Louis Cardinals 2024 player cap & cash figures.
Total Payroll
$193,917,567 / 12th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$174,987,933
Tax Space
$24,623,180
Cash Total
$190,365,366 / 12th
2024 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Goldschmidt
1 Paul Goldschmidt
|
1B | 36 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 10.97% | $26,000,000 | 2025 |
|
Arenado
2 Nolan Arenado
|
3B | 33 | $24,000,000 | $25,555,555 | 10.78% | $24,000,000 | 2028 |
|
Contreras
3 Willson Contreras
|
C | 32 | $18,000,000 | $17,500,000 | 7.38% | $18,000,000 | 2029 |
|
Mikolas
4 Miles Mikolas
|
SP | 35 | $17,666,667 | $18,583,333 | 7.84% | $16,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Gibson
5 Kyle Gibson
|
SP | 36 | $12,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 5.49% | $12,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Gray
6 Sonny Gray
|
SP | 34 | $10,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 10.55% | $10,000,000 | 2028 |
|
Lynn
7 Lance Lynn
|
SP | 37 | $10,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 4.64% | $10,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Gallegos
8 Giovanny Gallegos
|
RP | 32 | $5,750,000 | $5,500,000 | 2.32% | $5,500,000 | 2026 |
|
Helsley
9 Ryan Helsley
|
RP | 29 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | 1.60% | $3,800,000 | 2026 |
|
Kittredge
10 Andrew Kittredge
|
RP | 34 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | 1.11% | $2,630,000 | 2025 |
|
Carlson
11 Dylan Carlson
|
CF | 25 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | 0.99% | $2,350,000 | 2027 |
|
Crawford
12 Brandon Crawford
|
SS | 37 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0.84% | $2,000,000 | 2025 |
|
King
13 John King
|
RP | 29 | $1,005,000 | $1,005,000 | 0.42% | - | 2028 |
|
Romero
14 JoJo Romero
|
RP | 27 | $860,000 | $860,000 | 0.36% | $860,000 | 2027 |
|
Nootbaar
15 Lars Nootbaar
|
CF | 26 | $761,000 | $761,000 | 0.32% | $761,000 | 2028 |
|
Donovan
16 Brendan Donovan
|
DH | 27 | $757,200 | $757,200 | 0.32% | $757,200 | 2028 |
|
Gorman
17 Nolan Gorman
|
2B | 24 | $755,550 | $755,550 | 0.32% | $755,550 | |
|
Burleson
18 Alec Burleson
|
LF | 25 | $750,050 | $750,050 | 0.32% | $750,050 | |
|
Liberatore
19 Matthew Liberatore
|
RP | 24 | $747,200 | $747,200 | 0.32% | $747,200 | |
|
Winn
20 Masyn Winn
|
SS | 22 | $742,250 | $742,250 | 0.31% | $742,250 | |
|
Siani
21 Mike Siani
|
OF | 24 | $741,650 | $741,650 | 0.31% | $741,650 | |
|
Carpenter
22 Matt Carpenter
|
DH | 38 | $740,000 | $740,000 | 0.31% | $740,000 | 2025 |
|
Fernandez
23 Ryan Fernandez
|
RP | 26 | $740,000 | $740,000 | 0.31% | $740,000 | |
|
Pages
24 Pedro Pages
|
C | 25 | $656,370 | $656,370 | 0.28% | $656,370 | |
|
Pallante
25 Andre Pallante
|
SP | 25 | $614,419 | $614,419 | 0.26% | $614,419 | |
|
Roycroft
26 Chris Roycroft
|
RP | 27 | $469,404 | $469,404 | 0.20% | $469,404 |
2024 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Matz
1 Steven Matz
|
SP | 33 | $12,500,000 | $11,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | |
|
Edman
2 Tommy Edman
|
SS | 29 | $7,000,000 | $8,250,000 | - | $7,000,000 | |
|
Middleton
3 Keynan Middleton
|
RP | 30 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | |
|
Rom
4 Drew Rom
|
P | 24 | $742,200 | $742,200 | - | $742,200 | |
|
O'Brien
5 Riley O'Brien
|
RP | 29 | $740,450 | $740,450 | - | $740,450 |
2024 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DeJong
1 Paul DeJong
|
SS | 30 | $3,000,000 | - | - |
2024 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 | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arenado
1 Nolan Arenado
|
3B | 33 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | |
|
Holliday
2 Matt Holliday
|
OF | 44 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | |
|
Wainwright
3 Adam Wainwright
|
SP | 42 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $144,536,760 | 10th | |||||
| Injured List | $25,982,650 | 18th | |||||
| Retained | $3,000,000 | 26th | |||||
| Minor | $1,468,523 | 24th | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $193,917,567 | 12th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $174,987,933 | 12th | |||||
2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $237,000,000 | |
| Est. Guaranteed Contracts | $163,258,981 | 9th |
| Est. Injured Contracts | $26,732,650 | - |
| Est. Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | - |
| Est. Minor Buried League Contracts | $1,468,523 | - |
| Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | - |
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Est. Actual Tax Payroll | $212,376,820 | - |
| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $24,623,180 | 18th |
| Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $24,623,180 | - |
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Iván Herrera
|
C | 24 | $427,465 | $427,465 | 0.18% | $427,465 | ||
|
2 Kyle Leahy
|
RP | 27 | $234,702 | $234,702 | 0.10% | $234,702 | ||
|
3 Jose Fermin
|
2B | 25 | $222,768 | $222,768 | 0.09% | $222,768 | ||
|
4 Nick Robertson
|
P | 25 | $135,252 | $135,252 | 0.06% | $135,252 | ||
|
5 Zack Thompson
|
SP | 26 | $113,036 | $113,036 | 0.05% | $113,036 | ||
|
6 Jordan Walker
|
RF | 22 | $112,532 | $112,532 | 0.05% | $112,532 | ||
|
7 Victor Scott II
|
CF | 23 | $103,428 | $103,428 | 0.04% | $103,428 | ||
|
8 Ryan Loutos
|
RP | 25 | $71,604 | $71,604 | 0.03% | $71,604 | ||
|
9 Jacob Bosiokovic
|
RP | 30 | $23,868 | $23,868 | 0.01% | $23,868 | ||
|
10 Gordon Graceffo
|
RP | 24 | $11,934 | $11,934 | 0.01% | $11,934 | ||
|
11 Nick Raposo
|
C | 26 | $7,956 | $7,956 | 0.00% | $7,956 | ||
|
12 Adam Kloffenstein
|
RP | 23 | $3,978 | $3,978 | 0.00% | $3,978 | ||
|
13 Luken Baker
|
1B | 27 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Alfonso Rivas
|
1B | 27 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
15 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 22 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
16 Jared Young
|
1B | 28 | - | - | - | - |
