Washington Nationals

Active Players (26)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Payroll Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Scherzer Max Scherzer	36	SP	Vet		$27,360,623	$7,142,857	$34,503,480	$34,503,480	20.43	28,689,376
Corbin Patrick Corbin	31	SP	Vet		$24,000,000	$416,666	$24,416,666	$24,416,666	14.46	23,333,333
Strasburg Stephen Strasburg	32	SP	Vet		$35,000,000	-	$35,000,000	$23,571,429	13.96	35,000,000
Turner Trea Turner	28	SS	Arb 3	2	$13,000,000	-	$13,000,000	$13,000,000	7.70	13,000,000
Hand Brad Hand	31	RP/CL	Vet		$10,500,000	-	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	6.22	10,500,000
Soto Juan Soto	22	RF	Arb 1	3	$8,500,000	-	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	5.03	8,500,000
Schwarber Kyle Schwarber	28	LF	Arb 3		$7,000,000	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	4.14	10,000,000
Bell Josh Bell	28	1B	Arb 2	2	$6,350,000	-	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	3.76	6,350,000
Castro Starlin Castro	31	2B	Vet		$6,000,000	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	3.55	6,000,000
Gomes Yan Gomes	33	C	Vet		$6,000,000	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	3.55	5,000,000
Hudson Daniel Hudson	34	RP	Vet		$6,000,000	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	3.55	5,500,000
Avila Alex Avila	34	C	Vet		$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	0.89	1,500,000
Ross Joe Ross	28	SP	Arb 3		$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	0.89	1,500,000
Harrison Josh Harrison	33	2B	Vet		$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	0.59	1,000,000
Mercer Jordy Mercer	34	SS	Vet		$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	0.59	1,000,000
Zimmerman Ryan Zimmerman	36	1B	Vet		$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	0.59	1,000,000
Perez Hernan Perez	30	2B	Vet		$750,000	-	$750,000	$750,000	0.44	750,000
Robles Victor Robles	24	CF	Pre-Arb	2	$614,000	-	$614,000	$614,000	0.36	614,000
Suero Wander Suero	29	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$600,700	-	$600,700	$600,700	0.36	600,700
Rainey Tanner Rainey	28	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$589,000	-	$589,000	$589,000	0.35	589,000
Voth Austin Voth	29	RP	Pre-Arb		$587,700	-	$587,700	$587,700	0.35	587,700
Finnegan Kyle Finnegan	29	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$582,400	-	$582,400	$582,400	0.34	582,400
Stevenson Andrew Stevenson	27	OF	Pre-Arb	1	$579,100	-	$579,100	$579,100	0.34	579,100
Fedde Erick Fedde	28	RP	Arb 1		$575,000	-	$575,000	$575,000	0.34	575,000
Clay Samuel Clay	28	RP	Pre-Arb	3	$575,000	-	$575,000	$559,471	0.33	559,471
McGowin 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	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Harris Will Harris (10-day, Illness)	36	RP	Vet	$8,000,000	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	4.74	8,000,000
Lester Jon Lester (10-day, Covid-19)	37	SP	Vet	$2,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	1.18	4,884,615
Avilan 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
Lucroy 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
Strasburg Stephen Strasburg	32	SP	$10,000,000	-	$10,000,000	$10,000,000
Wieters Matt Wieters	35	C	$5,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Sanchez Anibal Sanchez	37	SP	$4,000,000	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
Soriano 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)	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Lux. Tax Salary
Hernandez Yadiel Hernandez	33	OF	3	$572,600	-	$572,600	$21,546	21,546
Barrera Tres Barrera	26	C	3	$571,500	-	$571,500	$12,292	12,292
Braymer Ben Braymer	27	RP	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$3,067	3,067
Garcia Luis Garcia	21	SS	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$21,469	21,469
Harper Ryne Harper	32	RP	3	$570,500	-	$570,500	$9,201	9,201
Kieboom Carter Kieboom	23	3B	2	$570,500	-	$570,500	$9,201	9,201
Wilson Cody Wilson	24	OF		$570,500	-	$570,500	$9,201	9,201
Adon Joan Adon	22	P	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Antuna Yasel Antuna	21	SS	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Armenteros Rogelio Armenteros	27	SP	2	-	-	-0	-0	0
Fuentes Steven Fuentes	24	RP	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Romero Seth Romero	25	P	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Parra Gerardo Parra	34	RF		$1,000,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	1,000,000
Castillo Welington Castillo	34	C		$950,000	-	$950,000	$950,000	950,000
Arteaga Humberto Arteaga	27	SS	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Bacus Dakota Bacus	30	RP	3	-	-	-0	-0	0
Flores Ramon Flores	29	CF		-	-	-0	-0	0
Guerra Javy Guerra	35	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Lobstein Kyle Lobstein	31	RP	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
McFarland T.J. McFarland	32	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Miller Justin Miller	34	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Noll Jake Noll	27	2B	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Rodriguez Jefry Rodriguez	27	RP		-	-	-0	-0	0
Swihart Blake Swihart	29	C		-	-	-0	-0	0
Tomas Yasmany Tomas	30	LF	3	-	-	-0	-0	0

2021 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (1)	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %
CruzArmando Cruz	SS	-	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	2.31
RivasGustavo Rivas	P	-	$450,000	$450,000	$450,000	0.27
PerezDoimil Perez	P	-	$200,000	$200,000	$200,000	0.12
RamirezEmmanuel Ramirez	OF	-	$200,000	$200,000	$200,000	0.12
ZapataGenderson Zapata	P	-	$200,000	$200,000	$200,000	0.12
AgostiniGabriel Agostini	P	-	$170,000	$170,000	$170,000	0.10
EstradaJean Estrada	OF	-	$90,000	$90,000	$90,000	0.05
BatistaCristian Batista	OF	-	$75,000	$75,000	$75,000	0.04
DiazWinder Diaz	SS	-	$20,000	$20,000	$20,000	0.01
De La CruzEdward De La Cruz	C	-	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	0.01
LeonJeffem Leon	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

Nationals Payroll Totals

Active Payroll: $157,815,671
Injured Reserve: $10,950,000
Retained: $43,008
Buried Minor Salaries: $85,977
Total Payroll: $168,894,656

Nationals Luxury Tax Payroll

2021 Tax Threshold $210,000,000
40-Man Tax Payroll: $177,810,405
Est. Benefits: $15,500,000
Est. Minor Salaries: $2,500,000
Total Tax Allocations $195,810,405
Est. Tax Space $14,189,595
Est. Tax Bill $0

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