Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 32 | 11 | Amateur Free Agent | 10.072 | Boras Corporation | 7 yrs/$163.5M (18-24) | $29M | $29M | $29M | FA | |
| Alex Bregman | 28 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 5.070 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$100M (20-24) | $13M | $30.5M | $30.5M | FA | |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 28 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 6.140 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$85M (22-26) | $15.95M | $15.95M | $17.7M | $17.7M | $17.7M |
| Michael Brantley | 35 | 13 | Free Agency | 11.131 | Excel Sports Mana... | 2 yrs/$32M (21-22) | $16M | FA | |||
| Jake Odorizzi | 32 | 10 | Free Agency | 8.042 | Excel Sports Mana... | 2 yrs/$20.25M (21-22) & 23 player option | $8M | $3.25M [FA-*] | FA | ||
| Hector Neris | 33 | 8 | 6.068 | Octagon | 2 yrs/$17M (22-23) & 24 team option | $8M | $8M | $1M [FA-*] | FA | ||
| Yuli Gurriel | 38 | 6 | Amateur Free Agent | 5.043 | Wasserman | 2 yrs/$14.5M (21-22) | $8M | FA | |||
| Pedro Baez | 34 | 8 | Free Agency | 7.059 | Nova Sports Agenc... | 2 yrs/$12.5M (21-22) & 23 team option | $5.75M | $2M [FA-*] | FA | ||
| Martin Maldonado | 35 | 11 | Traded | 9.156 | MVP Sports Group | 2 yrs/$9M (22-23) | $5M | $4M | FA | ||
| Jason Castro | 35 | 11 | Free Agency | 11.104 | ISE Baseball | 2 yrs/$7M (21-22) | $3.5M | FA | |||
| Ryan Pressly | 33 | 9 | Traded | 8.039 | Ballengee Group | FA | |||||
| Rafael Montero | 31 | 7 | Traded | 5.138 | GSE Worldwide | Arb-3 (~$3.1M) | FA | ||||
| Aledmys Díaz | 31 | 6 | Traded | 5.100 | Jaime Torres | Arb-3 (~$4M) | FA | ||||
| Phil Maton | 29 | 5 | Traded | 4.047 | Paragon Sports In... | Arb-2 (~$1.4M) | Arb-3 | FA | |||
| Ryne Stanek | 30 | 5 | Free Agency | 4.038 | MVP Sports Group | Arb-2 (~$2.1M) | Arb-3 | FA | |||
| Brandon Bielak | 26 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 1.143 | Jack Toffey | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | |
| Andre Scrubb | 27 | 2 | Traded | 1.141 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Enoli Paredes | 26 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.096 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Josh James | 29 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 2.168 | CAA Sports | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Framber Valdez | 28 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.163 | Octagon | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Yordan Álvarez | 25 | 3 | Traded | 2.113 | MVP Sports Group | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Kyle Tucker | 25 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 2.079 | Excel Sports Mana... | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Jose Urquidy | 27 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.049 | Full Circle Sport... | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Bryan Abreu | 25 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.022 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Cristian Javier | 25 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.000 | MVP Sports Group | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Blake Taylor | 26 | 2 | Traded | 2.000 | SSG Baseball | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Luis Garcia | 25 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.083 | Topline Sports & ... | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | |
| Chas McCormick | 27 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 1.000 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Taylor Jones | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.144 | Beverly Hills Spo... | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | |
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | 25 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.085 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Jake Meyers | 26 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.065 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Tyler Ivey | 26 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.064 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Jose Siri | 26 | 1st | Free Agency | 0.031 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Peter Solomon | 25 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.022 | Warner Sports Man... | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | |
| Ronnie Dawson | 27 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.007 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Alex De Goti | 27 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.007 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Seth Martinez | 27 | 1st | Rule 5 Draft | 0.006 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Name | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$112.2M | $92.7M | $78.2M | $17.7M | $17.7M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $14M | $8.5M | ||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-2-2-0 | 7-0-2-0 | 6-7-0-0 | 9-6-7-0 | 0-9-6-0 | |||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | †$10.6M | $24.65M | $38.7M | $75.9M | $63.2M | |||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $6.44M | $6.44M | $5.27M | $1.17M | $5.27M | |||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $129.2M | $123.8M | $122.2M | $94.8M | $86.2M | |||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $129.2M | $136.6M | $130.1M | $94.8M | $86.2M | |||||
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