MLB
Boston Red Sox 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Boston Red Sox 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$197,475,166
Tax Space
$-7,145,352
Cash Total
$198,218,212 / 12th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bregman Alex Bregman | 3B | 31 |
Veteran
|
$31,705,000 | 13.16% | $20,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Devers Rafael Devers | DH | 28 |
Veteran
|
$29,152,686 | 12.10% | $25,000,000 | $27,000,000 | 2034 |
3 |
Story Trevor Story | SS | 32 |
Veteran
|
$23,333,333 | 9.68% | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | 2029 |
4 |
Buehler Walker Buehler | SP | 30 |
Veteran
|
$21,050,000 | 8.73% | $18,050,000 | $21,050,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Chapman Aroldis Chapman | RP | 37 |
Veteran
|
$10,750,000 | 4.46% | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Campbell Kristian Campbell | 2B | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
Bypassed |
$7,500,000 | 3.11% | $3,000,000 | $1,250,000 | 2035 |
7 |
Rafaela Ceddanne Rafaela | CF | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
Bypassed |
$6,250,000 | 2.59% | $1,000,000 | $1,250,000 | 2033 |
8 |
Whitlock Garrett Whitlock | RP | 29 |
Arbitration 2
Bypassed |
$4,687,500 | 1.95% | $5,250,000 | $5,500,000 | 2029 |
9 |
Houck Tanner Houck | SP | 29 |
Arbitration 1
|
$3,950,000 | 1.64% | $3,950,000 | $3,950,000 | 2028 |
10 |
Duran Jarren Duran | LF | 28 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$3,850,000 | 1.60% | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 2029 |
11 |
Crochet Garrett Crochet | SP | 26 |
Arbitration 2
|
$3,800,000 | 1.58% | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | |
12 |
Wilson Justin Wilson | RP | 37 |
Veteran
|
$2,250,000 | 0.93% | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 2026 |
13 |
Refsnyder Rob Refsnyder | RF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,950,000 | 0.81% | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 2026 |
14 |
Newcomb Sean Newcomb | SP | 32 |
Veteran
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2026 |
15 |
Criswell Cooper Criswell | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
16 |
Wong Connor Wong | C | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$790,000 | 0.33% | $790,000 | $790,000 | 2029 |
17 |
Abreu Wilyer Abreu | RF | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,000 | 0.32% | $780,000 | $780,000 | |
18 |
Hamilton David Hamilton | SS | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$780,000 | 0.32% | $780,000 | $780,000 | |
19 |
Slaten Justin Slaten | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$776,000 | 0.32% | $776,000 | $776,000 | |
20 |
Casas Triston Casas | 1B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$774,000 | 0.32% | $774,000 | $774,000 | 2029 |
21 |
Gonzalez Romy Gonzalez | 2B | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$774,000 | 0.32% | $774,000 | $774,000 | 2029 |
22 |
Weissert Greg Weissert | RP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$774,000 | 0.32% | $774,000 | $774,000 | |
23 |
Bernardino Brennan Bernardino | RP | 33 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$774,000 | 0.32% | $774,000 | $774,000 | |
24 |
Kelly Zack Kelly | RP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$771,500 | 0.32% | $771,500 | $771,500 | 2029 |
25 |
Fitts Richard Fitts | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$766,000 | 0.32% | $766,000 | $766,000 | |
26 |
Narvaez Carlos Narvaez | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$763,500 | 0.32% | $763,500 | $763,500 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (8) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Giolito Lucas Giolito | SP | 30 |
Veteran
|
$19,250,000 | 7.99% | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | 2027 |
2 |
Yoshida Masataka Yoshida | DH | 31 |
Veteran
|
$18,000,000 | 7.47% | $18,000,000 | $18,600,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Bello Brayan Bello | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
Bypassed |
$9,166,667 | 3.80% | $2,500,000 | $2,666,666 | 2031 |
4 |
Sandoval Patrick Sandoval | SP | 28 |
Veteran
|
$9,125,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Hendriks Liam Hendriks | RP | 36 |
Veteran
|
$5,000,000 | 2.07% | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2027 |
6 |
Crawford Kutter Crawford | SP | 29 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$2,750,000 | 1.14% | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 2029 |
7 |
Penrod Zach Penrod | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$763,500 | - | $763,500 | $763,500 | |
8 |
Murphy Chris Murphy | SP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,000 | - | $762,000 | $762,000 |
2025 Dead Money
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Hosmer Eric Hosmer | 1B | 35 | $760,000 | 0.32% | $760,000 |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pedroia Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 41 | - | - | $2,500,000 | - | ||
2 |
Ramirez Manny Ramirez | LF | 53 | - | - | $2,038,712 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $140,673,000 | 12th | |||||
| Injured List | $56,042,166 | 3rd | |||||
| Dead Money | $760,000 | 2nd | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $197,475,166 | 11th | |||||
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $160,751,519 | 11th |
| Injured Contracts | $64,817,167 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor League Contracts | $2,650,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $248,145,352 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $-7,145,352 | 24th |
|
Porjected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$1,429,070 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll + Tax Bill | $249,574,422 | - |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (9) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Josh Winckowski
|
RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
2 Quinn Priester
|
SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
3 Blake Sabol
|
C | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Vaughn Grissom
|
2B | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
5 Nick Sogard
|
2B | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
6 Hunter Dobbins
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
7 Luis Guerrero
|
RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Luis Perales
|
SP | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Jhostynxon Garcia
|
OF | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
