MLB
Cleveland Guardians Payroll Table
An updated look at the Cleveland Guardians 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Current Payroll Allocations
$85,677,500
Projected Total Allocations
$98,317,500
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (26)
|
Pos
|
Exp
|
Options
Minor
|
Status
|
Payroll Salary
|
Payroll Salary
Adjusted
|
Base Salary
|
Signing Bonus
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramírez José Ramírez | 3B | 10.074 | 0 | Veteran | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | - |
| Santana Carlos Santana | 1B | 14.115 | 0 | Veteran | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | - |
| Thomas Lane Thomas | CF | 5.014 | 1 | Arbitration 3 | $7,825,000 | $7,825,000 | $7,825,000 | - |
| Sewald Paul Sewald | RP | 6.072 | 0 | Veteran | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Clase Emmanuel Clase | RP | 4.059 | 3 | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,500,000 | $400,000 |
| Junis Jake Junis | RP | 7.002 | 0 | Veteran | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | - |
| Kwan Steven Kwan | LF | 3.000 | 3 | Arbitration 1 | $4,175,000 | $4,175,000 | $4,175,000 | - |
| Hedges Austin Hedges | C | 8.166 | 0 | Veteran | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - |
| Bibee Tanner Bibee | SP | 2.000 | 3 | Veteran | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,000,000 | $400,000 |
| Lively Ben Lively | SP | 2.133 | 0 | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | - |
| McKenzie Triston McKenzie | RP | 3.168 | 0 | Arbitration 2 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | - |
| Allen Logan Allen | SP | 1.093 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Arias Gabriel Arias | 2B | 1.124 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Cantillo Joey Cantillo | RP | 0.031 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Gaddis Hunter Gaddis | RP | 1.073 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Herrin Tim Herrin | RP | 1.077 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Jones Nolan Jones | LF | 2.007 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Manzardo Kyle Manzardo | DH | 0.073 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Naylor Bo Naylor | C | 1.113 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Noel Jhonkensy Noel | RF | 0.096 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Ortiz Luis Ortiz | SP | 1.121 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Rocchio Brayan Rocchio | SS | 1.037 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Schneemann Daniel Schneemann | SS | 0.120 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Smith Cade Smith | RP | 1.000 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Williams Gavin Williams | SP | 1.103 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Wilson Will Wilson | SS | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
2025 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (7)
|
Pos
|
Exp
|
Options
Minor
|
Status
|
Payroll Salary
|
Payroll Salary
Adjusted
|
Base Salary
|
Signing Bonus
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bieber Shane Bieber | SP | 6.097 | 0 | Veteran | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - |
| Stephan Trevor Stephan | RP | 4.000 | 3 | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | - |
| Hentges Sam Hentges | RP | 3.157 | 0 | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $1,377,500 | $1,377,500 | $1,377,500 | - |
| Means John Means | SP | 6.007 | 0 | Veteran | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - |
| Cecconi Slade Cecconi | RP | 0.155 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Fry David Fry | C | 1.154 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Sabrowski Erik Sabrowski | RP | 0.033 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
2025 Retained Payroll
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
Player (1)
|
Pos
|
Payroll Salary
|
Payroll Salary
Adjusted
|
VIA
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straw Myles Straw | CF | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $70,000,000 | 25th | |||||
| Injured List | $14,677,500 | 13th | |||||
| Retained | $1,000,000 | 6th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $85,677,500 | 25th | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $12,640,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $98,317,500 | - | |||||
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Franco Aleman
|
RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
2 Will Brennan
|
RF | 2.015 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
3 Juan Brito
|
SS | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
4 Nic Enright
|
RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
5 Daniel Espino
|
SP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
6 Petey Halpin
|
OF | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
7 Angel Martinez
|
CF | 0.118 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
8 Doug Nikhazy
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
9 Johnathan Rodriguez
|
OF | 0.024 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
10 Andrew Walters
|
RP | 0.018 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
