Tampa Bay Rays 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Tampa Bay Rays 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (39) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kiermaier | 31 | CF | Vet | $11,500,000 | $166,666 | $11,666,666 | $11,666,666 | 21.22 | 8,916,667 | |
| Blake Snell | 28 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $10,500,000 | $600,000 | $11,100,000 | $11,100,000 | 20.19 | 10,000,000 |
| Yoshitomo Tsutsugo | 29 | DH | Pre-Arb | 3 | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 12.73 | 6,000,000 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 27 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 7.28 | 4,000,000 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 29 | RF | Arb 2 | 2 | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 7.28 | 4,000,000 |
| Manuel Margot | 26 | CF | Arb 2 | 2 | $3,200,000 | - | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 5.82 | 3,200,000 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $2,900,000 | - | $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 | 5.28 | 2,900,000 |
| Brandon Lowe | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 4.55 | 4,000,000 |
| Joe Wendle | 31 | 2B | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 3.64 | 2,000,000 |
| Ji-Man Choi | 30 | 1B | Arb 1 | $1,850,000 | - | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | 3.37 | 1,850,000 | |
| Yonny Chirinos | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,700,000 | - | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 3.09 | 1,700,000 |
| Jose Alvarado | 26 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $1,050,000 | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 1.91 | 1,050,000 |
| Willy Adames | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Nick Anderson | 30 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Randy Arozarena | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jalen Beeks | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Michael Brosseau | 27 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Vidal Brujan | 23 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Diego Castillo | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| John Curtiss | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Yandy Diaz | 29 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 27 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Josh Fleming | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Edgar Garcia | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Ronaldo Hernandez | 23 | C | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brent Honeywell | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Nate Lowe | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Shane McClanahan | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Brendan McKay | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Austin Meadows | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brian O'Grady | 29 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Kevin Padlo | 24 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brett Phillips | 27 | RF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Colin Poche | 27 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cody Reed | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Trevor Richards | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Ryan Sherriff | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Aaron Slegers | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Ryan Thompson | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 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 % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Longoria | 35 | 3B | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 3.64 | 2,000,000 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $52,200,000 | $766,666 | - | $52,966,666 | $52,966,666 | |
| Retained Salary | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $54,200,000 | $766,666 | - | $54,966,666 | $54,966,666 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $67,141,667 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $85,141,667 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $124,858,333 | ||||||