Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 33 | 13 | Amateur Free Agent | 11.072 | Boras Corporation | 7 yrs/$163.5M (18-24) | $29M | $29M | FA | |||
| Yordan Alvarez | 26 | 5 | Traded | 3.113 | MVP Sports Group | 6 yrs/$115M (23-28) | $7.83M | $10.83M | $15.83M | $26.83M | $26.83M | $26.83M |
| Alex Bregman | 29 | 8 | Amateur Draft | 6.070 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$100M (20-24) | $30.5M | $30.5M | FA | |||
| Justin Verlander | 40 | 18 | Traded | 17.002 | ISE Baseball | 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option | $43.3M | $43.3M | $0 [FA-*] | FA | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 29 | 7 | Amateur Draft | 7.140 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$85M (22-26) | $15.95M | $17.7M | $17.7M | $17.7M | FA | |
| Rafael Montero | 32 | 9 | Free Agency | 6.138 | GSE Worldwide | 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25) | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | FA | ||
| Cristian Javier | 26 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 3.000 | MVP Sports Group | 5 yrs/$64M (23-27) | $3.4M | $7.4M | $10.4M | $21.4M | $21.4M | FA |
| José Abreu | 36 | 10 | Free Agency | 9.000 | ISE Baseball | 3 yrs/$58.5M (23-25) | $19.5M | $19.5M | $19.5M | FA | ||
| Kendall Graveman | 32 | 9 | Traded | 7.078 | Sports One Athlet... | 3 yrs/$24M (22-24) | $8M | $8M | FA | |||
| Ryan Pressly | 34 | 11 | Traded | 9.039 | Ballengee Group | 2 yrs/$30M (23-24) & 25 mutual option | $14M | $14M | $2M [FA-*] | FA | ||
| Framber Valdez | 29 | 6 | Amateur Free Agent | 3.163 | Octagon | 1 yr/$6.8M (23) | $6.8M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Kyle Tucker | 26 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 3.079 | Excel Sports Mana... | 1 yr/$5M (23) | $5M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| José Urquidy | 28 | 5 | Amateur Free Agent | 3.049 | Full Circle Sport... | 1 yr/$3.03M (23) | $3.02M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Mauricio Dubón | 28 | 5 | Traded | 2.162 | ALIGND Sports Age... | 1 yr/$1.4M (23) | $1.4M | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Matt Gage | 30 | 2 | Waivers | 0.032 | 1 yr/$770k (23) | $770k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Luis Garcia | 26 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.083 | Topline Sports & ... | 1 yr/$763k (23) | $763.2k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Jeremy Peña | 25 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 1.000 | 1 yr/$755k (23) | $754.9k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Chas McCormick | 28 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.000 | 1 yr/$753k (23) | $752.5k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Bryan Abreu | 26 | 5 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.022 | 1 yr/$745k (23) | $745.2k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Jake Meyers | 27 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 1.044 | Wasserman | 1 yr/$732k (23) | $732k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Seth Martinez | 28 | 3 | Rule 5 Draft | 0.152 | 1 yr/$730k (23) | $730.2k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Joel Kuhnel | 28 | 4 | Purchased | 1.041 | 1 yr/$730k (23) | $730k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Hunter Brown | 24 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.035 | Wasserman | 1 yr/$725k (23) | $725k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb |
| David Hensley | 27 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.047 | 1 yr/$723k (23) | $722.6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Ronel Blanco | 29 | 2 | Free Agency | 0.025 | Nova Sports Agenc... | 1 yr/$721k (23) | $721.2k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb |
| Yainer Diaz | 24 | 2 | Traded | 0.035 | 1 yr/$720k (23) | $720.3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Brandon Bielak | 27 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 2.032 | Jack Toffey | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Dixon Machado | 31 | 5 | 2.015 | Octagon | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||
| Oliver Ortega | 26 | 3 | 0.116 | Arb | Arb | Arb | ||||||
| Parker Mushinski | 27 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.071 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Bennett Sousa | 28 | 2 | Waivers | 0.068 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Justin Verlander traded to/from New York Mets | -$39.1M | -$25M | ||||||||||
| Trey Mancini buyout | $250k | |||||||||||
| Will Smith buyout | $1M | |||||||||||
| Kendall Graveman traded to/from Chicago White Sox | -$5.2M | |||||||||||
| Jose Altuve insurance rebate | -$9.73M | |||||||||||
| Name | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$155.3M | $166.8M | $76.9M | $65.9M | $48.2M | $26.83M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 2 | ||||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $49M | ||||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-7-0 | 0-0-13-0 | 0-0-18-0 | 0-0-12-0 | 0-0-9-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | $41.9M | $77.8M | $107.7M | $71.8M | $53.9M | ||||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $5.6M | $4.9M | $2.8M | $7.7M | $10.5M | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $214.3M | $159.6M | $176.4M | $127.7M | $91.2M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $214.3M | $207.2M | $176.4M | $127.7M | $91.2M | ||||||
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