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Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | 36 | 15 | Traded | 13.002 | ISE Baseball | 10 yrs/$219.5M (10-19),2 yrs/$66M (20-21) | $28M | $33M | $33M | FA | ||
| Jose Altuve | 29 | 9 | Amateur Free Agent | 7.072 | Scott Boras | 7 yrs/$163.5M (18-24) | $9.5M | $29M | $29M | $29M | $29M | $29M |
| Alex Bregman | 25 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 2.070 | Tidal Sports | 1 yr/$641k (19),5 yrs/$100M (20-24) | $640.5k | $13M | $13M | $13M | $30.5M | $30.5M |
| Josh Reddick | 32 | 11 | Free Agency | 8.050 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 4 yrs/$52M (17-20) | $13M | $13M | FA | |||
| Yuli Gurriel | 35 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 2.043 | Magnus Sports | 5 yrs/$47.5M (16-20) | $10.4M | $8.4M | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Michael Brantley | 32 | 11 | Free Agency | 8.131 | Excel Sports Mana... | 2 yrs/$32M (19-20) | $16M | $16M | FA | |||
| George Springer | 29 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 4.166 | Excel Sports Mana... | 2 yrs/$24M (18-19) | $12M | Arb | FA | |||
| Ryan Pressly | 30 | 7 | Traded | 5.039 | Ballengee Group | 1 yr/$2.9M (19),2 yrs/$17.5M (20-21) & 22 vesting option | $2.9M | $8.75M | $8.75M | $0 [FA-*] | FA | |
| Joe Smith | 35 | 12 | Free Agency | 11.091 | Meister Sports Mg... | 2 yrs/$15M (18-19) | $8M | FA | ||||
| Gerrit Cole | 28 | 7 | Traded | 5.111 | Scott Boras | 1 yr/$13.5M (19) | $13.5M | FA | ||||
| Hector Rondon | 31 | 7 | Free Agency | 6.000 | Octagon | 2 yrs/$8.5M (18-19) | $4.5M | FA | ||||
| Roberto Osuna | 24 | 5 | Traded | 3.097 | The Legacy Agency | 1 yr/$6.5M (19) | $6.5M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Collin McHugh | 32 | 8 | Waivers | 5.085 | Moye Sports Assoc... | 1 yr/$5.8M (19) | $5.8M | FA | ||||
| Robinson Chirinos | 35 | 8 | Free Agency | 6.103 | MDR Sports Manage... | 1 yr/$5.75M (19) | $5.75M | FA | ||||
| Carlos Correa | 24 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 3.119 | The Legacy Agency | 1 yr/$5M (19) | $5M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Wade Miley | 32 | 9 | Free Agency | 7.025 | O'Connell Sports ... | 1 yr/$4.5M (19) | $4.5M | FA | ||||
| Will Harris | 34 | 8 | Waivers | 5.102 | Gavin Kahn | 1 yr/$4.23M (19) | $4.22M | FA | ||||
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 25 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 3.140 | Scott Boras | 1 yr/$4.1M (19) | $4.1M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Brad Peacock | 31 | 8 | Traded | 4.165 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 1 yr/$3.11M (19) | $3.11M | Arb | FA | |||
| Jake Marisnick | 28 | 7 | Traded | 4.132 | Reynolds Sports M... | 1 yr/$2.21M (19) | $2.21M | Arb | FA | |||
| Aledmys Diaz | 28 | 4 | Traded | 2.100 | Jaime Torres | 1 yr/$2M (19) | $2M | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Chris Devenski | 28 | 4 | Traded | 3.000 | MVP Sports Group | 1 yr/$1.53M (19) & 20 team option | $1.52M | $0 [Arb-*] | Arb | FA | ||
| Max Stassi | 28 | 7 | Traded | 2.049 | Wasserman | 1 yr/$590k (19) | $590.1k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Tony Kemp | 27 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 1.098 | 1 yr/$584k (19) | $583.6k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Tyler White | 28 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 1.101 | Ballengee Group | 1 yr/$583k (19) | $582.9k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Framber Valdez | 25 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.041 | 1 yr/$567k (19) | $566.6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Josh James | 26 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.030 | 1 yr/$557k (19) | $556.8k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Derek Fisher | 25 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 0.151 | Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Francis Martes | 23 | 1st | Traded | 0.116 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| AJ Reed | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 0.110 | Wasserman | Arb | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Brady Rodgers | 28 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.170 | Hendricks Sports | Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||
| Reymin Guduan | 27 | 3 | Amateur Free Agent | 0.084 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Cionel Perez | 23 | 1st | Amateur Free Agent | 0.067 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Kyle Tucker | 22 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.051 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Dean Deetz | 25 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.027 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Myles Straw | 24 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.016 | Arb | Arb | Arb | |||||
| Justin Verlander traded to/from Detroit Tigers | -$8M | |||||||||||
| Jon Singleton released | $500k | $250k | $250k | |||||||||
| Name | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$158.5M | $121.4M | $84M | $42M | $59.5M | $59.5M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $2.62M | $10M | |||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-8-0 | 0-0-11-0 | 0-0-16-0 | 0-0-13-0 | 0-0-11-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | $40.4M | $55.6M | $80.9M | $65.7M | $55.6M | ||||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $7.49M | $7.49M | $5.24M | $7.49M | $8.99M | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $169.3M | $147.1M | $128.1M | $132.7M | $124.1M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $171.2M | $147.1M | $137.3M | $132.7M | $124.1M | ||||||
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