Kansas City Royals 2025 Tax Table

The Kansas City Royals 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.

Total Tax Allocations

$141,549,191 / 18th

Active Tax

$119,732,525 / 18th

Tax Space

$99,450,809

Est. Tax Bill

2025 Active Roster

Pre-Arbitration

Arbitration

Player Option

Opt-Out

Club Option

Mutual Option

Vested Option

Estimate

Player (40)	Pos	Exp	Options Minor	Status	Luxury Tax	Luxury Tax % League CBT
Witt Jr. 1 Bobby Witt Jr.	SS	3.000	3	Arbitration 1 Bypassed	$26,252,525	10.89%
Perez 2 Salvador Perez	C	13.050	0	Veteran	$20,500,000	8.51%
Wacha 3 Michael Wacha	SP	11.062	0	Veteran	$17,000,000	7.05%
Lugo 4 Seth Lugo	SP	8.082	0	Veteran	$15,000,000	6.22%
India 5 Jonathan India	2B	4.000	3	Arbitration 2	$7,050,000	2.93%
Lorenzen 6 Michael Lorenzen	SP	9.159	0	Veteran	$7,000,000	2.90%
Renfroe 7 Hunter Renfroe	RF	7.165	0	Veteran	$6,570,000	2.73%
Stratton 8 Chris Stratton	RP	7.100	0	Veteran	$4,000,000	1.66%
Harvey 9 Hunter Harvey	RP	5.047	0	Arbitration 3	$3,700,000	1.54%
Bubic 10 Kris Bubic	SP	4.135	1	Arbitration 3 (S2)	$3,000,000	1.24%
Melendez 11 MJ Melendez	LF	2.153	2	Arbitration 1 (S2)	$2,650,000	1.10%
Schreiber 12 John Schreiber	RP	4.027	3	Arbitration 2	$2,300,000	0.95%
Wright 13 Kyle Wright	SP	4.062	1	Arbitration 2	$1,800,000	0.75%
Isbel 14 Kyle Isbel	CF	3.043	2	Arbitration 1	$1,750,000	0.73%
Hernandez 15 Carlos Hernandez	RP	3.099		Arbitration 2 (S2)	$1,160,000	0.48%
Ragans 16 Cole Ragans	SP	2.029	2	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Erceg 17 Lucas Erceg	RP	1.136	3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Long 18 Sam Long	RP	2.121		Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Pratto 19 Nick Pratto	1B	1.070		Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Waters 20 Drew Waters	OF	1.062	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Velazquez 21 Nelson Velazquez	CF	1.101		Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Blanco 22 Dairon Blanco	OF	1.132	3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Lynch 23 Daniel Lynch	RP	2.136	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Bowlan 24 Jonathan Bowlan	RP	0.017	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
McArthur 25 James McArthur	RP	1.150	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Sisk 26 Evan Sisk	RP		3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Shewmake 27 Braden Shewmake	SS	0.065	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Marsh 28 Alec Marsh	SP	1.078	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Massey 29 Michael Massey	DH	2.068	3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Pasquantino 30 Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	2.101	3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Loftin 31 Nick Loftin	SS	0.121	2	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Gentry 32 Tyler Gentry	OF	0.007	2	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Wiemer 33 Joey Wiemer	CF	1.046	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Zerpa 34 Angel Zerpa	RP	2.077	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Cerantola 35 Eric Cerantola	RP		3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Cameron 36 Noah Cameron	SP		3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Fermin 37 Freddy Fermin	C	1.165	2	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Garcia 38 Maikel Garcia	2B	1.168	1	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Cruz 39 Steven Cruz	RP	0.058	2	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%
Avila 40 Luinder Avila	SP		3	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	0.33%

2025 Retained

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

Player (1)	Pos	Exp	Options Minor	Status	Luxury Tax	Luxury Tax % League CBT
Frazier 1 Adam Frazier	2B	8.075	0

2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Tax Summary Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold	$241,000,000
Guaranteed Contracts	$119,732,525	18th
Injured Contracts	$0	-
Retained Contracts	$0	-
Player Benefits	$17,500,000	-
Minor League Contracts	$2,650,000	-
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution	$1,666,666	-
Actual Tax Payroll	$141,549,191	-
Competitive Balance Tax Space	$99,450,809	13th

Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll	$9,480,000	-
Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb)	$151,029,191	-
Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb)	$89,970,809	-