MLB
Cleveland Guardians Multi-Year Payroll Table
A summary of financial breakdowns for the Cleveland Guardians, 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 (10) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bieber Shane Bieber | SP | 30 |
$10,000,000 |
$16,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Lively Ben Lively | SP | 33 |
$2,250,000 |
ARB 2 (S2) |
ARB 3 (S2) |
ARB 4 (S2) |
| McKenzie Triston McKenzie | SP | 27 |
$1,950,000 |
ARB 3 |
ARB 4 |
UFA |
| Allen Logan Allen | SP | 26 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Bibee Tanner Bibee | SP | 26 |
$800,000 PRE |
ARB 1 |
ARB 2 |
ARB 3 |
| Cantillo Joey Cantillo | SP | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Espino Daniel Espino | SP | 24 |
$800,000 PRE |
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| Nikhazy Doug Nikhazy | SP | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
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| Ortiz Luis Ortiz | SP | 26 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Williams Gavin Williams | SP | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
Relief Pitcher
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (12) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clase Emmanuel Clase | RP | 27 |
$4,900,000 |
$6,400,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
| Stephan Trevor Stephan | RP | 29 |
$2,300,000 |
$3,500,000 |
$7,250,000 |
$7,500,000 |
| Hentges Sam Hentges | RP | 28 |
$1,377,500 |
ARB 3 (S2) |
ARB 4 (S2) |
UFA |
| Aleman Franco Aleman | RP | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
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| Avila Pedro Avila | RP | 28 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Cecconi Slade Cecconi | RP | 26 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Enright Nic Enright | RP | 28 |
$800,000 PRE |
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| Gaddis Hunter Gaddis | RP | 27 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Herrin Tim Herrin | RP | 28 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Sabrowski Erik Sabrowski | RP | 27 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Smith Cade Smith | RP | 26 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Walters Andrew Walters | RP | 24 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
Catcher
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (3) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedges Austin Hedges | C | 32 |
$4,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Fry David Fry | C | 29 |
$800,000 PRE |
ARB 1 (S2) |
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| Naylor Bo Naylor | C | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
Infielders
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (7) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramírez José Ramírez | 3B | 32 |
$19,000,000 |
$21,000,000 |
$23,000,000 |
$25,000,000 |
| Santana Carlos Santana | 1B | 39 |
$12,000,000 |
UFA |
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| Arias Gabriel Arias | SS | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
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| Brito Juan Brito | SS | 23 |
$800,000 PRE |
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| Freeman Tyler Freeman | SS | 26 |
$800,000 PRE |
ARB 1 |
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| Rocchio Brayan Rocchio | SS | 24 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
ARB 1 |
|
| Schneemann Daniel Schneemann | SS | 28 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
Outfielders
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (7) | Pos | Age | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lane Thomas | CF | 29 |
$7,825,000 |
UFA |
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| Kwan Steven Kwan | LF | 27 |
$4,175,000 |
ARB 2 |
ARB 3 |
UFA |
| Brennan Will Brennan | RF | 27 |
$800,000 PRE |
ARB 1 |
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| Halpin Petey Halpin | OF | 23 |
$800,000 PRE |
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| Martinez Angel Martinez | CF | 23 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Noel Jhonkensy Noel | RF | 23 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
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| Rodriguez Johnathan Rodriguez | OF | 25 |
$800,000 PRE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manzardo Kyle Manzardo | DH | 24 |
$800,000 PRE |
PRE-ARB |
PRE-ARB |
Summary
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll |
$69,777,500
|
$46,900,000
|
$48,250,000
|
$51,000,000
|
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| Retained Payroll | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| Deferred Payroll | ||||||
| Total Payroll | $70,777,500 | $47,900,000 | $48,250,000 | $51,000,000 |
Positional Summary
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Pitcher |
$19,800,000
|
$16,000,000
|
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| Relief Pitcher |
$15,777,500
|
$9,900,000
|
$17,250,000
|
$17,500,000
|
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| Catcher |
$5,600,000
|
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| Infielders |
$35,000,000
|
$21,000,000
|
$23,000,000
|
$25,000,000
|
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| Outfielders |
$16,000,000
|
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| Designated Hitter |
$800,000
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