
Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals 2021 Payroll
Nationals 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Washington Nationals 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Scherzer | 36 | SP | Vet | $27,360,623 | $7,142,857 | $34,503,480 | $34,503,480 | 20.43 | 28,689,376 | |
Patrick Corbin | 31 | SP | Vet | $24,000,000 | $416,666 | $24,416,666 | $24,416,666 | 14.46 | 23,333,333 | |
Stephen Strasburg | 32 | SP | Vet | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $23,571,429 | 13.96 | 35,000,000 | |
Trea Turner | 28 | SS | Arb 3 | 2 | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 7.70 | 13,000,000 |
Brad Hand | 31 | RP/CL | Vet | $10,500,000 | - | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 6.22 | 10,500,000 | |
Juan Soto | 22 | RF | Arb 1 | 3 | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 5.03 | 8,500,000 |
Kyle Schwarber | 28 | LF | Arb 3 | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.14 | 10,000,000 | |
Josh Bell | 28 | 1B | Arb 2 | 2 | $6,350,000 | - | $6,350,000 | $6,350,000 | 3.76 | 6,350,000 |
Starlin Castro | 31 | 2B | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.55 | 6,000,000 | |
Yan Gomes | 33 | C | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.55 | 5,000,000 | |
Daniel Hudson | 34 | RP | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.55 | 5,500,000 | |
Alex Avila | 34 | C | Vet | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.89 | 1,500,000 | |
Joe Ross | 28 | SP | Arb 3 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.89 | 1,500,000 | |
Josh Harrison | 33 | 2B | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.59 | 1,000,000 | |
Jordy Mercer | 34 | SS | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.59 | 1,000,000 | |
Ryan Zimmerman | 36 | 1B | Vet | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.59 | 1,000,000 | |
Hernan Perez | 30 | 2B | Vet | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.44 | 750,000 | |
Victor Robles | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $614,000 | - | $614,000 | $614,000 | 0.36 | 614,000 |
Wander Suero | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $600,700 | - | $600,700 | $600,700 | 0.36 | 600,700 |
Tanner Rainey | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $589,000 | - | $589,000 | $589,000 | 0.35 | 589,000 |
Austin Voth | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $587,700 | - | $587,700 | $587,700 | 0.35 | 587,700 | |
Kyle Finnegan | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $582,400 | - | $582,400 | $582,400 | 0.34 | 582,400 |
Andrew Stevenson | 27 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $579,100 | - | $579,100 | $579,100 | 0.34 | 579,100 |
Erick Fedde | 28 | RP | Arb 1 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $575,000 | 0.34 | 575,000 | |
Samuel Clay | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $575,000 | - | $575,000 | $559,471 | 0.33 | 559,471 |
Kyle McGowin | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $536,725 | 0.32 | 536,725 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (3) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Harris (10-day, Illness) |
36 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.74 | 8,000,000 | |
Jon Lester (10-day, Covid-19) |
37 | SP | Vet | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.18 | 4,884,615 | |
Luis Avilan (10-day, Elbow) |
31 | RP | Vet | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 0.56 | 950,000 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Lucroy | 35 | C | $43,008 | - | $43,008 | $43,008 | 0.03 | 43,008 |
2021 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Strasburg | 32 | SP | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
Matt Wieters | 35 | C | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
Anibal Sanchez | 37 | SP | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
Rafael Soriano | 41 | RP | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (25) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yadiel Hernandez | 33 | OF | 3 | $572,600 | - | $572,600 | $21,546 | 21,546 | |
Tres Barrera | 26 | C | 3 | $571,500 | - | $571,500 | $12,292 | 12,292 | |
Ben Braymer | 27 | RP | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $3,067 | 3,067 | |
Luis Garcia | 21 | SS | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $21,469 | 21,469 | |
Ryne Harper | 32 | RP | 3 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $9,201 | 9,201 | |
Carter Kieboom | 23 | 3B | 2 | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $9,201 | 9,201 | |
Cody Wilson | 24 | OF | $570,500 | - | $570,500 | $9,201 | 9,201 | ||
Joan Adon | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Yasel Antuna | 21 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Rogelio Armenteros | 27 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Steven Fuentes | 24 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Seth Romero | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Gerardo Parra | 34 | RF | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
Welington Castillo | 34 | C | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 950,000 | ||
Humberto Arteaga | 27 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Dakota Bacus | 30 | RP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Ramon Flores | 29 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Javy Guerra | 35 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Kyle Lobstein | 31 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
T.J. McFarland | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Justin Miller | 34 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jake Noll | 27 | 2B | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Jefry Rodriguez | 27 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Blake Swihart | 29 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Yasmany Tomas | 30 | LF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armando Cruz | 0 | SS | - | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | 2.31 |
Gustavo Rivas | 0 | P | - | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | 0.27 |
Doimil Perez | 0 | P | - | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0.12 |
Emmanuel Ramirez | 0 | OF | - | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0.12 |
Genderson Zapata | 0 | P | - | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0.12 |
Gabriel Agostini | 0 | P | - | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | 0.10 |
Jean Estrada | 0 | OF | - | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | 0.05 |
Cristian Batista | 0 | OF | - | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | 0.04 |
Winder Diaz | 0 | SS | - | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 0.01 |
Edward De La Cruz | 0 | C | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
Jeffem Leon | 0 | P | - | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 0.01 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $161,734,023 | $7,559,523 | - | $169,293,546 | $157,815,671 | |
Injured Reserve Money | $10,950,000 | - | - | $10,950,000 | $10,950,000 | |
Retained Salary | $43,008 | - | - | $43,008 | $43,008 | |
Deferred Salary | $21,000,000 | - | - | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
Buried Minor Salary | $3,996,600 | - | - | $3,996,600 | $85,977 | |
Total Payroll | $176,723,631 | $7,559,523 | - | $184,283,154 | $168,894,656 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $177,810,405 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $195,810,405 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $14,189,595 |