MLB
Chicago Cubs Payroll Table
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2022 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$150,580,017
2022 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroman Marcus Stroman | SP | 7.026 | 0 | Vet | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Miley Wade Miley | SP | 10.025 | 0 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | C | 5.108 | 0 | Arb 3 | $9,625,000 | $9,625,000 | $9,625,000 | - | - | - |
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | RF | 3 | Vet | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 4.036 | 0 | Arb 2 | $6,850,000 | $6,850,000 | $6,850,000 | - | - | - |
| Gomes Yan Gomes | C | 9.083 | 0 | Vet | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Smyly Drew Smyly | SP | 9.143 | 0 | Vet | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Bote David Bote | 2B | 3.100 | 1 | Vet | $2,510,000 | $2,510,000 | $2,500,000 | $10,000 | - | - |
| Reyes Franmil Reyes | DH | 3.115 | 2 | Arb 1 | $4,550,000 | $1,450,000 | $4,550,000 | - | - | - |
| Wisdom Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 1.058 | 3 | Pre Arb | $730,000 | $730,000 | $730,000 | - | - | - |
| Wick Rowan Wick | RP | 2.114 | 1 | Pre Arb | $724,000 | $724,000 | $724,000 | - | - | - |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | SS | 2.014 | 2 | Pre Arb | $720,000 | $720,000 | $720,000 | - | - | - |
| Alzolay Adbert Alzolay | RP | 1.050 | 0 | Pre Arb | $718,250 | $718,250 | $718,250 | - | - | - |
| Thompson Keegan Thompson | SP | 0.131 | 1 | Pre Arb | $706,000 | $706,000 | $706,000 | - | - | - |
| Assad Javier Assad | SP | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Rivas Alfonso Rivas | 1B | 0.037 | 1 | Pre Arb | $701,500 | $562,684 | $701,500 | - | - | - |
| Rucker Michael Rucker | RP | 0.066 | 1 | Pre Arb | $702,500 | $548,120 | $702,500 | - | - | - |
| Morel Christopher Morel | CF | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $542,286 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Hughes Brandon Hughes | RP | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $538,440 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Higgins P.J. Higgins | C | 0.138 | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $523,056 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
| Rodriguez Manuel Rodriguez | RP | 0.074 | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $484,596 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
| Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 1.082 | 0 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $457,674 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
| Velazquez Nelson Velazquez | OF | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $419,214 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Sampson Adrian Sampson | SP | 2.009 | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $415,368 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
| Uelmen Erich Uelmen | RP | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $307,680 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| McKinstry Zach McKinstry | SS | 0.148 | 0 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $261,528 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
| Wesneski Hayden Wesneski | SP | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $115,380 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Quiroz Esteban Quiroz | 2B | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $69,228 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 12.000 | 0 | Vet | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 | $22,000,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - |
| Hendricks Kyle Hendricks | SP | 7.081 | 0 | Vet | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Mills Alec Mills | SP | 2.097 | 0 | Pre Arb | $741,250 | $741,250 | $741,250 | - | - | - |
| Ortega Rafael Ortega | DH | 1.145 | 0 | Pre Arb | $738,500 | $738,500 | $738,500 | - | - | - |
| Heuer Codi Heuer | RP | 2.000 | 3 | Pre Arb | $734,000 | $734,000 | $734,000 | - | - | - |
| Wieck Brad Wieck | RP | 2.085 | 1 | Pre Arb | $717,000 | $717,000 | $717,000 | - | - | - |
| Madrigal Nick Madrigal | 2B | 1.164 | 2 | Pre Arb | $716,500 | $716,500 | $716,500 | - | - | - |
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 0.143 | 0 | Pre Arb | $705,000 | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - |
| Roberts Ethan Roberts | RP | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Brault Steven Brault | RP | 4.085 | 1 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $667,602 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Suspended/Restricted Payroll
Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vizcaino Alexander Vizcaino | SP | 1 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2022 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (18) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villar Jonathan Villar | SS | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |||||||
| Simmons Andrelton Simmons | SS | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |||||||
| Robertson David Robertson | RP | $2,269,231 | $2,269,231 | |||||||
| Givens Mychal Givens | RP | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |||||||
| Norris Daniel Norris | RP | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | |||||||
| Martin Chris Martin | RP | $1,565,934 | $1,565,934 | |||||||
| Smyly Drew Smyly | SP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Schwindel Frank Schwindel | 1B | $496,128 | $496,128 | |||||||
| Effross Scott Effross | RP | $450,918 | $450,918 | |||||||
| Gsellman Robert Gsellman | RP | $164,850 | $164,850 | |||||||
| Chavez Jesse Chavez | RP | $120,960 | $120,960 | |||||||
| Farrell Luke Farrell | RP | $53,844 | $53,844 | |||||||
| Vargas Ildemaro Vargas | 2B | $46,152 | $46,152 | |||||||
| Menez Conner Menez | P | $30,769 | $30,769 | |||||||
| Stout Eric Stout | P | $11,538 | $11,538 | |||||||
| St. John Locke St. John | P | $7,526 | $7,526 | |||||||
| Padilla Nicholas Padilla | RP | $3,846 | $3,846 | |||||||
| Sampson Adrian Sampson | RP | $3,763 | $3,763 |
2022 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $83,228,504 | 17th | |||||
| Injured List | $44,219,852 | 6th | |||||
| Retained | $20,225,459 | 13th | |||||
| Minor | $2,906,202 | 10th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $150,580,017 | 14th | |||||
2022 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Clint Frazier
|
OF | 3.149 | 0 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Michael Hermosillo
|
CF | 1.064 | 0 | Pre Arb | $707,000 | $675,990 | $707,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Sean Newcomb
|
RP | 3.121 | 0 | Arb 1 | $900,000 | $474,720 | $900,000 | - | - | - |
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4 Matt Swarmer
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SP | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $173,070 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Robert Gsellman
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RP | 5.042 | 0 | Vet | $1,000,000 | $164,850 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
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6 Anderson Espinoza
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RP | 1.000 | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $107,688 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
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7 Jeremiah Estrada
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RP | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $88,458 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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8 Kervin Castro
|
RP | 0.028 | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $84,612 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
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9 Jared Young
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1B | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $49,998 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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10 Caleb Kilian
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SP | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $30,768 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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11 Narciso Crook
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RF | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $19,230 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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12 Brendon Little
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P | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $11,538 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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13 Miguel Amaya
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C | 1.130 | 0 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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14 Alexander Canario
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OF | 0.062 | 1 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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15 Brailyn Marquez
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SP | 0.003 | 1 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
