MLB
Kansas City Royals Payroll Table
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2017 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$148,227,822
2017 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (36) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Alex Gordon | LF | 9.092 | 0 | Veteran | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Kennedy Ian Kennedy | SP | 7.124 | 0 | Veteran | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Hosmer Eric Hosmer | 1B | 5.146 | 0 | Arbitration 4 (S2) | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Cain Lorenzo Cain | CF | 5.074 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Moustakas Mike Moustakas | 3B | 5.111 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Soria Joakim Soria | RP | 10.000 | 0 | Veteran | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Vargas Jason Vargas | SP | 9.114 | 0 | Veteran | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Escobar Alcides Escobar | SS | 7.082 | 0 | Club Exercised | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Herrera Kelvin Herrera | RP | 4.157 | 0 | Arbitration 3 (S2) | $5,325,000 | $5,325,000 | $5,325,000 | - | - | - |
| Duffy Danny Duffy | SP | 5.085 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hammel Jason Hammel | SP | 9.153 | 0 | Veteran | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 5.050 | 0 | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - |
| Minor Mike Minor | RP | 5.138 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Moss Brandon Moss | DH | 6.160 | 0 | Veteran | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | - | - | - |
| Soler Jorge Soler | LF | 2.032 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $3,666,667 | $3,666,667 | $3,000,000 | $666,667 | - | - |
| Cabrera Melky Cabrera | LF | 10.148 | 0 | Veteran | $15,000,000 | $2,622,944 | $15,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Butera Drew Butera | C | 6.018 | 0 | Veteran | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Moylan Peter Moylan | RP | 7.003 | 0 | Veteran | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Maurer Brandon Maurer | RP | 3.089 | 1 | Arbitration 1 | $1,900,000 | $726,775 | $1,900,000 | - | - | - |
| Cahill Trevor Cahill | RP | 7.098 | 0 | Veteran | $1,750,000 | $669,410 | $1,750,000 | - | - | - |
| Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 1.030 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $552,250 | $552,250 | $552,250 | - | - | - |
| Alexander Scott Alexander | RP | 0.097 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $505,679 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
| Merrifield Whit Merrifield | 2B | 0.101 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $543,750 | $496,157 | $543,750 | - | - | - |
| Bonifacio Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $479,372 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Orlando Paulo Orlando | RF | 1.137 | 0 | $558,250 | $402,732 | $558,250 | - | - | - | |
| McCarthy Kevin McCarthy | RP | 0.027 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $277,685 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
| Torres Ramon Torres | SS | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $257,224 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Junis Jake Junis | SP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $242,609 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Buchter Ryan Buchter | RP | 1.010 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $544,700 | $208,390 | $544,700 | - | - | - |
| Skoglund Eric Skoglund | SP | 1 | $535,000 | $192,918 | $535,000 | - | - | - | ||
| Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 0.069 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $537,250 | $149,736 | $537,250 | - | - | - |
| Gallagher Cam Gallagher | C | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $137,381 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Gore Terrance Gore | LF | 0.129 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $536,500 | $126,076 | $536,500 | - | - | - |
| Gaviglio Sam Gaviglio | SP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $90,613 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Machado Andrés Machado | P | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $90,613 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Morin Mike Morin | RP | 2.110 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $58,460 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
2017 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karns Nate Karns | SP | 2.033 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $571,000 | $571,000 | $571,000 | - | - | - |
| Flynn Brian Flynn | RP | 1.135 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $556,000 | $367,598 | $556,000 | - | - | - |
| Starling Bubba Starling | CF | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $108,151 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
2017 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (10) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infante Omar Infante | 2B | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |||||||
| Young Chris Young | RP | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |||||||
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |||||||
| Medlen Kris Medlen | SP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Hochevar Luke Hochevar | RP | $500,000 | $500,000 | |||||||
| Strahm Matt Strahm | RP | $303,335 | $303,335 | |||||||
| Feliz Neftali Feliz | RP | $204,610 | $204,610 | |||||||
| Colon Christian Colon | 2B | $114,034 | $114,034 | |||||||
| Alburquerque Al Alburquerque | RP | $90,613 | $90,613 | |||||||
| Farrell Luke Farrell | P | $2,923 | $2,923 |
2017 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $125,678,691 | 11th | |||||
| Injured List | $1,046,749 | 25th | |||||
| Retained | $19,965,515 | 16th | |||||
| Minor | $1,536,867 | 9th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $148,227,822 | 13th | |||||
2017 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (20) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Seth Maness
|
RP | 3.154 | 0 | Veteran | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Brayan Pena
|
C | 8.081 | 0 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
3 Tad Ratliff
|
P | 0 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Glenn Sparkman
|
P | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Hunter Dozier
|
1B | 0.031 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $536,100 | $172,870 | $536,100 | - | - | - |
|
6 Onelki García
|
SP | 1.019 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $535,000 | $49,691 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
|
7 Miguel Almonte
|
RP | 0.129 | 0 | $535,000 | $37,999 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
8 Billy Burns
|
CF | 2.020 | 0 | $535,000 | $26,307 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
9 Dean Anna
|
2B | 0.031 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Ramón Castro
|
C | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Garin Cecchini
|
3B | 0.019 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Samir Duenez
|
1B | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
13 Andrew Edwards
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Daniel Garmendia
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
15 Stephen Greenlees
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
16 Clay Mortensen
|
RP | 1.017 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
17 Braulio Nunez
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
18 Ruben Sosa
|
OF | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
19 Zach Walters
|
LF | 1.002 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
20 Kyle Zimmer
|
SP | 2.064 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | - | - |
