Toronto Blue Jays 2020 Payroll
An updated look at the Toronto Blue Jays 2020 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (30) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyun-Jin Ryu | 33 | SP | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 18.32 | 20,000,000 | |
| Randal Grichuk | 28 | CF | Arb 3 | $12,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 11.91 | 10,400,000 | |
| Tanner Roark | 33 | SP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 10.99 | 12,000,000 | |
| Ken Giles | 29 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | $9,600,000 | - | $9,600,000 | $9,600,000 | 8.79 | 9,600,000 | |
| Chase Anderson | 32 | SP | Arb 4 | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 7.78 | 8,500,000 | |
| Matt Shoemaker | 33 | SP | Arb 4 | $4,200,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | 3.85 | 4,200,000 | |
| Travis Shaw | 30 | 1B | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 3.66 | 4,000,000 |
| Shun Yamaguchi | 32 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $3,175,000 | - | $3,175,000 | $3,175,000 | 2.91 | 3,175,000 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $2,500,000 | $428,571 | $2,928,571 | $2,928,571 | 2.68 | 3,142,857 |
| Joe Panik | 29 | 2B | Arb 3 | 2 | $2,850,000 | - | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 2.61 | 2,850,000 |
| Anthony Bass | 32 | RP | Vet | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 1.37 | 1,500,000 | |
| Rafael Dolis | 32 | RP | Pre-Arb | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.92 | 1,000,000 | |
| Sam Gaviglio | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $602,900 | - | $602,900 | $602,900 | 0.55 | 602,900 |
| Teoscar Hernandez | 27 | DH | Pre-Arb | 1 | $602,200 | - | $602,200 | $602,200 | 0.55 | 602,200 |
| Wilmer Font | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | $592,000 | - | $592,000 | $592,000 | 0.54 | 592,000 | |
| Trent Thornton | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $581,900 | - | $581,900 | $581,900 | 0.53 | 581,900 |
| Thomas Pannone | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $581,400 | - | $581,400 | $581,400 | 0.53 | 581,400 |
| Danny Jansen | 25 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | $580,900 | - | $580,900 | $580,900 | 0.53 | 580,900 |
| Derek Fisher | 26 | RF | Pre-Arb | $579,600 | - | $579,600 | $579,600 | 0.53 | 579,600 | |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 21 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $579,300 | - | $579,300 | $579,300 | 0.53 | 579,300 |
| Cavan Biggio | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $576,600 | - | $576,600 | $576,600 | 0.53 | 576,600 |
| Ryan Borucki | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $573,800 | - | $573,800 | $573,800 | 0.53 | 573,800 |
| Sean Reid-Foley | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $572,700 | - | $572,700 | $572,700 | 0.52 | 572,700 |
| Bo Bichette | 22 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | $570,000 | - | $570,000 | $570,000 | 0.52 | 570,000 |
| Reese McGuire | 25 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | $569,400 | - | $569,400 | $569,400 | 0.52 | 569,400 |
| Breyvic Valera | 28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $568,000 | - | $568,000 | $568,000 | 0.52 | 568,000 | |
| Jordan Romano | 27 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | $567,800 | - | $567,800 | $567,800 | 0.52 | 567,800 |
| Anthony Alford | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | $566,800 | - | $566,800 | $566,800 | 0.52 | 566,800 | |
| Jacob Waguespack | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 0.52 | 563,500 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 34 | RP | Vet | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 583,500 |
2020 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Drury (10-day, Undisclosed) |
27 | 3B | Arb 2 | 1 | $2,050,000 | - | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 | 1.88 | 2,050,000 |
| Yennsy Diaz (60-day, Arm) |
23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $564,000 | - | $564,000 | $564,000 | 0.52 | 564,000 |
2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Tulowitzki | 35 | SS | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 12.82 | 18,587,857 |
2020 Player Pool
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (26) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Petricka | AAA | 32 | RP | 2 | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 0 |
| Rowdy Tellez | AA | 25 | 1B | 1 | $579,600 | - | $579,600 | $579,600 | 579,600 |
| Billy McKinney | AAA | 25 | OF | 1 | $578,100 | - | $578,100 | $578,100 | 578,100 |
| Elvis Luciano | A | 20 | RP | 3 | $570,800 | - | $570,800 | $570,800 | 570,800 |
| Jonathan Davis | AAA | 28 | CF | 2 | $569,000 | - | $569,000 | $569,000 | 569,000 |
| Anthony Kay | AAA | 25 | SP | 3 | $565,600 | - | $565,600 | $565,600 | 565,600 |
| Santiago Espinal | AAA | 25 | SS | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Thomas Hatch | AAA | 25 | P | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 | |
| Julian Merryweather | AAA | 28 | SP | 1 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Patrick Murphy | AAA | 25 | P | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Hector Perez | AAA | 24 | P | 2 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| T.J. Zeuch | AAA | 24 | SP | 3 | $563,500 | - | $563,500 | $563,500 | 563,500 |
| Riley Adams | 24 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Bryan Baker | 25 | P | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Andy Burns | AAA | 29 | 3B | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Jordan Groshans | 20 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Caleb Joseph | AAA | 34 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Alejandro Kirk | 21 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Patrick Kivlehan | AAA | 30 | RF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Austin Martin | 21 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Justin Miller | AAA | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Brian Moran | AAA | 31 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Joshua Palacios | 24 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Kevin Smith | 23 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Ruben Tejada | AAA | 30 | SS | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Forrest Wall | 0 | OF | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2020 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Martin | 21 | SS | - | $7,000,825 | $7,000,825 | $7,000,825 | 6.41 |
| CJ Van Eyk | 21 | P | - | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 1.65 |
| Trent Palmer | 21 | P | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.78 |
| Nick Frasso | 21 | P | - | $459,000 | $459,000 | $459,000 | 0.42 |
| Zach Britton | 21 | OF | - | $97,500 | $97,500 | $97,500 | 0.09 |
2020 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $91,153,800 | $1,428,571 | - | $92,582,371 | $92,582,371 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $2,614,000 | - | - | $2,614,000 | $2,614,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $107,767,800 | $1,428,571 | - | $109,196,371 | $109,196,371 | |
2020 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $208,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $117,642,614 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,000,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $135,142,614 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $72,857,386 | ||||||