MLB
Boston Red Sox 2025 Tax Table
The Boston Red Sox 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Total Tax Allocations
$241,456,852 / 7th
Active Tax
$153,988,519 / 13th
Tax Space
$-456,852
Est. Tax Bill
$91,370
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bregman
1 Alex Bregman
|
3B | 8.070 | 0 | Veteran | $31,705,000 | 13.16% |
|
Devers
2 Rafael Devers
|
DH | 7.070 | 0 | Veteran | $29,152,686 | 12.10% |
|
Story
3 Trevor Story
|
SS | 9.000 | 0 | Veteran | $23,333,333 | 9.68% |
|
Buehler
4 Walker Buehler
|
SP | 6.168 | 0 | Veteran | $21,050,000 | 8.73% |
|
Chapman
5 Aroldis Chapman
|
RP | 14.009 | 0 | Veteran | $10,750,000 | 4.46% |
|
Rafaela
6 Ceddanne Rafaela
|
CF | 1.035 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | $6,250,000 | 2.59% |
|
Whitlock
7 Garrett Whitlock
|
RP | 4.000 | 3 | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $4,687,500 | 1.95% |
|
Houck
8 Tanner Houck
|
SP | 3.100 | 2 | Arbitration 1 | $3,950,000 | 1.64% |
|
Duran
9 Jarren Duran
|
LF | 2.155 | 2 | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $3,850,000 | 1.60% |
|
Crochet
10 Garrett Crochet
|
SP | 4.028 | 3 | Arbitration 2 | $3,800,000 | 1.58% |
|
Wilson
11 Justin Wilson
|
RP | 12.035 | 0 | Veteran | $2,250,000 | 0.93% |
|
Refsnyder
12 Rob Refsnyder
|
RF | 6.048 | 0 | Veteran | $1,950,000 | 0.81% |
|
Criswell
13 Cooper Criswell
|
RP | 1.117 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $1,000,000 | 0.41% |
|
Newcomb
14 Sean Newcomb
|
SP | 5.041 | Veteran | $800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Gonzalez
15 Romy Gonzalez
|
2B | 2.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Kelly
16 Zack Kelly
|
RP | 2.017 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Fitts
17 Richard Fitts
|
SP | 0.022 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Weissert
18 Greg Weissert
|
RP | 1.079 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Bernardino
19 Brennan Bernardino
|
RP | 1.153 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Narvaez
20 Carlos Narvaez
|
C | 0.038 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Wong
21 Connor Wong
|
C | 2.079 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $790,000 | 0.33% |
|
Abreu
22 Wilyer Abreu
|
RF | 1.041 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $780,000 | 0.32% |
|
Hamilton
23 David Hamilton
|
SS | 1.020 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $780,000 | 0.32% |
|
Slaten
24 Justin Slaten
|
RP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $776,000 | 0.32% |
|
Casas
25 Triston Casas
|
1B | 2.032 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $774,000 | 0.32% |
|
Campbell
26 Kristian Campbell
|
2B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $760,000 | 0.32% |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (8) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Giolito
1 Lucas Giolito
|
SP | 7.080 | 0 | Veteran | $19,250,000 | 7.99% |
|
Yoshida
2 Masataka Yoshida
|
DH | 2.000 | 3 | Veteran | $18,000,000 | 7.47% |
|
Bello
3 Brayan Bello
|
SP | 2.082 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | $9,166,667 | 3.80% |
|
Sandoval
4 Patrick Sandoval
|
SP | 4.149 | 1 | Veteran | $9,125,000 | |
|
Hendriks
5 Liam Hendriks
|
RP | 10.164 | 0 | Veteran | $5,000,000 | 2.07% |
|
Crawford
6 Kutter Crawford
|
SP | 2.136 | 2 | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $2,750,000 | 1.14% |
|
Murphy
7 Chris Murphy
|
SP | 1.081 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | |
|
Penrod
8 Zach Penrod
|
RP | 0.016 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 |
2025 Dead Money
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hosmer
1 Eric Hosmer
|
1B | 12.024 | 0 | $760,000 | 0.32% |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (9) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Winckowski
1 Josh Winckowski
|
RP | 2.045 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Priester
2 Quinn Priester
|
SP | 0.134 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Sabol
3 Blake Sabol
|
C | 1.023 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Grissom
4 Vaughn Grissom
|
2B | 1.066 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Sogard
5 Nick Sogard
|
2B | 0.050 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Dobbins
6 Hunter Dobbins
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
Guerrero
7 Luis Guerrero
|
RP | 0.024 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Perales
8 Luis Perales
|
SP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
Garcia
9 Jhostynxon Garcia
|
OF | 3 | Pre-Arbitration |
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 | $153,988,519 | 13th |
| Injured Contracts | $64,891,667 | - |
| 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 | $241,456,852 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $-456,852 | 24th |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$91,370 | - |
| Projected Payroll + Tax Bill | $241,548,222 | - |
