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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Alex Gordon | LF | 10.092 | 0 | Veteran | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - |
| Kennedy Ian Kennedy | SP | 8.124 | 0 | Veteran | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - |
| Duffy Danny Duffy | SP | 6.085 | 0 | Veteran | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - |
| Hammel Jason Hammel | RP | 10.153 | 0 | Veteran | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - |
| Perez Salvador Perez | C | 6.050 | 0 | Veteran | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $7,500,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Escobar Alcides Escobar | SS | 8.082 | 0 | Veteran | $3,775,000 | $3,775,000 | $2,500,000 | - |
| Maurer Brandon Maurer | RP | 4.089 | 1 | Arbitration 2 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | - |
| Peralta Wily Peralta | RP | 4.112 | 0 | Veteran | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - |
| Flynn Brian Flynn | RP | 2.086 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $573,500 | $573,500 | $573,500 | - |
| Merrifield Whit Merrifield | 2B | 1.096 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $569,500 | $569,500 | $569,500 | - |
| Bonifacio Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 0.164 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $561,900 | $561,900 | $561,900 | - |
| Junis Jake Junis | SP | 0.087 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $554,250 | $554,250 | $554,250 | - |
| Smith Burch Smith | SP | 1.051 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $552,400 | $552,400 | $552,400 | - |
| Hill Tim Hill | RP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - | |
| Keller Brad Keller | SP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $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-Arbitration | $554,250 | $509,580 | $554,250 | - |
| Dozier Hunter Dozier | 1B | 0.092 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $410,200 | $545,000 | - |
| Herrera Rosell Herrera | SS | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $310,580 | $545,000 | - | |
| Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 0.121 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $310,580 | $545,000 | - |
| Fillmyer Heath Fillmyer | RP | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $304,720 | $545,000 | - | |
| Sparkman Glenn Sparkman | RP | 0.001 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $213,890 | $545,000 | - |
| Goodwin Brian Goodwin | CF | 1.019 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $553,900 | $211,438 | $553,900 | - |
| Phillips Brett Phillips | RF | 0.053 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $190,450 | $545,000 | - |
| O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $181,660 | $545,000 | - | |
| Gallagher Cam Gallagher | C | 0.048 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $169,940 | $545,000 | - |
| López Jorge López | SP | 0.015 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $137,710 | $545,000 | - |
| Newberry Jake Newberry | RP | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $128,920 | $545,000 | - | |
| Viloria Meibrys Viloria | C | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $87,900 | $545,000 | - | |
| Vasto Jerry Vasto | RP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soler Jorge Soler | LF | 2.142 | 0 | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $4,666,667 | $4,666,667 | $4,000,000 | $666,667 |
| Karns Nate Karns | SP | 3.033 | 1 | Arbitration 1 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | - |
| Hahn Jesse Hahn | SP | 2.067 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $574,000 | $574,000 | $574,000 | - |
| Cuthbert Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 2.030 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $573,500 | $573,500 | $573,500 | - |
2018 Dead Money 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 | |||||
| Dead Money | $37,811,905 | 7th | |||||
| Minor | $1,325,521 | 7th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $129,944,821 | 19th | |||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Ben Lively
|
SP | 0.083 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $550,000 | $550,000 | $550,000 | - |
|
2 Bubba Starling
|
CF | 0.037 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | - |
|
3 Ryan Goins
|
2B | 3.106 | 0 | Veteran | $1,000,000 | $489,216 | $1,000,000 | - |
|
4 Jason Adam
|
RP | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $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-Arbitration | $650,000 | $164,265 | $650,000 | - | |
|
7 Trevor Oaks
|
SP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $131,850 | $545,000 | - | |
|
8 Ramon Torres
|
SS | 0.090 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $93,760 | $545,000 | - |
|
9 Andrés Machado
|
P | 0.032 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $2,930 | $545,000 | - |
|
10 Tyler Collins
|
LF | 1.080 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Samir Duenez
|
1B | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Tarik El-Abour
|
OF | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Kelvin Gutierrez
|
3B | 1.157 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
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 | Veteran | - | - | - | - |
