Kansas City Royals Payroll Table

An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2021 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.

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Adjusted Payroll Total

$91,595,545

2021 Active Roster Payroll

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
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Mutual Option
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Player (28) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Perez Salvador Perez C 9.050 0 $14,200,000 $14,200,000 $13,000,000 $1,200,000 - -
Merrifield Whit Merrifield RF 4.101 0
Arbitration 2
Bypassed
$7,450,000 $7,450,000 $6,750,000 - $700,000 -
Santana Carlos Santana 1B 10.115 0
Veteran
$7,250,000 $7,250,000 $7,000,000 - $250,000 -
Benintendi Andrew Benintendi LF 4.062 0
Arbitration 2
$6,600,000 $3,800,000 $6,600,000 - - -
Holland Greg Holland RP 8.163 0
Veteran
$3,750,000 $3,750,000 $2,750,000 - $1,000,000 -
Mondesi Adalberto Mondesi SS 3.088 0
Arbitration 1
$2,525,000 $2,525,000 $2,525,000 - - -
Dozier Hunter Dozier 3B 3.060 0
Arbitration 1
Bypassed
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,250,000 $250,000 - -
Taylor Michael A. Taylor CF 5.129 0
Veteran
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,750,000 - $250,000 -
Alberto Hanser Alberto 2B 4.085 0
Veteran
$1,650,000 $1,650,000 $1,650,000 - - -
Santana Ervin Santana RP 13.123 0
Veteran
$1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - -
Barlow Scott Barlow RP 2.030 0
Pre-Arbitration
$650,000 $650,000 $650,000 - - -
Gallagher Cam Gallagher C 2.106 0
Pre-Arbitration
$604,000 $604,000 $604,000 - - -
Lopez Nicky Lopez 2B 1.139 0
Pre-Arbitration
$597,500 $597,500 $597,500 - - -
Staumont Josh Staumont RP 1.072 1
Pre-Arbitration
$588,700 $588,700 $588,700 - - -
Zimmer Kyle Zimmer RP 1.064 1
Pre-Arbitration
$588,700 $588,700 $588,700 - - -
Brentz Jake Brentz RP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $570,500 $570,500 - - -
Bubic Kris Bubic SP 0.164 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $475,385 $570,500 - - -
O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn 1B 2.034 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $426,313 $570,500 - - -
Hernandez Carlos Hernandez SP 0.081 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $404,844 $570,500 - - -
Tapia Domingo Tapia RP 0.047 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $220,824 $570,500 - - -
Rivero Sebastian Rivero C 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $174,819 $570,500 - - -
Payamps Joel Payamps RP 0.064 0
Pre-Arbitration
$580,000 $155,900 $580,000 - - -
Kowar Jackson Kowar SP 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $147,216 $570,500 - - -
Isbel Kyle Isbel OF 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $131,881 $570,500 - - -
Speier Gabe Speier P 0.105 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $55,206 $570,500 - - -
Heasley Jon Heasley P 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $49,072 $570,500 - - -
Coleman Dylan Coleman RP 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $39,871 $570,500 - - -
Zerpa Angel Zerpa P 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $9,201 $570,500 - - -

2021 Injured List Payroll

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (8) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Minor Mike Minor SP 9.138 0
Veteran
$7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 - - -
Keller Brad Keller SP 3.000 0
Arbitration 1
$3,350,000 $3,350,000 $3,350,000 - - -
Junis Jake Junis RP 3.082 0
Arbitration 1
$1,700,000 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 - - -
Hahn Jesse Hahn RP 5.031 0
Arbitration 3
$1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 - - -
Davis Wade Davis RP 11.029 0
Veteran
$1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 - - -
Singer Brady Singer SP 1.000 2
Pre-Arbitration
$593,700 $593,700 $593,700 - - -
Lovelady Richard Lovelady RP 1.000 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $297,499 $570,500 - - -
Lynch Daniel Lynch SP 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $217,757 $570,500 - - -

2021 Retained Payroll

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (6) Pos Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted
Duffy Danny Duffy SP $15,000,000 $15,000,000
Soler Jorge Soler DH $5,236,827 $5,236,827
Dyson Jarrod Dyson CF $1,201,595 $1,201,595
Swarzak Anthony Swarzak RP $161,280 $161,280
Gutierrez Kelvin Gutierrez 3B $138,015 $138,015
Brach Brad Brach RP $3,067 $3,067

2021 Payroll Totals

Payroll Summary
Active Roster $52,514,932 20th
Injured List $15,758,956 14th
Retained $21,740,784 9th
Minor $1,580,873 17th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $91,595,545 22nd

2021 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (9) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
1
Daniel Tillo
RP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $401,777 $570,500 - - -
2
Ronald Bolaños
SP 0.056 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $315,901 $570,500 - - -
3
Tyler Zuber
RP 1.000 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $266,829 $570,500 - - -
4
Emmanuel Rivera
3B 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $226,958 $570,500 - - -
5
Edward Olivares
OF 0.147 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $187,087 $570,500 - - -
6
Jake Newberry
RP 1.146 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $82,809 $570,500 - - -
7
Ryan McBroom
1B 1.008 2
Pre-Arbitration
$583,900 $59,641 $583,900 - - -
8
Scott Blewett
SP 0.031 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $33,737 $570,500 - - -
9
Lucius Fox
SS 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $6,134 $570,500 - - -

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 20, 2024
Junior Fernandez, RP

Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)

Dec 11, 2024
Landon Marceaux, P

Rule 5 Drafted by Kansas City (KC) from New York (NYM)

Dec 11, 2024
Bryan Gonzalez, OF

Rule 5 Drafted by Kansas City (KC) from Boston (BOS)

Dec 08, 2024
Luis Gutierrez, SP

Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)

Nov 26, 2024
Diego Hernandez, OF

Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)

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