MLB
Chicago Cubs 2023 Financial Summary
A current summary of Chicago Cubs 2023 player cap & cash figures.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$189,409,358
Tax Space
$30,092,343
Cash Total
$214,713,438 / 12th
2023 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (28) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Stroman Marcus Stroman | SP | 32 |
Veteran
|
$23,666,667 | 10.16% | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | |
2 |
Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | RF | 28 |
Veteran
|
$17,000,000 | 7.30% | $17,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 2027 |
3 |
Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 31 |
Veteran
|
$17,000,000 | 7.30% | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 2027 |
4 |
Hendricks Kyle Hendricks | SP | 33 | $13,875,000 | 5.95% | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 2025 | |
5 |
Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 29 |
Veteran
|
$25,285,714 | 10.85% | $20,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 2030 |
6 |
Bellinger Cody Bellinger | CF | 27 |
Veteran
|
$17,500,000 | 7.51% | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | |
7 |
Happ Ian Happ | LF | 28 |
Arbitration 3
|
$10,850,000 | 4.66% | $13,850,000 | $10,850,000 | |
8 |
Smyly Drew Smyly | SP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$9,500,000 | 4.08% | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 2026 |
9 |
Gomes Yan Gomes | C | 35 |
Veteran
|
$6,500,000 | 2.79% | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 2025 |
10 |
Candelario Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 29 |
Veteran
|
$2,466,684 | 1.06% | $2,466,684 | $2,466,684 | 2024 |
11 |
Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 32 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$850,000 | 0.36% | $850,000 | $850,000 | |
12 |
Wisdom Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$763,000 | 0.33% | $763,000 | $763,000 | |
13 |
Alzolay Adbert Alzolay | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$744,750 | 0.32% | $1,008,544 | $744,750 | |
14 |
Steele Justin Steele | SP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | 0.32% | $2,413,331 | $740,000 | |
15 |
Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$737,000 | 0.32% | $737,000 | $737,000 | |
16 |
Assad Javier Assad | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$589,608 | 0.25% | $851,563 | $589,608 | |
17 |
Morel Christopher Morel | OF | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$561,295 | 0.24% | $561,295 | $561,295 | |
18 |
Tauchman Mike Tauchman | CF | 32 |
Veteran
|
$522,585 | 0.22% | $522,585 | $522,585 | 2027 |
19 |
Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$495,488 | 0.21% | $495,488 | $495,488 | |
20 |
Mastrobuoni Miles Mastrobuoni | LF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$402,896 | 0.17% | $402,896 | $402,896 | |
21 |
Palencia Daniel Palencia | RP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$340,648 | 0.15% | $340,648 | $340,648 | |
22 |
Cuas José Cuas | RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$241,986 | 0.10% | $241,986 | $241,986 | |
23 |
Young Jared Young | 1B | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$123,872 | 0.05% | $123,872 | $123,872 | |
24 |
Canario Alexander Canario | OF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$116,130 | 0.05% | $116,130 | $116,130 | |
25 |
Little Luke Little | P | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$96,775 | 0.04% | $96,775 | $96,775 | |
26 |
Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | 21 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$77,420 | 0.03% | $77,420 | $77,420 | |
27 |
Greene Shane Greene | RP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$27,097 | 0.01% | $27,097 | $27,097 | 2024 |
28 |
Duffey Tyler Duffey | RP | 32 |
Veteran
|
$3,871 | 0.00% | $3,871 | $3,871 | 2024 |
2023 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 |
Fulmer Michael Fulmer | RP | 30 |
Veteran
|
$4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2024 |
2 |
Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 26 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,525,000 | 1.08% | $2,525,000 | $2,525,000 | |
3 |
Boxberger Brad Boxberger | RP | 35 |
Veteran
|
$2,800,000 | 1.20% | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2025 |
4 |
Madrigal Nick Madrigal | 2B | 26 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$1,225,000 | - | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Heuer Codi Heuer | RP | 26 |
Arbitration 1
|
$785,000 | - | $785,000 | $785,000 | |
6 |
Hughes Brandon Hughes | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$728,000 | - | $728,000 | $728,000 | |
7 |
Roberts Ethan Roberts | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$721,000 | - | $721,000 | $721,000 | |
8 |
Burdi Nick Burdi | RP | 30 |
Veteran
|
$538,069 | - | $538,069 | $538,069 | 2027 |
2023 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (8) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mancini Trey Mancini | OF | 31 | $7,000,000 | 3.00% | $7,000,000 | |
2 |
Barnhart Tucker Barnhart | C | 32 | $3,250,000 | 1.39% | $3,250,000 | |
3 |
Wick Rowan Wick | RP | 30 | $1,550,000 | 0.67% | $1,550,000 | |
4 |
Sampson Adrian Sampson | SP | 31 | $1,276,885 | 0.55% | $1,276,885 | |
5 |
Velazquez Nelson Velazquez | CF | 24 | $390,971 | 0.17% | $390,971 | |
6 |
Kay Anthony Kay | RP | 28 | $220,647 | 0.09% | $220,647 | |
7 |
Hosmer Eric Hosmer | 1B | 33 | $197,421 | 0.08% | $197,421 | |
8 |
Borucki Ryan Borucki | RP | 29 | $11,613 | 0.01% | $11,613 |
2023 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 33 | $23,000,000 | - | $21,280,000 | $21,280,000 | ||
2 |
Torrens Luis Torrens | C | 27 | $225,748 | - | $225,748 | $225,748 |
2023 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $134,751,105 | 9th | |||||
| Injured List | $12,522,069 | 23rd | |||||
| Retained | $13,897,537 | 17th | |||||
| Retained | $21,505,748 | 2nd | |||||
| Minor | $6,732,899 | 3rd | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $189,409,358 | 11th | |||||
2023 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Tax Summary | ||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $233,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $230,302,842 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
2023 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 David Bote
|
2B | 30 | minor-buried | $3,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,010,000 | 2027 | |
|
2 Edwin Rios
|
3B | 29 |
Veteran
|
$1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||
|
3 Jake Wong
|
P | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$720,000 | 0.31% | - | $720,000 | ||
|
4 Edwin Uceta
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$720,000 | - | - | $720,000 | ||
|
5 Michael Rucker
|
RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$479,402 | 0.21% | $479,402 | $479,402 | ||
|
6 Hayden Wesneski
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$457,722 | 0.20% | $457,722 | $457,722 | ||
|
7 Keegan Thompson
|
RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$286,416 | 0.12% | $286,416 | $286,416 | ||
|
8 Jeremiah Estrada
|
RP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$162,582 | 0.07% | $162,582 | $162,582 | ||
|
9 Matt Mervis
|
1B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$158,711 | 0.07% | $158,711 | $158,711 | ||
|
10 Jordan Wicks
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$139,356 | 0.06% | $139,356 | $139,356 | ||
|
11 Caleb Kilian
|
SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$38,710 | 0.02% | $38,710 | $38,710 | ||
|
12 Brennen Davis
|
OF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Kevin Alcantara
|
OF | 20 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Ben Brown
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
