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
$70,023,809 / 21st
Active Tax
$45,857,143 / 21st
Tax Space
$170,976,191
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 | Vet | $20,142,857 | 8.36% |
|
Gimenez
2 Andres Gimenez
|
2B | 4.106 | 2 | Vet | $15,214,286 | 6.31% |
|
Naylor
3 Josh Naylor
|
1B | 5.127 | 0 | Arb 4 (S2) | $14,200,000 | 5.89% |
|
Thomas
4 Lane Thomas
|
CF | 5.014 | 1 | Arb 3 | $7,850,000 | 3.26% |
|
Hedges
5 Austin Hedges
|
C | 7.166 | 0 | Vet | $4,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
Clase
6 Emmanuel Clase
|
RP | 4.059 | 3 | Vet | $4,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
Kwan
7 Steven Kwan
|
LF | 3.000 | 3 | Arb 1 | $4,000,000 | 1.66% |
|
McKenzie
8 Triston McKenzie
|
SP | 3.168 | 1 | Arb 2 | $3,300,000 | 1.37% |
|
Lively
9 Ben Lively
|
SP | 2.133 | Arb 1 (S2) | $3,200,000 | 1.33% | |
|
Stephan
10 Trevor Stephan
|
RP | 4.000 | 3 | Vet | $2,500,000 | 1.04% |
|
Hentges
11 Sam Hentges
|
RP | 3.157 | Arb 2 (S2) | $1,300,000 | 0.54% | |
|
Sandlin
12 Nick Sandlin
|
RP | 3.157 | 3 | Arb 2 (S2) | $1,250,000 | 0.52% |
|
Morgan
13 Eli Morgan
|
RP | 3.091 | 2 | Arb 1 | $945,000 | 0.39% |
|
Freeman
14 Tyler Freeman
|
SS | 2.046 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Rodriguez
15 Johnathan Rodriguez
|
OF | 0.024 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Valera
16 George Valera
|
OF | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Rocchio
17 Brayan Rocchio
|
SS | 1.037 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Naylor
18 Bo Naylor
|
C | 1.113 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Fry
19 David Fry
|
C | 1.154 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Schneemann
20 Daniel Schneemann
|
SS | 0.120 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Herrin
21 Tim Herrin
|
RP | 1.077 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Strzelecki
22 Peter Strzelecki
|
RP | 1.029 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Sabrowski
23 Erik Sabrowski
|
RP | 0.033 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Martinez
24 Angel Martinez
|
CF | 0.118 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Avila
25 Pedro Avila
|
RP | 1.099 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Espino
26 Daniel Espino
|
P | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Gaddis
27 Hunter Gaddis
|
RP | 1.073 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Brennan
28 Will Brennan
|
RF | 2.015 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Gillispie
29 Connor Gillispie
|
RP | 0.007 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Allen
30 Logan Allen
|
SP | 1.093 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Smith
31 Cade Smith
|
RP | 1.000 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Arias
32 Gabriel Arias
|
SS | 1.124 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Williams
33 Gavin Williams
|
SP | 1.103 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Manzardo
34 Kyle Manzardo
|
DH | 0.073 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Bibee
35 Tanner Bibee
|
SP | 2.000 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Noel
36 Jhonkensy Noel
|
RF | 0.096 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Walters
37 Andrew Walters
|
RP | 0.018 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Cantillo
38 Joey Cantillo
|
SP | 0.031 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Brito
39 Juan Brito
|
SS | 2 | Pre-Arb | $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 | Vet | $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.
|
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $45,857,143 | 21st |
| 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 | $70,023,809 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $170,976,191 | 10th |
| Projected Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $36,845,000 | - |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $9,480,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $116,348,809 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $124,651,191 | - |
