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MLB
Texas Rangers 2026 Luxury Tax Payroll
The Texas Rangers 2026 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Projected Total Tax
$205,991,666 / 13th
Est. Tax Bill
$0
2026 Active Roster
| Player (29) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
deGrom
1 Jacob deGrom
|
SP | 11.139 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$37,000,000 | 15.16% |
|
Seager
2 Corey Seager
|
SS | 10.032 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$32,500,000 | 13.32% |
|
Eovaldi
3 Nathan Eovaldi
|
SP | 14.013 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$25,000,000 | 10.25% |
|
Pederson
4 Joc Pederson
|
DH | 11.028 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$18,500,000 | 7.58% |
|
Nimmo
5 Brandon Nimmo
|
CF | 9.042 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$15,250,000 | 6.25% |
|
Jansen
6 Danny Jansen
|
C | 7.050 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$7,250,000 | 2.97% |
|
Higashioka
7 Kyle Higashioka
|
C | 7.005 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$6,750,000 | 2.77% |
|
Gore
8 MacKenzie Gore
|
SP | 4.000 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
|
$5,600,000 | 2.30% |
|
Martin
9 Chris Martin
|
RP | 8.133 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$4,000,000 | 1.64% |
|
Junis
10 Jake Junis
|
RP | 8.002 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$4,000,000 | 1.64% |
|
Smith
11 Josh H. Smith
|
SS | 3.129 | 3 |
Arbitration 1
|
$3,225,000 | 1.32% |
|
Burger
12 Jake Burger
|
1B | 3.127 | 1 |
Arbitration 1
|
$3,200,000 | 1.31% |
|
Jung
13 Josh Jung
|
3B | 3.023 | 3 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,900,000 | 1.19% |
|
Duran
14 Ezequiel Duran
|
2B | 3.050 | 1 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,375,000 | 0.56% |
|
Haggerty
15 Sam Haggerty
|
2B | 5.007 |
Arbitration 3
|
$1,250,000 | 0.51% | |
|
Alexander
16 Tyler Alexander
|
RP | 6.011 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$1,125,000 | 0.46% |
|
Latz
17 Jacob Latz
|
SP | 1.170 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Garcia
18 Robert Garcia
|
RP | 2.086 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Winn
19 Cole Winn
|
RP | 1.090 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Helman
20 Michael Helman
|
2B | 0.095 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Freeman
21 Cody Freeman
|
3B | 0.051 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Bradford
22 Cody Bradford
|
RP | 2.086 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Carter
23 Evan Carter
|
CF | 1.170 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Baumler
24 Carter Baumler
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Osuna
25 Alejandro Osuna
|
OF | 0.107 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Leiter
26 Jack Leiter
|
SP | 1.033 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Rocker
27 Kumar Rocker
|
SP | 0.137 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Langford
28 Wyatt Langford
|
LF | 2.000 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Curvelo
29 Luis Curvelo
|
RP | 0.061 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
2026 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Montgomery
1 Jordan Montgomery
60-DAY: ELBOW (TOMMY JOHN)
|
SP | 8.145 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$1,250,000 |
2026 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (11) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Diaz
1 Alexis Diaz
|
RP | 3.088 | 3 |
Free Agent
|
$1,000,000 | |
|
Blanco
2 Dairon Blanco
|
OF | 2.027 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
MacIver
3 Willie MacIver
|
C | 0.094 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Church
4 Marc Church
|
RP | 0.024 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Foscue
5 Justin Foscue
|
2B | 0.146 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Otanez
6 Michel Otanez
|
RP | 0.149 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Corniell
7 Jose Corniell
|
SP | 0.003 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Lopez
8 Leandro Lopez
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Santos
9 Winston Santos
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Teodo
10 Emiliano Teodo
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Davalillo
11 David Davalillo
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
2026 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $244,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $168,925,000 | 14th |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration Contracts | $8,200,000 | - |
| Injured Contracts | $1,250,000 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $18,000,000 | - |
| Minor Buried League Contracts | $9,200,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll | $205,991,666 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space | $38,008,334 | - |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 50%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Total Allocations
This team is the combined value of projected tax payroll allocations plus the projected tax bill.
|
$205,991,666 | - |
Glossary
First-Time Payor:
- 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 80% for exceeding by $60M+
Second-Time Payor:
- 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 90% for exceeding by $60M+
Third-Time (or more) Payor:
- 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 110% for exceeding by $60M+
Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.
Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.
Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.
Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.
Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…
The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
