MLB
Cleveland Guardians 2025 Tax Table
The Cleveland Guardians 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Total Tax Allocations
$73,346,523 / 24th
Active Tax
$49,179,857 / 24th
Tax Space
$167,653,477
Est. Tax Bill
$0
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (39) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramírez
1 José Ramírez
|
3B | 10.074 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$20,142,857 | 8.36% |
|
Naylor
2 Josh Naylor
|
1B | 5.127 | 0 |
Arbitration 4
Super Two |
$14,200,000 | 5.89% |
|
Bieber
3 Shane Bieber
|
SP | 6.097 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$13,000,000 | 5.39% |
|
Thomas
4 Lane Thomas
|
CF | 5.014 | 1 |
Arbitration 3
|
$7,850,000 | 3.26% |
|
Hedges
5 Austin Hedges
|
C | 8.166 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$4,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
Clase
6 Emmanuel Clase
|
RP | 4.059 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
Bypassed |
$4,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
Kwan
7 Steven Kwan
|
LF | 3.000 | 3 |
Arbitration 1
|
$4,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
Stephan
8 Trevor Stephan
|
RP | 4.000 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
Bypassed |
$2,500,000 | 1.04% |
|
Lively
9 Ben Lively
|
SP | 2.133 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$2,250,000 | 0.93% | |
|
McKenzie
10 Triston McKenzie
|
SP | 3.168 |
Arbitration 2
|
$1,950,000 | 0.81% | |
|
Hentges
11 Sam Hentges
|
RP | 3.157 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$1,337,000 | 0.55% | |
|
Freeman
12 Tyler Freeman
|
SS | 2.046 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Rodriguez
13 Johnathan Rodriguez
|
OF | 0.024 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Rocchio
14 Brayan Rocchio
|
SS | 1.037 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Naylor
15 Bo Naylor
|
C | 1.113 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Fry
16 David Fry
|
C | 1.154 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Schneemann
17 Daniel Schneemann
|
SS | 0.120 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Herrin
18 Tim Herrin
|
RP | 1.077 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Sabrowski
19 Erik Sabrowski
|
RP | 0.033 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Martinez
20 Angel Martinez
|
CF | 0.118 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Avila
21 Pedro Avila
|
RP | 1.099 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Espino
22 Daniel Espino
|
SP | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Gaddis
23 Hunter Gaddis
|
RP | 1.073 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Brennan
24 Will Brennan
|
RF | 2.015 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Allen
25 Logan Allen
|
SP | 1.093 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Halpin
26 Petey Halpin
|
OF | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Smith
27 Cade Smith
|
RP | 1.000 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Arias
28 Gabriel Arias
|
SS | 1.124 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Williams
29 Gavin Williams
|
SP | 1.103 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Nikhazy
30 Doug Nikhazy
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Manzardo
31 Kyle Manzardo
|
DH | 0.073 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Bibee
32 Tanner Bibee
|
SP | 2.000 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Aleman
33 Franco Aleman
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Enright
34 Nic Enright
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Noel
35 Jhonkensy Noel
|
RF | 0.096 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Walters
36 Andrew Walters
|
RP | 0.018 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Cantillo
37 Joey Cantillo
|
SP | 0.031 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Ortiz
38 Luis Ortiz
|
SP | 1.121 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Brito
39 Juan Brito
|
SS | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Straw
1 Myles Straw
|
CF | 4.112 | 2 | minor-buried | $5,000,000 |
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $49,179,857 | 24th |
| Injured Contracts | $0 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor Buried League Contracts | $5,000,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $73,346,523 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $167,653,477 | 7th |
| Projected Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $26,050,000 | - |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $13,430,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $112,826,523 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $128,173,477 | - |
