Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 26 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 4.000 | 7 yrs/$148.78M (24-30) & 31-37 player/team option | $14.11M | $20.11M | $31.1M | $36.1M | $36.1M | $0 [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | |
| Maikel Garcia | 26 | 5 | Free Agency | 2.168 | Wasserman | 5 yrs/$57.5M (26-30) & 31 team option | $4.2M | $7.2M | $10.3M | $13.3M | $19.3M | $3.2M [FA-*] | FA | |||||
| Michael Wacha | 34 | 14 | Free Agency | 12.062 | CAA Sports | 3 yrs/$51M (25-27) & 28 team option | $18M | $14M | $1M [FA-*] | FA | ||||||||
| Seth Lugo | 36 | 11 | Free Agency | 9.082 | Ballengee Group | 2 yrs/$46M (26-27) & 28 team option | $21.5M | $21.5M | $3M [FA-*] | FA | ||||||||
| Carlos Estévez | 33 | 10 | Free Agency | 9.022 | 2 yrs/$22M (25-26) & 27 team option | $10M | $2M [FA-*] | FA | ||||||||||
| Cole Ragans | 28 | 5 | Traded | 3.029 | Wasserman | 3 yrs/$13.25M (25-27) | $4.58M | $7.58M | Arb | FA | ||||||||
| Aaron Bummer | 32 | 10 | 7.150 | O'Connell Sports ... | 2 yrs/$13M (25-26) | $9.5M | FA | |||||||||||
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 28 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 3.101 | 2 yrs/$11.1M (26-27) | $4.2M | $6.9M | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| Jonathan India | 29 | 6 | Traded | 5.000 | Meister Sports Ma... | 1 yr/$8M (26) | $8M | FA | ||||||||||
| Kris Bubic | 28 | 7 | Amateur Draft | 5.135 | Apex Baseball | 1 yr/$6.15M (26) | $6.15M | FA | ||||||||||
| Kyle Isbel | 29 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 4.043 | Paragon Sports In... | 1 yr/$2.7M (26) | $2.7M | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| Lane Thomas | 30 | 8 | Free Agency | 6.014 | Wasserman | 1 yr/$5.25M (26) | $5.25M | FA | ||||||||||
| John Schreiber | 32 | 8 | Traded | 5.027 | 1 yr/$3.72M (26) | $3.71M | FA | |||||||||||
| Bailey Falter | 29 | 6 | Traded | 3.138 | 1 yr/$3.6M (26) | $3.6M | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| Scott Barlow | 33 | 9 | Free Agency | 7.026 | Warner Sports Man... | 1 yr/$2M (26) | $2M | FA | ||||||||||
| Nick Mears | 29 | 7 | Traded | 4.022 | 1 yr/$1.9M (26) | $1.9M | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Michael Massey | 28 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 3.068 | 1 yr/$1.57M (26) | $1.57M | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| Daniel Lynch IV | 29 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 3.136 | The Bledsoe Agenc... | 1 yr/$1.03M (26) | $1.02M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||
| Starling Marte | 37 | 15 | Free Agency | 12.162 | Rep 1 Baseball | 1 yr/$1M (26) | $1M | FA | ||||||||||
| Alex Lange | 30 | 6 | Free Agency | 3.145 | 1 yr/$900k (26) | $900k | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| James McArthur | 29 | 2 | 2.150 | 1 yr/$810k (26) | $810k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| Connor Seabold | 30 | 5 | Traded | 1.013 | 1 yr/$800k (26) | $800k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||
| Salvador Perez | 36 | 15 | Amateur Free Agent | 14.050 | Beverly Hills Spo... | FA | ||||||||||||
| Matt Strahm | 34 | 11 | Traded | 9.064 | ACES | FA | ||||||||||||
| Eli Morgan | 30 | 6 | Free Agency | 4.091 | Arb (~$1.1M) | FA | ||||||||||||
| Luke Maile | 35 | 11 | Free Agency | 8.086 | Meister Sports Ma... | FA | ||||||||||||
| John Means | 33 | 7 | 7.007 | Wasserman | FA | |||||||||||||
| Jorge Alfaro | 33 | 9 | 5.160 | CAA Sports | Arb (~$1M) | |||||||||||||
| Justin Topa | 35 | 7 | 5.044 | Arb (~$1.7M) | ||||||||||||||
| Mitch Spence | 28 | 3 | Traded | 1.124 | Wasserman | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||
| Lucas Erceg | 31 | 4 | Traded | 2.136 | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||||
| Alec Marsh | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 2.078 | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||||
| Easton McGee | 28 | 4 | 1.024 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||||
| Drew Waters | 27 | 4 | Traded | 1.149 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Stephen Kolek | 29 | 3 | Traded | 1.099 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Nick Loftin | 27 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 1.081 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Steven Cruz | 27 | 4 | Traded | 1.058 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Isaac Collins | 28 | 3 | Traded | 1.022 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Ryan Bergert | 26 | 1st | Traded | 0.113 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| John Rave | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.102 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Tyler Tolbert | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.144 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Noah Cameron | 26 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.137 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Matthew Lugo | 25 | 1st | 0.066 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||||
| Jac Caglianone | 23 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.118 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Kameron Misner | 28 | 3 | Traded | 0.117 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Mason Black | 26 | 3 | Traded | 0.051 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Connor Kaiser | 29 | 2 | 0.073 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||||||
| Luinder Avila | 24 | 2 | Free Agency | 0.033 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Carter Jensen | 22 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.028 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||||||
| Name | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$125.5M | $79.3M | $45.4M | $49.4M | $55.4M | $3.2M | |||||||||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $13M | $31M | $56M | $35M | $35M | $35M | $33M | $28M | $28M | ||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-7-0 | 0-0-17-0 | 0-0-22-0 | 0-0-19-0 | 0-0-11-0 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | †$3.8M | $53.9M | $130.9M | $169.4M | $146.3M | $84.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $9.1M | $4.55M | $758.18k | $3.03M | $10.61M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $142.3M | $180.9M | $219.6M | $204.8M | $98.5M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | $18.95M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $154.5M | $210.4M | $219.6M | $204.8M | $153M | $53.2M | $53.2M | $53.2M | $51.2M | $46.2M | $46.2M | ||||||
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