MLB
Chicago Cubs Multi-Year Payroll Table
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Chicago Cubs, including multi-year payroll salaries, tax salaries & free agents.
Starting Pitcher
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (6) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 33 |
$18,000,000 |
$18,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Imanaga Shota Imanaga | SP | 31 |
$13,250,000 |
$15,250,000 |
$15,250,000 |
$17,000,000 |
UFA |
| Boyd Matt Boyd | SP | 34 |
$10,000,000 |
$17,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
UFA |
|
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 29 |
$6,550,000 |
ARB 3 (S2) |
ARB 4 (S2) |
UFA |
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| Assad Javier Assad | SP | 27 |
$800,000 |
ARB 1 |
ARB 2 |
ARB 3 |
UFA |
| Brown Ben Brown | SP | 25 |
$800,000 |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
Relief Pitcher
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (10) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 36 |
$8,500,000 |
UFA |
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| Brasier Ryan Brasier | RP | 37 |
$4,500,000 |
UFA |
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| Rea Colin Rea | RP | 35 |
$4,250,000 |
$6,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Thielbar Caleb Thielbar | RP | 38 |
$2,750,000 |
UFA |
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| Pearson Nate Pearson | RP | 28 |
$1,350,000 |
ARB 3 |
UFA |
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| Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 33 |
$1,225,000 |
ARB 3 |
UFA |
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| Keller Brad Keller | RP | 29 |
$1,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Morgan Eli Morgan | RP | 29 |
$950,000 |
ARB 2 |
ARB 3 |
UFA |
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| Hodge Porter Hodge | RP | 24 |
$800,000 |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Miller Tyson Miller | RP | 29 |
$800,000 |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
Catcher
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Carson Kelly | C | 30 |
$5,000,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$7,500,000 |
UFA |
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| Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 26 |
$800,000 |
ARB 1 (S2) |
ARB 2 |
ARB 3 |
ARB 4 |
Infielders
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (8) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 31 |
$28,000,000 |
$28,000,000 |
$28,000,000 |
$27,000,000 |
$26,000,000 |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 28 |
$11,500,000 |
$12,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Turner Justin Turner | 3B | 40 |
$6,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Berti Jon Berti | 2B | 35 |
$2,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Brujan Vidal Brujan | 2B | 27 |
$800,000 |
ARB 1 |
ARB 2 |
ARB 3 |
UFA |
| Busch Michael Busch | 1B | 27 |
$800,000 |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Workman Gage Workman | 3B | 25 |
$800,000 |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Shaw Matt Shaw | 3B | 23 |
$760,000 |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
Outfielders
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (3) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 30 |
$21,000,000 |
$19,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Tucker Kyle Tucker | RF | 28 |
$16,500,000 |
UFA |
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| Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 23 |
$800,000 |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
Designated Hitter
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | DH | 30 |
$19,000,000 |
$19,000,000 |
UFA |
Summary
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll |
$182,385,000
|
$149,250,000
|
$65,750,000
|
$44,000,000
|
$26,000,000
|
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| Retained Payroll | |||||||
| Deferred Payroll | |||||||
| Total Payroll | $192,585,000 | $151,750,000 | $65,750,000 | $44,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
Positional Summary
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Pitcher |
$49,400,000
|
$50,250,000
|
$30,250,000
|
$17,000,000
|
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| Relief Pitcher |
$26,125,000
|
$6,000,000
|
|
|
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| Catcher |
$5,800,000
|
$5,000,000
|
$7,500,000
|
|
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| Infielders |
$50,660,000
|
$50,000,000
|
$28,000,000
|
$27,000,000
|
$26,000,000
|
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| Outfielders |
$38,300,000
|
$19,000,000
|
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| Designated Hitter |
$19,000,000
|
$19,000,000
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