MLB
Kansas City Royals Payroll Table
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2017 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$148,227,822
2017 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (36) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Alex Gordon | LF | 9.092 | 0 | Vet | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Kennedy Ian Kennedy | SP | 7.124 | 0 | Vet | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Hosmer Eric Hosmer | 1B | 5.146 | 0 | Arb 4 (S2) | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 | - | - | - |
| Cain Lorenzo Cain | CF | 5.074 | 0 | Vet | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Moustakas Mike Moustakas | 3B | 5.111 | 0 | Vet | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Soria Joakim Soria | RP | 10.000 | 0 | Vet | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Vargas Jason Vargas | SP | 9.114 | 0 | Vet | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Escobar Alcides Escobar | SS | 7.082 | 0 | Vet | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Herrera Kelvin Herrera | RP | 4.157 | 0 | Arb 3 (S2) | $5,325,000 | $5,325,000 | $5,325,000 | - | - | - |
| Duffy Danny Duffy | SP | 5.085 | 0 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hammel Jason Hammel | SP | 9.153 | 0 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 5.050 | 0 | Vet | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - |
| Minor Mike Minor | RP | 5.138 | 0 | Arb 3 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Moss Brandon Moss | DH | 6.160 | 0 | Vet | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | - | - | - |
| Soler Jorge Soler | LF | 2.032 | 0 | Pre Arb | $3,666,667 | $3,666,667 | $3,000,000 | $666,667 | - | - |
| Cabrera Melky Cabrera | LF | 10.148 | 0 | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,622,944 | $15,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Butera Drew Butera | C | 6.018 | 0 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Moylan Peter Moylan | RP | 8.003 | 0 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Maurer Brandon Maurer | RP | 3.089 | 1 | Arb 1 | $1,900,000 | $726,775 | $1,900,000 | - | - | - |
| Cahill Trevor Cahill | RP | 7.098 | 0 | Vet | $1,750,000 | $669,410 | $1,750,000 | - | - | - |
| Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 1.030 | 0 | Pre Arb | $552,250 | $552,250 | $552,250 | - | - | - |
| Alexander Scott Alexander | RP | 0.097 | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $505,679 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
| Merrifield Whit Merrifield | 2B | 0.101 | 0 | Pre Arb | $543,750 | $496,157 | $543,750 | - | - | - |
| Bonifacio Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $479,372 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Orlando Paulo Orlando | RF | 1.137 | 0 | $558,250 | $402,732 | $558,250 | - | - | - | |
| McCarthy Kevin McCarthy | RP | 0.027 | 1 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $277,685 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
| Torres Ramon Torres | SS | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $257,224 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Junis Jake Junis | SP | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $242,609 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Buchter Ryan Buchter | RP | 1.010 | 2 | Pre Arb | $544,700 | $208,390 | $544,700 | - | - | - |
| Skoglund Eric Skoglund | SP | 1 | $535,000 | $192,918 | $535,000 | - | - | - | ||
| Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 0.069 | 0 | Pre Arb | $537,250 | $149,736 | $537,250 | - | - | - |
| Gallagher Cam Gallagher | C | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $137,381 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Gore Terrance Gore | LF | 0.129 | 0 | Pre Arb | $536,500 | $126,076 | $536,500 | - | - | - |
| Gaviglio Sam Gaviglio | SP | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $90,613 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Machado Andrés Machado | P | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $90,613 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
| Morin Mike Morin | RP | 2.110 | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $58,460 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
2017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karns Nate Karns | SP | 2.033 | 1 | Pre Arb | $571,000 | $571,000 | $571,000 | - | - | - |
| Flynn Brian Flynn | RP | 1.135 | 0 | Pre Arb | $556,000 | $367,598 | $556,000 | - | - | - |
| Starling Bubba Starling | CF | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $108,151 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
2017 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infante Omar Infante | 2B | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |||||||
| Young Chris Young | RP | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |||||||
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |||||||
| Medlen Kris Medlen | SP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Hochevar Luke Hochevar | RP | $500,000 | $500,000 | |||||||
| Strahm Matt Strahm | RP | $303,335 | $303,335 | |||||||
| Feliz Neftali Feliz | RP | $204,610 | $204,610 | |||||||
| Colon Christian Colon | 2B | $114,034 | $114,034 | |||||||
| Alburquerque Al Alburquerque | RP | $90,613 | $90,613 | |||||||
| Farrell Luke Farrell | P | $2,923 | $2,923 |
2017 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $125,678,691 | 10th | |||||
| Injured List | $1,046,749 | 25th | |||||
| Retained | $19,965,515 | 16th | |||||
| Minor | $1,536,867 | 12th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $148,227,822 | 13th | |||||
2017 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (21) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Seth Maness
|
RP | 3.154 | 0 | Vet | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Brayan Pena
|
C | 8.081 | 0 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
3 Tad Ratliff
|
P | 0 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Glenn Sparkman
|
P | 2 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Hunter Dozier
|
1B | 0.031 | 0 | Pre Arb | $536,100 | $172,870 | $536,100 | - | - | - |
|
6 Onelki García
|
SP | 1.019 | 0 | Pre Arb | $535,000 | $49,691 | $535,000 | - | - | - |
|
7 Miguel Almonte
|
RP | 0.129 | 0 | $535,000 | $37,999 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
8 Billy Burns
|
CF | 2.020 | 0 | $535,000 | $26,307 | $535,000 | - | - | - | |
|
9 Dean Anna
|
2B | 0.031 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Ramón Castro
|
C | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Garin Cecchini
|
3B | 0.019 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Samir Duenez
|
1B | 1 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
13 Andrew Edwards
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Daniel Garmendia
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
15 Stephen Greenlees
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
16 Clay Mortensen
|
RP | 1.017 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
17 Braulio Nunez
|
P | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
18 Ruben Sosa
|
OF | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
19 Zach Walters
|
LF | 1.002 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
20 Chris Withrow
|
RP | 2.132 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
21 Kyle Zimmer
|
SP | 2.064 | 1 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
