St. Louis Cardinals 2019 Payroll

An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2019 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.

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Active Players (25)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Payroll Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Molina Yadier Molina	36	C	Vet		$20,000,000	-	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	12.18	20,000,000
Fowler Dexter Fowler	33	CF	Vet		$14,500,000	$2,000,000	$16,500,000	$16,500,000	10.04	16,500,000
Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt	31	1B	Vet		$14,500,000	-	$15,500,000	$15,500,000	9.44	14,500,000
Carpenter Matt Carpenter	33	1B	Vet		$14,500,000	$250,000	$14,750,000	$14,750,000	8.98	19,500,000
Ozuna Marcell Ozuna	28	LF	Arb 3	1	$12,250,000	-	$12,250,000	$12,250,000	7.46	12,250,000
Martinez Carlos Martinez	27	RP	Arb 3	2	$11,500,000	$200,000	$11,700,000	$11,700,000	7.12	10,200,000
Miller Andrew Miller	34	RP	Vet		$11,000,000	-	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	6.70	12,500,000
Mikolas Miles Mikolas	30	SP	Pre-Arb		$7,750,000	$1,000,000	$8,750,000	$8,750,000	5.33	7,750,000
Wong Kolten Wong	28	2B	Arb 3	3	$6,500,000	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	3.96	5,100,000
Wacha Michael Wacha	28	RP	Arb 3	2	$6,350,000	-	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	3.87	6,350,000
DeJong Paul DeJong	25	SS	Pre-Arb	3	$1,500,000	$166,666	$1,666,666	$1,666,666	1.01	4,333,333
Wieters Matt Wieters	33	C	Vet		$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	0.91	1,500,000
Martinez Jose Martinez	30	1B	Pre-Arb	2	$1,000,000	$125,000	$1,125,000	$1,125,000	0.68	1,625,000
Bader Harrison Bader	25	RF	Pre-Arb	2	$578,300	-	$578,300	$578,300	0.35	578,300
Gant John Gant	26	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$571,300	-	$571,300	$571,300	0.35	571,300
Brebbia John Brebbia	29	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$569,300	-	$569,300	$569,300	0.35	569,300
Flaherty Jack Flaherty	23	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$562,100	-	$562,100	$562,100	0.34	562,100
Hudson Dakota Hudson	24	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$559,100	-	$559,100	$559,100	0.34	559,100
Hicks Jordan Hicks	22	RP/CL	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	0.34	575,000
Webb Tyler Webb	28	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$525,184	0.32	525,184
Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos	27	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$522,200	0.32	522,200
Cabrera Genesis Cabrera	22	SP	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$349,128	0.21	349,128
Edman Tommy Edman	24	SS	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$340,176	0.21	340,176
Poncedeleon Daniel Poncedeleon	27	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$340,176	0.21	340,176
Ravelo Rangel Ravelo	27	1B	Pre-Arb	1	$555,000	-	$555,000	$313,320	0.19	313,320

2019 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (5)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Gyorko Jedd Gyorko (10-day)	30	3B	Vet	2	$13,000,000	-	$13,000,000	$8,000,000	4.87	5,918,483
Cecil Brett Cecil (60-day)	32	RP	Vet		$7,500,000	$250,000	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	4.72	7,625,000
Wainwright Adam Wainwright (10-day)	37	SP	Vet		$2,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	1.22	2,000,000
Mayers Mike Mayers (60-day)	27	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$563,700	-	$563,700	$563,700	0.34	563,700
Helsley Ryan Helsley (10-day)	24	P	Pre-Arb		$555,000	-	$555,000	$402,840	0.25	402,840

2019 Suspended/Restricted

Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.

Player (1)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Munoz Yairo Munoz	24	SS	Pre-Arb	2	$562,000	-	$562,000	$540,938	0.33	540,938

2019 Retained Salaries

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Tax Payroll
Gregerson Luke Gregerson	35	RP	$5,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	3.04	3,000,000
Leake Mike Leake	31	SP	$5,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	3.04	6,823,772

2019 Minor/In the System

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (21)	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Tax Payroll
Leone Dominic Leone	27	RP	1	$1,260,000	-	$1,260,000	$1,260,000	1,260,000
Shreve Chasen Shreve	28	RP		$900,000	-	$900,000	$900,000	900,000
Ellis Chris Ellis	26	RP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	555,000
Garcia Adolis Garcia	26	OF	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Gomber Austin Gomber	25	SP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Gonzalez Merandy Gonzalez	23	RP	3	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Sosa Edmundo Sosa	23	SS	2	$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Urias Ramon Urias	25	2B		$555,000	-	$555,000	$555,000	150,000
Williams Justin Williams	23	OF	3	$555,100	-	$555,100	$113,392	113,392
O'Neill Tyler O'Neill	24	OF	3	$564,000	-	$564,000	$112,184	112,184
Thomas Lane Thomas	23	CF		$555,000	-	$555,000	$50,728	50,728
Knizner Andrew Knizner	24	C		$555,000	-	$555,000	$35,808	35,808
Reyes Alexander Reyes	24	RP	3	$564,600	-	$564,600	$30,350	30,350
Robinson Drew Robinson	27	LF	2	$564,100	-	$564,100	$30,330	30,330
Arauz Harold Arauz	24	SP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Beck Chris Beck	28	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Gonzalez Derian Gonzalez	24	P	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Hudson Joe Hudson	28	C	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Layne Tom Layne	34	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Meisinger Ryan Meisinger	25	RP	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Perez Williams Perez	28	SP		-	-	-0	-0	0

2019 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
ThompsonZack Thompson	21	P	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	1.83
FletcherTrejyn Fletcher	18	CF	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	0.91
LoceyTony Locey	20	P	-	$604,800	$604,800	$604,800	0.37
ThomasConnor Thomas	21	P	-	$340,000	$340,000	$340,000	0.21
StatlerTyler Statler	17	P	-	$300,000	$300,000	$300,000	0.18
PagesPedro Pages	20	C	-	$250,000	$250,000	$250,000	0.15
GraggLogan Gragg	20	P	-	$167,800	$167,800	$167,800	0.10
LottTodd Lott	21	OF	-	$152,000	$152,000	$152,000	0.09
SommersJake Sommers	22	P	-	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	0.01

2019 Payroll Totals

Payroll Type	Total
Active Payroll	$133,376,950
Injured Reserve Money	$18,716,540
Retained Salary	$10,000,000
Buried Minor Salary	$1,632,792
Total Payroll	$164,267,220

Payroll Type		Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll	$129,575,100	$3,741,666	$1,000,000	$134,316,766	$133,376,950
Injured Reserve Money	$23,618,700	$250,000	-	$23,868,700	$18,716,540
Suspended/Restricted Money	$562,000	-	-	$562,000	$540,938
Retained Salary	$10,000,000	-	-	$10,000,000	$10,000,000
Buried Minor Salary	$4,617,800	-	-	$4,617,800	$1,632,792
Total Payroll	$168,373,600	$3,991,666	$1,000,000	$173,365,266	$164,267,220

2019 Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Payroll Type							Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold							$206,000,000
Total AAV/Payroll							$158,291,504
Estimated Player Benefits							$14,500,000
Estimated Minor League Contracts							$0
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll							$172,791,504
Comp. Balance Tax Space							$33,208,496

Cardinals Luxury Tax Payroll

2019 Tax Threshold $206,000,000
40-Man Tax Payroll: $158,291,504
Est. Benefits: $14,500,000
Est. Minor Salaries: -
Total Tax Allocations $172,791,504
Est. Tax Space $33,208,496
Est. Tax Bill $0

Cardinals Payroll Totals

Active Payroll: $133,376,950
Injured Reserve: $18,716,540
Retained: $10,000,000
Suspended/Restricted Salaries: $540,938
Buried Minor Salaries: $1,632,792
Total Payroll: $164,267,220

Transactions

Jun 16 2019 Logan Gragg Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)

Jun 16 2019 Tyler Statler Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)

Jun 14 2019 Connor Thomas Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)

Jun 13 2019 Pedro Pages Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)

Jun 12 2019 Trejyn Fletcher Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)

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