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Chicago Cubs 2025 Cash Table
The Chicago Cubs 2025 cash table, including base salaries, bonuses, & incentives.
2025 Active Roster
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Arbitration
Player Option
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Vested Option
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| Player (40) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | CF | 29 | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 | |
| Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 31 | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 30 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | |
| Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 33 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | OF | 30 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Imanaga Shota Imanaga | SP | 31 | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 28 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | |
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 29 | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | |
| Paredes Isaac Paredes | 3B | 26 | $6,280,000 | $6,280,000 | |
| Tauchman Mike Tauchman | CF | 34 | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | |
| Madrigal Nick Madrigal | 2B | 28 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | |
| Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 33 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | |
| Thaiss Matt Thaiss | C | 30 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Pearson Nate Pearson | RP | 28 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Thompson Keegan Thompson | RP | 30 | $1,240,000 | $1,240,000 | |
| Morgan Eli Morgan | RP | 29 | $945,000 | $945,000 | |
| Roberts Ethan Roberts | RP | 27 | $850,000 | $850,000 | |
| Miller Tyson Miller | RP | 29 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Zastryzny Rob Zastryzny | RP | 33 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Alcantara Kevin Alcantara | OF | 22 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 26 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Busch Michael Busch | 1B | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Hollowell Gavin Hollowell | RP | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Wesneski Hayden Wesneski | SP | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Kilian Caleb Kilian | SP | 28 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Hodge Porter Hodge | RP | 24 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Caissie Owen Caissie | OF | 22 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Little Luke Little | RP | 24 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Mervis Matt Mervis | 1B | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Canario Alexander Canario | OF | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Wicks Jordan Wicks | SP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Cowles Benjamin Cowles | SS | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Neely Jack Neely | RP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Mastrobuoni Miles Mastrobuoni | LF | 29 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Brown Ben Brown | RP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Assad Javier Assad | SP | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Vazquez Luis Vazquez | SS | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Palencia Daniel Palencia | RP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Arias Michael Arias | P | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2025 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyly Drew Smyly | RP | 36 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 35 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
2025 Cash Totals
| Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $178,965,000 | $178,965,000 | |||
| Retained | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |||
| Deferred | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |||
