MLB
Kansas City Royals Payroll Table
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2018 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$129,944,821
2018 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (30) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Alex Gordon | LF | 10.092 | 0 | Vet | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Kennedy Ian Kennedy | SP | 8.124 | 0 | Vet | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Duffy Danny Duffy | SP | 6.085 | 0 | Vet | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hammel Jason Hammel | RP | 10.153 | 0 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 6.050 | 0 | Vet | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $7,500,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - |
| Escobar Alcides Escobar | SS | 8.082 | 0 | Vet | $3,775,000 | $3,775,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $1,275,000 | - |
| Maurer Brandon Maurer | RP | 4.089 | 1 | Arb 2 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | - | - | - |
| Peralta Wily Peralta | RP | 4.112 | 0 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Flynn Brian Flynn | RP | 2.086 | 0 | Pre Arb | $573,500 | $573,500 | $573,500 | - | - | - |
| Merrifield Whit Merrifield | 2B | 1.096 | 0 | Pre Arb | $569,500 | $569,500 | $569,500 | - | - | - |
| Bonifacio Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 0.164 | 0 | Pre Arb | $561,900 | $561,900 | $561,900 | - | - | - |
| Junis Jake Junis | SP | 0.087 | 0 | Pre Arb | $554,250 | $554,250 | $554,250 | - | - | - |
| Smith Burch Smith | SP | 1.051 | 1 | Pre Arb | $552,400 | $552,400 | $552,400 | - | - | - |
| Hill Tim Hill | RP | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Keller Brad Keller | SP | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Skoglund Eric Skoglund | SP | 0.068 | 1 | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| McCarthy Kevin McCarthy | RP | 0.124 | 1 | Pre Arb | $554,250 | $509,580 | $554,250 | - | - | - |
| Dozier Hunter Dozier | 1B | 0.092 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $410,200 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Herrera Rosell Herrera | SS | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $310,580 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 0.121 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $310,580 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Fillmyer Heath Fillmyer | RP | 1 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $304,720 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Sparkman Glenn Sparkman | RP | 0.001 | 2 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $213,890 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Goodwin Brian Goodwin | CF | 1.019 | 0 | Pre Arb | $553,900 | $211,438 | $553,900 | - | - | - |
| Phillips Brett Phillips | RF | 0.053 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $190,450 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $181,660 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Gallagher Cam Gallagher | C | 0.048 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $169,940 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| López Jorge López | SP | 0.015 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $137,710 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
| Newberry Jake Newberry | RP | 1 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $128,920 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Viloria Meibrys Viloria | C | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $87,900 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
| Vasto Jerry Vasto | RP | 2 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $79,110 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
2018 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (4) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soler Jorge Soler | LF | 2.142 | 0 | Arb 1 (S2) | $4,666,667 | $4,666,667 | $4,000,000 | $666,667 | - | - |
| Karns Nate Karns | SP | 3.033 | 1 | Arb 1 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | - | - | - |
| Hahn Jesse Hahn | SP | 2.067 | 0 | Pre Arb | $574,000 | $574,000 | $574,000 | - | - | - |
| Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 2.030 | 0 | Pre Arb | $573,500 | $573,500 | $573,500 | - | - | - |
2018 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (16) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |||||||
| Wood Travis Wood | SP | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |||||||
| Moustakas Mike Moustakas | 3B | $3,577,950 | $3,577,950 | |||||||
| Herrera Kelvin Herrera | RP | $3,456,625 | $3,456,625 | |||||||
| Moss Brandon Moss | DH | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | |||||||
| Duda Lucas Duda | 1B | $3,180,114 | $3,180,114 | |||||||
| Infante Omar Infante | 2B | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||||||
| Butera Drew Butera | C | $1,916,654 | $1,916,654 | |||||||
| Young Chris Young | RP | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |||||||
| Grimm Justin Grimm | RP | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |||||||
| Minor Mike Minor | RP | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |||||||
| Jay Jon Jay | RF | $1,112,907 | $1,112,907 | |||||||
| Boyer Blaine Boyer | RP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Soria Joakim Soria | RP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Almonte Abraham Almonte | CF | $297,145 | $297,145 | |||||||
| Stout Eric Stout | P | $20,510 | $20,510 |
2018 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $83,618,228 | 17th | |||||
| Injured List | $7,189,167 | 20th | |||||
| Retained | $37,811,905 | 7th | |||||
| Minor | $1,325,521 | 11th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $129,944,821 | 20th | |||||
2018 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (17) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Ben Lively
|
SP | 0.083 | 0 | Pre Arb | $550,000 | $550,000 | $550,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Bubba Starling
|
CF | 0.037 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Ryan Goins
|
2B | 3.106 | 0 | Vet | $1,000,000 | $489,216 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
|
4 Jason Adam
|
RP | 1 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $275,420 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Paulo Orlando
|
CF | 2.099 | 0 | $568,500 | $168,080 | $568,500 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Scott Barlow
|
P | 0 | Pre Arb | $650,000 | $164,265 | $650,000 | - | - | - | |
|
7 Trevor Oaks
|
SP | 2 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $131,850 | $545,000 | - | - | - | |
|
8 Ramon Torres
|
SS | 0.090 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $93,760 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
|
9 Andrés Machado
|
P | 0.032 | 0 | Pre Arb | $545,000 | $2,930 | $545,000 | - | - | - |
|
10 Tyler Collins
|
LF | 1.080 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Samir Duenez
|
1B | 1 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Tarik El-Abour
|
OF | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Kelvin Gutierrez
|
3B | 1.157 | 0 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
14 Andy LaRoche
|
3B | 3.096 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
15 Alex Liddi
|
3B | 0.130 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
16 Kyle Lohse
|
SP | 14.092 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
17 Seth Maness
|
RP | 4.009 | 0 | Vet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
