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Toronto Blue Jays 2025 Luxury Tax Payroll
The Toronto Blue Jays 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Projected Total Tax
$280,036,096 / 5th
Est. Tax Bill
$13,609,719
2025 Active Roster
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Guerrero Jr.
1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
|
1B | 5.157 | n/a |
Arbitration 4
Super Two |
$28,500,000 | 11.83% |
|
Springer
2 George Springer
|
CF | 10.166 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$25,050,000 | 10.39% |
|
Gausman
3 Kevin Gausman
|
SP | 10.151 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$22,000,000 | 9.13% |
|
Scherzer
4 Max Scherzer
|
SP | 16.079 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$15,500,000 | 6.43% |
|
Gimenez
5 Andres Gimenez
|
2B | 4.106 | 2 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$15,214,286 | 6.31% |
|
Santander
6 Anthony Santander
|
LF | 6.162 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$13,720,000 | 5.69% |
|
Hoffman
7 Jeff Hoffman
|
RP | 6.084 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$11,500,000 | 4.77% |
|
Varsho
8 Daulton Varsho
|
LF | 4.128 | 2 |
Arbitration 3
Super Two |
$8,200,000 | 3.40% |
|
Rodriguez
9 Yariel Rodriguez
|
RP | 0.170 | n/a |
Free Agent
Foreign Professional |
$6,400,000 | 2.66% |
|
Straw
10 Myles Straw
|
CF | 4.125 | 2 |
Extension
Pre-Arbitration |
$6,375,000 | 2.65% |
|
Kirk
11 Alejandro Kirk
|
C | 4.047 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
|
$4,600,000 | 1.91% |
|
Bieber
12 Shane Bieber
|
SP | 6.097 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$4,123,656 | 1.71% |
|
Clement
13 Ernie Clement
|
3B | 2.168 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$1,970,000 | 0.82% | |
|
Lauer
14 Eric Lauer
|
RP | 4.111 |
Free Agent
|
$1,897,856 | 0.79% | |
|
Kiner-Falefa
15 Isiah Kiner-Falefa
|
SS | 7.000 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$1,129,044 | 0.47% |
|
Dominguez
16 Seranthony Dominguez
|
RP | 6.131 | n/a |
Extension
Arbitration |
$895,161 | 0.37% |
|
Heineman
17 Tyler Heineman
|
C | 2.066 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,300 | 0.32% | |
|
Little
18 Brendon Little
|
RP | 0.135 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$771,800 | 0.32% |
|
Lukes
19 Nathan Lukes
|
CF | 0.145 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$766,800 | 0.32% |
|
Barger
20 Addison Barger
|
SS | 0.103 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$710,533 | 0.29% |
|
Schneider
21 Davis Schneider
|
3B | 1.059 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$681,399 | 0.28% |
|
Fluharty
22 Mason Fluharty
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$564,896 | 0.23% | |
|
Fisher
23 Braydon Fisher
|
RP | 3 |
Free Agent
|
$541,175 | 0.22% | |
|
Nance
24 Tommy Nance
|
RP | 2.082 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$348,065 | 0.14% | |
|
Loperfido
25 Joey Loperfido
|
OF | 0.131 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$335,793 | 0.14% |
|
Bruihl
26 Justin Bruihl
|
RP | 1.071 | 2 |
Free Agent
|
$244,495 | 0.10% |
|
Varland
27 Louie Varland
|
RP | 0.163 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$243,670 | 0.10% |
|
Yesavage
28 Trey Yesavage
|
SP |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$57,204 | 0.02% |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bassitt
1 Chris Bassitt
|
SP | 8.130 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$21,000,000 | 8.71% |
|
Berríos
2 José Berríos
|
SP | 8.044 | n/a |
Extension
Arbitration |
$18,714,286 | 7.77% |
|
Bichette
3 Bo Bichette
|
SS | 5.063 | n/a |
Extension
Arbitration |
$11,200,000 | 4.65% |
|
Garcia
4 Yimi Garcia
|
RP | 9.149 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$7,500,000 | |
|
Sandlin
5 Nick Sandlin
|
RP | 3.157 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$1,630,000 | |
|
Burr
6 Ryan Burr
|
RP | 2.109 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$786,000 | ||
|
Francis
7 Bowden Francis
|
SP | 1.098 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$781,500 | |
|
Bastardo
8 Angel Bastardo
|
P | n/a |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,000 | ||
|
France
9 Ty France
|
1B | 5.089 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$317,184 | 0.13% |
|
Pina
10 Robinson Pina
|
RP | 3 |
Free Agent
|
$210,338 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (19) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Green
1 Chad Green
|
RP | 8.050 | n/a |
Retained
|
$10,500,000 | |
|
Swanson
2 Erik Swanson
|
RP | 5.059 |
Retained
|
$3,000,000 | ||
|
Manoah
3 Alek Manoah
|
SP | 3.063 | 2 |
Retained
|
$2,176,344 | |
|
Kiner-Falefa
4 Isiah Kiner-Falefa
|
2B | 7.000 | n/a |
Retained
|
$1,217,000 | |
|
Turnbull
5 Spencer Turnbull
|
RP | 6.020 | n/a |
Retained
|
$1,000,000 | |
|
Lovelady
6 Richard Lovelady
|
RP | 3.008 |
Retained
|
$1,000,000 | ||
|
Gimenez
7 Andres Gimenez
|
2B | 4.106 | 2 |
Retained
|
$1,000,000 | |
|
Pop
8 Zach Pop
|
RP | 2.171 |
Retained
|
$900,000 | ||
|
Roden
9 Alan Roden
|
RF | 3 |
Retained
|
$330,831 | ||
|
Wagner
10 Will Wagner
|
2B | 0.049 | 3 |
Retained
|
$314,812 | |
|
Ureña
11 José Ureña
|
RP | 8.045 | n/a |
Retained
|
$225,806 | |
|
Martinez
12 Orelvis Martinez
|
SS | 0.012 | 1 |
Retained
|
$173,000 | |
|
Walker
13 Josh Walker
|
RP | 0.108 | 1 |
Retained
|
$105,376 | |
|
Sanchez
14 Ali Sanchez
|
C | 1.000 |
Retained
|
$99,355 | ||
|
Robertson
15 Will Robertson
|
LF |
Retained
|
$49,431 | |||
|
Kennedy
16 Buddy Kennedy
|
2B | 0.131 |
Retained
|
$45,242 | ||
|
Berroa
17 Steward Berroa
|
OF | 0.075 | 2 |
Retained
|
$36,956 | |
|
Lawrence
18 Casey Lawrence
|
RP | 1.064 |
Retained
|
$21,505 | ||
|
Robertson
19 Nick Robertson
|
RP | 0.141 | 1 |
Retained
|
$3,331 |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Schultz
1 Paxton Schultz
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$350,059 | 0.15% | |
|
Clase
2 Jonatan Clase
|
OF | 0.052 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$315,414 | 0.13% |
|
Tate
3 Dillon Tate
|
RP | 4.144 | 1 |
Free Agent
|
$300,538 | 0.12% |
|
Jimenez
4 Leonardo Jimenez
|
SS | 0.090 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$289,613 | 0.12% |
|
Lucas
5 Easton Lucas
|
SP | 0.047 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$213,167 | 0.09% |
|
Barnes
6 Jacob Barnes
|
RP | 6.100 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$203,226 | |
|
Macko
7 Adam Macko
|
SP | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$123,900 | 0.05% | |
|
Bloss
8 Jake Bloss
|
SP | 0.039 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$123,900 | 0.05% |
|
Borucki
9 Ryan Borucki
|
RP | 6.066 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$69,462 | |
|
Estrada
10 Lazaro Estrada
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$68,213 | 0.03% |
2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $286,135,551 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$13,609,719 | - |
|
Total Allocations
This team is the combined value of tax payroll allocations plus the tax bill.
|
$299,745,270 | - |
Tax Bill Breakdown
The Toronto Blue Jays are being assessed at 20%. This means this is the first year the team is above the tax threshold. They will also be assessed at the following surcharges for additional overages over $20 million: 12%, 42.5%
| Salaries | Level Tax Tier | Amount Over | Amount Level Assessed | Tax % Base | Tax % Overage Charge | Total Level Amount | Total Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $286,135,551 | $241,000,000 | $45,135,551 | $20,000,000 | 0.20 | 0.000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| $261,000,000 | $25,135,551 | $20,000,000 | 0.20 | 0.120 | $6,400,000 | $10,400,000 | |
| $281,000,000 | $5,135,551 | $5,135,551 | 0.20 | 0.425 | $3,209,719 | $13,609,719 | |
| $301,000,000 | - | - | 0.20 | 0.600 | |||
| $286,135,551 | Tax Bill: | $13,609,719 |
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).
