MLB
Cleveland Indians Payroll Table
An updated look at the Cleveland Indians 2021 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$50,670,534
2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramírez José Ramírez | 3B | 6.074 | 0 | $9,400,000 | $9,400,000 | $9,000,000 | $400,000 | - | - | |
| Pérez Roberto Pérez | C | 6.083 | 0 | Club Exercised | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Hedges Austin Hedges | C | 4.166 | 0 | Arbitration 3 (S2) | $3,280,000 | $3,280,000 | $3,280,000 | - | - | - |
| Shaw Bryan Shaw | RP | 8.148 | 0 | Veteran | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,450,000 | - |
| Rosario Amed Rosario | SS | 3.062 | 0 | Arbitration 1 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | - | - | - |
| Wittgren Nick Wittgren | RP | 4.071 | 0 | Arbitration 2 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Parker Blake Parker | RP | 5.169 | 0 | Veteran | $2,500,000 | $1,612,920 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Bieber Shane Bieber | SP | 2.097 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $679,700 | $679,700 | $679,700 | - | - | - |
| Reyes Franmil Reyes | DH | 2.115 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $602,400 | $602,400 | $602,400 | - | - | - |
| Plesac Zach Plesac | SP | 1.078 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $590,200 | $590,200 | $590,200 | - | - | - |
| Civale Aaron Civale | SP | 1.058 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $587,400 | $587,400 | $587,400 | - | - | - |
| Quantrill Cal Quantrill | SP | 1.132 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $586,200 | $586,200 | $586,200 | - | - | - |
| Clase Emmanuel Clase | RP | 0.059 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $571,800 | $571,800 | $571,800 | - | - | - |
| Stephan Trevor Stephan | RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $570,500 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
| Ramirez Harold Ramirez | RF | 1.142 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $587,000 | $482,868 | $587,000 | - | - | - |
| Hentges Sam Hentges | RP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $481,519 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
| Chang Yu-Cheng Chang | SS | 1.005 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $571,100 | $478,920 | $571,100 | - | - | - |
| Karinchak James Karinchak | RP | 1.017 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $585,000 | $478,040 | $585,000 | - | - | - |
| McKenzie Triston McKenzie | SP | 0.103 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $575,300 | $436,113 | $575,300 | - | - | - |
| Zimmer Bradley Zimmer | CF | 2.119 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $576,700 | $400,029 | $576,700 | - | - | - |
| Bradley Bobby Bradley | 1B | 0.023 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $368,040 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
| Morgan Eli Morgan | SP | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $331,236 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
| Gimenez Andres Gimenez | SS | 1.000 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $577,100 | $325,815 | $577,100 | - | - | - |
| Mercado Oscar Mercado | OF | 1.114 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $297,499 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
| Garza Justin Garza | RP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $282,164 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
| Allen Logan Allen | SP | 0.083 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $571,500 | $242,767 | $571,500 | - | - | - |
| Straw Myles Straw | CF | 1.112 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $590,400 | $206,310 | $590,400 | - | - | - |
| Gose Anthony Gose | RP | 2.125 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $39,871 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
2021 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor Josh Naylor | RF | 1.118 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $577,500 | $577,500 | $577,500 | - | - | - |
| Sandlin Nick Sandlin | RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $478,452 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
| Ramos Wilson Ramos | C | 10.047 | 0 | Veteran | $1,000,000 | $311,808 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Owen Miller | SS | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $276,030 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
2021 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (10) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosario Eddie Rosario | LF | $5,204,285 | $5,204,285 | |||||||
| Hernández César Hernández | 2B | $3,252,670 | $3,252,670 | |||||||
| Perez Oliver Perez | RP | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |||||||
| Maton Phil Maton | RP | $634,270 | $634,270 | |||||||
| Pérez Roberto Pérez | C | $450,000 | $450,000 | |||||||
| Luplow Jordan Luplow | LF | $378,310 | $378,310 | |||||||
| Rivera René Rivera | C | $317,184 | $317,184 | |||||||
| Bauers Jake Bauers | 1B | $212,916 | $212,916 | |||||||
| Gamel Ben Gamel | LF | $137,105 | $137,105 | |||||||
| Johnson DJ Johnson | RP | $36,804 | $36,804 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $35,682,311 | 24th | |||||
| Injured List | $1,367,760 | 30th | |||||
| Suspended/Restricted | $276,030 | 4th | |||||
| Retained | $11,873,544 | 19th | |||||
| Minor | $1,470,889 | 20th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $50,670,534 | 29th | |||||
2021 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Cam Hill
|
RP | 0.158 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $577,500 | $369,495 | $577,500 | - | - | - |
|
2 Ernie Clement
|
2B | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $294,432 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
|
3 Jean Carlos Mejia
|
RP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $272,963 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
|
4 Daniel Johnson
|
RF | 0.036 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $171,752 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
|
5 Kyle Nelson
|
RP | 0.022 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $128,814 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
|
6 Alex Young
|
RP | 1.095 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $603,000 | $119,954 | $603,000 | - | - | - |
|
7 Ryan Lavarnway
|
C | 3.075 | 0 | Veteran | $570,500 | $58,273 | $570,500 | - | - | - |
|
8 Francisco Perez
|
RP | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $49,072 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
|
9 Gianpaul Gonzalez
|
C | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $6,134 | $570,500 | - | - | - | |
|
10 Gabriel Arias
|
SS | 1.124 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
11 Nolan Jones
|
3B | 2.007 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
12 Scott Moss
|
SP | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
13 Carlos Vargas
|
SP | 0.140 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | - | - |
