Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 37 | 18 | Traded | 16.057 | Excel Sports Mana... | 6 yrs/$206.5M (16-21) | $35M | FA | ||||
| Alex Bregman | 27 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 4.070 | Tidal Sports | 5 yrs/$100M (20-24) | $13M | $13M | $30.5M | $30.5M | FA | |
| Jose Altuve | 31 | 11 | Amateur Free Agent | 9.072 | Scott Boras | 7 yrs/$163.5M (18-24) | $29M | $29M | $29M | $29M | FA | |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 27 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 5.140 | Scott Boras | 1 yr/$6.5M (21),5 yrs/$85M (22-26) | $6.5M | $15.95M | $15.95M | $17.7M | $17.7M | $17.7M |
| Justin Verlander | 38 | 16 | Traded | 15.002 | ISE Baseball | 2 yrs/$66M (20-21) | $33M | FA | ||||
| Michael Brantley | 34 | 13 | Free Agency | 10.131 | Excel Sports Mana... | 2 yrs/$32M (21-22) | $16M | $16M | FA | |||
| Pedro Baez | 33 | 7 | 6.059 | Kelvin Nova | 2 yrs/$12.5M (21-22) & 23 team option | $4.75M | $5.75M | $2M [FA-*] | FA | |||
| Jake Odorizzi | 31 | 10 | Free Agency | 7.042 | Excel Sports Mana... | 2 yrs/$20.25M (21-22) & 23 player option | $9M | $8M | $3.25M [FA-*] | FA | ||
| Ryan Pressly | 32 | 9 | Traded | 7.039 | Ballengee Group | 2 yrs/$17.5M (20-21) & 22 vesting option | $8.75M | $0 [FA-*] | FA | |||
| Carlos Correa | 26 | 7 | Amateur Draft | 5.119 | Jon Rosen at WME | 1 yr/$11.7M (21) | $11.7M | FA | ||||
| Jason Castro | 34 | 11 | Free Agency | 10.104 | ISE Baseball | 2 yrs/$7M (21-22) | $3.5M | $3.5M | FA | |||
| Martin Maldonado | 34 | 11 | Traded | 8.156 | MVP Sports Group | 2 yrs/$7M (20-21) | $3.5M | FA | ||||
| Yuli Gurriel | 37 | 6 | Amateur Free Agent | 4.043 | Magnus Sports | 1 yr/$7M (21) & 22 team option | $6.5M | $500k [Arb-*] | FA | |||
| Aledmys Díaz | 30 | 6 | Traded | 4.100 | Jaime Torres | 1 yr/$3M (21) | $3M | Arb | FA | |||
| Brooks Raley | 33 | 4 | Traded | 1.045 | 2 yrs/$3M (20-21) | $2M | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Rafael Montero | 30 | 7 | 4.138 | The Legacy Agency | 1 yr/$2.25M (21) | $2.25M | Arb | FA | ||||
| Yimi Garcia | 30 | 7 | 5.149 | Jackson Managemen... | 1 yr/$1.9M (21) | $1.9M | FA | |||||
| Kendall Graveman | 30 | 7 | 5.078 | Sports One Athlet... | 1 yr/$1.25M (21) | $1.25M | FA | |||||
| Ryne Stanek | 29 | 5 | Free Agency | 3.038 | MVP Sports Group | 1 yr/$1.1M (21) | $1.1M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Josh James | 28 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.030 | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||
| Yadiel Rivera | 29 | 6 | 2.097 | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Garrett Stubbs | 28 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 1.024 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Enoli Paredes | 25 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.000 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Framber Valdez | 27 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.163 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Yordan Álvarez | 24 | 3 | Traded | 1.113 | MVP Sports Group | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||
| Myles Straw | 26 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 1.112 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Kyle Tucker | 24 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 1.079 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Jose Urquidy | 26 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.049 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Brandon Bielak | 25 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 1.000 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Cristian Javier | 24 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.000 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Andre Scrubb | 26 | 2 | Traded | 1.000 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Blake Taylor | 25 | 2 | Traded | 1.000 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Francis Martes | 25 | 1st | Traded | 0.116 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | 24 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.056 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Taylor Jones | 27 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.042 | Beverly Hills Spo... | Arb | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Luis Garcia | 24 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.083 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Bryan Abreu | 24 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.064 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Robel Garcia | 28 | 2 | Waivers | 0.061 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Ryan Eades | 29 | 1st | 0.043 | Arb | Arb | Arb | ||||||
| Zack Greinke traded to/from Arizona Diamondbacks | -$10.33M | |||||||||||
| Jon Singleton released | $250k | |||||||||||
| Name | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$181.6M | $91.7M | $80.7M | $77.2M | $17.7M | $17.7M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $18M | $14M | |||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-3-0 | 0-0-15-0 | 0-0-21-0 | 0-0-19-0 | 0-0-7-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | $18.4M | $92M | $128.8M | $116.5M | $42.9M | ||||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $8.78M | $4.1M | $585.45k | $2.93M | $9.95M | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $118.9M | $176.8M | $206.6M | $137.2M | $70.6M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $135.7M | $189.6M | $206.6M | $137.2M | $70.6M | ||||||
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